Updated! New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Behind-The-Scenes Video, Story Details, and Speculation

Another new Star Wars: The Last Jedi video showing fans a behind-the-scenes look at the movie has just arrived, courtesy of USA Today.

 

 

The video is the most important part of this piece, but director Rian Johnson also offered some interesting details that you’ll want to check out below after you’re done watching it.

 

 

 

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Johnson explaining that each of our new heroes have their own pathway to take in The Last Jedi:

 

“When I first read the script of The Force Awakens, I was like, ‘I feel like I know these characters instantly.’ And now we get to kind of put them through a meat grinder. (Laughs) And for me, part of that meant that we had to make things as hard on each of them as possible: At least part of the movie, they don’t have their friends around. They’ve got to figure things out for themselves. They’ve got to be faced with whatever the toughest thing each of them can be faced with, and they’re not going to have their buddy there next to them to get them out of it necessarily.”

 

 

On Finn returning to familiar territory, going undercover in The First Order:

“(Laughs) Man, I would if I were him. Just think of the moral courage it took, and how much just physically it took, to get away from the First Order. It’s that thing of coming back to ‘What’s the thing that would be toughest to throw at each of these people?’ And to go back into the machine, to put that uniform on again, made a lot of sense to me.”

 

 

Does Leia view Poe as her heir apparent to lead the Resistance?

“Yeah, I think so. He’s also got some growing to do. Poe’s got to grow. She definitely saw that potential in him and in The Last Jedi, we dig into that more. We’ve seen how heroic he is and now we’re going to see him challenged in terms of stepping up to the next level. It takes more than heroics to be a leader, or so I’m told.”

 

 

Celebrating Carrie’s performance, with the subtext realization being that she is gone and this is her final goodbye to us all:

“Having these scenes in the film recontextualize tragically with her not being here anymore, it’s incredibly emotional. For the next few months, seeing the fans …. process the loss and celebrate her as Leia one last time, it’s going to be intense. I think it’s going to be really sad but really joyful, I hope. She really kicks (butt) as General Leia, and I’m happy for that.”

 

 

In addition, another USA Today piece – which features the image seen at the top of this article – features a bit of an explanation of what Luke’s little library is and how his character is different is important to the story:

Luke Skywalker (Hamill) has been in exile for years when Rey (Ridley) finds him on the island of Ahch-To, but the Jedi’s ancient tomes don’t look like easy reading. “It would be funny if you zoom in on that bookshelf and it’s all Robert Ludlum thrillers,” says Johnson, whose first duty was figuring out why Luke was there. “So when you see it in totality you’re like, ‘Oh, OK, this is why the galaxy’s greatest optimist and hero would be doing this.’” Johnson promises that Luke’s still strong and the years of isolation haven’t dulled his mind at all. “(Hamill’s) always been handsome and he’s just in this place now where he’s got so much gravity: You point a camera at his face and you feel depth and wisdom. He’s seen some stuff.”

 

 

 

UPDATES! 

 

WHAT ELSE DID WE JUST SEE?? 

 

Remember that shot of that brown glove gracing the cover of these books from the first teaser back in April? Well it’s safe to say we’ve found our match, and that we can all but confirm that was Luke’s gloved hand, as seen in the featured image above.

 

 

Take a closer look at this shot of Rian talking with Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), the Captain’s chair is ripped! That certainly wasn’t that way in The Force Awakens. Perhaps a certain claw-footed creature was perched up there and got launched when the Falcon took off, tearing the seat! Maybe that’s why we have seen several shots of feathers flying around the cockpit. That’d make for a pretty funny scene and remind us back to BB-8, using his cables learning how to acclimate himself to the unpredictable/unstable movements to deal with when aboard the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy! Could a porg have torn Han Solo’s seat?

 

 

We’ve seen Poe Dameron sliding into some sort of crevice in previous clips, now we see that one of these new ski-speeders on Crait slides along-side him. It seems as though Poe may need to abandon ship after crashing a ski-speeder, and slides for cover in one of these openings in the ground, out of the way from AT-M6 and aerial attacks.

 

 

 

Back to that photo of Finn above, does the mysterious DJ go undercover within the First Order with Finn and Rose? That looks like Benicio del Toro doesn’t it?

 

 

What other interesting nuggets did we just see?

 

As it stands, the marketing campaign for The Last Jedi is ramping up. Exciting times are ahead and as of tomorrow we will be 50 days away from the film’s opening!

 

 

SOURCE: @briantruitt of USA Today

 

 

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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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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.

169 thoughts on “Updated! New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Behind-The-Scenes Video, Story Details, and Speculation

  • October 24, 2017 at 8:04 pm
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    I don’t know if I have the strength to stop watching TLJ stuff. This is a watershed moment.

