Interviews and Photos from the D23 Star Wars Panel!
InsideTheMagic posted a video from the D23 Live Action panel, where you can see J.J. Abrams, John Boyega and Harrison Ford addressing the crowd. Also IGN shared several interviews with the main players from the event…
InsideTheMagic posted the following video with Abrams, Boyega and Ford speaking at the Star Wars panel at D23. Also present on stage were Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac and Lupita Nyong’o:
And here are some great interviews from the event via IGN:
In another video posted by AttractionsMagazine you can see the Star Wars park expansion presentation:
And here are some photos from the event:
Images by AccessHollywood and GettyImages.
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Nice sneakers, Han
Doctors orders, for cushioning I suspect.
Maybe they came with a prescription
They all look cool. i wish mark hamill and adam driver were there too. Harrison is awesome for taking part in all of this. daisy is hot but her smile is weird sometimes
Are we going to talk at all about the fact that thats totally Tatooine on The Force Awakens Poster ??
These are the most sensible shoes in the galaxy.
Harrison desperate need to buy some new clothes…
Oscar Isaacs just looks so cool
And Daisy is a beauty, no words…
Trust me, if you knew her in person, you wouldn’t be saying that.
Anyone can talk crap about someone anonymously.
He’s about to tear up the dance floor.
Yeah, he looks awesome. And I think he knows it. 😀
i don’t know what it is but i can’t stand Boyenga. not the character his playing, we’ll see how does this turn out, but him as a person in general. theres a profound contrast between humbleness and plain coolness of Oscar and Daisy and the cocktail of cockiness and pretenciousness that John presents every single time he goes on stage. I know he came from nowhere and became a rock star overnight but so did Hamil snd Fisher and they didn’t act that way in the 80’s nor they do now.
just a thought.
Thank you, I thought I was the only one that noticed it.
So far, most online info I have read stated otherwise that he’s not a humble actor portraying a jedi…
Now here’s a twist, he’ll turn dark side in future movies 😀
BoyeJarJar
Hmmm… Never got that vibe from Boyega. He seems to be like a good guy that’s enjoying his new role; and really wants to make sure the fans are having a good time.
Can you people stop complaining about every little thing? No wonder so many people would not like to be famous. You guys are perfect examples of why. No one in this earth is perfect. We’re all human.
Hmmm I kinda see where you are coming from. Everytime the new cast make an appearance somewhere he seems to take center stage so to speak. Hopefully its just because he’s excited and enthusiastic…
This is obviously too soon to say this without having seen the movie, but it seems that all the characters on their path to Jedi Knighthood are either whiny or cocky.
Annie – whiny
Luke – cocky…until ESB.
Finn – cocky off screen (doesn’t give much confidence for onscreen acting)
Why can’t we have a humble badass Jedi off the bat? Such as Obi Wan, Qui Gon, Mace and Luke (later years).
Again this is me assuming without seeing the movie. I hope I am wrong on this.
Who cares ? We’ve got a pretty badass bad guy and luke will be there in the next movies 🙂
Luke IS in THIS movie don’t buy into the dumb rumors
Really you are mad that someone is enjoying and excited to be a part of Star Wars?
He seems like a cool guy with a positive attitude. Would you rather have less people like that in this world?
Let’s hope that’s the case of John Boyega.
After all, he is young and I’m sure he’s very excited to be a jedi character, and I’m just an old school critic.
I guess your point is valid about positivity. 🙂
I think he’s just the more talkative of the group. Some people don’t talk much, and other people excite easily and are very vocal about their emotions. I’m like that, so I understand. I don’t find him egotistical at all, but I could see how some folks might.
That’s not the sense I get at all from him. I think maybe we should withhold judgement until the film releases. He might be the best thing about the new film for all we know at this point. And I’m personally more excited about Finn than other new character.
I don’t think je’sbeing cocky at all. He just seems to
Me to be sooo excited about this but is trying to hold it back.. I’m more aware of Daisy, there is just something there i don’t like… Perhaps because she tends to talk too much which makes her seem younger than what she is..
Why, can you give any examples of what irks you? Every interview I’ve seen he seems to be just ecstatic about being in SW. That’s all he ever says. What don’t you like about him specifically?
You seem to be diverting the topic by requesting the previous posts by providing how they find him cocky, despite the previous comments agreeing certain positove aspects of John Boyega.
