‘An intense and terrifying prospect,’ says J.J. Abrams of The Force Awakens – or maybe just the fan reaction? – in a quick red carpet interview with MTV’s Josh Horowitz.
Spoilerphobes beware: BB-8 has a secret
Rumor: BB-8 has a secret. Compartment, that is.
Rumor: The Raid trio to appear in The Force Awakens?
Twitch is reporting that Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman, all key players in Indonesian martial arts films The Raid and The Raid 2, will have roles in Episode VII.
Since this morning, both The Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap have backed up the report, and /Film says a source hinted to them that “one of the film’s action sequences might have been choreographed by the team.”
Here’s a fight scene from (the end of?) The Raid 2 featuring Uwais and Rahman in what appears to be the world’s most spacious industrial kitchen. Warning, it gets pretty bloody:
Hasbro solicits The Force Awakens toys, but they won’t be bringing any to Toy Fair
Last night brought Rebelscum with a listing of The Force Awakens toys that are currently being solicited. Hasbro has covered their tracks pretty well as far as Episode VII information – most everything is ‘hero’ and ‘villain’ and such – but Making Star Wars has some analysis. There is a remote control droid that I fervently hope is BB-8, because who doesn’t want that?
(And don’t forget, spoilerphobes, that we may have already seen a Black Series leak.)
In any case, don’t expect to see these toys legitimately at the upcoming Toy Fair in New York – Hasbro sent out a press release that they won’t be showing any of their The Force Awakens stuff. Pity, because certainly they have something that only ‘reveals’ the same things we saw in the trailer? Like, say, a remote controlled BB-8? An X-wing? Rey and her speeder? Perhaps they’re saving those sort of reveals for Celebration or SDCC?
What’s up with the Jedi Temple?
What’s up with the Jedi Temple? Mike Cooper at Eleven-ThirtyEight takes a look at how the Jedi Temple has been portrayed in the new canon – and what it might mean for the old canon.
Spoilerphobes beware: Concept art shows new take on an old ship
Spoilerphobes beware: New-to-us concept art shows new take on the TIE. Indie Revolver at it again.
Entertainment Weekly: Boyega, Gleeson and Ridley on the rise
John Boyega, Domhnall Gleeson and Daisy Ridley are among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 stars on the rise for 2015. Naturally.
Report: Disney-owned Maker studios to produce Star Wars online shorts
Report: Disney-owned Maker studios to produce Star Wars online shorts. Bloomberg name-drops ‘fashion’ and ‘games,’ but presumably we’ll get some solid details with an official announcement. (Well, I hope there’s an official announcement.) Whatever the case, the purpose will be to boost The Force Awakens.
The Force Awakens is the most anticipated movie of 2015
The Force Awakens is the most anticipated movie of 2015, per Fandango. No one is surprised. The Avengers: Age of Ultron and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 round out the top 3.
Today in The Force Awakens: Oscar Isaac doesn’t think ‘leaks’ have ruined much
→ In an interview with Yahoo, Oscar Isaac talks about the security surrounding the production, and says that the fan theories “couldn’t be more far off-base.” Given that most of what we have is concept art and not necessarily indicative of the finished product? Yeah, probably.
→ Speaking of… Today Making Star Wars has TIE fighters and how the pilots board them.
→ The Telegraph looks into ILM in London.
→ Yesterday’s hot topic was that Warwick Davis saying he’s “excited by” the “chance to see members of the old cast in the poster,” which was (naturally) taken as a hint that we would see the alumni on the poster. Seeing as Davis himself clearly hasn’t seen it yet, that assumption seems a bit jumpy, but that’s the internet for you.