    • October 24, 2017 at 8:15 pm
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      Ya pretty cool actually

    • October 24, 2017 at 9:20 pm
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      It was okay. Nothing that really hasn’t been revealed previously.

  • October 24, 2017 at 8:22 pm
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    Really doesn’t give much away. It looks beautiful! That tap on the head at 14 seconds in was all I needed to see. I’m totally on board the hype train. Give me more!!!

  • October 24, 2017 at 8:31 pm
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    Anyone catch Daisy and Oscar aboard the Falcon? Rey and Poe finally meet!

  • October 24, 2017 at 8:55 pm
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    R2 and 3po also on the falcon together. Interesting.

  • October 24, 2017 at 9:11 pm
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    I’m so glad it’s long! I think (weird as it is) I’m more hyped for this one.

  • October 24, 2017 at 9:15 pm
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    I really dislike RJ’s concept of Poe being Lea’s heir apparent as Resistance leader while Finn is a foot soldier, or expendable, or a sidekick really. Let’s hope there is some plot twist involving Finn, but I wouldn’t count on it. LF has no respect for the character.

    • October 24, 2017 at 9:20 pm
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      Leia has known Finn for about 10 seconds. She’s known Poe for years and fought alongside his mother.

      • October 24, 2017 at 9:26 pm
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        True, but Finn was supposed to be one of the central characters in the new trilogy, and now it looks like he is being increasingly overshadowed by Poe, who, in early TFA drafts, was not even supposed to survive the first act.

        • October 24, 2017 at 9:28 pm
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          Rey, Finn, Poe, and Kylo are the central characters, but Rey is the protagonist. Finn had a lot of time to shine in TFA, and has possibly less in TLJ, but I don’t think Poe is overshadowing him at all, he just has a larger role this time. It’s not a competition. I would wait to see the movie before making that judgment.

      • October 24, 2017 at 10:12 pm
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        “Leia has known Finn for about 10 seconds. She’s known Poe for years and fought alongside his mother.”

        Couldn’t agree more with this statement. My thoughts as well. But this is also exactly why the end of TFA bothered me with Rey going to find Luke instead of Leia. Leia was his twin sister for Christ’s sake – probably nobody was closer to him in the entire galaxy. But of course Leia shouldn’t go – let’s send the newbie that we hardly know (and who doesn’t know Luke at all, even thought he was a “myth”) because, you know, she’s the new hero of this trilogy and really cute and great at everything and stuff. Illogical.

        • October 24, 2017 at 10:27 pm
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          I will agree that it raises eyebrows for the audience, but think of it from Leia’s point of view – having the leader of the Resistance disappear on a personal mission, knowing that the First Order just destroyed the seat of the New Republic and knows where their base is would be tantamount to dereliction of duty in her mind. She’s always been this way, putting duty first, and is not out of character.

          Had Solo lived, I firmly believed she would have sent him. As it is, she sends Rey, who has a mystical connection to Luke’s saber and is strong with the Force, as well as Chewie and R2 as familiar faces to plead for his return.

          Also, the knowledge that Leia is in potential danger is yet another motivator to lure him out of retirement. And don’t forget that Leia’s original mission to recruit Obi-Wan was in place of her father, who had the actual relationship with Kenobi.

          FFS, not everything is a feminist conspiracy. Lighten up.

          • October 24, 2017 at 10:32 pm
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            @maudestnubbins:disqus And everything you just said is precisely the reason why that moment doesn’t raises eyebrows for the audience – at least, not for that part of the audience that is actually willing to think for more than two seconds about what they’re watching 🙂

          • October 24, 2017 at 11:18 pm
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            You certainly don’t have to agree with me, but no need to take on a superior attitude. Your opinions are no more valid or invalid than mine. Why not try to discuss and debate in a more respectful and constructive way?

          • October 25, 2017 at 4:05 am
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            I’d ignore him, man. He and various other people love to be sanctimonious jerks to those who even voice an iota of criticism and deviate away from their cultist thinking.

            As for your point, I can understand that. It just boils down to the movie being incredibly rushed. I understand the balancing act of not wanting the older character over shadowing the newer ones, but Abrams and Kennedy went way too far in this department.

            If anything, a scene with Rey proposing the idea and Leia turning it down due to her duties would have been a cool moment. Heck, add in her asking Rey to bring Luke back would have been a touching bit.

            But hey; that is just my view.

          • October 25, 2017 at 10:35 am
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            @bw778083:disqus : because you don’t have a point to “discuss and debate”. The ‘point’ you raised is already addressed by the movie itself and the only way to “discuss” it is to repeat things that are already there. Is not a matter of treating you with a superior attitude, it’s you placing yourself in a “lower” position 🙂

          • October 25, 2017 at 4:21 pm
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            I do have a point to discuss and debate, you just don’t seem to want to hear anything that doesn’t align with your thinking – you just want to dismiss it by being condescending instead of engaging in meaningful discussion. Like I said, you don’t have to agree with me, but you are not the final authority over what is “right” or “wrong,” “good” or “bad” in Star Wars – even though you seem to think you are.

