Star Wars 7 shit talk

Confirmed by Lucasfilm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-24877078

give the part to Alex Rambo

"Doing open auditions makes sense to me. Some of the more recent films they cast star names. I think they never bothered to test them with other people and sometimes when you do that there doesn't seem to be a lot of chemistry on the screen.. "

http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/nov/06/star-wars-episode-vii-auditions-kurtz-abrams

new films' chemistry can't be any worse that Portman/Christensen i guess.

No more making fun of the guys who build R2-D2 robots in their garages: http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/2013/11/19/r2-d2-is-in-star-wars-episode-7-and-hes-fan-made/

Meet Lee Towersey and Oliver Steeples, Star Wars fans and members of the worldwide R2-D2 Builders Club. They create fully functioning, film-accurate astromech droids like the R2-D2 seen in the photo, and they’re officially part of the Creature Effects team for Star Wars: Episode VII. They didn’t apply for their jobs, but still had what is probably the best reference one could hope for.

“It all started when Kathleen Kennedy toured the R2-D2 Builders area at Celebration Europe this past summer in Germany,” says Steeples, who finished his first R2-D2 in 2007, after 10 years of collecting parts and researching. “She posed for pictures with us, looked at all the droids we’d built and was very complimentary. I mentioned that the R2-D2 Builders in the UK were available if required, as a semi-joke. When I was contacted to work on the film by [executive producer] Jason McGatlin, it was on her recommendation.”

Steeples, from Berkshire, England, and Towersey, from Middlesex, England, are working full-time on Star Wars: Episode VII at Pinewood Studios (where the Twitter photo was taken), focusing solely on astromech-building — for now. Keeping an astromech droid in working condition throughout the production of a film is a challenge, as it’s filled with gears, lights, and electronics; Steeples and Towersey were chosen because of their expertise and experience, both having worked on Star Wars­-themed commercials for the UK appliances megastore Curry’s. “We know the pressures of filming, prepping, and being able to assure reliability throughout the shoot,” says Towersey, who built the droid seen in the tweet. “We have a good knowledge of Artoo, with a large stock of parts for reference and drawings, plus we know what is involved throughout the whole building process, as well as potential problems we need to avoid.” Despite their impressive understanding of how to construct an astromech droid and keep it functioning, Steeples and Towersey still have a goal for Star Wars: Episode VII: to build a better R2-D2.

:)

that warms the cockles of my heart

so awesome

absolutely!

I'm getting a "Indy4-younguns team up with fogeys for adventure
while throwing out jokey references to the previous films" gut feeling about these
already. Just a vibe.

But I will go see. Don't get me wrong!

ugh don't even casually invoke that horribleness yet

I will definitely download a bootleg of this/these movies when they come out. I paid money to see the prequels, and made the decision that it is the last time I spend it on anything w the name Star Wars on it.

midnight showing of attack of the clones is one of the best movie tickets i ever bought, so many laughs, great times

I'll watch Starcrash again if I want a laugh.

'Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone' AKA "What if we try and rip off Star Wars and Mad Max at the same time, with Molly Ringwald?"

Battle Beyond the Stars will be better than whatever atrocity Disney shits out for this next iteration

The dodgy outfit Sean Connery was wearing in 'Zardoz' will be better than anything in these sequels.

midnight showing of attack of the clones is one of the best movie tickets i ever bought, so many laughs, great times

man, attack of the clones at mann's chinese in hollywood was incredible. huge screen, pristine imagery, some of the best FX ever, astronomically epic lols for 2+ hours.

Some of the best FX ever? FX looked like a game IIRC.

Harrison on fine (if knackered looking) form here. hope he doesn't have to do too many stunts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgtjDX6fZdQ

GET OFF OF MY PLANE!! OUT OF MY HOUSE.

GET OFF MY PLANET

haha Ford's looking all "I am way too high for this shit!"

