Star Wars: The Force Awakens – New Promotional Art of Kylo Ren and More.
A number of promotional images for Star Wars: The Force Awakens have come to light through the efforts of a French website. Many of the images focus on Kylo Ren and the First Order – though there are also a few promotional images of individual members the cast.
Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.
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NOICE! The more of Kylo I see, the more I dig his look! Also, they’re really wearing out that running Stormtrooper pic lol
These are the best shots for the movie yet. Got me super excited here!!!
Wow. These are some great promo pics
The stormtrooper dissolving looks great. I’d love to have that on my wall.
That one was definitely my favorite – followed shortly by that image of Kylo Ren standing on the planet where Starkiller Base is located.
– Pomojema
Notice Chewy is grouped with our new 3 heroes. Maybe he will outlive Han and be in the lineup for the next two.
YYYessss. Please don’t kill chewie. That’s animal abuse!!!!
Agree with clayman515, Kylo keeps looking more awesome!
Anyone else think maybe he’s not force sensitive, just a badass fighter with a lightsaber, like Pre-Vizla?
It occurred to me, but I feel like the second trailer dissuades that a bit since in the teaser he appears to use “force push” against something. Also JJ has confirmed that Snoke is “Powerful with the dark side” and I think Snoke & Kylo will be cut from similar cloth.
I just watched the second trailer again. Granted, he does the force push hand gesture, but you never see him push anyone (that I saw), so I’m still hopefully he’s doing it as an aggressive gesture, and ends up not just a Darth clone.
Though Zeriah’s database quote shows contrary to my thoughts.
“A dark warrior strong with the Force”
http://www.starwars.com/databank/kylo-ren
he still sounds like a little bitch though…hope his voice is better in the film
Remember the second teaser where he does what look’s like a force push? ; )
These are awesome and I love that first one, just wish Han was in it.
A source that I’ve talked with previously has said that the OT characters will be featured in their own section of the marketing campaign in the coming months. Presumably, this is going to happen late into the game – like, “a month or two before the movie” late.
– Pomojema
I think that’s smart. I doubt they are going to be the central characters, and it would be pretty shitty if they blue balled us into thinking the movie would primarily feature the original trio. Remember when you first saw Darth Maul and thought “Whoa that’s a cool looking villain!” and then he only really does shit in two scenes. And the central villains turned out to be Nute Gunray and the Neimoidians?
Thanks for the link. These images showed up on Force Friday and the first poster is in better quality than I was able to find before. There is also one of Rey I am trying to find that is that size with no allposters watermark. The pictures where they are against a white background are great for your Star Wars – The Force Awakens memes. I made this while watching Avatar on FX the other night.
If nothing else, I think that TFA will have a better box office draw than Titanic when all is said and done. Avatar is a tough act to beat in terms of financial performance, but if any movie franchise could do it, it would be Star Wars.
– Pomojema
The new blasters always seemed a little off to me and I finally figured out why.
the front grip in the original trilogy which is the same as in TFA, is actually the stock. I saw a video of the original prop in action. So, why does the TFA have a folding stock and an additional butt stock?
They don’t. The sterling sub-machine gun was used for the basis of the storm trooper blaster in the OT and it has a folding stock. But it was never shown opened in the films meaning in that universe it is just a foregrip or design feature. Now they have added a dedicated stock.
I woukd be more upset about the jarring iBlaster type design. It doesn’t sit well at all. Makes the design too busy and makes the blaster blend in with the storm trooper.
So awesome! The last few remind me of Moss’ minimalist posters of the original trilogy
Got my hands on the Sphero BB-8 today. It is so cool! Definitely my favorite purchase so far.
They have really been promoting chewie in all these promos
I was just noticing the same thing! I wonder why that is? I like it though Chewbacca is boss!
I think Chewie is going to be featured heavily as a supporting character in the other two ST movies. It’s easier to keep using him compared to the other OT heroes, since it’s just a guy in a costume IRL and Wookiees are long-lived in-universe.
– Pomojema
Yes!
