they should really carry this idea through to other franchises. imagine a Harry Potter without magic and without Harry Potter or any of his friends. GOLD!
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 22 January 2016 17:30 (eight years ago) link
is that a promo still for the new USA series Stargate: Alderaan?
― nomar, Friday, 22 January 2016 17:30 (eight years ago) link
xpost I don't know if you're being ironical but there's a Harry Potterless Harry Potter movie coming out later this year.
― Meat Sheet (Old Lunch), Friday, 22 January 2016 17:32 (eight years ago) link
Star Wars: Redecorating the Kitchen in a Subleased Ranch House in Newport, CT
― Karl Malone, Friday, 22 January 2016 17:34 (eight years ago) link
xpost i was not being ironic, lol i must have forgot that is actually happening
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 22 January 2016 17:36 (eight years ago) link
lol what is this Harry Potterless movie, Dudley Goes to Camp?
― Οὖτις, Friday, 22 January 2016 17:37 (eight years ago) link
Star Wars: Weekend Shift Workers Pausing To Watch the Chiefs Lose Thanks To Andy Reid's Clock Management
― nomar, Friday, 22 January 2016 17:37 (eight years ago) link
cast photo looks like another sw w women/minority characters driving the action, so that's a point in its favor already
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Friday, 22 January 2016 17:41 (eight years ago) link
― Οὖτις, Friday, January 22, 2016 11:37 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Eddie Redmayne in magical early-20th Century NYC!
― Meat Sheet (Old Lunch), Friday, 22 January 2016 17:43 (eight years ago) link
a shed full of set photos and such for Rogue One
http://imgur.com/a/N75pb
Donnie Yen apparently tweeted some new helmets, get excited
― service desk hardman (El Tomboto), Thursday, 28 January 2016 12:58 (eight years ago) link
http://io9.gizmodo.com/why-rogue-one-is-as-important-to-star-wars-as-episode-v-1761067899
(maybe onus is a better word)
― Sith Dog (El Tomboto), Thursday, 25 February 2016 15:20 (eight years ago) link
Presumably, this will also be the first Star Wars movie not to include a Jedi (or possibly even anyone with Force sensitivity). Perhaps most importantly, it’s going to be the first Star Wars film without a Skywalker at its center.
I guess the writer hasn't seen the two Ewok movies?
― Tuomas, Thursday, 25 February 2016 15:57 (eight years ago) link
rob fuckin' bricken
980 words to say 'disney will make more movies like this if this one makes money'
― Butt here is always time for the John Mayer Trio or Sting. (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 25 February 2016 15:59 (eight years ago) link
I have a piece in the pipeline offering the counterpoint that if the movie underperforms it may affect Disney's willingness to take similar chances in the future. It's a lid blower.
― Lisa Welchel's Madcap Macrame Adventure for Windows 2000 (Old Lunch), Thursday, 25 February 2016 16:03 (eight years ago) link
Rogue One has the opportunity (maybe onus is a better word) to realize this fundamental quality of the Star Wars universe on screen—to attempt to see if the depth that has always seemed a part of the franchise is in fact real, or merely an illusion.
fyi: nothing about star wars is real
also this is a horribly formed 'sentence'
The answer depends entirely on the fate of this first stand-alone film, and thus it will shape the future of the Star Wars movies far more than the Force itself. Are the pilots of Rogue One up for this integral mission? I’m sure they’re standing by.
srs q: is english rob bricken's first language
― Butt here is always time for the John Mayer Trio or Sting. (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 25 February 2016 16:06 (eight years ago) link
his entire premise is flawed bc The Phantom Menace proved you could make an absolute crap Star Wars and people will still want more
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 25 February 2016 16:09 (eight years ago) link
also the other two prequels
Rogue One: Integral Mission, winter 2018.
― Lisa Welchel's Madcap Macrame Adventure for Windows 2000 (Old Lunch), Thursday, 25 February 2016 16:10 (eight years ago) link
yeah but will people see an absolute crap star wars that doesn't have a skywalker in it
people love skywalkers dude
― Butt here is always time for the John Mayer Trio or Sting. (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 25 February 2016 16:13 (eight years ago) link
you're right people unanimously think Anakin is the best part of the prequel trilogy
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 25 February 2016 16:14 (eight years ago) link
People were very into the character of Anakin but iirc the unanimous praise was actually directed towards the actors who portrayed him.
