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Comic Book News Marvel Star Wars

Top Selling Comics & Graphic Novels For 2015

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Diamond Announces Top Selling Comic Books & Graphic Novels of 2015

Star Wars #1 Bestselling Comic Book of the Year; Marvel Comics Top Comic Book Publisher; Comic Book & Graphic Novel Sales Up Over 7%

 

Star Wars returned to Marvel Comics in January with the million-selling Star Wars #1 from Jason Aaron and John Cassaday, kicking off a blockbuster year of Star Wars success that climaxed with Star Wars: The Force Awakens shattering box office records worldwide, earning Marvel not only the best-selling comic book published in 2015 but the best-selling single issue in over two decades with Star Wars #1, based on total unit sales to comic book specialty retailers, according to Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop-culture merchandise.

Written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by John Cassaday, Star Wars #1 debuted in January, 2015 and each subsequent issue has consistently been a monthly top five bestselling title for Marvel Comics. The entire Star Wars comic book publishing line was a success in 2015, with Star Wars: Vader Down #1 (#6), Darth Vader #1 (#9), and Princess Leia #1 (#10) joining Star Wars #1 in the Top-10.

Overall, comic books and graphic novels continued their positive trends, with 2015’s annual sales increasing 7.17% over the previous year; comic book sales specifically were up 8.99%, while graphic novel sales rose by 3.14%. Over 98 million comic books were sold to comic book specialty stores in 2015, an increase of 6 million units over 2014, with just over 8 million graphic novels units shipped.

Marvel Comics finished the year as the comic book specialty market’s top publisher, leading in both Dollar and Unit Market Shares, with a 38.74% Dollar Market Share and a 41.82% Unit Market Share.  Marvel Comics had seven of the year’s top ten comics; in addition to the four Star Wars titles, Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s Secret Wars #1, Spider-Gwen #1 (a spin-off from Spider-Verse), and Invincible Iron Man #1 (the launch title for the All-New All-Different Marvel relaunch) were among the top ten. On the year, Marvel had 78 titles placed in the top 100 best-selling comics.

DC Entertainment was the comic book specialty market’s number two publisher in 2015 with a 25.75% Dollar Market Share and a 27.35% Unit Market Share. DC Entertainment’s top comic book, Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 by Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello, John Romita., Jr., and Klaus Janson charted at #5 for the year, while perennial graphic novel bestseller, Batman: The Killing Joke HC, charted as the #5 graphic novel for the year. Several issues of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman run and the Convergence main issues from Jeff King contributed to a strong showing for DC among the top 100 comics for the year.

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ science fiction epic, Saga from Image Comics dominated the top ten graphic novels chart and solidified Image Comics as the year’s third largest comic book publisher, with a 9.93% Dollar Market Share and a 10.70% Unit Market Share. Image Comics took seven of the top ten graphic novel spots, including all five collections of Saga as well as two volumes from Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead series. The best-selling comic book for the year from Image was another Brian K. Vaughn bestseller, We Stand on Guard #1, at #124 for the year.

IDW Publishing’s was the comic book specialty market’s fourth largest publisher, propelled by its licensed titles such as My Little Pony, Star Trek, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, among others. The company’s Dollar Market Share was 5.59% for the year. Based upon the hit BBC America show, Orphan Black #1 was IDW’s top-selling comic book landing at #4 for the year.

Dark Horse Comics’ creator-owned titles helped the company to be the fifth leading comic book publisher to the comic book specialty market in 2015 with a 3.79% Dollar Market Share. Dark Horse’s top comic book for the year was Fight Club 2 #1 at #129, a sequel to the cult-classic movie penned by writer Chuck Palahniuk.

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Samuel L. Jackson Not Big On Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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It doesn’t seem as if Mace Windu is a big fan of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

While appearing on “Popcorn With Peter Travers,” Samuel L. Jackson is asked about his thoughts on the new Star Wars movie, in which his responses don’t appear to be too enthusiastic.

“I think the kids need to go to lightsaber fight school,” Jackson remarked. “But you know, that’s just me thinking that. They got time to get better.”

