Rey costumers, this one is for you: Allure talked to The Force Awakens’ makeup department head Amanda Knight and hair designer Lisa Tomblin. Sunscreen!
Roundup: Did Gina Rodriguez get cast in Episode VIII? Does Finn have a last name after all?
There’s a rumor that Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) got one of those (rumored) Episode VIII roles, but it’s based on Rian Johnson and John Boyega following her on Twitter, which, okay. To be fair, plenty of us read a random Rian Johnson tweet as a hint towards Gugu Mbatha-Raw, so maybe there’s something to it after all. Verdict: Maybe!
There’s another rumor going around regarding Finn’s last name. I won’t even link anyone who’s running it because it’s based on an unofficial description from a third-party Amazon listing, and shockingly, that is nowhere near a sound source. Verdict: Ha ha, no.
→ Daisy Ridley and John Boyega are adorable for ASOS; On Entertainment Tonight, Boyega geeks out of John Williams and getting to hear his own theme.
→ Also: An interview with Kathleen Kennedy, and a short Millennium Falcon-centric write-up of an article that appears in the members-only Disney 23 magazine. And hey, Domhnall Gleeson!
Learn Javascript with Rey and BB-8
Learn Javascript with Rey and BB-8. Star Wars is teaming up with Code.org.
J.J. Abrams on The Force Awakens and keeping secrets: “We’re walking a tightrope.”
In a new interview with Wired, The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams talks about Star Wars in general, keeping secrets, the Millennium Falcon “changing hands,” and how the previous films succeeded and influenced the new. It’s today’s must-read (so far.)
Some excerpts below the cut, or go straight to Wired.
Star Wars out this week: Darth Vader #12 and more
Coming to a comic shop near you on Wednesday: Darth Vader #12, Chewbacca #2 and the ‘remastered’ reprint of Marvel’s original Return of the Jedi adaptation.
Video: Yet more The Force Awakens footage in new TV spot
There’s even more new footage from The Force Awakens in the film’s first (domestic) TV spot. It debuted this morning on Twitter, of all places.
Some brief analysis – and screencaps! – under the cut.
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A closer look at The Force Awakens Japanese trailer
…Or International trailer, whatever we’re calling it. The focus here is on Rey, BB-8 and Kylo Ren’s broadsaber, or in other words: A cute girl, A cute robot and a crazy-ass weapon. It’s not as evocative as the last trailer, and it seems much choppier, but there is a lot of new footage here for us to pour over.
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Surprise! The Force Awakens international trailer drops, with a ton of new footage
A few snippets of dialogue! More BB-8, Rey, Finn, and even a glimpse of Leia. New poster, too.
Video: Unboxing Star Wars: Twilight Company, Hondo, Shattered Empire & more
With so much going on in the world of Star Wars, I recap some of the latest releases with a new Unboxing Star Wars video, with Yowie and Baby Jawa. We review ‘Brothers of the Broken Horn’ from Star Wars Rebels (yay for the return of our beloved pirate captain, Hondo Ohnaka!), the new Battlefront: Twilight Company novel, Shattered Empire comics, and even talk about LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales and the new Insider issue. Brought to you by the letters S and W!
Terminally ill fan gets to see rough cut of The Force Awakens
Daniel Fleetwood, a Texas fan with terminal cancer who was given only two months to live in September, got his wish to see The Force Awakens, his wife Ashley said today:
Daniel just finished watching an unedited version of Star Wars: The Force Awakens!!! We would like to thank the awesomely talented JJ Abrams for calling us yesterday to tell us Danjel was getting his wish granted! We also would like to thank Lynne, Ben and Anahuac for coming to our home and screening the movie for Daniel.
Actors Mark Hamill, John Boyega and many more have shown their support for #ForceForDaniel. Hamill has already responded to the news.
Over $31K has been raised for Daniel’s medical bills on GoFundMe.