― Lisa Welchel's Madcap Macrame Adventure for Windows 2000 (Old Lunch), Thursday, 25 February 2016 16:54 (eight years ago) link
Someone saw Rogue One footage at a Disney shereholder meeting:
Most of it was very quick. A shot of the black stormtrooper, possibly called Death Troopers as previously reported, another pic of that same style of helmet and armor but all chrome, reminiscent of Captain Phasma from The Force Awakens, an image showed two AT-ATs that had a slightly different look with the door panel on the side of the body painted a lighter beige color. And a couple cast photos were shown, one of Felicity & Diego Luna and another of Donnie Yen. The clip featured Felicity’s character on what looked like the inside of a ship or shuttle with her arm up holding on and the hatch/ramp open behind her. I wish I could remember what she said as part of the sizzle but it went by too fast. The new stormtroopers looked great. …It all looked great, had a classic Star Wars/A New Hope look & feel. Bob Iger said that they didn’t have footage but that it & Episode VIII had been filming as previously stated. I’m definitely more excited for the film since it will be set close to the classic trilogy time & like I said it definitely had a similar look/feel.
It all looked great, had a classic Star Wars/A New Hope look & feel. Bob Iger said that they didn’t have footage but that it & Episode VIII had been filming as previously stated. I’m definitely more excited for the film since it will be set close to the classic trilogy time & like I said it definitely had a similar look/feel.
― painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture (DavidM), Saturday, 5 March 2016 14:34 (eight years ago) link
the most teasery of teasers, maybe a second of footage
https://twitter.com/starwars/status/717841838044872709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
― lazy rascals, spending their substance, and more, in riotous living (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 6 April 2016 23:16 (eight years ago) link
a burning moisture vaporator? jesus fuck.
― how's life, Thursday, 7 April 2016 01:20 (eight years ago) link
You a fan of moisture vaporators?
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 7 April 2016 03:07 (eight years ago) link
i prefer their earlier work
― a lad of balls (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 7 April 2016 09:28 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/starwars/status/718043194378682373
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Thursday, 7 April 2016 11:56 (eight years ago) link
Gotta say I love the siren.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Thursday, 7 April 2016 11:58 (eight years ago) link
Can't beat a quality British accent on the villains.
Epic Forest Whitaker + burly dude with dreads is producing a mild Battlefield Earth flashback, but it'll pass.
Also more tears from the MRAs +++++++
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 7 April 2016 12:18 (eight years ago) link
I can't tell from the IMDB page who is playing Mon Mothma, but holy hell that's good casting. I would almost swear they face-mapped the original actress onto someone. And the costumes and sets look terrific as well. Looks like we finally get to see a Grand Admiral actually doing things on screen instead of just sitting at a conference table.
― T.L.O.P.son (Phil D.), Thursday, 7 April 2016 12:35 (eight years ago) link
actually got chills when Donnie Yen popped up with some badassery - and i'm not a man who often chills
― jamiesummerz, Thursday, 7 April 2016 12:37 (eight years ago) link
Gotta admit, looks terrific.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 7 April 2016 12:38 (eight years ago) link
holy shit, this looks amazing
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Thursday, 7 April 2016 12:43 (eight years ago) link
Also 99% certain that Alan Tudyk will be voicing the gangly-looking droid you can see in a bunch of shots.
― T.L.O.P.son (Phil D.), Thursday, 7 April 2016 12:45 (eight years ago) link
ohhhh shit
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 7 April 2016 12:48 (eight years ago) link
Some of the comments on the twitter make the point* that we don't see Darth Vader in this, which is interesting - it'd be a better movie without him, but I can see how it could be seen as 'cheating'.
*mostly in the key of waaaah, but so it goes.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 7 April 2016 12:55 (eight years ago) link
I sure as fuck HOPE we don't have to see Darth Vader in this. Have we not seen enough Darth Vader in our lives? I think that would suck. But this is only the first teaser trailer. If he is in there, there is a chance they'll save it for a later reveal.