George Lucas also isn’t a big fan.

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New Star Wars: The Force Awakens IMAX Poster: Finn vs. Kylo Ren

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Check out the latest IMAX poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens that will be handed out at Sunday screenings, which features Finn vs. Kylo.

Join us for the last Star Wars Sundays! Guests who purchase a ticket to see Star Wars The Force Awakens in IMAX 3D this Sunday will receive an AMC exclusive ‪#‎TheForceAwakens‬ print from artist Dan Mumford, while supplies last. 

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Passes The Avengers At The Box Office

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The battle of the box office continues as The Force is strong with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which has now passed The Avengers and Furious 7 on the all time worldwide box office gross.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens also sits at the #2 spot domestically ($742.2 million), just about $20 million shy of 2009’s Avatar ($760.5 million).

As it stands, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has a worldwide cume of $1.528 billion giving the movie the #4 spot overall, trailing Jurassic World ($1.669 billion), Titanic ($2.186 billion) and Avatar ($2.788 billion).

The Avengers finished with $1.159 billion worldwide, with $623.3 million in the U.S.

Other notable recent records for Star Wars: The Force Awakens includes:

Star Wars: The Force Awakens scored the second best January weeked (shy of Avatar).

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the fastest film to cross $700 million in the U.S. – doing so in only 16 days – compared to Avatar‘s 72 days.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has also broken at least 40 records:

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(via Amazon’s Box Office Mojo)

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Watch: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Deleted Scenes & Rejected Concepts

Check out a video above going over the Star Wars: The Force Awakens deleted scenes and rejected concepts, one of which includes the use of Anakin Skywalker as a Force Ghost.

The Mr. Sunday Movies YouTube Channel also previously posted a cool Rey being related to Obi-Wan Kenobi theory.

A lot of the info is featured in the Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens book.

Slashfilm also has a big write-up on the deleted scenes.

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Star Wars TV News

First Look At Mark Hamill Art For Kavaxas In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series

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Following Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it’s learned Mark Hamill has been cast in the Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series.

Hamill confirmed the news on Twitter, which includes a first look at art of the character, Kavaxas, Demodragon of the Underworld.

“1st look at my #TMNT character. Based on his looks, think there’s any chance he’s a good guy? #villaintypecasting,” Hamill teased.

Hamill is providing the voice for Kavaxas in the episode “Scroll of the Demodragon” in Season 5. 

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Watch: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Ireland Featurette

Check out a new featurette above for Star Wars: The Force Awakens featuring J.J. Abrams and production designer Rick Carter.

Now that the movie is out – and everybody has seen it – they have released a featurette about the end scene that was filmed in Ireland at Skellig Island.

It’s also been said scenes at Skellig Island have already been filmed for Episode VIII.

Spoiler alert:

The end scene that took place at Skellig Island featured Rey finding Luke.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Script Leaks Online

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A “final script” for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has leaked online.

The script was apparently leaked after being sent to members of the Writers Guild Association and has been confirmed by Lucasfilm’s Peter Hidalgo on Twitter as well as a profressional screenwriter on Reddit to be legit.

“It’s legit. It came directly to us WGA members from Disney,” the Redditor posted.

“So if you can see the WGA script, yes, the name of the planet from the end of the movie is there,” Pablo Hildago posted New Year’s Day on Twitter.

Check out the opening movie text as well as the description of the final scene.

Opening text:

Luke Skywalker has vanished. In his absence, the sinister FIRST ORDER has risen from the ashes of the Empire and will not rest until Skywalker, the last Jedi, has been destroyed.

With the support of the REPUBLIC, General Leia Organa leads a brave RESISTANCE. She is desperate to find her brother Luke and gain his help in restoring peace and justice to the galaxy.

Leia has sent her most daring pilot on a secret mission to Jakku, where an old ally has discovered a clue to Luke’s whereabouts….

End scene:

EXT. AHCH-TO ISLAND – STONE STRUCTURES – DAY

Rey arrives at a clearing. Small, modest, primitive stone structures. But no one around. Rey walks past them, sees, senses no one.

