SW Daily Buzz: New Stills from the Rogue One Set; Edwards on Filming the First Person X-Wing Battle and More
On today’s buzz we have: A young photographer shares a very cool still from the set of Rogue One; everything we know about the movie so far according to StarWars.com’s Brian Young; a few beautiful shots from Scarif from Star Wars: Battlefront; the latest from the press junket in Japan and more.
23-year-old Australian photographer Alex Benetel shared a stunning image from the Rogue One set featuring the character Edrio Two-Tubes, standing in front of a crashed X-Wing in the Holy City on Jedha. The photo was taken last year during the filming of Rogue One.
Thankful for today & for the amazing opportunity I got last year – shooting stills on the set of #RogueOne 📷Director, Gareth Edwards. pic.twitter.com/bkebSoXNtM
— Alex Benetel (@Deltalex) December 3, 2016
And another cool image with some more mercenaries from Rogue One by visionelie (thanks to PrensaImperial):
Gareth Edwards reveals to Entertainment Weekly how they filmed the first person X-Wing battle:
“When we were filming the X-wing footage in the film, we had the X-wing [cockpit] mounted to a gimbal so it could move around, like it was really flying,” Edwards says. “Then all around were the screens, in 180 degrees, that were projecting space and this pre-animated flight path as the X-wing was moving around, like it was really flying.”
“I got inside this X-wing, put the camera on top of my shoulder and they closed the cockpit. Then the thing just started flying and we started going through space in a space battle. And I was filming it, trying to film everything and trying to get the shots as well as I could.”
How they shot the first-person X-wing battle in #RogueOne. https://t.co/4U90m3hRs1 @EW pic.twitter.com/VWLBJBrjZp
— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) December 7, 2016
Kathleen Kennedy reveals her executive team to The Hollywood Reporter:
Lucasfilm’s force: Kathleen Kennedy reveals an executive team more than 50% female https://t.co/uVQoTNPdyi pic.twitter.com/LXHtZTkA0Q
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) December 7, 2016
Felicity Jones talks Star Wars on The Ellen Show:
And another interview with the Insider:
“‘Rogue One’ Star Felicity Jones Reveals She Grew Up Wanting to Be a Disney Princess” by @Liv_Stanchina21 https://t.co/EWA6NBUZE7
— Ivan Raos (@raosivan1) December 7, 2016
Diego Luna tries virtual reality.
Watch Diego Luna try out the ‘cool’ #RogueOne: Recon virtual reality experience https://t.co/7ceL1teofY pic.twitter.com/xgRdcYXlIY
— People Magazine (@people) December 7, 2016
Gareth Edwards interview with “Coming Soon” :
Interview with Rogue One director Gareth Edwards! #RogueOne #StarWars https://t.co/W31C3Q7bSI
— ComingSoon.net (@comingsoonnet) December 7, 2016
Actor Stephen Stanton (Tarkin’s voice in Rebels) shares some photos from the street where the Rogue One premiere will take place on December 10:
Finished my VO session & looks like #RogueOne has landed! Be sure to watch the LIVE red carpet coverage on @starwars Sat 12/10 at 5pm PT! 😊 pic.twitter.com/ejkZJBVT3O
— Stephen Stanton (@Stephen_Stanton) December 7, 2016
AMC Theaters gives you a chance to win 2 tickets for the Rogue One World Premiere in LA. Try your luck.
We have 2 tix to the World Premiere of #RogueOne: A @starwars Story in Hollywood thanks to @DolbyCinema. Enter here: https://t.co/Q2fB11uZ8x pic.twitter.com/KU4PxrHF0T
— AMC Theatres (@AMCTheatres) December 6, 2016
The inspiration behind the Death Troopers:
“They were sleek and S.A.S. looking Stormtroopers.” -Director Gareth Edwards, #Rogue One pic.twitter.com/RochPmrjfm
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 6, 2016
And speaking of Death Troopers, here’s a fantastic art piece by StarWars Art Gallery.
RT @HawaiianMako #RogueOne #Deathtrooper – My Rogue One Illustrative Series !!!!! these guys look rad! pic.twitter.com/A88iQgRpvA
— StarWars Art Gallery (@SW_ArtGallery) December 6, 2016
A closer look at the Rogue One 3D glasses.
Here are the official 3D glasses for #RogueOne! Let us know which one is your favourite and we might send a few lucky people a pair 👓 pic.twitter.com/IZQ1pHQ0cS
— RealD UK 🕶 (@RealD3DUK) December 6, 2016
A very good piece by Brian Young on everything we know about Rogue One so far. Only official info.
