Star Wars Anthology shit talk (Rogue One, Young Solo, TBD)

Starting to look like Edwards was a good choice for this -- his tendency to concentrate on the human scale rather than spectacle, that got him noticed with Monsters, kinda backfired on him with Godzilla, where people just wanted more Godzilla. But this is a better sci-fi sandbox in which he can work that stuff out.

Certainly looks gorgeous

most definitely

the original trilogy had some lush planets but it was the forests of endor where it was fairly nondescript forest, or dagobah where the greenery was so dense it seemed claustrophobic

the beach/palm trees battle stuff in this looks ridiculous

that's a generous interpretation of Godzilla Phil

Well, yeah

oh cool a death star

lol did you just drop in here having read and seen nothing about the movie

you bet!

all I did was watch the preview

it also has a darth vader

*whew*

Love everything about this trailer except for the music.

That ain't A Death Star it's THE Death Star. Check yo'self, foo.

felicity jones seems kind of a bad actor - not sure about the plummy delivery

Οὖτι, it has THE Death Star. Well, the first one. It takes place before the original 1977 film and they steal the Death Star plans and do all the junk that was in the opening crawl of the first film to be released.

There, you know it all now, no need for further introspection

That line about hope seemed really off and I'm wondering it if was a voiceover recorded for the trailer

so i guess they are going to cover the info getting to Princess Leia in this, since ANH starts and she already has it. so maybe we'll see a cameo of young Leia.

One would hope

Was there a rumor or confirmation Jimmy Smits was seen on set? I think they possibly did the next best thing and have the intel handed off to Leia's father at the end, with the implication one of his secret cells will handle it. They've structured a lot of the recent books/cartoons around the different rebel cells leading up to this point, with Leia making some appearances but most of it being handled by intermediaries, or in the case of really important intel, Bail Organa himself

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/05/rogue-one-star-wars-jimmy-smits

btw anyone else notice the orchestral theme in this trailer is an interpolation of the Star Wars main theme, where the last one was an interpolation of the Imperial march? very well done versions, imo

mendelsohn looks perfect in this

Can we just watch the trailers and forsake the films

I feel like Mendelsohn looks sort of ...neutralized? His best roles have been as fun, quirky bad guys and this character just seems comparatively cookbook

Just wish he could keep his accent. Boba Fett's a Kiwi now, why can't we have Imperial Australians?

Do we know who's in the Vader suit? Prowse is both too old and persona non grata at Lucasfilm, so I'm curious.

I mean the person in the Vader suit is the hand inside Kermit the frog it really doesn't matter so long as the voice is right

You say that, but like 30 seconds of Christiansen in the suit is still being mocked 11 years later.

A) true

B) George Lucas

Jeeze. Come on mate. You'd prefer another target, a military target? In your own time.
Dantooine? Yeah, nah. Boys, when you're ready, have a lash.

It's this guy

http://www.spencerwilding.com/

This guy!

http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Spencer-Wilding-Doctor-Who.jpg

I am pretty psyched now that there's a detectable storyline in the trailer. Before it just looked kinda cool but I wasn't really all that sure of what I was seeing.

Also v excited for what I'm calling "The Pacific Theater" At-At's

I'm not the only one who thinks she looks exactly like a lego minifig in this shot, right?

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--I7g0sIrN--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/kfokxw1rzirofueser8c.png

Diego's not really bringing the crucial look-like-you-belong-here ingredient to impersonating an officer, either

i hope there's some kind of 'inglorious basterds in the basement of the tavern' moment where he's called out for not being clean-shaven.

I think Rebels impersonating Imperials poorly is a running joke of the series!

Nobody's ever going to top Han's radio conversation, though.

"Situation normal..."

Uh we are all good right here... how are you?

Donald Glover is officially playing Lando, y'all. http://www.starwars.com/news/donald-glover-cast-as-young-lando-calrissian-in-upcoming-han-solo-star-wars-stand-alone-film

:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkAd4XWwNos

kind of a bigger name, but.. this seems fine?

*star wars nerd voice*
who is playing Sana?

fuck those guys about "pandering" though, those guys are awesome casting

Eh, there is no way to see Forest Whitaker and not think of "Battlefield Earth" unless you have not seen "Battlefield Earth." (Directed by second unit Star Wars director!)

I must be brainwashed by the new sjw media because someone mentioned "another movie with a female lead? is this a thing now?" and I was like "idk I guess?" like it seemed weirder that the jedi council had so many dudes in the Lucas films

I have never seen Battlefield Earth! My first thought with Forest Whitaker is nearly always Ghost Dog

The only person who reminds me of battlefield earth is Barry Pepper

https://bossip.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/forest-whitaker-battlefield-earth.jpeg?w=700

there they go pandering to half the human population again.

pandering has no place in this sequel to a prequel to a genre exercise.

They are pandering to robots.