Star Wars Episode 7

[danholo]

Yeah, they should've kept a few of the stories but considering all of this needs to tie in with Ep7 it's understandable. So far they've been doing a good job IMO. I hope the story of Aftermath is any good. It's ultimately the plot points that interest me, but this time I'm ready to read them directly from a book and not rely on a synopsis.

I'm not a big reader so I'm not picky but I read the first page of Aftermath, which available online, and it is a dreadful use of language:

http://www.starwars.com/news/chaos-throttles-the-capital-in-star-wars-aftermath-special-excerpt

Ditching the EU didn't bother me as I never read any of it, so I had no attachment. It was mostly fluff anyway but the way it broadened the universe made Star Wars even more interesting. I've spend a few hours here and there reading Wookiepedia and most (99%) of the info there is from the EU. The games are also amazing.

[Dogg Thang]

I just learned that the sound on those BB-8 Spheros doesn't come from the unit itself. It comes from the phone companion app. May not seem like a big deal and maybe it isn't but, for some reason, it knocked my interest right down.

[Asura]

I just learned that the sound on those BB-8 Spheros doesn't come from the unit itself. It comes from the phone companion app. May not seem like a big deal and maybe it isn't but, for some reason, it knocked my interest right down.

They are daft fun, though - someone I know has one and it really brought the office to a standstill.

Not sure I'd pay for one given the >?100 pricetag, but definitely a fun little thing.

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/38974/-force-awakens-to-have-a-credits-stinger

Rumour is that Ep7 will introduce post credit sequences into Star Wars

[Asura]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/389...redits-stinger

Rumour is that Ep7 will introduce post credit sequences into Star Wars

I thought even Marvel were scrapping those? I'd heard the American association of cinemas (whatever they're called) had appealed to them to make them "mid-credit" sequences instead.

[Neon Ignition]

I don't see a need for them with SW, though I'd definitely be on board with the sequences being mandatory as mid-credits. It benefits no-one having to stay all the way through and must be the bane of cinema staffs jobs

[Dogg Thang]

Anthony Daniels decides that popularity ain't all it's cracked up to be and he'd prefer to be disliked by every Star Wars fan instead: http://www.theweek.co.uk/star-wars/5...ys-c-3po-actor

[Neon Ignition]

I haven't met many people who were in Star Wars but no-one has ever said anything positive about Daniels. He's very critical of most the cast and any comments about Hamill, Fisher etc and their careers are very pot/kettle considering they have more distinguished careers than he does. I could fully expect him to be dropped out of future films at some point as he's just pure negative PR.

[QualityChimp]

To be fair, he's right to be smug.

Luke Skywalker has aged a lot, but C3-PO doesn't look a day older!

[bash]

Jesus he is such a bitch ass mutha funster isnt he? This is one of the few cases where I wish they didnt go for real sh1t and turn his ass into an unemployed syn-thespian CGI add in!

[MoFo2]

Somewhat related, a mashup my friends made:

[Neon Ignition]

New poster

[Dogg Thang]

A jumble of stuff. I'm sure they could have fit six or seven more characters in that top right hand corner, just up from Gort.

Edit: One thing that stood out from Expendables 3 last night - Harrison Ford looks like he barely knows where he is these days. Shaky and twitchy and feels older than his age.

[RobRoy]

Death Star 3!

[Dogg Thang]

Seems this poster has been widely misreported as a Struzan poster to the point where Lucasfilm have had to clarify that it isn't.