            What I’m trying to “discuss and debate” is my thought that sending Rey to find Luke and not sending Leia was not the best story decision. “Maude St. Nubbins” replied with some good counterpoints, and I replied with my own counterpoints. I realize the movie is not going to change, but that doesn’t mean the dialog cannot be had. If you think it’s a pointless discussion, you don’t have to get involved in it. But no need to jump in just to make attacks on people without really adding anything of substance to the debate.

          • October 24, 2017 at 10:42 pm
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            I didn’t say anything about a feminist conspiracy. Leia is also a female, is she not?

            Through almost the whole movie, “the good guys” are saying that finding Luke is the key to saving the Resistance and defeating the First Order. So I would think that there would be no task of greater importance than for Leia to bring Luke out of hiding. There were obviously other leaders and generals there to cover leadership duties for Leia (we saw Ackbar in the film) while she was away. Imagine if you were an old “person” (don’t want to say “man,” because I don’t want to be insensitive to anyone and have it implied that I’m sexist) that was in hiding and didn’t want to be found. Would you be more receptive to your closest family member coming to retrieve you, or some young stranger that you don’t know from Adam? If it were me, I’d probably be telling that stranger some Star Wars equivalent of “get off my lawn.” Ok, some of you thought it was a good story decision. I disagree. And even if Rey were a male character, I’d still think it was a poor story choice. It has nothing to do with gender.

          • October 25, 2017 at 12:41 am
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            Leia still would have gone. She was the best chance of convincing Luke to leave the join the Resistance. Imagine how cool would that final scene in vii would have been if it had been Luke and Leia on that cliff.

            I think filmmakers chose Rey to simply shoehorn in a Yoda-esque training sequence, but that’s just my opinion.

        • October 25, 2017 at 1:41 am
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          Chewie and R2 went there too 🙂

          • October 25, 2017 at 3:59 am
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            True. But even they had to stay back at the Falcon while Rey was the only one to initially face Luke. Now, if Rey had come along with Leia, Chewie, and R2, that would have been easier for me to believe. Leia could have introduced Luke to Rey and explained Rey’s Force abilities and her apparent connection to the Skywalker lightsaber – then perhaps tried to convince him to train her and come back and join the Resistance. To me that seems like a much more likely scenario…

          • October 25, 2017 at 8:02 am
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            I doubt Carrie could have walked those steps to greet Luke. This is Rey’s story now…not brother sister meet up. After this trilogy is over, TFA may make a little more sense to some people.

          • October 25, 2017 at 10:16 pm
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            I think walking the steps is a minor detail. The Falcon probably could have landed in that clearing where Rey finally does find Luke, or the short trek through the island could have been done a little bit differently so Leia could have made it.

            “This is Rey’s story now…not brother sister meet up.” I find this statement a bit ironic, seeing as how many fans seemed to be so upset that we never got to see a reunion of “the big three” in TFA and how many seem to be so anticipating Luke and Leia’s reunion in “The Last Jedi.”

          • October 26, 2017 at 4:02 am
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            Again the ST was not about the big 3 having a good ‘ol time and roasting marshmallows. It’s about the new people. Maybe Luke and Leia have a reunion and maybe they won’t in VIII. It really doesn’t matter. It’s not about them.

        • October 26, 2017 at 3:48 am
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          Well it is her daughter, so there’s that. I mean seriously, she has to have Skywalker blood right? That’s the whole storyline from Ep 1 and on; Skywalker’s

  • October 24, 2017 at 9:17 pm
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    Man, when Mark/Luke walks in the set, that presence, amazing! This movie better do justice to Luke and Mark, or else.

    • October 25, 2017 at 3:49 am
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      I know. I too will be disappointed to say the least if Luke is wasted. But I trust RJ a lot. Luke being conflicted is fine. I will be most curious to see how he handles it. Because, if he goes the path I am thinking he is, I will be kind of disappointed. But really, I am hoping he subverts what I think Luke will be and do something cool.

      Much like how ESB subverted people’s expectations with its different atmosphere, style and themes.

    • October 25, 2017 at 6:37 am
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      If Luke is just used as a device to “make Rey”, I’m disappointed. He is a far more profound, enthralling, and beloved character than anyone in the history of SW.

  • October 24, 2017 at 9:54 pm
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    Yes, it looks like DJ on that shot with Finn and Rose.

    • October 25, 2017 at 12:37 am
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      You would think the empire would have better security after all the times rebels have snuck aboard their ships, impersonating personnel.

      • October 25, 2017 at 3:25 am
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        Yeah, for a bunch of racist supremacist (Hux speech, anyone?) the First Order is certainly diverse if an asian woman, a black man and a latino man can stroll
        inadvertently through the halls of the largest spaceship ever… but what do I know, right? I’m just here for Luke.

