Star Wars Episode VII Discussion, News, Interviews (12/18/2015)

[Hound of UIster]

Han probably only replaced the satellite dish.

 

[cooleddie74]

Now he has a Dish Network hookup.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

sorry that photo might not be real. i knew it looked too familiar

 

[Saga]

even if its not real its still an awesome image.

 

[cooleddie74]

That it most definitely is.

 

[JarodRussell]

I seriously doubt they'd build it inside a basement of a construction site, out in the open.

 

[Skywalker]

Why the hell would they build a spaceship on the planet's surface?

 

[Unicron]

These astromechs were built to last, weren't they? We don't know how old R2 was when he was assigned to Queen Amidala's Royal Starship in Episode I but that makes him at the very least 32 years old at the time of the original film and about, oh, 65-70 when Episode VII rolls around. Threepio might be far older since kid Anakin retrieved his already-worn and used parts from a Mos Espa junkpile and reconstructed him, and I read somewhere that Threepio's basic Cybot Galactica droid components might have been at least half a century old by the time Anakin found them.

The Essential Guide to Droids references this, saying that the versatility of the R2 model makes it the only "vintage" astromech design still in production alongside more modern units like the R6 and R7.

 

[Set Harth]

Why the hell would they build a spaceship on the planet's surface?

"I'm from Tatooine. I only work in outer space."

 

[JD]

I seriously doubt they'd build it inside a basement of a construction site, out in the open.

Yeah. I'm pretty sure I saw a picture on one of the sites I go to that showed it inside somewhere. I'm pretty sure the one of it outside is fake.

 

[cooleddie74]

Oh, yeah, the outdoor construction photo is a fake. It's a very neat-looking and interesting photographic fake for what it's worth.

 

[Chris3123]

That image reminded me of this one:

 

[Saul]

sorry that photo might not be real. i knew it looked too familiar

It's from the front cover of some star wars graphics book. Can be bought here in Japan.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/images/4767815959/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=465392&s=books

 

[DarthTom]

Why the hell would they build a spaceship on the planet's surface?

Gosh you're right. It is pretty fucking stupid to build an even larger starship on earth in Iowa.

 

[SalvorHardin]

Cast announcement!

The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

Director J.J. Abrams says, "We are so excited to finally share the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again. We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud."

Star Wars: Episode VII is being directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer. The movie opens worldwide on December 18, 2015.

http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-7-cast-announced.html

 

[dansigal]

Pretty male heavy cast there!

 

[Professor Zoom]

Ming the merciless. EXCELLENT. And quite a surprise. I do hope he's playing a baddie.

 

[AgentCoop]

I'm intrigued by the inclusion of Andy Serkis, myself.

 

[cooleddie74]

Great news! And perhaps best of all, Peter Mayhew's back as Chewie. There were some doubts about his participation thanks to his mobility and other health concerns in recent years, so it's good to have the Big Walking Carpet back where he belongs alongside his classic castmates.