And then she stops. Feels something. She turns. Standing forty feet away from her, his back to us, is a MAN, in a CLOAK AND ROBE.

Rey stares, knowing exactly who it is. But she just stares for what seems like forever. Until he finally TURNS, SLOWLY, to her. Pulls back his hood.

IT IS LUKE SKYWALKER.

Older now, white hair, bearded. He looks at Rey. A kindness in his eyes, but there’s something tortured, too. He doesn’t need to ask her who she is, or what she is doing here. His look says it all.

In response, Rey pulls something from the pack. LUKE’S LIGHTSABER.

And she holds it out to him. An offer. A plea. The galaxy’s only hope.

HOLD ON LUKE SKYWALKER’S INCREDIBLE FACE, amazed and conflicted at what he sees, as our MUSIC BUILDS, the promise of an adventure, just beginning…

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Luke’s Planet Name Revealed For Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Obvious spoilers follow for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

 

I’m not sure if they mentioned it in the movie (still gotta see it again), but the Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary reveals the name of the planet Luke Skywalker is on at the end of the movie when Rey finds him. The planet name is also confirmed by the Lucasfilm exec in charge of cannon, Pablo Hidalgo.

So what’s the name of Luke’s planet?

It’s Ahch-To:

Update: The leaked WGA script reveals the name as well.

The Star Wars wiki offers the following:

Ahch-To was an aquatic planet which served, three decades after the Galactic Civil War, as the home to Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, who went into exile seeking the first Jedi Temple after his new generation of Jedi were killed by the Knights of Ren. Ahch-To had numerous islands, which Skywalker sought out during his exile. After the Resistance pieced together two map fragments to reveal Skywalker’s location, Rey traveled to Ahch-To in the Millennium Falcon accompanied by R2-D2 and Chewbacca, in search of him.

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Watch: The Rey Kenobi Star Wars: The Force Awakens Theory

Just who in the hay is Rey?!

That seems to be the question on everyone’s mind following Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Different theories have hit the net ranging from my own personal guess that Rey is Force-born like Anakin, to the obvious in that Rey is the daughter of Luke Skywalker, to Rey being a long lost padawan of some sort. You can check out the fan theories here.

Another theory is that Rey is a relation to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is Rey the grand-daughter of Obi-Wan and the daughter of Luke? Meaning Luke had a child with Obi-Wan’s daughter? 

While we don’t know and have no definitive answers, the Mr. Sunday Movies YouTube Channel goes over the theory that Rey is a Kenobi. Check it out above.

Any guesses?

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First Look At Snoke & Maz Katana In Star Wars: Episode VII

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Check out our first official look Supreme Commander Snoke as well as Maz Katana in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

You can also check out the official character descriptions.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

Supreme Leader Snoke

The Supreme Leader of the First Order, the mysterious Snoke has no permanent base of operations, preferring to contact his underlings from a mobile command post. Snoke is powerful with the dark side of the Force, and seduced Kylo Ren into abandoning the Jedi path to become his apprentice. But Snoke also commands General Hux and the technological war machine the First Order has engineered to destroy the New Republic and Leia Organa’s Resistance.

Maz Katana

Maz Kanata is more than a thousand years old, a diminutive being with vast experience at surviving in the underworld. From her castle on Takodana, Maz has seen galactic powers rise and fall and felt the Force ebb and flow, seeking an elusive balance between darkness and light. She has given many a young smuggler a start by offering credits, equipment or connections, and helped many an old friend rediscover a lost path.

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(via EW)

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Watch: Star Wars: The Force Awakens “Magic Is Back” Spot

Watch a new spot above for Star Wars: The Force Awakens with the “Magic Is Back.”

Speaking of magic, the movie has already grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, with just over $600 million in the U.S.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now passed Iron Man 3 and is currently the #9 movie off all time.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Talks Turning Down Star Wars, Spider-Man & Robin

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In a recent interview with ShortList, Leonardo DiCaprio talked about the roles he turned down, which includes mention of the Star Wars prequels, Spider-Man and Robin.