Now tell us exacly what you really want this discussion to turn into.
You fellow is what I like to refer to as a troller.
The guy’s terrified, absolutely terrified.
Everyone has their own Code Red Behavior Plan.
When I’m terrified, I make small talk or stay quiet or eat a burrito or something.
Other people act cocky and a little on edge, pictured above^^,
he’s looking around the room like a hawk, surrounded by staring eyes, it’s like teaching kindergarten on acid.
He comes across a bit unlikeable here, boohoo, do I care? no.
I don’t know how he behaves in his element and quite honestly that’s none of my business.
All I’m worried about is how he comes across onscreen.
100% agree Dude in a Had. The Man is just terrified, and all this business is asking him to be the coolest guy. He does his best to be confident and positive and I don’t think that’s an issue. The movie will tell, not his public appearences.
By the way, I find Daisy much more pretensious than him, and nonetheless I like both and it’s an original and fresh duo (at least in appearence) for a franchise with not much character development in its three last releases.
So Dude, you only burritos if you’re nervous?
Seems like a typical Londoner to me.
I think someone’s told him how to ‘work up a crowd’ but he’s not quite got the hang of yet. Give the lad a chance. 🙂
Cut him some slack. He’s a youngin and hasn’t quite figured out how to carry himself. He seems to cover his stage fright with some false bravado. He’ll get better with experience which is why they are giving him the Mic.
He’s an actor. Some actors are complete wankers but still create good work. lets see how his character turns out.
tom Cruise?
For me, it’s not really a matter of not being able to stand him because I do think he’s probably a nice chap. However, I do agree he does sometimes come across as a little full of himself.
yea i agree. its like he wants to be the center of attention all the time. i think hes the least cool out of all the actors. oscar daisy and adam seem way more bad ass
How is being enthusiastic about being in the most anticipated movie of all time being cocky and arrogant? I would still be doing backflips and acting a fool myself. Especially when I just revealed the first poster of myself wielding the lightsaber of Anakin skywalker. I am glad he is enthusiastic. I would think he was an asshole if he just stood around barely speaking…I WOULD CONSIDER THAT to be cocky and arrogant…not the other way around.
I understand what you are saying,
For me, what is mind blowing is that Finn is using Anakin and Luke’s lightsaber. Moreover, I hope it is not permanently his, because that lightsaber belongs to a Skywalker or Solo only.
I don’t think Boyega is cocky nor Ridley pretentious at all. I like them. They are very young and are clearly excited for us to see this movie (and the other 2…) However, even if they were cocky and pretentious, who cares? All that matters is that they are good actors and the movies are great!
oh wow. john has another critic before actually doing anything worthy of criticism.
what a shock.
Actually being a pretentious dick is worthy of criticism. Whether that translates into a good movie role is another thing entirely.
He’s no more pretentious than any other actor. . .they’re actors, it’s in the job description.
Is Daisy holding the official movie poster?
try watching the video to find out…………………………………………………..
Why is this cast so famous before the movie comes out? The OT cast were famous AFTER the film, and their acting was definitely a huge reason for that. We don’t even know if these newbies are any good in TFA.
New-found respect for Oscar Isaac though, because he seems humble (especially mentioning his uncle), and that’s THE HEART of Star Wars. Sharing it with family!
🙂 How many days until we get to see some new footage??
I am looking forward to seeing the new cast in the film don’t get me wrong but a lot of people seem to be worshiping them when in reality other than Oscar Isaacs the others are unknowns.
They are not famous. Nobody knows them except for hardcore Star Wars fans that are following the movie production and marketing.
Hardcore Star Wars fans number in the untold millions.
Why are they so famous? Because the internet and sites like this, and the preexisting SW universe didn’t exist back then.
ummm…probably because these are the only cast member they are shoving down our throats at every convention..every interview…every magazine???? derp
Well Star Wars was unheard of before it came out, obviously. Once it became the phenomenon it did that was never going to be the case again.
Anyone heard this news from the expo yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOnlOwJ_tK8
I was intially excited about the parks, BUT…creating a world we’ve never heard of? WHAT? Not good! I want to go to the Cantina on Tatooine. Not some imitation on some planet that doesn’t exist in the movies.