        • October 25, 2017 at 4:38 am
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          i didn’t realize that asia or latin america existed in the star wars… look, in all seriousness, the empire (and i assume the FO) is anti-alien, which yes is an allegory for racism, but the empire had plenty of “minority” members. look at the battlefront lady for example.

          • October 25, 2017 at 4:44 pm
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            Well I mean no offense (God forbid) my point is, so far I have yet to remember an imperial officer looking different than a white man, so it is kind hard to believe that this bunch will go unnoticed, we’ll see how it plays. And Iden Verso, the character from BF II, well, that’s also new. In the end I think that the infltrarion thing is a little played out, we just saw that in Rogue One and almost any other movie.

          • October 25, 2017 at 6:13 pm
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            no offense was taken. what you said was inaccurate and needed clarifying. the main issue you raise(most of the villains are white dudes) unfortunately goes back to the OT where lucas relied on a very white heavy cast for both sides and that trend has been harder to break for the empire.

          • October 25, 2017 at 6:45 pm
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            They’ve revamped the Empire in new canon. There are people of color and women in various positions – including integral ones such as Rae Sloan and Cienna Ree in addition to Versio (and that guy that figures out that Vader is attempting to undermine Palpy in the early Vader comics).

            The undercover trope is used in all serial action-adventures, just like being captured, escaping, rescues, etc. It’s not just all big space spectacle and its a part of SW origins. Our greatest heroes have to use their smarts and also have to get captured all the time, its kind of funny…and fun.

            Either way, the First Order may have removed the outdated Imperial preference for white male officers considering they lost a war to a group of diverse species/races.

          • October 25, 2017 at 6:51 pm
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            Yeah, I’m not much into the new books, thanks

          • October 26, 2017 at 9:19 pm
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            “Either way, the First Order may have removed the outdated Imperial preference for white male officers considering they lost a war to a group of diverse species/races.”

            And the First Order probably doesn’t have the resources or pool of manpower that the Empire did. If the Empire wanted to discriminate against anyone other than white dudes, they could afford to. They had nearly an entire galaxy of humans from which to pull.

            The First Order didn’t seem to have this luxury. So, they utilize what they can. And who they can.

        • October 25, 2017 at 3:01 pm
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          They never said they are racist, but nice job following the movie.

        • October 25, 2017 at 7:15 pm
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          Partially as a result of filming in England the Empire from the OT were predominately white English males.
          I remember that the Rebels were all intentionally American at the time.

  • October 25, 2017 at 12:11 am
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    There is also a closer shot of that strange thing from Snoke’s throne room (it was also a part of the BB8 playset with Snoke and Praetorian Guards).
    I think it could be very important part of Snok’s story – a some kind of Force/Midichlorian container which keeps him alive. Maybe that’s the reason, why Sonke wasn’t present at the Starkiller Base. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a35c55c0cdff8e80170bc4583d90beac98200f64c488cefb7535e5108edf377b.png

  • October 25, 2017 at 2:04 am
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    Gotta say… the new trilogy characters all exceed my expectations — expectations that I’ve had since 1983. I also have to praise J.J., if he indeed had the final say in the casting — I already have a hard time imagining anyone else in these roles.

    • October 25, 2017 at 3:54 am
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      I do feel like casting was his greatest victory.

    • October 25, 2017 at 3:55 am
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      I will have to partially disagree. I love the cast and I will give JJ’s casting director major props. Because, these new actors I argue are better than Mark, Carrie and Harrison when they started out.

      As for how they were utilized not so much. Poor direction, characterization and dialogue. But hey; RJ now gets to utilize them. And so far; he is impressing me a lot more. Especially, in the dialogue department.

      • October 25, 2017 at 6:51 am
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        Daisy just might outshine Mark in their scenes together — I hope he’s up on his game.

        • October 25, 2017 at 4:10 pm
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          I wouldn’t go that far. I’m not lowballing Ridley as I do like her. Heck, Rey is much better in FOD than her own movie. Kind of like Anakin.

          But Hamill has a lot more experience since SWs. And really just from the trailer; Mark sounds like he’s slipped back into the role just fine.

    • October 25, 2017 at 4:42 am
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      all of JJ’s films are well cast so its either him or he knows who delegate to. 😉

      • October 25, 2017 at 7:08 pm
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        Not a JJ fan, but can’t argue with that.

      • October 26, 2017 at 3:59 am
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        Yup. That is one positive I can give TFA. A truly remarkable cast who in my view all have very bright futures. Heck, Oscar Issac is living proof, if you have seen any of his films. Minus, X-men Apocalypse, but to be fair; that movie in my view wasted him much more than TFA.

