The Force Awakens Teaser Trailer: A Shot-By-Shot Analysis

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By now everyone and their mother has written a shot-by-shot. Hell, even my mother has written one. Well, that is an exaggeration, BUT it’s totally true that she has seen the trailer several times and has some strong takes. (For the record, she hates the beach ball droid. LOL) Even in today’s information overload of FaceSpace, Twitter, and Instagram, news of The Force Awakens teaser trailer is unprecedented, but, then again, Star Wars is the supernova of movies franchises, a phenomenon unto itself. We showed you some early fan reactions and celebrity responses and my local TV and radio stations have even discussed this as well, so here’s my take . . . after the jump.

 

 

Blackout

BLACKOUT

 

Return of the Jedi ended on a happy note but all is definitely NOT right with the galaxy. Darkness still prevails . . . we fade in.

 

Desert

DESERT

 

A return to Tatooine it is surmised. Or maybe not. We shall see.

 

 

THE VOICE

 

I first thought Benedict Cumberbatch with his proper British accent and deep bass. I also think he would have been perfect. However, we are being told that the mysterious, and quite sinister, voice is that of Andy Serkis, this was even confirmed on the Disney-owned ABC “Good Morning America” show. Andy Serkis, well done! Perfectly done! And if there wasn’t enough love for Serkis before with his brilliant mo-cap work on Rings & Hobbit as well as for his second unit direction on Rings & Hobbit and his mo-cap work on Kong & Apes, he will become a household name after TFA. My guess is that Serkis plays the main villain for the Sequel Trilogy — a character that has returned from “sleep.”

There’s been an awakening . . . Have you felt it?

 

Boyega Trooper

 

BOYEGA TROOPER

 

“Look, sir, droids!” NOT! Rumors of this trooper’s defection have been greatly accurate. Moses is the chosen one to lead his people through the desert of Tatooine. His modern armor looks badass. The OII on the original version is replaced by a black dot — some sort of magnet to hold a backpack? — and some faint notches. This is the first time we’ve seen a stormtrooper sans helmet and he seems to be stalked by an Imperial Probe Droid from the sound of things.

 

Beach Ball Droid

BEACH BALL DROID

 

Reportedly Daisy Ridley’s droid takes robots in a new and whimsical direction. Looks CGI to me but I have read that it’s a practical droid, presumably built by the Episode VII droid crew of Lee Towersey and Oliver Steeples. This spherical droid can go everywhere. Makes a great sidekick for a young lady stranded on a rough desert and rock planet. Is the “F1FA” droid urgently rolling to alert Daisy to something?

 

Storm

 

Dropship

 

STORMTROOPERS

 

We caught a glimpse of trooper life in Attack of the Clones and especially in The Clone Wars. However, in the Original Trilogy these guys were flat-out s*** shots and purely canon fodder. No more. As I suspected the new and improved stormtrooper will be humanized, deadly, and redeemed. Their new blaster rifles should help with their aim. You will come to fear them as these guys will bring the storm!

 

Desert Daisy

THE DESERT DAISY

 

Beautiful! She pops off the screen! Great casting! Daisy’s character is a straight 1 to 1 translation of the late, great Ralph McQuarrie concept that was unused during A New Hope production. She’s focused and ready for action. Some wonder if that’s a lightsaber strapped to her speeder. I doubt it, but it looks like some kind of  pike or staff weapon. You can see it in this shot but not in the one below, which suggests two different shots entirely at different time frames spliced together.

 

Tatooine

 

Daisy2

 

LAND SWOOP

 

It’s not a pod . . . It’s not a speeder . . . so what do we call this new vehicle? Engine? Swoop? A boxy-looking, and completely incidental, rectangle never looked so stylish and sexy as divine Miss Daisy speeds toward TMZ’s leaks. Signature sound FX really burst to life as nothing screams “Star Wars!” like Ben Burtt’s sound.

 

Oscar the grouch

OSCAR THE GROUCH

 

Generally, Oscar Isaac plays edgy characters that are like a loaded gun in that you never know when its gonna go off due to his intense performances. Examples include Drive, Suckerpunch, and The Bourne Legacy. Rumored to be a pirate, or someone along these lines, it seems that is false as he is an X-Wing pilot, although he could be a convert I suppose. Isaac brings an unusual intensity to the pilot role with the likes of Jek Porkins. Maybe he’s just pissed because someone socked him in the eye and he’s looking for payback. The new helmets are Hella cool! So, now, I have to ask — Is Oscar the grouch named “Antilles?” Will he be “Red Five?” Or maybe “Black Five?”

 

X-Wings

 

X-WING v2.0

 

The new X-Wings are in a word — “X-citing!” The shot of the trio swooping across a lake, kicking up a wake with the scream of their engines conveys a sense of urgency and pending doom. Such a simple and quick shot X-emplifies the new era of Star Wars and the Sequel Triology at large which calls to mind the Dale Pollock quote about having read the treatments for the ST, “It was originally a 12-part saga. The three most exciting stories were 7, 8 and 9. They had propulsive action, really interesting new worlds, new characters. I remember thinking, ‘I want to see these 3 movies.’”

 

The Villain

THE VILLAIN

 

Is this Darth Revan? Who is it? Rumors and speculation aside I wager we don’t know who this is or who is playing him. BUT it has been confirmed that StarWarsUnderworld’s costume test photo leak was, in fact, true.

 The dark side . . .