Regarding playing Robin, which was for Batman Forever, DiCaprio said:

I never screen-tested. I had a meeting with Joel Schumacher. It was just one meeting and, no, I didn’t end up doing it.

Er, I don’t think I did, no (laughs). As I recall I took the meeting, but didn’t want to play the role. Joel Schumacher is a very talented director but I don’t think I was ready for anything like that.

On the Star Wars prequels, of which George Lucas wanted DiCaprio to play Anakin Skywalker:

I did have a meeting with George Lucas about that as well, yes.

Again, just didn’t feel ready to take that dive. At that point.

Leonardo DiCaprio was also up to play Spider-Man for Sam Raimi prior to Tobey Maguire getting the role.

Er, that was another one of those situations, similar to Robin, where I didn’t feel ready to put on that suit yet. They got in touch with me.

No worries if you want to see Leonardo DiCaprio on the big screen in a superhero film as the actor doesn’t rule it out (Warner Bros. wanted DiCaprio to play the Riddler in The Dark Knight).

You never know. You never know. They’re getting better and better as far as complex characters in these movies. I haven’t yet. But no, I don’t rule out anything.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest movie, The Revenant, gets released Janaury 8 , 2016.

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George Lucas Rips Into Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Update: Geoge Lucas issued the following statement following the interview:

“I have been working with Disney for 40 years and chose them as the custodians of Star Wars because of my great respect for the company and Bob Iger’s leadership. Disney is doing an incredible job of taking care of and expanding the franchise. I rarely go out with statements to clarify my feelings but I feel it is important to make it clear that I am thrilled that Disney has the franchise and is moving it in such exciting directions in film, television and the parks. Most of all I’m blown away with the record breaking blockbuster success of the new movie and am very proud of JJ and Kathy.” 

 

Original story:

I previously tweeted, when all the hype settles down, will Star Wars: The Force Awakens just be another Phantom Menace or worse?

Even though the Star Wars fanboys and fangirls are eating it up, The Force Awakens is far from a perfect movie.

Now George Lucas agrees as well, though we can’t help but wonder if that’s a good thing (sorry, George, you really blew it with Jar Jar), but Lucas does offer some valid points while appearing on the Charlie Rose show.

“They wanted to do a retro movie. I don’t like that. Every movie I work very hard to make them completely different, with different planets, with different spaceships, make it new.”

I’ve had similar conversations with Star Wars fans regarding just those topics as well. The Force Awakens doesn’t really feature anything new when it comes to tech or spaceships, which is odd considering the amount of merchandising the movie features. Lucas also mentions it’s a retro movie, which I found to be another problem, in that The Force Awakens really didn’t drive the story forward. It actually left our movie reviewer scratching his head.

Lucas continues with mention of how Disney scrapped his storyline for Episodes 7-9, in favor of what some critics deem the most expensive piece of fan-fiction ever created.

“They looked at the stories, and they said, ‘We want to make something for the fans’….They decided they didn’t want to use those stories, they decided they were going to do their own thing….They weren’t that keen to have me involved anyway – but if I get in there, I’m just going to cause trouble, because they’re not going to do what I want them to do. And I don’t have the control to do that anymore, and all I would do is muck everything up. And so I said, ‘Okay, I will go my way, and I’ll let them go their way.’ ” 

Lucas also tackles how the industry as of late is playing it safe by making movies and sequels to things we’ve already seen instead of going the route he did with the original Star Wars, which was new at the time.

“Everybody went out and made spaceship movies and they were all horrible and they all lost tons of money. And you say, there’s more to it than that. You just can’t go out and do spaceships. Of course, the only way you could really do that [make money] is not take chances. Only do something that’s proven. You gotta remember, ‘Star Wars’ came from nowhere. ‘American Graffiti’ came from nowhere. There was nothing like it. Now, if you do anything that’s not a sequel or not a TV series or doesn’t look like one, they won’t do it!”