        But yes; already from the trailers, I have a strong hunch that the characters are going to be much better just from the dialogue. But hey; RJ is great at that kind of stuff. 🙂

    • October 25, 2017 at 6:36 am
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      JJ is far better than Rian at Casting. And Filmmaking. And everything.

      • October 25, 2017 at 6:47 am
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        Especially polka dancing.

      • October 25, 2017 at 1:43 pm
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        and stealing from other directors

      • October 25, 2017 at 3:00 pm
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        That’s not exactly true.

      • October 25, 2017 at 3:00 pm
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        That’s not exactly true.

      • October 25, 2017 at 4:08 pm
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        Casting remains to be seen but filmmaking; yeah, right. But go ahead; praise abrams and lowball RJ. While Abrams has more movies, RJ has more quality films. He’s not a one trick pony and has a great deal of range. I swear people like you are just as annoying as those super naysayers of the ST. But really, whatever. You keep fighting your crusade.

  • October 25, 2017 at 4:40 am
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    i don’t want to be that person but i’m already starting to hate the porgs and i haven’t even seen the film yet. lol

    • October 25, 2017 at 5:07 am
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      I loves you, Porgy
      Don’t let him take me
      Don’t let him handle me and drive me mad
      If you can keep me
      I wanna stay here with you forever and I’ll be glad

      • October 25, 2017 at 9:51 pm
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        That’s a nice haiku
        I like how it has no rhymes
        and too much sylla…..

        • October 26, 2017 at 4:55 am
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          Hehe…
          This is from Porgy & Bess, opera from the 1930s.
          “I love you Porgy” you can listen it in the voice of Ella Fiztgerald, Billie Holiday or later Nina Simone. For example “Summertime” is from that opera too.
          Music George Gershwin, lyrics Ira Gershwin y DuBose Heyward.

          • November 3, 2017 at 1:37 pm
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            I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for the reference.

    • October 25, 2017 at 5:24 am
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      I’m right there with you, but I feel like it analogous to an overplayed hit song. I’m sick of the porgs at the moment because of all the marketing and fan-reactions to their cuteness, but deep down I think that watching the movie years down the line they will just be a fun curiosity and I will like them again

      • October 25, 2017 at 6:08 am
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        exactly. i think if saw them for the first time in the film it would be fine, but at this point i’m at porg overload.

        • October 25, 2017 at 7:53 am
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          Fine….more pulled-porg sandwiches for me !!

    • October 25, 2017 at 5:05 pm
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      I doubt they’ll have all that much presence in the movie. There might be a quick mention of them by Luke. Chewbacca will have a funny moment or two with them. That’s probably about it.

      They don’t bother me. My kids like them. But I’d rather not see them squad up and attack any of the villains. I’m still getting over the monkey attack from Crystal Skull…

      • October 25, 2017 at 6:08 pm
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        its not so much the porgs themselves but how much everyone is talking about and obsessing over them.

        • October 25, 2017 at 7:37 pm
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          That’s sort of the nature of fandom and interacting socially with other fans; online or otherwise – people are going to get jazzed about certain things and jaw about them for a while.

          That said, where are you seeing this type of obsession taking place? I’m not doubting you, I’m just not seeing it. I’ve seen a couple mentions of them here – some folks complaining – others curious about their part in the movie – but very little mention of them on Facebook or Rebelscum or the other couple places where I maintain a fan presence.

          • October 25, 2017 at 9:02 pm
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            Ur lucky because Twitter is porg central. And just to make sure no one thinks I’m the Grinch, I have no issue with them putting in something cutesy for the kids but all the adults freaking out about it like tween girls at a boy band concert is both weird and tiresome.

          • October 25, 2017 at 9:44 pm
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            Ah. There you go. I’m not on Twitter. Facebook is the limit of my social media involvement.

  • October 25, 2017 at 5:20 am
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    This movie is looking great.
    Many strong characters in tricky situations, also it seems most of them will join at the end of the movie or something like that.

  • October 25, 2017 at 5:46 am
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    AT 0:16 in the video, we again see a white Porg feather sticking out of Chewie’s mouth. Do you think Chewie had a snack before take off?

    • October 25, 2017 at 10:27 pm
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      I agree! Perhaps he ate the Porg we see in the trailer after it made a nuisance of itself and ripped Han’s seat.

  • October 25, 2017 at 6:35 am
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    Rian’s disappointed me already.

      • October 25, 2017 at 6:37 am
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        Seems he disappointed Mark Hamill and Daisy too when they read dat script LOL

        • October 25, 2017 at 8:59 am
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          Yea he disappointed them when NONE of them said anything even remotely related to your disappointment. Oh. Did i mention it’s “your” disappointment? Not their’s? There you go.

          • October 26, 2017 at 9:20 am
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            Mark Hamill called Rian to tell him “I fundamentally disagree with everything you have for my character”. Mic drop.

