Star Wars Weekly Social Buzz!
It’s another week with the most interesting Star Wars posts from the social networks. Read on for the latest from Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, Pablo Hidalgo and many more.
It appears that Jabba’s palace is in the new novel Bloodline. Stay tuned for our review on May 3.
In one paragraph, @claudiagray makes Jabba’s palace a more horrific den of unbridled killers than any #StarWars author before her.
— Justin Bolger (@TheApexFan) April 20, 2016
This is the first shot ILM has completed in their long and fruitful career.
This was the first shot completed by ILM. #starwars #NABShow pic.twitter.com/o5bgLezVr4
— Bryan Young (@swankmotron) April 18, 2016
And some more bits revealed from this year’s NAB event by Co-Producer Ben Rosenblatt:
BR: “To differentiate the sound of the #KyloRen #lightsaber, we added the sound of sharpening a pencil” #StarWarsForceAwakens #Avid
— Avid (@Avid) April 18, 2016
BR: “#Avid—we only use Avid! #MediaComposer and #ProTools were our main creative tools on #StarWarsForceAwakens.” #NABShow
— Avid (@Avid) April 18, 2016
BR: “We came up with the sound of #BB8 months before we needed it in the edit, because the #StarWars toys had to be manufactured.” #NABShow
— Avid (@Avid) April 18, 2016
BR: “We built a #MillenniumFalcon cockpit on the roof at @bad_robot—it looked ridiculous, but it was very effective!” #NABShow
— Avid (@Avid) April 18, 2016
A fantastic Indian music tribute to Star Wars:
@starwars This is the best thing you’re gonna hear today. Blew my mind away. #TheIndianJamProjecthttps://t.co/zQs9WOei1f#StarWars
— Ayoush Mukherjee (@Ayoush_M) April 17, 2016
Mark Hamill continues with his trickster role:
THRILLING NEWS! Got the go-ahead from @rianjohnson to give #UPFS a brief glimpse of an #EP8 TRAILER! RU READY #HAMSTERS ? #StayTuned4Details
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 15, 2016
Brief glimpse of an #EP8 TRAILER-Mine! #UPFs can’t be fooled-Only a joke-why aren’t U laughing? #TKJ #CleverHamsters pic.twitter.com/RuW36hbAWj
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 16, 2016
Looks like #PrinceWilliiam is Knighting me @carrieffisher! #SiblingRivaly over UR royal status-RESOLVED! #SirLOLLuke pic.twitter.com/KBvG1UUTiS
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 20, 2016
While advised not to point @ #TheRoyals no such protocol applies 2 #BB8 so I went for it #EmpireStrikes8 #StarRoyals https://t.co/TzFEg9wdiJ
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 19, 2016
Was also advised to refrain from hugging #TheRoyals which Chewie ignored-still resentful 4 not getting medal in #Ep4 https://t.co/pyVyw8NTJl
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 19, 2016
Pitching my case 2 #TheRoyals “See Fellas-Son of LORD Vader & QUEEN Amidala-brother of PRINCESS Leia-Am I #DukeLuke? pic.twitter.com/OYFDENW2YU
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 19, 2016
Unsure, Harry? Did I mention that I’m A Jedi KNIGHT? The Clown PRINCE of Crime? I eat COUNT Chocula? #EmpireEnigma https://t.co/77paCUbZTX
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 19, 2016
#Royalty? Split Decision-William:Absolutely!-Harry:Unsure- But both agreed”You ARE a little short 4 a Stormtrooper!” pic.twitter.com/ViKAR0M15o
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 20, 2016
You can see a much higher quality images from the Royal visit HERE.
Some cool posts by Daisy Ridley on her Instagram:
Rehearsal plus burger, happy MOI #sunday #SUNday #workworkworkworkworksamidabadoobee
A photo posted by @daisyridley on
The full talk between J.J. Abrams and Chris Rock at the Tribeca Film Festival:
The latest from Pablo Hidalgo.
On the possibility of extended edition for TFA:
@TheIdDM Star Wars doesn’t really do extended editions. They’re designed to be 2-hour-and-change-long movies.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 15, 2016
@TheIdDM As for extra BTS material. I’m sure someday. It took decades to mine through the other movies.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 15, 2016
On who the hooded figure in the Rogue One teaser is not:
@TAnders843 no. Well, it’s not Snoke. Has nothing to do with Snoke. Does that help?
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 21, 2016
On the AT-ATs in the Rogue One teaser:
@wjnesbitt2 (they’re not, technically, AT-ATs)
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 15, 2016
@iProMoon they’re a little bit different. More info to come.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 15, 2016
@iProMoon probably in the months before release
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 15, 2016
On Lucasfilm’s involvement with the publishers:
@Lenny2216 Lucasfilm works with publishers on novels & now helps facilitate communication directly with film and TV production.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 21, 2016
On the petition to bring Lucas back for Episode IX:
@BryceReifdotcom The petition to get George back to direct IX was a peach. Guy’s happily retired. Why would he want to get back into this?