 

Main Villain

 

EXCALIBUR

 

And one sword to rule them all . . . Excalibur was the sword of King Arthur, knight of the round table and King of the realm Camelot. One of the oldest and greatest mythologies in human history, it speaks to ancient wars between light and dark, good and evil. The controversial new sword taps into this wealth of mythology in one fell swoop. Mark Hamill spoke of this back in ’83 so it’s easy to see the connection: “He (George Lucas) at one time asked, ‘would you consider playing an Obi-Wan-type character handing Excalibur down to the next generation?’” Hamill said, apparently mixing his Star Wars and Arthurian mythologies even more than usual (Alternatively, Luke’s lightsaber had a name and no-one ever knew). “I said, ‘When would that be?’ and at the time he said, ‘Aww, around 2011.’” This ancient artifact, one of the first lightsabers IMO, with its angry red blade, unstable like fire, vented to the sides as a sort of hilt. I cannot fathom the consternation this has already caused without knowing or understanding what it is, but everyone is entitled to their opinion and mine is that it is sufficiently E P I C !!!

 

Blackout

BLACKOUT

. . . And the light.

 

Falcon Rising

MILLENNIUM FALCON RISING

 

The darkness that pervades the galaxy will always be met by the heroes — the light side — ALWAYS! To the blare of John William’s iconic trumpets we see the first “Legacy Character” perform an impossibly dangerous maneuver to engage Tie Fighters as the ol’ girl Millennium Falcon swoops head-on toward it’s prey in an aerial dogfight — the first we’ve seen — almost assuredly flown by Han Solo. The only thing missing is Chewie’s mighty wookiee roar.

 

STAR

The Force Awakens

WARS

 

DECEMBER 2015

 

OVER BLACK

 

We hear the very first sound of Luke igniting Anakin’s lightsaber in A New Hope. At least that is what “Good Morning America” claims, which gives credence to the rumor that this lost lightsaber (recall it was lost on Bespin) is somehow brought into the story as a Darth Vader artifact that the”Grave Robber” is searching for.

 

FINAL ANALYSIS

 

The team of Disney/LFL/Bad Robot has prevailed in every possible way. The teaser trailer was absolutely magical, using 88 seconds of gold to maximum affect. But the beauty for Disney et al is that the brilliance of JJ Abrams was able to cut together such a fantastic clip while revealing almost nothing. Say what? Think about it for a second. All of the rumors we’ve heard all summer long and the various “leaks,” controlled or otherwise, has created an atmosphere of speculation with a hint of confusion, doubt, and skepticism. Knowing exactly what is out there — here in the Blogosphere — JJ almost exclusively used leaks to fill the trailer and it worked brilliantly. Cases in point:

 

* Boyega as a stormtrooper was confirmed

* Daisy Ridley living in the desert was confirmed

* The new-look stormtroopers were confirmed

* “Darth Revan” and “Excalibur” — for want of labels — leaked from StarWarsUnderworld were confirmed

 

In the meantime we did NOT see other elements which we know about but remain in question:

 

* The BIG 3 of Han, Leia, and Luke

* Chewbacca

* The droids = R2-D2 & C-3PO

* Gwendoline Christie or Lupita Nyong’o, Adam Driver or Max Von Sydow, or Domnhall Gleeson

* Jedi or their lightsabers

* Force powers

* Exotic aliens

 

In fact, the only disappointments were that we fans were robbed of seeing Greg Grunberg or Warrick Davis who is rumored to be playing a lightsaber-wielding Jawa. Actually, I made that last part up, but I’m sure someone somewhere IS disappointed that they didn’t get to see Warrick Davis. The bottom line is this — As of this writing we’re 381 days away from the world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the world can’t wait!

 

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171 thoughts on “The Force Awakens Teaser Trailer: A Shot-By-Shot Analysis

  • December 2, 2014 at 9:51 pm
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    I’m not sure we’ll see “Revan” but the thought that we might, has me sufficiently stoked. If I had to pick an order of ancient Sith to appear in the film, it would be 1)Exar Kun, 2) Darth Revan, and 3) Darth Bane.

    Revan would be a great choice and there is always a way to explain it.

    • December 3, 2014 at 4:42 am
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      If this were a prequel movie directed by Lucas, everyone would be hating that lightsaber and calling it impractical, nonsensical, and stupid. But, no, not when Lord Abrams and narrator Lord Serkis are in control. Stupid.

      • December 3, 2014 at 8:36 am
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        I assume you were not around when tpm trailer came out. Because no one was hating on it or George Lucas. To those who loved the ot (which was almost everyone) Lucas could do no wrong. It was inconceivable that the pt would be anything but awesome. Which is why it was so shocking when the phantom menace sucked so bad. I am optamistic that these new movies will be good. But I will never be that supprised by a movies awfulness again.

        • December 3, 2014 at 9:17 am
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          We must be happy, this’ll be the first time for Hamill, Fisher and Ford to appear in a good SW movie.

        • December 3, 2014 at 8:44 pm
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          This always makes me laugh. I’m sure George Lucas is losing tons of sleep because he didn’t make his movie your way.

      • December 3, 2014 at 6:32 pm
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        It’s realistic. Look around my friend, does everything in this world seem practical. Things are done for style. 22″ rims, not practical. Cowboy hats, not practical. Why can’t a Sith Lord (or whoever) have a stylish lightsaber?

        Perhaps it will be exploited in the movie. Perhaps he gets the “cross guard” cut off and his nemesis states, “your weapon is impratical”.

        The movie will succeed or fail based on plot, characters, the overall story arch, and how well it’s directed/acted, not the design of the lightsaber.

  • December 2, 2014 at 9:53 pm
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    I read somewhere this morning that Oscar Isaac could be a Darklighter? Biggs son posibly?

    • December 3, 2014 at 12:42 am
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      Someone already pointed out similar symbols on their helmets, so maybe.

  • December 2, 2014 at 9:56 pm
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    My only concern. Why would Luke abandon his Jedi ways and not pass them on?