Update: Lucas also called the Star Wars movie his “kids” and  joked about selling Star Wars to the “white slavers” at Disney before cutting himself off:

“I sold them to the white slavers that takes these things, and [laughs]…” 

(via Movie Web and Indie Wire)

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Captain Phasma Star Wars: The Force Awakens IMAX Poster Revealed

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Another Sunday IMAX poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been released, this time featuring Gwendoline Christie’s Captain Phasma.

Join us for Star Wars Sundays! Each Sunday until January 10, guests who purchase a ticket to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens in IMAX 3D will receive an AMC exclusive ‪#‎TheForceAwakens‬ print from artist Dan Mumford, while supplies last. 

Click for high-res:

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Star Wars: Episode VII Had A Different Title

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It’s learned that there was a different title for Star Wars: The Force Awakens at one time.

Pablo Hidalgo, an executive for LucasFilm whose job it is to keep track of the Star Wars canon, let it be known on Twitter that for a while Star Wars: Episode VII had the title “Shadow of the Empire.”

Hidalgo is referring to the 1996 novel, comic and video game series, “Shadows of the Empire.” Here’s the description from Amazon (note: none of the books, etc. are canon):

Between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the galaxy was plunged into the shadows . . .
STAR WARS(c) : SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE v
The minds behind the Star Wars galaxy have created a phenomenon of epic proportions, designed to unfold in nearly every medium at their disposal. This intensely researched volume guides you through this Star Wars event–as its creators reveal the secrets behind the multimedia release of the year. The tendrils of this dark drama will reach throughout the Star Wars galaxy:
–The evil crimelord Xizor challenges the power of Darth Vader in an exciting new novel of Imperial intrigue.
–Leia, Lando, and Dash Rendar launch an all-out attempt to rescue Han Solo in a state-of-the-art Nintendo video game. 
–Xizor’s agents search the galaxy for Luke Skywalker in the taut comic book mini-series. Their mission: kill the son of Vader.
–The secrets of the Imperial homeworld are revealed in brilliantly painted trading cards.
–A fully orchestrated soundtrack and exciting new Star Wars action figures embellish the adventure.
STAR WARS: THE SECRETS OF SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE provides the official guide to the heroes, the villains, and all the major combatants. 
When this war is over, only one will control the Empire’s violent 
underworld. . . .

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Watch: Kevin Smith Reviews Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Check out Kevin Smith and Marc Bernardin’s reaction to watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

It probably should be noted that Kevin Smith has a role in the movie, so bear that in mind.

Smith’s part hits around the 7-minute mark and spoilers are mentioned.

“This is the Star Wars movies we were hoping for back then [prequels],” Smith said.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is  directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

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More Clues To C-3PO’s Red Arm In Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Obvious spoilers follow for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

 

We know that C-3PO has a new red arm in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but that’s about all we know. Then at the end of the movie, C-3PO has his regular golden arm back (or a new one).

So what gives?

Well, pieces of the puzzle come together (albeit not competely) via the following image (guessing from the Force Awakens Art book) which offers that C-3PO “is uncharateristically quiet when it comes to discussing his salvaged arm; it is a memento of another droid’s sacrifice.”

Interstingly enough, the end scene when C-3PO has his regular arm back also features another droid — a red protocol droid to the right. We can probably speculate that since R2 went comatose, C-3PO may have parterned with another droid.

No worries though, as Marvel Comics has us covered. February 24th sees Marvel put out the Star Wars: C-3PO one shot comic book explaining the red arm. Here is the description:

• Follow everyone’s favorite protocol droid as he Journeys to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, in this special one-shot leading up to his appearance in the film! Just how did Threepio get a red arm, anyway? Find out here as the blockbuster creative team of James Robinson and Tony Harris of DC’s Starman reunite for the first time in nearly two decades!
•  You may be fluent in over six million forms of communication…but this book is a must have in any language!  

Pic (via reddit) and comic cover below:

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Watch The End To Star Wars: The Force Awakens As Spoiled By A News Station

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Spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens immediately follow!

 

 

I’m glad I went to the 7pm Thursday night advanced screening for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and didn’t catch the news, as a local Buffalo, NY ABC affilate happened to spoil the big reveal at the end of the movie.