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 20, 2016
@BryceReifdotcom https://t.co/hZdmV1KiLw 22K signatures, apparently.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 20, 2016
On the gun Solo gave to Finn:
.@randolphandrewp w/o del. scenes: a castle fell on it. w/ del. scene: handed to troopers, and a castle fell on it. pic.twitter.com/hUBHhKo2Bx
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 18, 2016
On why the Republic helps the Resistance:
.@LukeDebarros Some believe in Leia. Or, as she puts it: pic.twitter.com/svHaB33GZV
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 18, 2016
On the term Jedi Academy:
@AnneNeville_Ren people use the term academy because of the video game and books. It’s an EU term. It’s never used in the films, is all.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 21, 2016
On Rey, and how everyone has a theory:
@pablohidalgo @ABDrewton i tried to tell the world, but NOOOO, ya’ll wouldnt listen!!!#ItsKanan#BlindFather #PapaKanan #LLCoolK
— Freddie Prinze Jr (@RealFPJr) April 16, 2016
Oh who is the Skywalker type in TFA:
Kylo is the Skywalker in The Force Awakens, right? We know that already.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 16, 2016
On the EU board that recently appeared:
@the_evans_ And it’s not as if LFL wasn’t aware of the movement before they spent a dime. Still. It’s their dime.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 21, 2016
Kathleen Kennedy among the top 100 influential people in the world:
Absolutely: https://t.co/Rka1ZE9M5k
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) April 21, 2016
Stay tuned for more next week.
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An EU billboard???
BEHOLD!!! IN ALL IT’S GLORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh dear, that’s just pathetic.
Agreed.
tl;dr fans rented out a billboard in some US city as a petition. It just says “Lucasfilm needs to make the EU canon again!!1!” in Star Wars-y font with a starry background.
the script leak for Ep. VIII?? **potential SPOILERS!**
https://m.reddit.com/r/StarWarsLeaks/comments/4egl1i/episode_viii_script_leak_please_debunkconfirm/
That’s fake!
SWNN even tweeted out last night that it’s 100% fake
Thank the Maker! It’s not that bad but they could do better, so i hope they do!
I’m glad those aren’t AT-AT’s per se since they sure move/look different than the ones in Empire. Minor plothole averted.
I’m pretty interested to know what exactly they are, though. What purpose do they serve, if the AT-AT can clearly handle extreme cold and dense foliage? What do you need one of these variants for that an AT-AT can’t handle? Or maybe they’re just an older model that got replaced after the Battle of Yavin?
So many questions.
I’m going with Nick’s aquatic theory since they technically already exist. It’s still three years from Empire too, So these could be the earliest prototypes.
That kinda stinks that at ats are featured in Rogue One, especially for those who plan on watching all Star Wars films in chronological order; the walkers’ appearance in Rogue One will take away from the dramatic “wow” moment when they first appear in the distance at Echo Base.
Like Anakin already being known as Vader before Empire. Though the fact that these are CG and the ones in V are practical is going to be the most jarring thing.
It’s simple. Don’t watch in chronological order. This movie was made with the knowledge that everyone has seen the OT. Therefore, you should see the OT before you watch it.
My guess is that they are some sort of aquatic-oriented variant, given the location. That would explain Hidalgo’s coyness, as well as the need for an entirely new variant.
Those did exist in the old EU but I think it was more for the RPG’s and I can’t ever remember them being in any novels or comics.
Yeah, me neither. The rumors about Rouge One concept art (regarding how these AT-whatevers get to the beach) seems to lend itself to this theory, though.
As you said below, they also might simply be another prototype. I seem to remember Hidalgo also saying somewhere that these are not the Rebels prototypes , so they might simply be a ‘Phase II’ prototype (albeit a kinda boring theory…)
Good point though I think of all the EU they’d disregard, Rebels would probably be the first as it’s just so different from the OT especially compared with the novels and comics.
That Indian Jam was actually pretty awesome, though I wish they didn’t use the synthesized “String Ensemble” setting on the keyboard. Just the 3-piece indian band w/out the keyboard would have been perfect and more special. My favorite parts were “Cantina Band” and “Dual of Fates”.
I wish I knew the name of that first string-instrument, the one with the bow that opened with “Leia’s Theme”.
I believe it is a SARANGI.
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Well, that shoots down another “IT HAS TO DEAL WITH SNOKE!!!!!!” theory. I feel bad for poor Pablo since that must be about 3/4s of what he has to deal with.
I don’t understand the purpose of Pablo Hidalgo’s that tweet, in which he says Kylo is the Skywalker in TFA. Does that mean Rey isn’t a Skywalker? Even though he was not, why would he cut through such a heated and hugely believed theory?
Or was it just a simple telling to those who keep refusing to take Kylo as a Skywalker?
It’s the same kind of answer JJ gave to Rey’s parenthood: “the parents of Rey aren’t in the Force Awakens”. He clarified that we don’t know who they are in the film. I think Hidalgo plays the same game. The Skywalker is Kylo because for the audience, this is the only confirmation.
Did Han Solo not say that Luke started an academy in the Force Awakens?
He said ,,He was training a new generation of jedi”. No mention about an ,,academy”.