    • December 2, 2014 at 10:41 pm
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      Because he saw the Prequels.

      • December 3, 2014 at 8:04 am
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        Talon Karrde! Great answer! Rolf

        • December 3, 2014 at 9:52 am
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          Who’s Rolf? 😛

      • December 4, 2014 at 4:56 am
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        You sir just won the internet.

    • December 2, 2014 at 10:54 pm
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      He wouldn’t. It would render all of his relentless efforts in the OT as meaningless.

    • December 3, 2014 at 4:34 am
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      The most plausible theory that I’ve heard is that he grew too powerful and, given his minimal training, lacked the ability to control it. In fear of following Vader’s path, he went into seclusion to try to harness his power. Whether or not this drives him slightly crazy, I can’t say. It’s also possible that he does train a select few in this seclusion.

      • December 3, 2014 at 9:19 am
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        Why wouldn’t he? His movies were awful, there’s no point.

    • December 5, 2014 at 3:07 pm
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      I think it’s because he was actively hunted by the Remnants as well as by the fact that he has viewed his powers too great for anyone to fathom or control. So he went like Yoda into exile to protect the world from him and vice versa.

  • December 2, 2014 at 9:57 pm
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    Great analysis, its special that Disney and JJ are using the speculating internet to feed, distort, and psyche itself out. It speaks to a perspicacious level of engagement and understanding of us as fans; using our own momentum against us.

  • December 2, 2014 at 9:59 pm
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    the shot of the storm troopers has the short one in focus… supposedly of Boyega

  • December 2, 2014 at 9:59 pm
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    everyone totally dismissed “StarWarsUnderworld’s costume test photo leak”
    amusing

  • December 2, 2014 at 10:02 pm
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    The falcon footage has a weight and gravity to it that was 100% missing in the pt…you feel it in your stomach…sweeet!!!!

  • December 2, 2014 at 10:11 pm
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    Serkis was only a second unit director for the Hobbit films, not LOTR.

  • December 2, 2014 at 10:12 pm
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    Thank you, Echo-7, for writing an analysis that is virtually free of spoilers! (unlike many other sites)

    I’ve been avoiding spoilers for the past several months. I can’t help but be curious if the teaser absolutely confirmed certain spoilers or if a lot is still ambiguous.

  • December 2, 2014 at 10:19 pm
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    Oscar Isaac’s face seem scratch!

    • December 2, 2014 at 10:23 pm
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      Also, Oscar is clean shaven here. If you can remember, he had a pretty bushy beard in the ALS challenge video.

      Could be a clue…

  • December 2, 2014 at 10:26 pm
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    For me, the vilain character as a woman shap-silhouette!

  • December 2, 2014 at 10:29 pm
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    Andy Serkis is playing the Sith villain. He’s reportedly playing 2 roles in TFA, a mo-cap and a smaller live action role, but the role will be pivotal and will involve Daisy.
    Besides, that strut – he’s channelling Caesar!
    And it would be just like JJ to play an in-joke and have Serkis introduce his own character, “The Dark…”.

    • December 3, 2014 at 2:55 am
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      wrong..the person is two small to be Serkis….Serkis will be plaguis. the Sith Master

  • December 2, 2014 at 10:29 pm
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    Ridley’s bike ride looks spliced because they’re switching to a practical effects miniature. It has all the tell tale signs of a practical effect: Eyes suddenly covered by visor to hide that it’s a pupet, moves in a straight line, and the figure has no movement in reaction to the acceleration whatsoever.
    Honestly, I don’t get why pictures of this shot were not emailed to Tippet so his team could get this right. That lack of coordination was understandable back in the 80s but not today. I was really expecting some better coordination between the prop guys on set and the miniatures team.
    The good news is that this movie ain’t out yet so they got time to fix this. 🙂
    That said, this teaser was TOTALLY AWESOME!! I’ve replayed it all weekend and am still just blown away by it. BRAVO!!

    • December 2, 2014 at 11:11 pm
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      That was shot 100% live-action, the only VFX work done was to remove the wheels underneath the speeder. Also, trailer cuts should not be taken so literally; the shot of Daisy from the front is not part of that scene, it’s flopped horizontally to match the direction of movement (there’s no straps on the left side of the speeder).

      • December 3, 2014 at 4:22 am
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        It’s a miniature. I know the difference between a miniature and a real person.

        • December 3, 2014 at 4:44 pm
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          Ah, shucks! You’ve upset Mini-Me’s feelings.

        • December 3, 2014 at 6:26 pm
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          You’re so far up your own ass. Remarkable.

          • December 4, 2014 at 2:16 am
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            Why, because I’m pointing out a bad practical effect?
            Look, I was under the impression that we were gonna see some state of the art stuff regarding our return to practical effects. But if it looks like the same quality of effects I saw with General Vogel puppet holding on for dear life as the tank rolls around at the bottom of the canyon then I am not impressed. Because what that tells me is that practical effects haven’t really gone anywhere since 1989.
            At least get the miniature fixed to where it matches the prop on the set. Like I said the movie ain’t out yet so they got time to fix it.

          • December 6, 2014 at 9:13 pm
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            Watching it again the vehicle is already in motion on the next shot after her close up, so it’s obviously not the very next shot in the final movie but 2 different parts of her journey spliced together for the trailer.
            In that regard she need not show any acceleration response as it’s already at a steady speed.

    • December 3, 2014 at 4:50 am
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      In a few days, Daisy Ridley’s character went from a strong kick-ass lead to a secondary role who is “stranded” and relies on a living beachball for help. Sad.