Anybody get the feeling that every leak we have gotten was orchestrated?
yes…MASSIVE rumors about the third act were contradicted. we all thought Jakku was the area of the jedi temple. we all thought that the new republic aint in it(but its becoming clear that its in the center of the galaxy)
Absolutely. What normal person in the world gets the job of his life in a Star Wars production and starts to pic concept art with the mobile and giving it to fan sites?
It’s becoming clear to me that none of the old cast is the focus of this trilogy. That is a mistake. Disney had plenty of time to create a new generation of heroes. These movies should of focused on the old characters, intruding the new. Eventually switching over the course of the trilogy.
The Sequel Trilogy isn’t about the original cast though, just like the Original Trilogy wasn’t primarily focused on the Prequel characters. The old cast is there to gradually pass the torch on to the next generation.
Besides, your comments reflect Disney’s marketing of the film. I’m sure we’ll see plenty of the old cast in supporting-cameo roles throughout the Sequel Trilogy.
I agree with you but even this way It is not necessary to use the original actors only to be forced to write about 30 years after Endor. It could use new actors (and I don´t care) to be Luke/Han/Leia right after Ep. 6 happenings.
I disagree. Focusing the story on the original cast would be a mistake. As much as I love the OT cast, I’m not trying to see a movie focusing on old people fighting the evils of the Galaxy. I think it’s best to use the OT cast in mentoring and leadership roles while thr younger cast is in the thick of the action. It’s been 30+ years. You need to let it go. If you want new Luke, Han, and Leia adventures then read the new novels.
As others have mentioned already, the more promotion art we get of Chewie without Han the more fearful I am about Solo’s fate. Maybe Disney feels the death of Han will hype up the Solo prequel (?) I suppose I’d be ok with Han sacrificing himself in a heroic act, but I’d rather see Han & Chewie fly off into a Tatooinian sunset then see one of the greatest characters of this franchise die on screen. Just my opinion
Anyone else notice the not-so-hidden Mickey on Rey’s speeder in that first poster?
That’s officialky my first GROAN MOMENT of the sequel trilogy. 🙁
I don’t. Not sure what you mean with Mickey though (not a native speaker)?
I personally don’t think It’s a bad thing, just fun
Daaaaaamn it!!
Look’s like a damm toy!!!! Lol.
If they are gonna keep it that subtle then I’m good with it as long as I don’t notice it. And this one I didn’t notice.
I’m a Disney fan and didn’t notice it until reading your post. I hope that it was a coincidence and not done on purpose. I’m fine with Disney owning the property but keep the mouse far far away from our galaxy!
I don’t know man, these all look ok but there’s so much bad photoshop happening I just don’t understand how some of this stuff passed quality control. 80% of the stuff that came out on Friday seems rushed and not complete. I hope the movie feels complete and well thought out. Quality over quantity Disney!!! Never forget that!
Yeah it’s like looking at art on a cereal box a lot of the time
Been thinking this too, but I think we need to remember much of this stuff is disconnected from the film. It’s just marketing people putting out generic tat. We’ve seen all this tacky stuff before, and we’ll see it again. Remember all the cheesy ads for the OT, indeed the tripe like the Holiday Special, its extraneous stuff that has no relation or bearing to the main pieces of work they’re made to promote.
Not just Star Wars, it seems the same all over. I blame the Lucasfilm dude who invented photoshop
Unfortunately, I don’t think they have a Quality Control :/ Some stuff I’ve seen before were really, really bad. If they actually have a team for that, well, suffice to say, they suck in some aspects.
You know why there are so many promotional photos with Chewbacca all of a sudden? My take is that is because he’s gonna die in TFA. On designbyhumans.com I saw an official The Force Awakens licensed t-shirt with Chewbacca that said “LOYALTY” over his head. I’m pretty certain that all those rumours about Han dying are fake and Chewbacca is going to sacrifice himself for Solo. JJ won’t risk killing a legend and I’m totally fine with that.
I also think that Han Solo spin-off will focus on him saving Chewbacca and thus showing us origins of their friendship and how Chewie always had a life debt to pay
I think they will keep him alive as he can be played by other actors down the line
I don’t know, I think that killing Solo may be just too predictable – everyone including JJ and Kasdan knows it, but keeping him alive thanks to Chewie would push him to settling in with Leia once and for all.