Check out the video below from WKBW’s Channel 7 in which they cover the opening of the movie at a local drive-in theater.

Towards the end of the video, they ask fans about what they thought of the movie and the ending, in which the footage is revealed! The fan they talked to even mentions he doesn’t want to spoil it!

Oops!

Actually, the thumbnail for the video spoils the movie before you even get a chance to watch it. Obviously The Force is not strong with WKBW… (or the Bills)…

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Star Wars: Episode VIII Films In London In A Few Weeks

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Here we go again!

Though Mark Hamill shot a few scenes for Star Wars: Episode VIII, now John Boyega offers filming on the sequel to The Force Awakens kicks off in a few weeks in London.

The UK’s Sky News reports John Boyega made a surprise appearance at a screening of The Force Awakens in Brixton and told fans he is “so happy” to work on the next movie.

“So I just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone for coming out and supporting this movie. The movie is yours now and I really hope you enjoyed it and we are so happy to be starting on Episode Eight in a few weeks in London and it is going to be fun,” Boyega told the audience. “May the force be with you always.”

Star Wars: Episode VIII has a May 26, 2017 release directed by Rian Johnson. Greg Grunberg, JJ Abrams long time friend since kindergarten and who plays Snap Wexley, recently let it be known that Abrams had read the Episode VIII script and said it was so good that he regretted not coming back to direct it.

As of yet, there is no official title for Episode VIII; however, if the movie keeps in line with “The Force Awakens” homaging “A New Hope,” the title may play off “Empire Strikes Back.” Any ideas?

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Listen To The Evidence Supreme Leader Snoke May Be Darth Plagueis

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Check out two videos below offering up the theory that Supreme Leader Snoke is atually Darth Plageuis, the Sith Lord that trained the Emperor, Darth Sidious.

Their evidence?

The John Williams music scores for the characters are exactly the same — abeit for one added pitch.

Palpatine told Anakin that he killed Sidious in his sleep. Maybe not?!

“Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create life. He had such a knowledge of the dark side, he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.”

―Palpatine

It’s also been said Disney asked a movie podcast to yank mention of Darth Plagueis in their show, which only adds more fuel to the theory…

You can head on over here for an official description of Snoke and a leaked image.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Shattering IMAX Records & New Poster

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Check out a new poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens that is available at AMC Sunday IMAX screenings.

IMAX also released info about The Force Awakens breaking all kind of records. See below for more.

Join us for Star Wars Sundays! Each Sunday until January 10, guests who purchase a ticket to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens in IMAX 3D will receive an AMC exclusive ‪#‎TheForceAwakens print from artist Dan Mumford, while supplies last.

Check out the latest poster! A new poster will be revealed each week. 

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

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IMAX SCORES RECORD-SHATTERING OPENING WEEKEND BOX OFFICE WITH STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS GROSSING $48 MILLION IN IMAX THEATRES WORLDWIDE DEC 21, 2015

 

IMAX Corporation today announced that Star Wars: The Force Awakens, released by The Walt Disney Studios, scored a record-setting opening weekend in IMAX theatres with $48 million worldwide on 677 screens (excluding China), making it the Company’s best-ever weekend at the global box office, beating Jurassic World‘s $44.1 millionworldwide opening (which included China). The previous worldwide box-office record holder in IMAX – without China – was Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, which earned $25.2 million during its opening weekend globally. Star Wars: The Force Awakens also set various other IMAX records including for both domestic and international openings.

Domestically, Star Wars: The Force Awakens grossed a benchmark $30 million on 391 IMAX screens, of which 359 were record-breaking. The film trounced the previous North American IMAX opening weekend record of $20.9 million (Jurassic World) by roughly 50 percent.

International IMAX results for Star Wars: The Force Awakens reached a record $18 million on 276 IMAX screens – without the benefit of China – more than doubling the previous-best non-China day-and-date release of $8 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2). Markets that saw record-setting openings include: U.K., France, Germany, Russia, Japan, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Sweden,South Africa, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. The IMAX network was at capacity with sell-out screenings all weekend as the film earned the highest single-day box-office gross for IMAX worldwide on Friday with$17.7 million. The previous best was Jurassic World with $13 million.

