More Star Wars: The Force Awakens Pictures From Empire’s Winter Preview Issue and Other New Materials!
Empire Magazine’s Winter Movie Preview hits stands today with some exclusive pictures from the force awakens.
Last week we saw the dark and light side covers, this week subscribers get an exclusive cover with a nice close-up of the new co-star of Star Wars marketing (along with Kylo Ren) BB-8. This is a nice closeup that gives us a good look at the detail work on the new droid. In addition to the new BB-8 cover, we have a few new behind the scenes shots of Finn on Jakku.
First up a shot of Finn standing alone in the desert having already ditched the Storm Trooper Armor…
And another of Finn in full First Order battle mode with armor and blaster in hand next to his commanding officer JJ Abrams:
Finally on the new picture front, we have a new promotional wall graphic which features Finn (with Lightsaber), Rey (with staff), and Poe (in full fighter get up).
It certainly appears they are letting Finn and Rey take turns in the lead spot on these promotional materials. For the full Empire exclusive story pick up the magazine which hits stands today while the wall graphic will seemingly be seen in stores on Force Friday 9/4.
Wow. I just woke up and checked on-line and guess what I fiiinnnd!. What a way to start a day!! Viral Hide, You are the man. Great post!
White blaster! Wow!
You just noticed this?
Why is he holding it so far forward? about to shoot his finger off. ROOKIE! JJ should have caught this. Oh, he is looking at the Jar Jar bones out in the sand. lol
So far, what has been revealed online has been a bust. There was that one (1) picture of Kylo Ren that was new but the rest was ho-hum.
I first thought Rey would take on the “Luke-roll” in this new trilogy, but that second shot of Finn really remind me of Luke staring at the twin suns
That staff again…
Darth Vegas’s Staff!
A wise and noble leader, who cared enough about his friends to save their midichlorians from death. If you gamble with the force, you always win.
***
Oh, and,
Quinlan wasn’t a surfer dude with force powers.
Is this the first picture we’ve had of Finn with a lightsaber (likely Anakin’s/Luke’s)? Although obviously it doesn’t confirm an affinity with The Force, still interesting. I had imagined Rey would be the Skywalker/Jedi link. Love the page; fantastic work and dedication! 🙂
D23 poster showed Finn with lightsaber.
They have been showing Ray holding the staff in a more aggressive manner. Perhaps Luke will train her, and she will use a double bladed saber like Maul.
Back wall graphic sucks.
one word – uninteresting. Nothing here we haven’t seen a million times over during the last few months. Just from a different angle.
The pic of fin with the saber isn’t from empire mag its from a force friday promo
Really? I can never get enough of these. Each new picture just intrigues me more,
Just holding a lightsaber does not guarantee force awareness, let alone sensitivity methinks
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Cool. So what kind of actual information is in the article aside from the vague Kylo/Snoke chatter posted on Tuesday?
So Finn is force sensitive,Rey or both?
Just popping round the newsies for this…
My guess is both.
Would be a surprise to everyone if it’s revealed Finn is Luke’s son.
Not saying it’s gonna happen, but would be a shock to most everyone.
Which really it ought not to be. A white guy and black lady will not necessarily produce a 50%-50% baby – not in appearance anyways [cringing at how badly I phrased that]. As with everything, it depends on the person and on the case. So the argument “He doesn’t even look like me” doesn’t really hold that much water.
if fynn is luke son there’s gonna be a million jokes about lando calrisian having something to do in the business …
Or Han´s – I´m starting to think the next Jedi will be Finn and Rey will be the smuggler, The Han type. We´we heard year ago several times that the Luke of this trilogy is Finn!
I still don`t understand how the first order would have allowed a force sensitive like finn within their ranks to begin with. They would have been labeled a liability. Surely they would have found out through tests, monitoring of their troops and Midi-chlorian counts showing through in tests. It must have been very difficult for finn to keep it under control and hide it also.
Maybe it’s something to do with this Awakening in the Force?
No one said being Force Attuned was like being a frickin’ X-men [I know their called ‘mutants’, don’t bother correcting me].
It’s not some “turn 13 and suddenly you’re some sort of freak” sort of deal. Like, take Luke for instance. In the beginning, he had this deep-seated drive to make something of himself and be part of something greater – but Biggs had that x3 [as seen in the deleted scenes].
By all accounts, Luke was completely normal, or at least, the force didn’t have that much of an impact until he noticed / pursued it.
So being force-sensitive is more like being an artistic genius. You can live your whole life without noticing it, working normal jobs, raising your family, and then retirement and POW! shit! grandpa can paint? – or – pow! shit! Professor is really good at fantasy world-building!?
So yeah, Finn may not have been exposed to the Force as being a ‘thing’, and went his whole childhood without giving it a try.
I also know why the Empire would SPECIFICALLY AVOID Midi-Chlorian Counts:
Choice A; allow the soldier to continue his non-Force lifestyle, because the odds are he will be killed long before any wizard attempts to convert him.