          • October 26, 2017 at 4:25 pm
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            We’re all quickly running out of mics.

        • October 25, 2017 at 2:59 pm
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          This is a lie. LOL.

          • October 26, 2017 at 9:20 am
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            It certainly is not. Mark Hamill calling Rian to tell him “I fundamentally disagree with everything you have for my character” is possibly the most disappointment Hamill has ever had in his SW career. Dont believe he said ? I’ll post a clip 🙂 Bring it.

          • October 26, 2017 at 2:58 pm
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            “Mark Hamill calling Rian to tell him “I fundamentally disagree with everything you have for my character” is possibly the most disappointment Hamill has ever had in his SW career”

            “is possibly the most disappointment Hamill has ever had in his SW career”

            This is total speculation. You can disagree with a story and not be disappointed.
            You are making things up. I brought the truth. You bring fan fiction.

          • October 26, 2017 at 9:52 pm
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            Saying “I fundamentally disagree with everything you have planned for my character” is the most extreme disagreement / disappointment that Mark Hamill has had in any Star Wars film experience. Yes I’m right. 100%.
            Hamill’s own words here are extreme and straight-forward. That’s not my opinion.

          • October 26, 2017 at 10:23 pm
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            “disagreement/disappointment”

            These are two different concepts you are trying to conflate. It won’t work.

            His words are straight-forward. Your interpretation of those words are not.

          • October 27, 2017 at 2:41 am
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            Seems most people agree that Luke’s dismay at the Script was disappointed. And for him to even bring this up in Media interviews, is very revealing. And yes I am an expert at reading people.

          • October 27, 2017 at 2:47 pm
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            He likely brought it up to show how unexpected this movie will be for those expecting a rehash.

            Oh, yes, the opinions of most people haha. That always leads to good decisions.

            Keep tooting your horn dude.

          • November 3, 2017 at 6:25 am
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            Ha! Clearly.

          • October 26, 2017 at 2:58 pm
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            Yeah, I am aware of that. I keep up the news quite well.

            But just because he disagrees doesn’t mean he didn’t end up liking the direction it went.

            And I’ve heard NOTHING about Daisy Ridley disliking it so…

            *drops mic*

          • October 26, 2017 at 9:49 pm
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            Daisy said, similarly, that she read the script and rushedly-called Rian to be like WTF? Watching how uncomfortable she looks in the initial TLJ interviews is very revealing.

          • October 26, 2017 at 10:24 pm
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            You seem to be able to read people’s emotions. That’s Star Trek, next room over, you Betazoid 🙂

          • October 27, 2017 at 12:05 am
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            He can’t possibly be more upset with his dialogue in this film as opposed to what he was given to say in TFA.

          • October 26, 2017 at 3:48 pm
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            I don’t think so. These are the exact words of Hamill.

            “I at one point had to say to Rian, ‘I pretty much fundamentally disagree with every choice you’ve made for this character. Now, having said that, I have gotten it off my chest, and my job now is to take what you’ve created and do my best to realize your vision.’”

            There was initial disappointment so I can see why Kent who seems to hold the role of Luke in very high esteem is nervous.

            /edit: I saw you were already discussing that topic so don’t mind my “repost”

          • October 26, 2017 at 4:23 pm
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            To clarify: I know he had said that, but I disagree with the conclusion that he was disappointed by it. That is speculation.

          • October 26, 2017 at 5:37 pm
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            Uhm okay I don’t agree with you on this. He was clearly dissapointed to a degree where he felt the need to tell RJ that he was disagreeing with all of his choices. He had his own ideas what Luke should be like and act like and RJ had a different take one literally everything. I like your optimistic and openminded view on the sequel trilogy but come on a statement like that automatically means that Hamill was dissapointed. Don’t know if he still is but really, back when he made that statement he clearly didn’t like what RJ wanted to do with Lukes character. There is no other conclusion but it doesn’t really matter. Mark Hamill is not a screenwriter he is an actor and as much as he loves the character of Luke he would probably write some cheesy af fanfiction if he was granted free reign to do his own story. No offense to Hamill but stick with what you know 😛

          • October 26, 2017 at 6:52 pm
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            I hear what you are saying and perhaps he was at first, but to me, disagreeing doesn’t equal disappointment. Maybe he came around, maybe he never did, but my idea for what TFA should have been before I saw it was different, but that doesn’t mean I was disappointed.

            Each their own 🙂

        • October 25, 2017 at 6:39 pm
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          Good. They’re actors, not screenwriters or directors or else…they’b be screenwriting and directing.

          Sidenote: I wonder what Natalie Portman and Hayden Christiansen did when they had quiet time to rehearse. They must have been drinking….I mean….how else would you rehearse those scenes? lol

        • October 26, 2017 at 3:54 am
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          read dat script? Did you learn dat speak in da Jedi academy?