― how's life, Thursday, 7 April 2016 12:59 (eight years ago) link
if I recall correctly, Darth Vader wasn't exactly in love with the Death Star in the original film. Maybe he got involved in a later stage.
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Thursday, 7 April 2016 12:59 (eight years ago) link
With the counter ticking down, they'll finally be captured, but as they are being escorted to their doom, their captors will suddenly fly horizontally off one of those rail-less bridges. Looking around, they see a distant black-caped figure giving them a double thumbs-up..
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 7 April 2016 13:20 (eight years ago) link
Checking twitter, there is mixed speculation as to whether DV will be in this. Some seem to think the shot at 1:18 is him. Once again, I really really hope that this is someone different from the Galactic Empire.
― how's life, Thursday, 7 April 2016 13:20 (eight years ago) link
yeah, looks fun
against all the odds marvel's current darth vader comicbook is really good - if he does have to be in rogue one it'd be nice to acknowledge the comics somehow
― a lad of balls (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 7 April 2016 13:21 (eight years ago) link
Hang on, is the protagonist called Gin Ulcer?
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 7 April 2016 13:22 (eight years ago) link
Some seem to think the shot at 1:18 is him.
I tried to pause there and that just looks to me like someone with a hood up. Not bulky-looking or broad-shouldered enough to be Vader.
― T.L.O.P.son (Phil D.), Thursday, 7 April 2016 13:23 (eight years ago) link
As long as JEJ is still with us I'll be cool with Vader being in things.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 7 April 2016 13:25 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/RKmPjfH.jpg
― T.L.O.P.son (Phil D.), Thursday, 7 April 2016 13:25 (eight years ago) link
Pretty excited to see Ben Mendelsohn as a creepy imperial fucker.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Thursday, 7 April 2016 13:29 (eight years ago) link
xp that looks like the emperor to me.
Guys we get one of these movies every year now! THE SYSTEM WORKS
― other people systems as applicable (El Tomboto), Thursday, 7 April 2016 13:38 (eight years ago) link
Why are the rebels and the stormtroopers trying to catch trains at a metro station
― other people systems as applicable (El Tomboto), Thursday, 7 April 2016 13:39 (eight years ago) link
Also does anybody else think they cast FW basically just to be the guy who says the trailer stuff? I bet you he has one scene and we just saw most of it
― other people systems as applicable (El Tomboto), Thursday, 7 April 2016 13:41 (eight years ago) link
Seconded, that book was great. That's the very same story that made me an IG-88 fan.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 31 October 2019 18:36 (four years ago) link
IG-88 used to freak me out in the Dash Rendar N64 game
― jmm, Thursday, 31 October 2019 18:38 (four years ago) link
I think one of the worst things about Star Wars across the last 40 years has been the steady erosion of believability - as a kid (7 in ‘77) I absolutely felt these movies were glimpses of a larger world, and the idea that we would someday see e.g. the Clone Wars or the Mandalorian on TV would have blown my mind. Sometime around the prequels it devolved into eh, just some starwarsy shit someone made up. The expanded universe bullshit is a major player in that dilution. You could attribute it to me having better critical faculties at 49 than at 7 but I’m not sure you’d be right.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Thursday, 31 October 2019 18:38 (four years ago) link
Nah, I think it's a thing with all of this fun junk that gets endlessly spun out without ever really exceeding the bounds of its initial concept. Like I watched The Terminator last night, and it's great! And that's probably all we ever needed! Particularly when each additional iteration acts like the entire universe revolves around the Connor family and whatever robots they happen to be encountering in a given moment. There's a whole world beyond those two people, y'all.
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 October 2019 18:44 (four years ago) link
I think the key selling point for carbonite cell was that, aside from presumably low maintenance costs, your captive is suspended with some pained expression ideal for crimelords to show off as a deterrent. It would be weird if throughout the SW Exp-U it had never been used on anyone but Solo, would be cool with seeing it in The Mandalorian.