      • December 3, 2014 at 8:53 am
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        I would be perfectly happy to see a Star Wars movie with a women as the lead. But this obsession many people have that every female in every movie has to fit that same discribtion “strong” “kickass” is rediculous and boring. I don’t think anyone would discrib Luke in anh as “kickass” but he was a great protagonist in a great movie. We live in a time when women are getting lead roles in blockbuster films. Hopefully this can lead to enough security that women can play women in movie as aposed to playing Stallone with boobs.

        • December 3, 2014 at 6:46 pm
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          Wow! Well said.

      • December 3, 2014 at 4:43 pm
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        sigh. how can you possibly make that assumption on 2 seconds of footage. puh leeese. shes secondary and “relies” on a ball droid for help?? holy over analyzing whining

        • December 4, 2014 at 8:04 pm
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          read the new rumor from making star wars. ridley is now 3rd in importance, behind boyega and oscar issacs, who have a boy-boy bromance. ridley also gets saved by them in the end. I wish we would have found this out sooner before I was getting my hopes up for a female-led star wars. sigh….. not to be.

      • December 3, 2014 at 4:53 pm
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        Welcome back to the ‘Sausage Party’.

      • December 3, 2014 at 7:51 pm
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        Typical JJ. Just look at Uhura in Star Trek. Not that the movie wasn’t wonderful, but she had so much wasted potential. I hope Abrams will use Ridley’s full potential in SW7.

        • December 3, 2014 at 10:12 pm
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          Well, she is signed for all three so maybe Rian Johnson will give her a bigger role.

  • December 2, 2014 at 11:02 pm
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    Serkis is one of the sith vilain, there’s another one…Always two!

    • December 2, 2014 at 11:58 pm
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      von Sydow…

  • December 2, 2014 at 11:14 pm
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    There was one really cool idea that I heard regarding not the lightsaber. As you can see in the trailer, this blade looks super out of control, like it’s almost fire coming out of the saber. The idea I saw suggests that those two extra “blades” are actually exhaust ports, regulating a saber with a much more powerful than usual saber!

    • December 2, 2014 at 11:15 pm
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      much more powerful than usual!*for some reason the edit button isn’t there

    • December 3, 2014 at 2:40 pm
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      It’s obviously old and unstable. Not much more to read into than that…

  • December 2, 2014 at 11:17 pm
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    Can I post a picture here? Its hard to explain, but there is some horisontal dentals in the “Excaibur shot” that differs from the otherwhise vertikal forest shape. A ship? The Falcon?

    • December 3, 2014 at 1:54 am
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      I’d love to see it. And I’ve seen quite a few images posted here.

      • December 3, 2014 at 10:53 am
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        Erik I thought the same, zoomed in…and it is a downed tree. Typical forest thing 🙂

        • December 3, 2014 at 12:35 pm
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          It is? Oh, I hope its a flying one then… 🙂

  • December 2, 2014 at 11:28 pm
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    It would be very JJ if none of these shots are even real…

    • December 3, 2014 at 7:54 am
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      Technically, the background in most of them could be swapped out, since they’re digital. If they wanted to swap out that last desert shot for space, all the better.

  • December 2, 2014 at 11:28 pm
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    The dark figure is Gwendoline Christie. I have no doubt. Especially after seeing GOT footage of the way she walks and fights.

    • December 3, 2014 at 4:41 am
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      I was thinking that too..

      • December 4, 2014 at 1:54 pm
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        I second that motion!

  • December 2, 2014 at 11:32 pm
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    In the “Excalibur scene”, is there a horisontal shape behind the vertical trees? To My eyes it lookes like a ship. The Falcon?

  • December 2, 2014 at 11:55 pm
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    .

  • December 3, 2014 at 12:03 am
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    Choosing “Moses” as a word to describe Boyega?
    Choosing “Beautiful” as a word to describe Ridley?
    How patronising can you get?

    • December 3, 2014 at 12:37 am
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      “Moses” was the name of Boyega’s most well known role in Attack the Block

      • December 3, 2014 at 5:29 pm
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        Where was Moses when The Light went out? In The Dark!

        • December 4, 2014 at 8:07 pm
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          “there can be miracles when you believe, when hope is frail it’s hard to kill…”
          –prince of egypt.

  • December 3, 2014 at 12:20 am
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    Okay, first off, I must say I fangirled when you mentioned Exalibur, and then I fangirled some more when Mark mentioned Exalibur. I LOVE THE ARTHURIAN LEGENDS!!!!! 😀

    Anyway, on the subject of TFA and the trailer,

    1) The Beginning: Huh. Darkness. Loving it so far. WHAT’S THERE TO TALK ABOUT!

    2) John Boyega/ST Suit: First time seeing one of the characters and he looks panicked. Cool. 🙂 The suit looks awesome and the sound of the droids is awesome!

    3): Beach ball droid: Looks more like a soccer ball to me. I actually don’t mind the droid.

    Okay, I’m to lazy to go through the whole trailer, so I’ll just skip to the unknown Sith.

    4) The Sith: I don’t think it’s Darth Revan, even thought it looks like him. It might be Max or Gwendoline. Or Maybe Andy Serkis, but I doubt that. I think the Lightsaber is cool. 🙂

  • December 3, 2014 at 12:28 am
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    I thought those treatments were NOT part of 7/8/9 anymore?
    “Sources of E! Online however, provide a different story, claiming that Disney will instead opt for an entirely original story for Star Wars Episode 7 and the following installments.”

    http://screenrant.com/star-wars-episodes-7-9-trilogy/

    • December 3, 2014 at 7:43 pm
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      It really does not bother me how much black there is. Are you racist? LOL!

      Seriously, part of it is probably for pacing and the other part is for not revealing too much. There’s an old saying that you shouldn’t lay all your cards down at once.