.@swankmotron‘s latest brings us everything we know about #RogueOne… so far.https://t.co/PDnP5rINiO pic.twitter.com/kUGh4EyOB2
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 6, 2016
Some cool shots from Scarif from Star Wars: Battlefront now available for all Season Pass owners.
Now is the time to rebel. Rogue One: Scarif is now available for all Season Pass owners: https://t.co/4aZqBHRt2y pic.twitter.com/tlW2YQ8UFD
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) December 6, 2016
Star Wars Battlefront DLC Rogue One: Scarifhttps://t.co/4NNxbupO0lhttps://t.co/xvcSxHuEOShttps://t.co/UXxG9IbOo4https://t.co/ozKY3KYyn4 pic.twitter.com/5YBLy2lJPz
— Berdu (@Berduu) December 6, 2016
#RogueOne #StarWars screenshots from Battlefront pic.twitter.com/xrnlR5BmpR
— SW Rogue One (SWNN) (@SW_ROGUE_ONE) December 7, 2016
A good list with the Star Wars merchandise that you can find at Disney Parks.
Here’s a look at some of the latest #StarWars merchandise you’ll soon be able to find at Disney Parks: https://t.co/R53uJueoPd pic.twitter.com/3NHV5SSDwG
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) December 6, 2016
And some photos from the event that turned the Spaceship Earth into the Death Star at Disney Parks.
PHOTOS: 400 Disney Parks Blog readers gathered to watch Spaceship Earth transform into the Death Star: https://t.co/cJkWuexkFI #RogueOne pic.twitter.com/ke3eeM0uN7
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) December 6, 2016
Cool Star Wars Easter egg in this ET matte painting at the ILM offices.
At @ILMVFX you can see the ET matte painting with a drive in showing Star Wars on it! pic.twitter.com/ubDEOiyejN
— Scott Chitwood (@Red5Aggie) December 7, 2016
And now some tweets from the Rogue One cast visit in Japan.
#RogueOne stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna & Director Gareth Edwards in Japan for the film’s Asian press conference pic.twitter.com/jIDUJBzeWU
— ABS-CBN News Showbiz (@ABSCBN_Showbiz) December 7, 2016
#RogueOne stars @diegoluna_ #FelicityJones & director #GarethEdwards at the film’s #Tokyo press conference pic.twitter.com/9YDQ34SPmp
— Rajeev Masand (@RajeevMasand) December 7, 2016
Gareth putting the finishing touches on a beautiful #RogueOne mural in Tokyo. Hope they release a hi quality version. It’s incredible. pic.twitter.com/UdDolFdhdM
— Chris Argyropoulos (@ThatChrisA) December 7, 2016
Felicity Jones in Tokyo!So Cute! pic.twitter.com/FovkWAF5on
— selina_sun (@selina_sun_) December 7, 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story cast arrives in Japan https://t.co/DjUh0h5eSp
— Nippon News (@Nippon_News) December 7, 2016
#StarWars #RogueOne pics of the mural from Japan with cast pic.twitter.com/rbk3xdS5Hw
— SW Rogue One (SWNN) (@SW_ROGUE_ONE) December 7, 2016
Fox Asia will live stream the event today and tomorrow.
FOX Movies Premium will be live streaming the Red Carpet of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY in Tokyo on Dec 7th and… https://t.co/g0cqnFsj9f
— FOX Asia (@FoxTVAsia) December 6, 2016
Contributed by @SW_ROGUE_ONE
Founder of SWNN, MNN and The Cantina forums.
Born on April 24, 1980.
The photograph and mural from japan is amazing.
I dislike Kathleen Kennedy’s virtue signalling. I wonder why she feels the need to do it.
To upset men such as yourself and prove women are just as capable to succeed in running a franchise as big as Star Wars as white men are.
Funny how your ignorant stupid ass had to throw “white” in there. Jump off a cliff.
He also assumed that I was man, simply because I disagreed with him. It just shows the kind of ideas and prejudices that statements like his usually go hand-in-hand with.
White heterosexual men hold the most power in Hollywood, and the rest of the country. Sorry you don’t like facts. You and TUD can be besties.
Now I wanna see the archive troopers… 😛
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5521354b3aa78e25554d925c963e05fa0329ff10d153f294367621398b1d835d.jpg
I bet this early Vader concept from McQuarrie was a big inspiration. There are also elements pulled straight from McQuarrie’s “approved” stormtrooper design.