I agree. I think this is a big mistake from Disney’s side. I feel they are “overestimating their powers”, revealing a huge original plan like this before their first Star Wars film have yet to hit theatres. What’s that supposed to be in the artwork anyway? It looks like some strange combination of Naboo, Cloud City and Kashyyyk with a twist of Tatooine. Heck, it even looks a bit like Avatar. It’s not original, it’s like a mixture of other worlds. They should have gone with a Tatooine-themed park instead.
I see John as being something different from cocky. He has a commanding voice and personality, as well as confidence. If you notice, several times at these things, it’s Boyega that takes the Mic and talks to the audience freely. With a young cast, I always thought they were more than happy to pass the mic. to John. They needed someone to step up the way he does at these events. J.J. can’t do it all by himself. He’s poised beyond his years I think. And the dude loves Star Wars.
I want to know what Harrison Ford whispered in JJs ear…..
“Want me to fly you home?”
“..I’m okay.”
These people will be so surprised when they find out i am Luke’s real father
“Get me the fuck out of here”
“This is pretty wizard.”
Yippee!!!
Do you have Daisy’s cell number?
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i believe harrison nearly let slip that he wasnt going to be in the next movie, but he held back, thats what he whispered in JJs ear
Looking at Ford´s comments and tone seems to me that this is indeed his last star wars.
Agree. The old guard are gradually getting phased out. Han Solo receives a lot of screen time in TFA (as he dies) whilst Luke has minimal. His death at the end will nicely set up episodes VIII and IX. Besides, really can’t see Ford signing on for another SW movie. Personally, I think bringing Solo back in episode VIII may be outstaying his welcome. I’m all for his character meeting a fitting end in this one.
True, probably the reason Ford is so on board is that JJ gave him the death scene that Ford argued for in ROTJ.
Money. After a massive divorce pay-out, several flops and an expensive hobby, money.
C’mon. Stop giving John Boyega shit – we haven’t even seen the movie yet. I saw Attack on the block, even if i diden’t like the story etc, Boyega did a good performance. Even JJ was on the set for that production (and where he found him). JJ has been talking very well about him, and so has Ford. I think people who has been in the bizz so long like they have, know what they are talking about and won’t say something like they have about him if that was not the case. I think John is just super happy about everything that is happening and he is clearly sharing that energy on stage
if you found his performance in Attack on the Block satisfying I’m sure you enjoyed Hayden’s in AOTC. theres no point in discussing his acting in TFA prior to its release but the fact is, guy gives off negative vibes everytime he appears live, to a part of the audience. for me, for example, his presentation and attitude at Celebration 2015 was not only painful to watch, but almost unbearable.
although i did not enjoy his acting, this discussion has nothing to do with it.
Why do you start to talk about Hayden Christensen? We are talking about John Boyega..
Well..clearly, JJ found his performance satisfying..without that movie he would never been in these new trilogies. I found some people’s retaraded comments about John here without any grounds since none of us has seen the movie yet, we all can judge him after 18 december..but when people here start to flame him for his performances which has nothing to do how he play’s Finn on D23, Celebration, SDCC, i have only one word for that; Haters gonna hate
Well said. I’m personally happy he’s in it and happy for him. A lot of people clearly have hidden reasons for claiming to dislike him considering they’ve not even seen his performance. Star Wars is about the diversity of an entire galaxy and anyone who has a problem with race doesn’t get Star Wars. Boyega is like a kid at Christmas…..as any of you would be to be in his position. Good on him and screw the racists hiding behind whatever reasons they can concoct.
So, you can read the thoughts and hearts of everyone on here now? No? Oh, what was all that gibberish there? Some people are turned off by other peoples pretentious behavior which has nothing to do with another persons’ race. Don’t go looking for the bogey man where there is none.
Been honest I hated the film and a lot of it was down to Boyega but that is just a personal preference which for some reason am not allowed to have. John seems a nice chap but I hated him in that film.
This talk of a fall release TFA trailer. Is it this fall or the next one? Now, if it was up to J.J….
Nice to see Paki Rambo in the new Star Wars Anthology movie! And no I’m not being racist, anyone who has seen Four Lions will get what I’m talking about!
JB is just stoked to be there! Wouldn’t you be? And seems like a nice bloke, complementing his colleagues and whatnot.
Chill out peeps.
John Boyega did nothing wrong. If anyone seems affected by all of this, it’s Daisy.