― nashwan, Thursday, 31 October 2019 18:56 (four years ago) link
I think C3P0's comments implied that carbonite freezing was relatively safe and not uncommon, although without referring to bounty hunter captures
The Bespin industrial facility wasn't really set up for freezing people, though. Maybe gases?
― mh, Thursday, 31 October 2019 19:05 (four years ago) link
If it was a regular practice you'd think crimelords would get creative with it, maybe put their captives in like the Coppertone baby pose before hitting the freeze button, something super humiliating like that.
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 October 2019 19:06 (four years ago) link
I'm wondering if Boba Fett spent some time telling his bounty hunter buddies how convenient of a method it is before his untimely demise.
I'm picturing him presenting a paper at a conference where like zuckuss calls him out for using too small of a sample size and storms out while a bunch of young bounty hunters start looking for vc funding and plan their ted talk about disrupting the bounty hunting business
― joygoat, Thursday, 31 October 2019 19:14 (four years ago) link
if that's what The Mandalorian is like i guess i'm signing up for D+
― weird ilx but sb (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 31 October 2019 20:09 (four years ago) link
I'm still planning on ditching verizon's overpriced phone service at some point, but apparently I might get D+ "free" with my plan for now? hrrm
― mh, Thursday, 31 October 2019 20:12 (four years ago) link
the Blank Check podcast's Patreon feed just did a commentary-track episode, where they watched Rogue One with one of the screenwriters, Chris Weitz. pretty interesting if you're into the behind-the-scenes of this stuff.... he doesn't drop any gossip bombshells, and he is polite and professional about his role as someone brought in to work on a project on which someone else had already done writing, and which in turn was passed on to other people after his tenure. but you get a lot of little things about directions he was taking the story, stuff he thought was cool and put in, etc. i'll share just one tidbit (for fear of undermining their patreon efforts) - - -in his draft, Kassian was an Imperial double-agent, who was initially with the group only because Saw Gerrera's extremist rebellion methods had led to the death of his wife (or his family... something like that). so his initial goal is just to get to Gerrera and get revenge. i liked hearing this because i always thought Gerrera's "too extreme" tactics were very vague, along with the whole rest of his role.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 23:09 (four years ago) link
Whitaker's bizarre performance vs Del Toro's annoying one in a nu-SW walk-on guest-off
― the public eating of beans (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 23:17 (four years ago) link
Whitaker's all day.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 23:32 (four years ago) link
I'd rank Whitaker as the number 2 most off-putting element of nu-SW behind the blue milk thing
― the public eating of beans (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 23:56 (four years ago) link
Saw Gerrera is a The Clone Wars deep cut, no?
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 23:57 (four years ago) link
Exactly
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 23 January 2020 00:05 (four years ago) link
I guess I need to get into clone wars
― the public eating of beans (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 23 January 2020 00:31 (four years ago) link
in my mind's eye, whitaker was great. i also thought del toro was fun tbh. casting has for the most part not been an issue in these movies - their bigger problem is wasting great performances by leaving them on the cutting room floor.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 23 January 2020 00:42 (four years ago) link
rewatching Rogue One for at least the fourth time. Not much more you can say imo
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Sunday, 17 May 2020 02:35 (four years ago) link
Whittaker is the only misstep in this flick imo, otherwise the best nu-SW by a considerable distance
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Sunday, 17 May 2020 03:35 (four years ago) link
It feels more like Star Wars in its own funky way than any of the others. There’s also some awesome shots!
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Sunday, 17 May 2020 03:54 (four years ago) link
I guess it’s all been covered itt
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Sunday, 17 May 2020 03:56 (four years ago) link
doesn't matter it's great and worth talking about again! I was kind of amazed at what a sausage factory the production was. Considering the mess behind the scenes they really pulled it together. The last 30 min are just killer.
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Sunday, 17 May 2020 04:16 (four years ago) link
Totally agree with you. It's the only one that, for the most part, captured the classic SW feel. "Solo" feels like a big budget TV movie by comparison.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Sunday, 17 May 2020 09:42 (four years ago) link
(from when such things as TV movies existed)
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Sunday, 17 May 2020 09:43 (four years ago) link