The theatre director and producer of Star Wars : The Force Awakens , JJ Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy , took the Star Wars Celebration stagecoach along with their fresh casting , the original Star Wars cast , and a brand new droid . We were there , in the thick of it , and here ’s what we learn .
BB-8 Is (So Far) The Best Reveal From Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Real talk — I was feeling very over - market , over - stirred up and very “ this is just Disney trying to betray Star Wars ” while walk into this massive arena satiate with t - shirt carom and people blasting Weird Al Star Wars jams . Then BB- 8 roll out , and everything change . Watch :
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And that was that , this was the real hatful . Here was a tangible , real life droid . BB-8 was real , and he look awe-inspiring . This was what was drop from the dreaded prequels : something real , something magical . This was an real droid scooting around , circling R2 - D2 . It is utterly fantastical . It felt like a return to the kind of photographic film - making that made the original movies piece of work ( puppets , models , practical element ) .
Also on a merriment additional droid note , the unexampled R2 - D2 was actually created by fans . Lucasfilm land on a pair of droid building fan who had their R2 - D2 at an earlier Celebration ( and varius other convening issue ) to make the “ new ” R2 - D2 for Episode VII . And they were here , on stage .
Back To Practical
BB-8 is genuine , and this is important to Abrams . Really important . If there was one takeout from the whole instrument panel , it should be that Abrams wants to retort to the old ways of the Star Wars films . And he spoke about this pretty passionately :
“ When we started talking about the story and how to make it befall , the matter that struck me , that would n’t get out of my headland , is just how real you knew and matte Star Wars was when you first saw A New Hope , You could n’t deny it . It ’s Star Wars … Building as much as you could was a mandatory . There will be an endless number of effects . We needed a standard . You want it to be licit and reliable . The way of life the light interact with the set edifice as much as we possibly could . As we ’re work out and the editing of the film . It ’s an awful affair to be able-bodied to watch the movie and see what it is and not have to use your imaginativeness . We actually had those sets there and it was expectant for the role player too . ”
The President Of Lucasfilm Heard Your Complaints About The Lack Of Women In Star Wars: Episode 7
Kathleen Kennedy addressed the loud concerns thatmany fans voicedafter that first mold image was secrete with at startling deficiency of distaff case .
Well , she sort of addressed the concerns . Kennedy admit that there were n’t a lot of heroines in the first photographic film but , the new fair sex characters that are already throw off ( like Daisy Ridley ’s Rey ) are really unattackable cleaning woman / fictional character . She then promised more distaff roles , “ Not only in Episode 7 , but in the conversations we ’re having run forward . ”
And she tot , “ There are going to be a raft of new wonderful character . ” Hopefully the new marvelous characters will be women — Kennedy did n’t offer up any veridical grounds of young female characters ( which would have been idealistic ) but at least they ’re talking about it fairly openly . However she did admit to take an emotional interest in this discussion because she too has two girl .
That’s Not Tatooine, That’s Jakku
When the beans were spilled that Star Wars : Episode 7 would be take in Abu Dhabi a lot of folk assumed that J.J. Abrams would be work the cast back to Tatooine . Not on-key — the rumors of the unexampled desert planet with new desert creatures and gargantuan place sloven turned out to be rightful the new man is called Jakku . And thanks to theStar Wars official twitter , we really know how to spell it .
Abrams elaborated on take in the 128 - degree atmospheric condition and what that add to the set : “ Star Wars is as much a western as it is a fairy tale . ” He die on to say that the moxie landscape painting was interchangeable to something you would expect from a John Ford film . And the beautiful landscapes and the great sky , “ shooting in Abu Dhabi is just that . ” So even though we ’re die to a different desert planet , it would come out that Abrams is still nether region dead set on returning to the Western feel of the original first two celluloid .
The New Stormtroopers Are Sleek And Sexy
The first teaser trailer expose the new look of the Stormtroopers but on microscope stage we at long last got to see them populate and in action . Here ’s a facial expression at when they marched in .
John Boyega Is A Stromtrooper — Also, Really Charming
We ’ve seen John Boyega ( Finn ) in a Stormtrooper ensemble before , but it was never confirm if he was a legit , empire prescribed Stormtrooper . This was confirm today . When asked if he the real deal Stormtrooper , Boyega nodded . But that does n’t intend he ’s a “ bad ” Stormtrooper . He could desert , or learn a worthful lesson about what he sign up to become , anything is possible .
Boyega also talked about getting Harrison Ford ’s signature on set , working with Ford ( thus reassert that the two will have scene together ) and does a fantastic , more or less “ over it , ” Ford representative .
Also Boyega was too terrified to tell his parents he got the function on Star Wars , so he just enjoin them he was dart for 24 . They did n’t find out until the prescribed exposure was release .
Oscar Isaac Is Already Channeling His New Role As The Replacement Han Solo
Long has it been speculated that Oscar Isaac would be the next sassy , flushed - stripe gasp Han Solo - eccentric character . And when require what he could reveal about his Star Wars character , Poe Dameron , Isaac enjoin , “ He ’s the best freakin ’ pilot in the galax , that ’s who he is . ”
So , yeah , sounds like he ’s swing for the “ that guy ” fencing . This is great — for every blue eyed believer like Luke ( and perhaps Daisy and Finn ) there has to be an asshole . As for what he ’s going to do in the celluloid , the details were scarce by Isaac gave a little spoiler , “ He ’s been send on a mission by a sure princess . And ends up coming across Finn , and their fates are forever intertwined . ”
afterward on in the panel , Isaac blab about the weight of acting in a Star Wars picture : “ And when I eventually was going to play Poe Dameron I was so excited / flighty . ” And while he was grappling with whether or not he could take on this labor he worked out his trepidation in the most delightfully fannish way possible , “ I blasted the Star Wars theme and I grabbed a shampoo bottle and went * puddle lightsaber noises . * ” It was then that he realized that he could do this . Also this might be vaguely hinting at the fact that Poe Dameron may not be just a pilot film , he may also get his prospect to wield a lightsaber . Maybe … . probably not , though .
No “Tired” Leia Buns And No Metal Bikinis
After the fresh Stormtroopers marched out the original cast ( sans Harrison Ford due to his airplane crash injury ) or Carrie Fisher , Mark Hamill and Peter Mayhew took the stage . Fisher revealed the most urgent details , specifically about her buns . turn out , the nates are over . “ The buns are trite , ” Fisher order , “ But we have an alternate thing that people will be into . Which is not the metal bikini . ” I ’m already mull over what sort of bun - comparable hair trend they forced Fisher into . Queen Amidala take aim Star Wars hairsbreadth to an harebrained level , is there anywhere to go from there . Also not distressing to see the alloy two-piece go , bye two-piece .
JJ Abrams Is Scared… Good.
When asked “ How will you please every last Star Wars fan ? ” Abrams responded . “ Well , we just will . ” That incur a immense laugh . But he continue on admit that this is a really scary task and discourse the weight and responsibleness of revitalizing this franchise .
“ Obviously you ca n’t please everybody , ” articulate Abrams . honour the legacy using the legacy , make the fans proud , it ’s the most important thing that we ’re all function on . Though there are consequence of unmingled repugnance , the realism is I ’ve never had more fun in my living working on anything . The opportunity far outweigh the risk .
It ’s not like Abrams is going to brook up at Celebration and say “ I got this , ” but it was lighten to make love that he was nervous . Because so is everyone . Please do not fuck this up .
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