Choice B; inform the soldier that he is a potential destroyer of worlds, and redirect him to the Inquisition Recruitment Department. Though Force-Users have are liable to go rogue and do MORE damage to the Empire somewhere in the ballpark of, um, 99% of the Time. Even the great Lord Vader turned on the Empire- literally, the Emperor in person.
Why the HELL would they present Finn with a “Die [or escape, because our security is THE WORST] or Join Us [but probably betray us eventually – see choice ‘Die’]” option??
wouldn’t it be infinitely simpler to just leave him in the dark? the odds are, any Jedi he comes across will kill him before converting him anyways. Why waste the funds on a Train-a-Future-Enemy Program??
what are these midi-clorians you speak of?
Must admit, was a little disappointed with the magazines content. Nothing new was really revealed. Not worth purchasing the magazine for.
I don’t understand the complaints about photos and so forth that are revealed, claiming how uninteresting they are etc…This site is a blog for all things TFA and more. Would we rather Viral didn’t post these new photos? Anyway, I think Rey and Finn will be duel protagonists that are of equal value regarding heroism. It would be interesting to me if Finn has an affinity for the Force, as the promos of him with the lightsaber suggest, and Rey (although still hopefully a daughter of Solo) is more like her father, and even though she is a great pilot and awesome in a fight, is not that strong in the Force (although I admit if she used a double bladed lightsaber like that staff i wouldn’t be disappointed)…but her wayward brother on the other hand is very strong in the force (Ren). Finn could serve as our budding Jedi, Rey as our Skywalker family connection, Ren as the tragic fallen hero, and Poe as the guy who always shows up when you need him. I do think its interesting that Hasbro didn’t do an action figure with Finn as a stormtrooper for the initial toy release. I’m sure they will do this variant eventually, but the choice to go with Finn (Jakku) without the armor and the photo above suggests to me that he will not be in his armor very long at all in the film.
The complaints are in regards to the Magazine content. Empire have been advertising their Star Wars preview in this issue for this past week. Aside from that Kylo Ren shot, they don’t seem to have much of an exclusive story.
EW gave us Teedo, Luggabeasts, Knights of Ren, and a bunch of new photos.
I agree with you about EW. It’s still nice to at least get some new photos even if they aren’t earth-shattering. EW me at luggabeast… 🙂
Complaining and criticizing makes weak people feel powerful and important. It’s all they have.
Unless, of course, the complaint is valid. Which it is.
Complaining that you didn’t get the right kind of new information from an article that includes what was promised just not what was wanted isn’t valid, it’s entitled.
Boyega looks the part.
But what is Rey planning on doing with that staff? Stirring a cauldron perhaps?
That lightsaber better not belong to Finn.
don’t get salty boy, just accept it he is a jedi, we have had two pictures of him now with the lightsaber it is pretty obvious now so sadly you will be sitting in the cinema with your racist ass feeling sore
And you sir? Sitting back feeling large that you really stuck it to the :racist: Well done…
yeah he is sticking it to the Finn hater, racist or not just accept it Finn is a jedi there is no point weaseling around that
Yeah, he did stick it to the racist. And he should be feeling large and proud. I don’t understand why it’s so terrible that Finn is holding a damn lightsaber if Oscar Isaac was wielding one, no one would complain. I hope Finn is the best character in this movie so you asshats will be eating your words.
exactly man, people need to realize this aint 1817 and get used to the fact that finn is the new jedi
Or perhaps some people just don’t like Finn from what they have seen of him and want Rey to be the one who inherits the saber as they think she is cooler than Finn?
I personally don’t care as I like Finn and think both he and Rey will be trained as Jedi. There is no need to play the race card every time someone expresses a dislike for Finn. How about you save it for actual anti-black comments from the trolls.
Well there aint that much to criticize upon so I dont see why the guy feels that finn doesn’t deserve the lightsaber, lets se the film first or at least the final trailer then we can shit talk
Finn is a wuss. Every shot of him, he is either trembling in fear or he is following Rey’s lead. He’s no jedi.
I have to defend Boyega here.
We does appear to be hyperventilating and sweating profusely in every shot.
But this could be a part of his character, perhaps he has some kind of malady or anxiety issue that he will have to overcome.
Or it could be a signature acting trope, like Ford’s finger.
Because we know nothing about the character except for how they look. That is the only way people are being judged, buy what they look like.
Yes. Of course. If he doesn’t LOOK like a jedi then he won’t be believable as a jedi. What’s so hard for you to understand? Btw i shouldn’t have to say this but i like Sam L. Jackson as Mace Windu. Am i a racist? No. Are you a moron? Yes
You must be ignorant, how does that make one racist? First, That lightsaber belongs to a Skywalker. Most importantly, Disney is the leading distributer of “political correctness”.
John Boyega being cast as Finn had nothing to do with political correctness. He was the person who got the role!
I hope it does. It seems that he will hold on to it for at least half the film so I’m sure he’ll use it. Hopefully wisely. He has too! There’s great history with that saber!
There is also terrible history on that lightsaber think about it.