        • October 27, 2017 at 12:15 am
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          Total speculation here — but being that actors are egomaniacs, it could be that Carrie Fisher & Adam Driver have slightly more compelling character arcs in this film, and Mark and Daisy could be mildly jealous. It’s always more fun to play the villain, which we know Mark claims he lobbied for in the past.

          • October 27, 2017 at 1:35 am
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            That is very much possible and would be similar to what happened with Mark and RotJ… Mark has just a louder voice nowadays thanks to the internet…
            Let writers be writers and actors be actors.

          • October 27, 2017 at 1:41 am
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            “Let writers be writers and actors be actors.”

            I wholeheartedly agree.

      • October 26, 2017 at 4:01 am
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        Yup. He’s the literal definition of confirmation bias. Not that I am shocked. I find this a common trait amongst most fandoms, especially SWs. But really, in this instance; it is just pedantic and trite. Why not see the film and judge it on its own merits.

        At the very least; one will have a leg to stand on when voicing their views, supporting and opposing. Instead, of just trying to throw eggs at this movie prematurely.

        • October 27, 2017 at 1:30 am
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          The SW fandom is simply too big. You will eventually find pretty much every trait a human can have within the community…

          • October 27, 2017 at 2:59 am
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            I agree. It is a sad aspect really it sucks. But really, your logic could extend to every popular fandom out there. 🙂

    • October 25, 2017 at 6:54 am
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      “Johnson promises that Luke’s still strong and the years of isolation haven’t dulled his mind at all. “(Hamill’s) always been handsome and he’s just in this place now where he’s got so much gravity: You point a camera at his face and you feel depth and wisdom. He’s seen some stuff.”

      Oh no Rian has ruined Luke’s character.

      https://media.tenor.com/images/5c235351599ada33a113e6f00398d1ee/tenor.gif

      • October 26, 2017 at 9:51 am
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        Just wait and see come December…….

    • October 25, 2017 at 11:05 am
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      Stop trolling, you troll.

      • October 26, 2017 at 9:17 am
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        Having a strong, well-stated, and well-informed opinion isn’t trolling.

        • October 26, 2017 at 11:37 am
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          I thought trolling was when you didn’t agree with the collective mindset?
          Independant though is so over-rated

    • October 25, 2017 at 5:49 pm
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      So you’re saying you bought advance tickets for only 6 screenings instead of 7 this year?

      • October 26, 2017 at 9:17 am
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        Surprisingly, I have yet to buy tix. I certainly will — but with a hesitation I certainly did not feel going into TFA.

    • October 25, 2017 at 7:06 pm
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      How so?

    • October 25, 2017 at 8:17 pm
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      I know you want Luke Skywalker to be a perfect, flawless superhero Jesus, but the truth is, he is, and always has been a normal guy who realized his tremendous potential in 4-6. That doesn’t mean he was made immune from doubt, fear, regret and weakness.

    • October 26, 2017 at 3:40 pm
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      I wouldn’t say he ha disapointed me already. I haven’t seen the movie yet but I have a weird feeling that by making Star Wars unique RJ might estrange audiences similar to what happened with the “Phantom Menace”.

      • October 26, 2017 at 9:47 pm
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        Precisely.

      • October 26, 2017 at 10:23 pm
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        TPM wasn’t necessarily a different film from ANH – there’s space opera stuff everywhere (space battle, robots, podracing, undercover queen, dusty Western-like city).

        It’s discomfort lies in other things, like Jar-Jar, Neimoidians accent, Watto, and 30 minutes of talking on couches.

      • October 27, 2017 at 12:19 am
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        I think that anyone with a distaste for David Lynch and/or film noir might come out of this film scratching their heads.

        And I can’t wait. 😉

    • October 27, 2017 at 1:13 am
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      Is this replacing PlatinumStar?

      • October 27, 2017 at 1:27 am
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        Don’t worry, he’ll return saltier than you can possibly imagine…

  • October 25, 2017 at 8:46 am
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    —–SPECULATION ALERT—–
    This is a speculation, but who knows could be SPOILER matter… so if you don´t want to read speculation potientally spoiler stop reading.
    Said that…
    We know Empire got defeated in Jakku.
    And First Order was born secretly from the ashes of the Empire. And the circumstances of it are still in the shadows for us.
    What if…
    Who seeded that re-birth was Luke.
    What if Luke has been playing a sort of Palpatine role but instead of coming from Sith the double game coming from Jedi.
    All we know about the story is Leia and Han short comments, a sentence of Max Kanata, another of San Tekka.
    We have Bloodline too.

    • October 25, 2017 at 5:48 pm
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      Substitute Leia for Luke, and you’re on to something.

      • October 25, 2017 at 5:51 pm
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        No, you cannot do that if you have read Bloodline 😉

        • October 25, 2017 at 5:53 pm
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          Does Claudia’s interpretation of Leia make it impossible for her to go dark?

