Star Wars Anthology Films (Rogue One, Han Solo, etc.)

[X-SOLDIER]

All the ILM folk watching people react to the Rogue One trailer they worked on.
I fucking love this shit.

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[Hisako]

After the somewhat foreign sound design in The Force Awakens, Rogue One feels (sounds) like slipping into an old, comfy pair of sneakers.

 

[lithiumkatana17]

I guess the actor for who will play the young Han Solo has been announced.

http://epicstream.com/news/Han-Solo-Star-Wars-Movie-Alden-Ehrenreich-Lands-Lead-Role

Never heard of this kid.

I'm sure that's probably a good thing though.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Oh man, he was GREAT in Hail, Caesar! and I had no idea he was up for it, bit I think he could absolutely ROCK a young Han.




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[X-SOLDIER]

A very small example of him in the film (and outside of it), because more people need to know about him.

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[X-SOLDIER]

Some cool stuff from the visual guidebook: http://geektyrant.com/news/cool-new-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-promo-art-and-character-details




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[Ghost X]

As I'm sure some of you have heard by now, Rogue One is due for some re-shoots, because executives weren't happy with the first cut's look and feel, and because it wasn't extraordinary enough. Lol. This could be good or bad news really, so meh. Thought I would make it TLS official anyway .

 

[Tetsujin]

The move is happening after execs screened the movie and felt it was tonally off with what a ‘classic’ Star Wars movie should feel like,” the article says. “The goal of the reshoots will be to lighten the mood, bring some levity into the story and restore a sense of fun to the adventure.

I thought that was the point of spin-offs, to allow them different kinds of movies that don't have to feel like classic Star Wars...

 

[X-SOLDIER]

I'm also a bit confused by that, but I guess we'll just have to see what it is that we get.




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[Tetsujin]

Some clarification: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/03/rogue-one-reshoots

Fears that the heavy-duty war movie is being watered down into a lighthearted caper are unfounded, according to what EW has learned. “The movie is very different than [The Force Awakens], and that’s intentional,” one source says. “It’s a war film.”

Rumors that Disney executives have forced the changes to make the movie more family friendly are also false. According to EW’s sources, there have been no test screenings, and it’s unlikely there ever will be on a Star Wars film.

The only two individuals outside of Lucasfilm who have seen Rogue One at this point are Disney CEO and Chairman Bob Iger and studio chief Alan Horn. One source close to the film said rather than feeling like Disney brass was meddling, the filmmakers were just happy the corporate bosses let them alter the schedule and make the changes they wanted.

Tl;dr seems to be that this is just your ordinary scheduled reshoots where they film some additional inserts, not a panicked rejiggering of the movie.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Information on the Rogue One characters: http://www.ew.com/gallery/star-wars-rogue-one-characters They're teasing something BIG about Forest Whitaker's character for a little later today in a way that gets me rather excited.

Also, Vader's presence is confirmed: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/22/star-wars-rogue-one-cover



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[X-SOLDIER]

He's Saw Gerrera from The Clone Wars!

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[Tetsujin]

Can't say I remember him.

But if they're introducing Clone Wars characters to live action movies, that opens the door to...

Spoiler

 

[Tetsujin]

New images on EW

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Looks like Vader's role is gonna be just what I'd expected/hoped, and his relationship with the new Imperial Officer is quite intriguing: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/23/darth-vader-rogue-one-star-wars




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[Nanaki Skywalker]

Can't say I remember him.

But if they're introducing Clone Wars characters to live action movies, that opens the door to...

Spoiler

Assuming she isn't confirmed dead in Rebels. Being an Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader fan myself, I'd love to see his ex-Padawan in a live action film.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

We should be seeing a new Rogue One trailer on the 15th: http://on.io9.com/eDKXzOR





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[X-SOLDIER]

A few images from EW: http://imgur.com/a/o0mVu




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[Tetsujin]

I like this poster.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Reading about the filming process for Rogue One is SO interesting: http://io9.gizmodo.com/gareth-edwards-explains-why-rogue-one-was-shot-differen-1783754184

Here's one bit of it:

“We went to Jordan to film and we built this set in Pinewood that was 360 degrees so you could kind of look wherever you wanted,” Edwards began. “Normally on a set the extras are told, ‘Okay on action you walk over there and on cut you stop.’ We said, ‘Okay for the next hour you’re cooking food, or you’re doing this car thing,’ and the crew were wearing costumes so if the cameras turned around on them, they wouldn’t be in the shot.”

Edwards shot many of the scenes in Rogue One in this incredibly organic, realistic way.

“We tried to keep it all flowing and the actors were given the freedom to go where they wanted and do the scene in a way that felt right,” Edwards continued. “So there’s a lot of freedom and it had this organic, different vibe to it than you associate sometimes with Star Wars, and so that felt really exciting. As a fan, I wanted to go to these places. It’s gotta feel right, that’s what was a massive learning experience.”

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[X-SOLDIER]

The U-Wing is awesome. The B-Wing is still my favourite, but this one is a VERY close second. http://io9.gizmodo.com/heres-your-first-good-look-at-the-newest-ship-in-rogue-1784785642




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[Cthulhu]

more like no u wing amirite

 

[trash panda]

AHA! Aren't you just the cleverest.

I like it. It looks like a tuning fork.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Jimmy Smits confirms that he's making some sort of brief appearance in Rogue One as Bail Organa.




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