Appreciate the early morning post Viral. They’ve come to giving us scraps of scraps. Really, what are they so afraid of? Just a couple new pics on Jakku would be great to most fans. For those that followed AOTC and ROTS on the internet, Lucas was so generous, maybe too much so. So we adjust to the new times. But it’s beginning to feel a bit too paranoid and too focused on marketing the movie thru merchandise. At least for now…
Lucas really was very generous and I never really thought they revealed too much. Its been a weird adjustment from following those two films to following this one. Maybe the next two will be a little more open.
What are they afraid of? I don’t know.
But one of the things that studios do when they know they have a turkey on their hands is to deny pre-screenings to critics.
I have a feeling Finn isn’t Lukes son, but maybe Han’s son with his ex-wife.
Rey and Finn look pissed, and Poe looks lost…LOL
I…would be cool with him being Luke’s kid. I’m not saying it will happen, and I’d burst out laughing upon hearing as such, but it’s possible–just not what anyone’s suspecting, I suppose. xD
Excuse me. What is force sensitive ?
We didn’t see person who naturally wield the force without training from master.
If Finn can use force from the outset, it woul be as strange as midicrolian.
Anakin had a natural aptitude for the Force before he met Qui-Gon and he used it in racing without knowing what it was. He could also see the the hidden images on the view screen in the Jedi Council chambers. Like it or not it is canon. Luke likely had it to a lesser degree.
If Finn has seen Kylo in action, maybe he has learned a little by watching him and tried it out. For all we know the Force is suddenly stronger in certain people. There has been an awakening…
That was a very wise comment.
Mmm indeed chap indeed
I am in love with BB-8’s front panel [creepy sentence]. He has like, R2-D2’s little droid fingers, but more tiny. It’s awesome! That’s a really clever detail- I’ve been wondering if BB-8 has hacking skills.
Great eye! I never noticed that before.
What a joke! All I can say is I’m glad I didn’t wast any of my ” Force Friday” money
on the empire magazine. Really? 2 pics?
a weeks worth of hyping their magazine up
for 2 pics. I thought there would be an article about supreme leader Snoke and / or
the first order.
Wut! Mah boy Finn lookin’ BAD-ASSED!
Just occured to me seeing BB8 up close that he must be as versatile as a R2 unit. Opening hatches, tools popping out, holograms, maybe a new thing, that the ball can unfold as a flower and turns into a hoverboard 🙂
Hmm. Does Finn’s hair grow throughout the movie?
They had so many options, so much creative freedom to deliver a badass Jedi. Instead, we got Finn. Good job Disney, better reboot it right away. Or kill him in the movie, that would be good.
And to all of you stupid politically correct crybabies – no, I’m not racist, I simply don’t like Finn’s appearance. As I wouldn’t like Efron in his role.
Don’t you understand? By simply not being ecstatic about Finn in every possible way you are a racist. Only racists can dislike a character who happens to be played by a black person…
PS. I like really Finn (though I want to see him do something more than sweat and panic in the trailers) and believe he will be a Jedi in the end.
woooah reboot star wars??????? man that is hostile how about we see the film first before we start to speculate too much and sound like assholes
you are making out like you have seen the film and he was the new jar jar or something, saying shit like that does make people think you are racist, I aint sayin you are but I just don’t see why you hate him when there clearly is not enough material for you to judge him on
He simply doesn’t look well to me. Not for a Jedi. I was hoping that Rey would be a Jedi (she resembles me Jaina Solo, one of my favourite EU characters). Finn could be a good soldier, but Jedi? Meh
And I don’t hate him, I simply don’t like him, that’s all. I hate maybe kanaan and ezra douchebags, worst SW characters.
TFA is practically an ANH reboot.
Finn is the Grandson of Mace Windu and that is why he has force powers and can use a lightsaber without any training!
Finn Windu confirmed!!!
Finndu for the Windu!
That is the only reason I can see why they are withholding his last name. But they would really have the explain how Mace Windu had a son and then a Grandson.
I don’t see why not both Finn and Ray could be Jedi, I get the feeling that maybe Finn over the course of the trilogy will be facing off with Kylo Ren while maybe Ray will focus on finding ways to defeat the bigger villain Snoke
I’M TELLING YOU THAT’S PLAGUEIS’S STAFF!!!! xD
I really hope Finn is not a Jedi.. Then again the Jedi seemed pretty lame in the prequels so more of the same I guess..
I think it’s brilliant that Finn is going to be a central hero! I like the idea that he might be using the light saber without any force guidance which would cause the fights to be slower and feel real on screen.
I’m not keen on Rey’s staff, it looks strange to me, a blaster would have been cooler imo. Although we are all expecting a new hero to be the Jedi protagonist, Luke could easily be the star of the show later down the line. I would like to see a Kylo vs Rey/Finn and Luke vs Snoke conflict develop simultaneously.
The staff looks dumb.
Why would someone bring a staff to a blaster fight?
It reminds me of the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana Jones just shoots the guy with the big scimitar.
Give the girl a blaster for god’s sake.
Obviously it’s Plagueis’s staff and there’s a lightsaber at the end! xD