Certainly would be a way to subvert expectations of people like us but I think in the wider fanbase, most folks won’t really know Ford wanted Han to die in the OT so to them it would be quite a shock, he is the biggest movie star in the whole thing after all.
You may be right but I think even wider audience would in some way see that coming. “Old mentor” characters always die in movies, nothing surprising or shocking about that. I’d find that extremely refreshing If Abrams took a different way. Especially since Solo already suffered in OT. Only 100 days and we’ll get to find out 🙂 Besides – so many secrets are being kept about this movie, I can imagine previous rumours about Han’s fate being fake as much as “Obi-Wan was your father” in ESB.
In my point of view so many secrets are held about this movie because, if more things are revealed, people will think of it as a clearly reboot of Ep. 4.
Odd to have BB-8 facing away in that first pic… took a second view to realise it was facing Artoo and not just missing it’s own ‘face’
Chrometrooper and Kylo Ren look great.
Yes a proper comments section! We desperately needed this! Anonymous begone. Will definitely reduce at least a little the amount of hatred on here.
Remember what Yoda said, these people are on point 3 of a 4 point plan towards evil :p
I quite like Disqus and welcome it here. I’m only sad I can’t have a different Avatar for each site I comment on
They pictures are really cool.
I wouldn’t mind if that first poster was the official one!
Anybody else notice that Rey is on there twice? Kinda’ funny
It’s gonna be better than that.
These look awesome 🙂
Off topic,it’s been announced TFA will screen a day before the U.S. ON THE 17th! In the UK Whoop !
Wait… Seriously?!!? That means I’m going to have to do a social media blackout… what a hassle…
Ha! I was thinking that same thing!!! No tv no nothing!!
Afraid so,seems this happens quite a lot these days,not so long back the US got everything first,sometimes weeks .
Ill be on media blackout way before that anyway ,I’m even considering not watching the next trailer,I’m worried it’ll show the beats of the whole film like so many trailers do these days.
Used to be anything from 3 months to a year when I was a kid. Some at school went to Florida every summer and tell the rest of about the films he’d seen.
Ah yes I saw this on Twitter last night, now i’ll have to re book my leave from work. Not that I mind, because Star Wars!
100 days to go (if in the UK).
99 to go if in Belgium my friend
Oh man, you’re so lucky.
There are even more pics on that site posted on sept 5th…
http://lestoilesheroiques.fr/2015/09/star-wars-le-reveil-de-la-force-douze-superbes-images-promotionnelles-et-le-bras-rouge-de-c-3po.html
Is it me or does Phasma look more feminine in the above posters? If I had seen these posters back when we were still speculating about the character, there would have been no doubt in my mind that she was a woman. These are awesome… 🙂
There is a Poe Dameron image on that french website which is AWESOME. All those images look like they were created for a line of school notebook to the children.
It’s not just you. She does.
More things coming all of the time. Maybe nothing very revealing, but SO cool nonetheless!!
Dig.
New desktop backgrounds galore. Nice.
Notice the predominant color we have seen so far is red. In many ways is the color of revolution, courage, sacrifice, but in others majesty, authority, agressivity, danger, blood, ceremonial triumph (like First Order) Lots of First Order art… Where is resistence? Soooo, we can asume in TFA the good ones are in serious trouble? Or not? Whatever… Too much time… Five movies. Bored to wait… Bye. 😉
I want that Clint Eastwood/Phasma pose poster now, please release that at retailers Disney.
Who knows how this one will turn out, but Kylo Ren looks fantastic. I don’t recall being particularly interested when I first saw posters of General Grevious, despite the number of lightsabers he carried.
Great artwork from all involved. Some nice desktops there I think.
Holy crap that looks fantastic!
http://lestoilesheroiques.fr/2015/09/star-wars-le-reveil-de-la-force-douze-superbes-images-promotionnelles-et-le-bras-rouge-de-c-3po.html
A few samples…there are more pics one that site http://lestoilesheroiques.fr/2015/09/star-wars-le-reveil-de-la-force-douze-superbes-images-promotionnelles-et-le-bras-rouge-de-c-3po.html
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Reminds me of this:
Yep! Good one.