  • December 3, 2014 at 12:37 am
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    Excellent analysis Echo-07. A reasonable opinion I wholeheartedly agree with.

  • December 3, 2014 at 12:37 am
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    …and saw him rise with Arthur’s sword in his hand, with a design of two chimeras on the golden hilt; when the sword was unsheathed what was seen from the mouths of the two chimeras was like two flames of fire, so dreadful that it was not easy for anyone to look…

    —From The Mabinogion

  • December 3, 2014 at 12:42 am
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    I know a few of you are secretly wishing it was….a different studio/proco that got hacked over Sony.

    The question is, would any of you have the balls to fight the temptation to partake in the spoil?

    • December 4, 2014 at 5:20 pm
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      Yeah, ME

  • December 3, 2014 at 12:56 am
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    Isn’t Daisy’s transport just a Luke Skywalker style speeder tipped on its side, as if reused or cannibalized from a junk yard, watto ..

    • December 3, 2014 at 10:59 am
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      I saw the color similarity, but the shape of original landspeeder tilted on its side…good call!
      I doubt its the P38 repurposed. But as a design nod definitely cool!

      • December 3, 2014 at 2:46 pm
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        Just like her glasses are scavenged and repurposed stormtrooper helmet lenses

    • December 4, 2014 at 8:13 pm
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      neither, it’s canabalized from Ralph McQuarre, just like everything else in star wars since 2012

  • December 3, 2014 at 1:06 am
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    Hey Viral, I’m not sure why but the site doesn’t seem to be updating for me.

    • December 3, 2014 at 1:40 am
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      Same for me. It only updates if I make a new comment.

    • December 3, 2014 at 2:03 am
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      Yeah, same deal here, I need to reload the page to get the newest post … ?

  • December 3, 2014 at 1:17 am
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    ” The OII on the original version is replaced by a black dot” Actually, if you look at it in hi-def, you see that the II is still there.

  • December 3, 2014 at 1:37 am
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    Great analysis! 🙂

  • December 3, 2014 at 2:08 am
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    ..

  • December 3, 2014 at 2:08 am
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    A little off topic, but I think Han shot first.

  • December 3, 2014 at 2:09 am
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    Greedo shot first!

  • December 3, 2014 at 2:09 am
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    Everyone know that Han shot first. It makes him look cooler.

    • December 3, 2014 at 2:29 pm
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      Han DID NOT shoot first. He was the ONLY ONE WHO SHOT! End of story.

      • December 3, 2014 at 10:12 pm
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        In the original version of the scene, you don’t see anyone shooting, but you clearly hear *two* different shots. So no, wrong.

  • December 3, 2014 at 2:10 am
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    You can see it in slow motion on youtube. Im positive it was greedo.

  • December 3, 2014 at 2:11 am
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    How could greedo miss from so close?

    • December 3, 2014 at 4:56 am
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      the same reason storm troopers can miss from so close, and they had years of imperial training, so we are to believe.

  • December 3, 2014 at 2:13 am
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    Maybe Han should have shot first, but he didn’t. George Lucas changed A new Hope years later.

    • December 3, 2014 at 8:12 am
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      …and then Adywan changed it back. Revisited is the only version I watch now, so that’s what happened 🙂 Han is the only one to shoot!

      • December 4, 2014 at 6:03 am
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        I love Adywan’s version! My personal fav of them all.

    • December 3, 2014 at 8:20 am
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      Inthe good version Han shot first

  • December 3, 2014 at 3:13 am
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    I can kind of understand why people would think this is tatooine.. just because of the sand. BUT..i do not think so. the sand is a different color to me and it doesn’t seem as bright as the two sunned tatooine. Personally I think it is Moriban. and Plaguis has risen and all hell is breaking loose there.but..that is just my opinion. I think the saber is an ancient saber, a relic, just as the Revan mask and the sith is Ezra who becomes vader’s secret apprentice in rebels and is now a pawn of plaguis who had this planned the whole time, he created anakin knowing he would have offspring and go behind palpatines back with an apprentice to try and destroy him. Anakins grandchildren were part of the plan the whole time and the prophecy has still yet to be fulfilled. I think this trilogy will show us battles remenicent of the battle cutscenes for the game the old republic…which in my opinion are probably better than the ones in the movies.not keen on Boyega being the damn lead though.If it is a direct sequel…the original cast should be the leads…I think it is dumb that they aren’t…they should of done this a thousand years after Endor if they were gonna do that dumb shit.

  • December 3, 2014 at 3:31 am
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    ALSO….if that was tatooine..I do not see the film crew breaking tradition and not going to Tunisia to film. I think they chose India because the sand is darker, even those dunes look different…..BUT…maybe I am just hoping and dreaming..LOL
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    • December 3, 2014 at 5:28 am
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      They’ve broken that ‘tradition’ before: Tatooine in Ep VI was filmed in Arizona and soundstages.
      I suspect though that it has a lot to do with the reality of recent events in that region of the world. Things have really gone downhill in North Africa, and now real life Tusken Raiders (AQIM) roam that area.
      (It’s worth noting the last time Star Wars was filming in Tunisia was before 9/11.)
      The UAE provides greater security and probably better logistics too.

      • December 3, 2014 at 6:14 pm
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        Makes sense, i really wasnt thinking about that part of the world being in chaos right now. I should also retract my statement anyways…because after the fact..i realized that Moriban’s sky was NOT blue, and realized i was in fact..just hoping and dreaming. but damnit…it would be cool to see Moriban in this movie!

      • December 4, 2014 at 8:04 am
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        If I remember correctly, there was some location work done in Tunisia for Episodes II & III.

        That would have been the only post-9/11 SW footage.