          • October 25, 2017 at 6:35 pm
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            Read the novel if you don´t, it gives a timeline to follow TFA.
            It is about the origin of the Resistance and its reasons, in my opinion it implies Leia is not behind The First Order.
            Luke is not in the novel, only some references, so nobody can conclude he has nothing to do with The First Order, although in my opinon that was not in the mind of Claudia Gray, but who knows if in the mind of Ryan Johnson.

          • October 25, 2017 at 6:57 pm
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            I don´t think it is a piece of mom dress, I wonder it is some kind of sophisticated staple to heal the scar of her duel with Rey.
            I see Leia dress squared pattern and Kylo staples hexagon pattern.
            We should zoom in!
            I believe Leia is telepathy strong and she is telling him to go back inmediately and tidy up his room.

          • October 25, 2017 at 7:15 pm
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            A Snoke Wears Prada standalone film…..omg why haven’t we thought of this earlier?

          • October 26, 2017 at 3:52 am
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            Dr. Jekyll Leia and Miss Leia Hyde? She grows 7 ft tall in her dark side anger

          • November 3, 2017 at 12:10 pm
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            Search your feelings you know it to be true…

          • October 25, 2017 at 7:57 pm
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            Hehe…
            I guess they got the same costume designer :))

          • November 3, 2017 at 12:08 pm
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            Well would explain why episode IX was originally supposed to revolve around Leia.

          • November 3, 2017 at 2:47 pm
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            Yes yes yes — you’re seeing it too. 🙂

          • October 26, 2017 at 9:13 am
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            OMG Jimsy you are AMAZING !!!

          • November 3, 2017 at 12:06 pm
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            Yes but in the PT he was playing the Grand Chancellor, Emperor Palpatine and Darth Siddious. So why can’t luke or Leia be behind it all just because she was in bloodlines.

          • November 3, 2017 at 12:46 pm
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            Bloodline is not about Luke, so we cannot say anything, it is about Leia.
            Even from the Trailers of TLJ or TFA, you could imagine Snoke and Luke knew each other at some point, or may be not.
            I don´t want to spoiler Bloodline to anyone, we could say the novel is Leia point of view, and I conclude from the content in the novel that she is not behind the First Order.

  • October 25, 2017 at 5:45 pm
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    Is it just me, or is there a Saturday Night Live sketch in that whole Finn goes undercover in the First Order story line?

    Leia: “We need someone to go undercover in the First Order.”

    Holdo: “How ’bout we send in the hip, handsome, black dude. He’ll fit right in with all the pasty, anorexic space Nazis.”

    Leia: “Yeah, let’s go with that.”

    Finn: “Wait, what?!”

    Leia: “Here’s your funny hat and an Asian sidekick. It will be fine.”

    Finn: (Gulp) “I have a bad feeling about this.”

    • October 25, 2017 at 8:15 pm
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      The First Order had people of color and women in TFA.

    • October 26, 2017 at 9:12 am
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      Oh lordey – not the foreign translation fan theories again. Isn’t everyone worn out after doing jumping-jacks that The Last Jedi in tajanaese was plural —- which was immediately debunked by Rian.

  • October 26, 2017 at 11:35 am
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    two quick things you may have missed
    1: there are resistance trenches in the snow, i mean sand. Luke, I mean Poe, crashes his speeder while fighting the at-ats. does he have a grappling hook? a thermal detonator?
    2. KK standing behind RJ, looks like the FBI guy at the vegas press conferences. now say exactly what we tell you

    • October 26, 2017 at 2:07 pm
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      No grapping hook. As you can see, the AT-ATs have been upgraded to prevent them from being taken down that way as they were on Hoth. The First Order obviously learned from previous design flaws.

      • October 29, 2017 at 12:29 am
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        He’s talking about Luke grappling up to the walker’s belly after his crash, not tow-cables.

  • October 26, 2017 at 7:45 pm
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    Luke is Snoke
    Snoke is a Porg

    OMG Luke is a Porg

    • October 26, 2017 at 10:21 pm
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      Snoke’s true hatred for Luke is that Luke took all his Porgs. All of this could have been avoided if Luke shared the Porgs.

      • October 27, 2017 at 8:56 pm
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        The Porgan Wars

  • October 27, 2017 at 1:18 am
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    I bet this movie will have that “magical” feel to it. The whole setting, the island, Canto Bight, Rian Johnson’s weird stuff (porgs, fathiers), DJ, Rose and Holdo… I just feel good about this. In comparison I was pretty neutral during TFA’s campaign.

  • October 27, 2017 at 10:33 pm
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    That first picture of Luke in the tree cave really makes him look fat. Guess eating those porgs really puts the pounds on.

  • October 28, 2017 at 2:10 am
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    Snoke is a yuuzhan Vong

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