Guest Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/02/star-wars-episode-7-set-photos-secret-pics-new-creature/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Somebody's getting fired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Let me know when we get to not-Tatooine. And I can't believe I just went to TMZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Yay, more Tatooine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RelentlessMalice Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 What is that creature, the second cousin of a gamoreon guard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doze Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Third cousin dude, Don't make this silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Where's Timon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Wader Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 They just posted some more, this time of the Falcon: http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/03/star-wars-episode-7-millennium-falcon-set-photos/ And for the record, still love lurking around here, even after 15 years. Keep it up guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transducer X Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 It certainly appears to have more of that 'used universe' look of the original film. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Two things from the new photoset stick out to me... The X-Wing is a lot slimmer, more compact and has a different engine design-- possibly the newest model given its been 30 years? Also, the Falcon looks like it is being built with the internal sets inside of the external one to make it as real as possible for the actors. IThe OT didn't even do that. What that means is, the cameras and lights will have to be rigged inside the small sets, which makes for a much more realistic look given that a lot of the lighting will have to be practical and built into the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas1138 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I know there's still a million and one ways this could go horribly wrong, but I'll admit, it's hard to not get a little* excited. * a lot. I'm a lot excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I bet theforce.net and aicn are ****ting their pants that TMZ is getting scoops way ahead of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doze Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Looks like they can break down and rebuild it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 That wouldn't be very effective or money conscious when they can just redress the set around it. I think stuff is one wheels cause the pieces were built modularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I bet theforce.net and aicn are ****ting their pants that TMZ is getting scoops way ahead of them.But are they leaked, or are the "controlled leaks" for publicity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Does it really matter? Either way, the people who made their livelihoods on reporting about geek films, and Star Wars in particular, are being scooped by the company that's sole goal is to let us know who isn't wearing panties at the newest Hollywood hot spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 When it is basically a press release, is it really a scoop, though? And does this, and the other Tatooine one posted yesterday, really show you anything significant? Not really. When TPM was in post-production, I remember how Starwars.com posted video snipits of the podrace, some concept art, and production still photos, but still didn’t reveal much of anything. I’m just saying this has that same feel to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.CAllen Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 A quick glance at TMZ has really built up my anticipation for the debuts of such fresh new characters as Katharine McPhee, Liberty Ross, Johnny Manziel, Floyd Mayweather, Deontay Wilder, V. Stiviano, Deadmau5 (a new droid?) and Scout Willis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The X-Wing is a lot slimmer, more compact and has a different engine design-- possibly the newest model given its been 30 years? Its engine intakes appear to be more in-line with McQuarrie's depictions. http://www.miscellaneoushi.com/Clothes/tie/star_wars_death_star_xwing_ralph_mcquarrie_tie_fighter_1920x1080_wallpaper_8940/download_1920x1080 The sketchbooks are a wealth of design goodness, which the prequels only nibbled at. (And I assume the Lucasfilm Archives have far more comprehensive material available.) If this production is picking through that, I'm going to very, very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doze Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 First time I have heard that the Falcon was in the movie. Thought it would be anyway but it is the first time, for me. I want to see a time laps of the making of the Falcon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Also, the Falcon looks like it is being built with the internal sets inside of the external one to make it as real as possible for the actors. IThe OT didn't even do that. What that means is, the cameras and lights will have to be rigged inside the small sets, which makes for a much more realistic look given that a lot of the lighting will have to be practical and built into the set.The Firefly ship was built that way, with the movie lights built right into the set. Very efficient filmmaking design since they're making multiple movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The X-Wing is a lot slimmer, more compact and has a different engine design-- possibly the newest model given its been 30 years?Its engine intakes appear to be more in-line with McQuarrie's depictions. http://www.miscellaneoushi.com/Clothes/tie/star_wars_death_star_xwing_ralph_mcquarrie_tie_fighter_1920x1080_wallpaper_8940/download_1920x1080 The sketchbooks are a wealth of design goodness, which the prequels only nibbled at. (And I assume the Lucasfilm Archives have far more comprehensive material available.) If this production is picking through that, I'm going to very, very happy.IIRC, I think the EU made those sketches into the official design for the Z95 Headhunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 My thinking as well, in the beginning, but Wookiepedia doesn't back that up. And it's now "Legends," so who knows. An aside, I'd love to see any of Daley's work canonized, especially anything he brought to the Radio Dramas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Here's a few images of McQuarrie's original sketches, the new X-Wing and fan renders of the Z95. The main reason I know this is when I was a kid I played a lot of the original Sw RPG. The main source book filled out the universe by taking tons of Star Wars concept art and calling them something else. The sketches of the early X-Wing by McQuarrie was basically called the precursor to the X-Wing and called the Z95 Headhunter. When Zahn wrote Heir to the Empire, he used that sourcebook and EU-canonized a ton of that material. I think this is really cool. It actually looks more advanced to me than an X-Wing as opposed to being a precursor. I think using untapped concept art (despite the EU) is a cool way to bring new stuff in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pong Messiah Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Hmmm... Still convinced these films are going to be vomitously horrible, but they may prove to be less aesthetically displeasing than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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