        I believe the reason they didn’t shoot in Tunisia for Ep VII, was the volatile political climate there.

        So, considering the decision to shoot in UAE was a logistical one, I think that our sand planet could still be Tatooine.

  • December 3, 2014 at 3:40 am
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    Han shot first, and he should’ve shot George Lucas before he mutilated and ruined the original trilogy.

    • December 3, 2014 at 3:43 am
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      Stop beating a dead horse….it is really getting old man….for fucks sake

      • December 3, 2014 at 4:51 am
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        someone should just shoot old fossil. enough of the star wars special edition hate. sheesh.

        • December 3, 2014 at 8:23 am
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          Shut the hell up douschebag.

          • December 3, 2014 at 6:16 pm
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            “Douchebag”

          • December 4, 2014 at 8:15 pm
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            shoot this guy too while you’re at it^

      • December 3, 2014 at 11:03 am
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        Well said.

  • December 3, 2014 at 3:43 am
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    But, who is the short Trooper in the frame with all the troopers ans the red light, sith?

    • December 3, 2014 at 3:44 am
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      Boyega

    • December 3, 2014 at 6:57 pm
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      Lego trooper.

    • December 4, 2014 at 2:10 pm
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      Mini-Me

      • December 4, 2014 at 7:50 pm
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        Some fans are such bipolar individals. One minute they say that the concenpt of midichlorians are nonsensical.. and another minute they’re raving about how great the red lightsaber design is.

        • December 6, 2014 at 8:25 pm
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          Bipolar doesn’t mean u change your mind a lot or have paradoxical thoughts or ideas super dork. For fucks sake. I mean… I guess sometimes.
          Why am I reading the comments. Ahh.

  • December 3, 2014 at 4:36 am
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    How can anyone hate the little beach ball droid?!!

    That was how Ralph McQuarrie originally drew Artoo Detoo back when they were trying to nail down the look of the character. In a way, it’s a tribute to the late and great Master, Ralph McQuarrie.

    You people need to learn your Star Wars lore.

    • December 3, 2014 at 4:54 am
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      What are you, a representative from Disney?

      The reason I ask is because from day 1, their strategy has been “look, it’s Ralph McQuarrie designs! See? We’re goin back to the originals! Ralph McQuarrie! Ralph McQuarrie!!!” I”m getting really sick of this rehashed production design and I long for someone to be original for once.

      • December 3, 2014 at 7:31 am
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        Sorry but this McQuarrie revival and excitement has a lot of sense, and it’s the greatest thing it could happen to StarWars after Disney’s acquisition.

        You’d like it or not, but StarWars is Lucas’ imagination and McQuarrie’s vision. Those three original movies are the center, literally (one, two, three, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, seven, eight, night). It’s the middle trilogy, the original, and everything back and forth should care about that.

        May I say, look at a draw from Doug Chiang (concept designer from Episode I) and look at a Ralph McQuarrie design. His inspiration is obvious. The think is that Lucas went visually too far with the prequels, creating a universe that doesn’t tie up with the original films at all (very specially with over-CGIed II and III). Grievous, the Count Dooku’s ship, the buzz droids or Kamino are way too sophisticate and look too digital to tie up with the original films.

        Was it possible to make a 21th century film that tied up with those films? Many think so, and this is what we’re expecting to happen with JJ Abrams’ envision.

        The thing with StarWars is that finally what you see from one film to another is a technological involution, which is quite interesting, but probably the only way to give a coherence to it at this point. That’s why I think what we will see in this new trilogy is a galaxy that hasn’t get to stablish after the void of the Emperor. Seems that character’s are using same technology than in the OT, which is getting older and older.

        If the OT looks old to you, wait and see what Abrams gives to us!

        • December 3, 2014 at 6:53 pm
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          Your grammar is so awful, I won’t try to read that novel of garbage.

          • December 4, 2014 at 12:29 am
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            I’m not a native, but I think my message is understandable. It’s a long one, there you’re right 😉

          • December 4, 2014 at 7:54 pm
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            @perrymoon

            Yes, I like Doug Chiang’s stuff because he took the McQuarrie look and ran off with it. What VII and Rebels are doing is recycling old artwork we’ve seen a million times before. The designs for Zeb, Chopper, and the VII x-wings are disappointing.

      • December 3, 2014 at 11:25 am
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        Ralph Mcquarrie = Star Wars
        Syd Mead = Tron & Blade Runner
        By staying loyal to Mcquarrie is staying loyal to the legacy of Star Wars.
        If Mead designed some Star Wars it would be fine with me. ( AtAT were based from his work) however if Star Wars was more Tron/Bladerunner/Alien would you like it more or less?

        Star Wars is Mcquarrie Style!

        What if Star Wars looked like the Jetsons?
        Most concept designers of today hold the Art of Star Wars books as their bible.

        Disney never dictated Mcquarrie Design.
        Lucasfilm is loyal.
        Take Mcquarrie out of the mix, how would Star Wars exist?
        It would have gone down in history as, That other movie like The Black Hole.

        And so far no leaked concept art looks like a Mcquarrie.

        • December 4, 2014 at 7:57 pm
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          Doug Chiang did ok in the prequel design, though I don’t expect you to agree.

  • December 3, 2014 at 5:27 am
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    Are we so sure the short trooper is Boyega? What about those rumors back a few weeks ago of seeing Harrison Ford in trooper armor on the Pinewood set?

    • December 3, 2014 at 5:34 pm
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      Harrison Ford is tall

      • December 4, 2014 at 1:49 am
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        Chewbacca is furry.

        • December 4, 2014 at 8:17 pm
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          ^ so is Kira’s kitty kat… though we probably won’t know for sure.