I need more posters…
I need the trailer
I need more info
I need to relax
Cause sw7 drives me nuts!
Most accurate post on this thread.
I would defiantly try find a way go get a really tiny micro HD camera concealed on to the end of my shoe if I was there.
To get an extreme close up of Harrison’s shoes, no doubt.
For studying a fashion course, so one can see what materials the summer dresses are made of on both sides.
The concepts of Star Wars @ Disney world/ Disney land… are those based on a world we’ll see in TFA? Looks cool!
Harrison Ford’s left eyebrow is still looking lazy, I wonder did he get damaged landing that plane?
I’m starting to like all these newcomers.
Why didn’t they ask them if they’re using their accents in the film though? First question that would come to my mind…
Yeah I’m amazed this isn’t a much bigger question amongst fans and on sites like this too. And you’d think we’d have info leaked by now to say if they were using American accent, their own or something else… Was the first thing I wanted to know seeing two British actors cast in lead roles.
So excited about Alan Tudyk being in Rogue One!!! Wash in Star Wars! Worlds colliding! But I really hope he’s not a leaf on the wind. 🙁
Damn, Ford looks rough.
When 70 + years you reach ,look as good you will not!
This, Film, Will….Be So Cool!!!
I really hope we don’t get any humor based on character age. I don’t need yet another film telling variations of the I’m too old for this shit shtick.
Daisy! I truly, deeply, love you!
https://youtu.be/by7ijM7uQjY
I wish this site and all “fan” sites would eliminate the comments section. “Lazy eyebrow”? “New clothes”? “I don’t like Boyega because he walks and talks with confidence”? Seriously? Do you people even hear yourselves? The bar for calling oneself a “fan” is sure a low one, these days.
Eliminate free speech because someone doesn’t agree with your viewpoints. Yeah, that’s a winner. Part of fandom of any kind is about sharing ideas. Yes, even bad ones. Get over it. Or grow up.
That amendment doesn’t apply here.
Lupita being motion capture character seems to me a lost opportunity . She has such a distinct beauty. Still, a bit of SPOILER ,here Kennedy confirmed Maz Kanata would continue to appear inEpisode 8and 9 in Japanese TV interview. So would Captain Phasma.
Motion capture still requires a great deal of acting ability. If not Lupita, who?
Some of you are being way too critical in your opinions of John Boyega. He is a totally different actor and human being than Alec Guiness, Mark Hamill and even Harrison Ford. If you saw Attack the Block and the behind the scenes of that film you can see he’s just an energetic kid who got a really fortunate break to play Finn in TFA. The fact that JJ Abrams said they cast the roles of Finn & Rey without race/ethnicity in mind shows he has the chops to own Finn as a character. I think he’s going to end up being this generations favorite character even if he turns to the dark side. Previous generations are going to criticize almost all these newer characters because it’s not what they grew up with. Let’s give him a break and just wait to see how well he acts and proves himself come December. Straight up!
They can keep saying that they have no ethnicity in mind when they pick the actors. But the girls they pick will always be white and the men will always be black.
Not the other way around. Never the other way around. Always a white girl with a black man.
I would much rather have Rey be black and Finn white.
Diego Luna from Rogue One isn’t black.
I am surprised that nobody has mentioned the fact that the poster shows THREE suns!
Maybe I misheard but it sounded like Oscar Isaac said he was dressed as a stormtrooper when he was talking about his uncle being an extra!
you misheard
You didn’t mishear, but I think he may have misspoken!
So pumped about the Mads Mikkelson casting… He’ll play a great imperial.
all the dicks hating on boyega on this thread just shut up and admit you are just putting together shitty excuses to hide your racist agenda, if you can’t stomach the fact that he is the new jedi of the series fuck off and don’t watch the film
I fear you are right. They havn’t even heard his character say anything yet so there dislike can only be based on superficial things unfortunately.
Not sure about the new poster, especially the Han depiction. He appears ready to chase pesky kids off his property. I can almost hear Daisy yelling, “Dad! Get back in the house!”
Lupita’s interview in a nutshell: “Duh, der …. derp, duh …. uh … amazing experience.”
You have a point?
I think she was paranoid about not spoiling anything
Is it me or does Daisy Ridley appear to be more ripped and muscular now than when production first started? Has she been training with Luke (like Luke on Dagobah with Yoda) between episode 7 and 8??