Mark Hammill Reddit AMA http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vvul8/mark_hamill_here_in_an_ama_far_far_away/

Older Luke Skywalker: beard or no beard?
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[–]RealMarkHamillMark Hamill[S] 2009 points 2 days ago
Well based on what has gone before, I have a feeling it's beard, but I have no confirmation of that. My wife said if you grow a beard, you'll cover up your cleft chin. That's not something that occurred to me. But I can only guess. I've never read any of the novelizations or anything but someone said to me, 'you're married, you have children.' Based on Obi-Wan I would have guessed I'd be living in an igloo or something. He was more spiritual, he didn't have a wife or children. And when you find out one of the only eligible women in the galaxy is your sister, it really cuts down on your odds of hooking up with anyone.

What was your reaction when you first met Harrison Ford?
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[–]RealMarkHamillMark Hamill[S] 1721 points 2 days ago
Well I'd seen him in American Graffiti, and I did the screen tests with him. We just fell into our character roles. Luke idolizes Han Solo, it was such a great role because Hans was the cynic, he was the modern role in this fairly tale. It was just the right element in the stew for all the cynics in the audience.
I just thought Harrison was fantastic, so perfect for the part. We fell into the role of mentor/student. they couldn't have made a better choice, and he can do no wrong. He's got a great sense of humor, it was fun to try to make him laugh.

not hamill but this comment gave me a huge giggle fit

[–]franzieperez 454 points 2 days ago
I actually had a huge argument with a friend of mine about (Han Solo's) name when we were younger. My friend was convinced it was "Hans Olo". His rationale was that the character had a 'normal' first name and a 'spacey' last name like Luke Skywalker or Ben Kenobi

Carrie Fisher summed it up well when she said "I'm not famous, but I look like somebody who is famous."

Wookies or Droids?
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[–]RealMarkHamillMark Hamill[S] 560 points 2 days ago
Just for the sake of loyalty, it would have to be R2 and C-3PO. Hans had the Wookiee. I love the fact that C-3PO was so unhappy being thrust into these adventures. He’d be so much happier working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What's the Inside of a Taun Taun like?

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[–]RealMarkHamillMark Hamill[S] 2498 points 2 days ago

You know, warm and cozy. I also got inside a Bantha, those creatures that were outside the cantina. The inside of it was pasted over with newspapers and glue to give it substance, I thought, 'This is really odd.' I also got inside of Jabba, which was like a sauna bath, because it's like a big rubber enclosure. All the puppeteers had gone to lunch and I wondered, 'I wonder what it's like in there.'

he seems like such a good dude. his interview on the Nerdist podcast was pretty great too, I thought.

When I saw him at SW Celebration VI he really was just super cool and funny, willing to talk at length about SW or anything at all. Doesn't seem to have a mean or negative bone in his body. Ian McDiarmid is like that, too, interestingly enough.

What's the Inside of a Taun Taun like?

I thought the answer was "Luke-warm"

Up in them guts

omg schwantz thats terrible

I hear Han Solo operates a bologna stand

http://www.empireonline.com/features/star-wars-episode-vii-facts-rumours-mysteries/p1

Wonder what George Lucas thinks about the new film being shot on film instead of digital.

glad this isn't being shot in 3d

according to Harry Knowles Jack Reynor is in this. Guy has gone from a couple of small Irish movies to starring in the new Transformers and Star Wars in a couple of years. Hope it doesn't ruin him

Good news that they're doing lots of location shooting.

that aspect alone means it will be better than the prequels

ya can't wait to see han solo picnicking in central park

oh you

or gorging on cupcakes at magnolia bakery!!!

I hear they're going to use LARPers in the parc in Montreal as extras

tamtams ewoks

the film opens on earth, where luke skywalker is a successful and cynical corporate lawyer who has forgotten his past and lost whatever....force....drove him.

this page says he's been in meetings to come back, but thought they'd killed off the Emperor in Ep.6?

http://www.empireonline.com/images/uploaded/mark-hamill-star-wars-rumours.jpg

doesn't mean he can't haunt everyone

there will never be any good news about this movie