  • December 3, 2014 at 7:03 am
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    The thing I want to know is with the only cannon being the 6 previous movies did Leia and Han Solo even marry and have their 3 kids? In this new series I ALWAYS expected the torch would be handed down to descendants of Luke and Leia/Han yet within the “confirmed actors” unless Luke had a black son or Oscar was possibly his son (not likely if he’s been in isolation for years) who and where are the Slywalker descendants????? Isn’t that what Star Wars is about …. The Skywalkers and their descendants? If not maybe it will still be a good movie but the legacy will be lost and it will NEVER be the same. Kinda like just dropping Robin from Batman and just replacing him with someone else as the sidekick .The prequels might not have been as good (as many people say) but at least they kept true to the epic tale of the Skywalkers clan.

    • December 3, 2014 at 8:19 am
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      My thoughts exactly! I don’t know how it fits in, but I really hope that we get someone to bare the skywalker name. Though it’s not clear if Leia married Han or how names/marriage work in Star Wars. We all assume that daisy is Kira solo, but if leia is going by her birth name since episode 6, she could possibly be Kira skywalker (wishful thinking perhaps but I really want the skywalkers name to live on!)

      • December 4, 2014 at 12:49 am
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        Can’t daisy be the Skywalker we follow and boyega be the “Han” we follow. The OT story follows the skywalkers, but pretty much everyone likes Han just as much if not more and he’s just thrown in the mix. Why not this dudd?

    • December 3, 2014 at 8:29 am
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      Star Wars isn’t about “the skywalker clan” it’s about star wars

      • December 3, 2014 at 6:23 pm
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        true…from a certain point of view…but wrong at the same time to what your referring to. Episode 1-9 are completely about the Skywalker’s.that is a direct quote from Lucas himself

        • December 6, 2014 at 8:35 pm
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          Why do people think Disney gives a fuck about what Lucas has ever said about anything. They need to make a billion dollars on this movie. The canon is nonsense and Kathleen is playing along because it shuts up the Internet. The EU is fan art masturbation garbage. If it were of quality and could make money they would use it.
          7, 8, and 9 will be what they will be. Lucas’ treatments for 7, 8, and 9’were tossed with the 1st script pre JJ

      • December 5, 2014 at 3:27 pm
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        For me ALL SW movies are special and they add something special to the mythos. I seriously could not see the other movies if even one was missing because “it wasn’t handled well”. So enough of this stupid debate. It does not lead anywhere and hurts meaningful nerdish conversations!

        So back to the stuff that’s really important: The more I see the trailer the more I realize JJ wants us to get overhyped because it gave us exactly what we knew. JJ reads the fan sites and I love his methods just for that- he is not only a director, he is a viewer as well and he knows how to play the audience and create the best possible market with giving away almost nothing.

        As for the trailer itself It’s safe to say that the new trilogy is in perfecly good hands. There will be bumps I know and some people will surely won’t like the new material- you cannot please everyone that’s the best fact of life and it’s what keeps us fight for what we need and want all the more.

        I only hope that the new Avengers Movie will feature a longer and better teaser and by better I mean that it will be time by then to see Han and Leia at least, maybe a quick shot of Luke.

        I also liked the article, very nice interpretation of the Daisy part of the trailer, glad to know that practical effects are back- seriously I couldn’t tell the difference betwwen them and special effects.

        • December 5, 2014 at 7:55 pm
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          Most mature, intelligent, down to earth post ive seen on these forums. Thank you and bravo!

  • December 3, 2014 at 7:44 am
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    FYI, the Falcon footage used for the trailer is unlikely to be in the final film.

    • December 3, 2014 at 6:26 pm
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      and you know this because? it makes perfect sense to me though! why would a movie trailer contain ACTUAL footage from the movie?? lmao…your a tool

  • December 3, 2014 at 8:24 am
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    It looks like the stormtroopers are ready to fight because when you see the scene where you can see there legs theres a red light in the background. Probably a sith? And remember the clones may not be under order 66 anymore since good old palbapalpatin is dead and not all stormtroopers are clones soo it could be the sith is a threat and that horizontal line you see in the shot where the sith is facing direction isnt the falcon but the stormtroopers ship that landed!!!!!!!!! Whoever that sith is he/shes gonna kill all those stormtroopers but boyega (short stormtrooper) manages to escape and flys off but crashesto tattoine nobody said that story couldnt start with a sith lol who knows maybe this is the end and the movie ends with that sith killing those stormtroopers. What do you guys think?

    • December 3, 2014 at 10:21 am
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      Nice theory!

    • December 3, 2014 at 6:32 pm
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      Clone troopers do not exist in this timeline. they would be like 80 years old………

      • December 4, 2014 at 6:30 am
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        Yeah, Dave Filoni got asked this question on a Rebels Recon webisode. He explained that since the clones age at twice the rate of a human they were all cycled out of service by the time Rebels begins.

  • December 3, 2014 at 9:21 am
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    I have to start getting back into shape so I don’t get a stroke when I finally get to see STAR WARS: THE FORCE FUCKING AWAKENS BABY. Also, that droid’s cuteness *really* doesn’t match with the rest of the images which all convey, as you said, urgency and impending doom. It’s like someone slipped a shot of Jar Jar Binks into a trailer for ESB

    HEHEHEH!

    • December 3, 2014 at 11:36 am
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      I think the rolling droid looking at the audience in the trailer was a way of JJ telling the fanboys who bashed the PT, that this not the Star Wars your looking for.

      I’m in!!!

      • December 3, 2014 at 6:35 pm
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        oddly enough…your pretty blind and retarded,…because that droid is not CG.
        are you still in?

        • December 4, 2014 at 8:18 pm
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          want to put money on that bet?