Rey Kenobi
I saw one reaction pointing out the carbonite chamber stairs on cloudcity depicted on the TFA poster, why aren’t we discussing this like crazy, cloudcity in starwars7!?
My dad is one of Harrison Ford’s aircraft mechanics. Jealous much?
That picture of John Boyega and JJ – is that Chris Pine in back of JJ? Thanks!
I don’t like Boyega, well I don’t like Daisy. Blah blah blah. Pathetic the lot of you. Grow up and get away from your worthless grievances you sound like twelve year olds in a quarrel. Pitiful – listen to yourselves. Completely crummy
“I don’t like Boyega, well I don’t like Daisy. Blah blah blah. Pathetic the lot of you.”
Yeah, we dislike John Boyega. A lot. It’s not personal though.
We just feel that an urban NWA type black male is wrong for the leading role in a Star Wars film.
What part about this don’t you comprehend?
People like you are what’s wrong for Star Wars. I hope to see far more diversity and tolerance among the fanbase in the coming years.
Are you serious?
He’s a London kid of Nigerian descent.
That’s far, far away from “urban NWA type black male”.
You know that whole thing about ‘code words’? Yep.
It’s 2015, not 1955. If you don’t like it, go throw yourself off a Star Destroyer…
You know I really don’t get why they can’t talk about a general plot of this movie. If a movie has a good plot you will watch it 100s of times because it’s a good plot. Does knowing the plot stop us from watching our favorite movies over again? We go to movies all the time that are based in books and the audience knows the plot before seeing it. I mean not knowing the plot before you go into a movie can only happen once. So what if we know the plot? I read the novel for revenge of the sith before I saw it in theaters and I still saw it 6 times in theaters.
It seems these days, you can’t have an opposing opinion on a colored actor.
In my opinion, Lupita Nyong’o is a beautiful young woman and I think it’s a waste to have her as a CGI, however I have read that the movie is after her wonderful acting skills.
On the other hand, someone has expressed their genuine opinion of how they are not too impressed with the offscreen attitude of John Boyega and everyone jumps on the race card…
These so called righteous people are narrow minded as they’re quick on labeling the race card.
How about you look at it this way… personally I would prefer that another young african-english or african american, that is more humble should play the lead role.
Would that still label myself as racist?
I think most people here who’s very quick on the race card are narrow minded and need to use their brains.
also, fyi… google Finn Galfridian
+1 for usage of the word “colored” lol
Lupita Nyong’o is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in the Star Wars universe. Why is she being used as a Motion Capture actor?
So I’m somewhat confused. I really was pegging Daisy’s character Rey as the Jedi Of the movie. I would have loved to see a female lead as the Jedi. Or are they going to grant us with two? Finn and Rey? I think that both will do amazing in the new movie. Also from all the interviews and conventions they have been at, all I see is incredibly excited and happy people. It’s one thing to have an opinion about something but I do see the haze of racism rearing it’s ugly head. Star Wars was meant to bring people joy and happiness! Also someone mentioned the Bespin city staircase in the poster. It was mentioned that Luke’s old lightsaber was found. So I wouldn’t be surprised if we get at least a few seconds of Cloud city in the movie. Remember… the Force will be with you always!
My take on it is this. Poe has been sent on a mission to cloud city to find luke’s sabre. he is captured by Ren and his droid (with the sabre hidden within) confiscated. Finn and Poe trade places in the brig and both escape.Finn is shot down over Jakku, and Rey decides to help him after initially just wanting to take/sell the droid. Finn will be able to reveal the location of the starkiller base. perhaps Luke is being held hostage there too. if he is freed it triggers the weapon, which can wipe out entire solar systems….
Harrison’s voice sounded 100% less than enthusiastic, and his body language after he gave his “speech of lies” was a dead giveaway too: A classic thing that people do when defensive is to block the heart chakra by folding their arms or wrapping them around their midriff. Hmm, odd.
He certainly didn’t look happy to be there, even as he talked about how happy he was. I wonder if he can actually pull off an authentic Han Solo anymore. He already had plenty of trouble picking up Indiana Jones again in Crystal Skull.
Honestly, at this point I’m a lot more worried about the acting jobs of Carrie and Harrison than I am any of the younger cast members. Bringing back the original cast, with the possible exception of Mark, could turn out to be the biggest mistake of the sequel trilogy.
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