Pomojema…there are more pictures on that same website posted on sept. 5th… http://lestoilesheroiques.fr/2015/09/star-wars-le-reveil-de-la-force-douze-superbes-images-promotionnelles-et-le-bras-rouge-de-c-3po.html
Thank you for letting me know. The page has been updated accordingly.
– Pomojema
This one is crucial.
That last one is crucial.
C3pio?
No the multie colored 4 square box with Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewie.
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I can’t wait to read this. C-3PO is so great. Bumbling cowards are the best supporting characters.
Yeah but what is up with the red arm ?
I always figured protocol droids were mass produced, so you could basically interchange their parts. Something I did like about Attack of the Clones was 3PO’s matted plating.
Yes
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Needs more storm troopers.
Haha i agree…but this image is part of a much larger one…there are alot more troopers in this scene
Better be. Or it’s Jar Jar all over again. But seriously, everything about this movie so far gives me a boner.
Yeah i really like what i am seeing … they can’t go wrong with this
If they screw this movie up it would almost be impressive because it is easier to make a good starwars film now that we have the good examples: the ot and the bad examples: the pt…plus all you can read on the internet and see on youtube about what fans do and do not want to see in a good star wars movie…
Red Letter Media basically went scene by scene explaining what went wrong with the prequels. I hope JJ Abrams watched it.
Yeah that was pretty damn good
Except Redlettermedia is not the voice for all Star Wars fans, and that group of geeks telling everyone that Star Wars needs to be a specific certain way or it’s no good, is ridiculous. While yes, they did a good job at pointing out a bunch of plot holes and things that just don’t work very well with the PT. I’d be happy if JJ Abrams didn’t watch that video because he already knows what was wrong with the prequels. He doesn’t need some small group of internet nerds dictating exactly what the sequel movies need to be like because you simply just cannot please everyone. Even if he made a movie that was exactly what Redlettermedia wanted you’d still hear about Star Wars fans not liking it.
When you let one man or a small group of people decide what is good and what is bad for the rest of society that’s just an Oligarchy and I prefer to not let an Oligarchy dictate what is a good or bad Star Wars film for me, thanks.
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Nice!
Nice
Our legions are far more vast than this…
What does that mean?
Also nice
Very nice…
Lots and lots of Kylo Ren here. Hopefully he is better used than Darth “killed-off-all-too-soon-while-Jar-Jar-lived” Maul.
It must be said that “Kylo Ren” is a rather un-scary name, but perhaps there will be a certain moral ambiguity to the character; we must wait and see.
I’m glad it’s not another Darth-whatever. Only because there were so many villains with the Darth prefix in the prequels that the title has lost it’s ominous bite.
Yeah for some reason they always seem to make this vast star wars universe look smaller by focusing to much on stuff and characters we already know about…sw is so big… show some new stuff and yes the darth blablabla thing is done to much already… i hope it is over…
And please introduce new strong characters that are not related to any skywalker or solo or whatever
Yes there is alot of focus on Kylo Ren…
The voice of the Kylo Ren toy sounds alot like Mark Hamill to me…
Hmmmm i wonder….
JJ said Kylo is not his real name and that …”Ren”..is because Kylo is part of the knights of Ren!
“Lots and lots of Kylo Ren here.”
Because nobody gives a shit about Daisy. And certainly not Boyega.
So they gotta pimp who they think will draw people into the theatre.
Which happens to be Kylo Ren.
The only interesting character in what is most certainly going to be a disaster of a film.
Please, go somewhere else. Another franchise. Thanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zP8vZSkhro
Yep, it’s going to be a disaster because you have absolutely no idea what the film is going to be like, while rumors from Makingstarwars.net do not count.
Please, grow up a little and accept that things can still be good, and quit jumping to negative conclusions. Nobody like that kind of behavior except you and your cat.
In Holland (The Netherlands) where i live the release date for star wars: The force awakens is on dec. 16th…. yeah boy!!!!!
Oscar Issacs is a top actor and will be A-List someday but that helmet sure does make him look goofy.
And i get no thank you for the pictures?
Tsssss
I am happy about it but i also want the us to get an early release