  • December 3, 2014 at 12:32 pm
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    I have trouble seeing the latest comments here…

    • December 3, 2014 at 2:05 pm
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      I Have too.
      Someone can explain why i have to refresh to see the last articles and comments everytime i enter the Side?

  • December 3, 2014 at 1:32 pm
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    ,

  • December 3, 2014 at 1:58 pm
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    I heard both Columbo and James Rockford are looking for Luke, investigating the death of little orphan Anni, but are pipped to the post by none other than T J Hooker.

    • December 4, 2014 at 11:27 pm
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      Sherlock Holmes: And thought that little twitch in you left eye I conludeed that you attacked a disabled orphan with your sword.

  • December 3, 2014 at 2:01 pm
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    Rockford: “You attacked him with a sword and cut his hand off, and he dies shortly thereafter of exhaustion?”

    Columbo: “Er, one more thing Sir, you also killed his boss and then burned Anni on a bonfire to destroy the evidence?”

  • December 3, 2014 at 2:30 pm
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    Could the weapon on the side of Daisy’s speeder be a training staff that she uses to train her moves whilst she waits for Uncle Luke to finally start her training? I can see a twin sunset whilst she stands on top of her downed ATAT home as she goes through the training regime. Also would help speed up her potential threat levels when she does get hold of a saber?

  • December 3, 2014 at 3:26 pm
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    I AM SORRY, BUT YOU ALL HAVE WAY TOO MUCH FREE TIME…

  • December 3, 2014 at 4:52 pm
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    Boyega reminds me of a young Denzel Washington, he stole the show in Attack the Block, same as DW in Glory, though the latter was a Hollywood Blockbuster.

    • December 3, 2014 at 10:47 pm
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      Except Denzel Washington is good looking. This guy is pretty tough on the eyes.

  • December 3, 2014 at 5:05 pm
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    They gotta get the art style perfect, or there’s gonna be a riot.

  • December 3, 2014 at 5:08 pm
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    I am still of the opinion that Excalightsaber is an ancient Sith version and not some shoddy workmanship. One, it’s too cool looking; two, it hearkens back to a bygone era same as a medieval broadsword and 3, the sound is exactly the same as the Emperor’s force lightning. This to me indicates the blade is powered by the force and not one mechanical in nature as newer versions.
    Current Jedi and Sith use sabers where technology powers the special crystal, what if the crystal in this “ancient” weapon is powered by the dark side of the force, notice how the mysterious Sith is angered and determined, and how he/she stamps the ground with their foot just before the saber ignites. I am of a theory the angered stamping of the foot is no coincidence, but is the physical manifestation of the person’s dark anger which triggers the weapon. This would prevent any other user, unless that user was a master of the dark side. No more Han or some other Joe Stormtrooper from just flipping a switch.
    This would add a new and frightening dimension to the lightsaber or in this case forcesaber and hint at how powerful and terrifying this ancient Sith order would be (if they are the new villain).

    • December 3, 2014 at 7:05 pm
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      Maybe that’s how Harrison Ford broke his leg?
      Trying to get that damn lightsaber to work!

    • December 3, 2014 at 8:16 pm
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      So you’re saying it’s just a hilt, and the lightsaber is powered by anger? Where does the energy for the lightsaber come from? How is it harnessed or controlled?

      If the Force user that uses this weapon is spending all his time controlling his blade, he won’t have the focus needed to engage an enemy.

  • December 3, 2014 at 9:29 pm
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    Has anyone tried to decipher the text in aurebesh on the pilots chest? I have tried but I cannot make out more than ‘EFIA KRR’ mirrored, or as it might be upside down, ‘NFL UL’ I’m definately missing some letters here. might be interesting to look into!

    • December 3, 2014 at 11:20 pm
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      It says something along the lines of “Pull To Inflate.” Nothing important 🙂

  • December 4, 2014 at 1:48 am
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    “I AM SORRY, BUT YOU ALL HAVE WAY TOO MUCH FREE TIME…”

    Who has more free time…all of us? Or the one who took the time out of his busy lifestyle to tell us? Methinks the latter.

  • December 4, 2014 at 10:27 am
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    Maybe a Spoiler!

    Something I heard (take it or leave it):

    Max von Sydows cyborg character is Bail Organa. It will be revealed (in the flashback?) that Bail Organa was a prisoner during the OT and rescued after Endor. He was severly wounded and tortured so he is now half a cyborg.
    He looks after “Kira” to redeem himself because he was not able to assist Leia and the Rebels during the war with the Empire.

    • December 4, 2014 at 8:20 pm
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      go to hell… and take your rumor with you.

      • December 8, 2014 at 3:24 am
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        That was uncalled for.
        I kind of like this spoiler.

  • December 5, 2014 at 10:10 am
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    “Big 3”? 🙁
    Should be big 4; Han, Luke, Leia and Chewbacca.
    By the way, How do you tell a male Wookiee from a female Wookiee. Was watching Rebels 1st episode and couldn’t tell.

  • December 5, 2014 at 12:58 pm
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    Darth Revan…and WHY so suddenly bring this character into play? Does Disney or JJ want to connect old republic timeline with the movie?

  • December 6, 2014 at 12:41 am
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    One interesting tidbit….in the stormtrooper shot: clearly the stormtroopers are all different heights now. No more “too short to be a stormtrooper.” This underscores again a non-clone army of the later Empire.

  • December 6, 2014 at 6:50 am
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    maybe not the place to post this here, but in regards to a trailer theater release with Hobbit…..are they just going to start running the teaser in a couple weeks? Or was that just a rumor?

  • December 8, 2014 at 3:28 am
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    I think that was just a rumor or else Hobbit fans would have seen it .

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