“Star Wars has become a global cultural phenomenon, and IMAX has benefitted, with new IMAX records set across our entire worldwide network and China still to come. We only wish we had more seats to meet the demand,” said IMAX CEORichard L. Gelfond. “Congratulations to Disney and Lucasfilm – we’re extremely proud of the collaboration between our companies, which has resulted not only in this record-setting worldwide opening for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but also in setting the stage for the franchise for years to come. With IMAX effectively playing two Star Wars films per year over the next several years, we believe it will add even greater visibility to our business.”

“With numbers like this, it’s clear that even casual viewers sought out a premium theatrical experience to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and in a weekend of incredible performances across the board, the folks at IMAX pulled out all the stops for a tremendous, record-setting debut for the format that has gone beyond anything we could’ve hoped,” said Dave Hollis, Executive Vice President, Theatrical Distribution, The Walt Disney Studios.

“We always believed the worldwide opening for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was going to be strong, but these results have exceeded our expectations,” said Greg Foster, Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. and CEO of IMAX Entertainment. “We extend a big congratulations to our friends and long-time partners J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, Bryan Burk and all of our friends at Disney and Lucasfilm for this phenomenal achievement. The synergy created by fans of theStar Wars franchise, The IMAX Experience, and the support of our filmmaker, studio and exhibitor partners has manifested itself in a truly phenomenal way – creating a new cinema paradigm. With stellar reviews, incredibly strong word-of-mouth, and an open runway for many weeks in IMAX, we look forward to the film’s continued global success – especially as it broadens to China on Jan. 9 – and elsewhere across our network well into February.”

The IMAX 3D release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was shown in its digitally re-mastered format, which includes the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX’s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

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Who Is Rey In Star Wars: The Force Awakens? 7 Theories

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Perhaps the biggest engima – or at least second to Supreme Leader Snoke – is just who the heck is this Rey girl who can wield The Force like no other in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

Rey is able to resist Kylo Ren, a practitioner of The Dark Side; she’s able to wield a lightsaber; able to Force Pull the lightsaber; able to fly and fix the Millennium Falcon; able to defender herself; has Force visions, and the list goes on and on.

It might be fair to say that Rey might be the most powerful Force wielder ever?

With that said, let’s take a look at some popular theories as to the identity of Rey.

1. Han and Leia’s daughter: While it was said in the movie that Rey looked up to Han as a father figure, it’s doubtful Rey is actually the daughter of Han Solo and Princess Leia, as it’s probably a safe bet both Han and Leia would realize Rey to be their “long lost” daughter (if they had one). Plus, that would make Han and Leia even worse parents than originally thought (Kylo Ren, ahem).

2. Luke Skywalker’s daughter: Just about the entire movie seems to allude to the fact that Rey is Luke’s daughter. Rey is on the Light Side of The Force, she battles the bad guy, she finds Luke’s lightsaber (or the lightsaber finds her), she goes on a quest to find Luke, Maz tells her she has seen her eyes before, and of course, she finds Luke at the end of the movie. However, this theory could just be too obvious, with perhaps Abrams and Disney trying to steer us in the wrong direction.

3. Relative Of Obi-Wan (via Yahoo): Could Rey be related somehow to Obi-Wan Kenobi? It’s possible, and there is even one fan-theory suggesting Rey may be the daughter of Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi’s own daughter; however, we haven’t heard anything about Obi-Wan having a daughter in any of the movies, have we?

4. Reborn Anakin/Darth Vader (via Inquisitor): Another fan-theory suggests Rey may actually be a reincarnated Anakin Skywalker. I’m not sure how much merit this holds as we’ve seen Anakin’s Force Ghost; however, it’s alway possible that Snoke may have a Dark Side power of bringing back the dead (somehow). It could also be argued that Rey has more in common with Anakin than anyone else, which leads us to…

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5. Conceived by The Force similar to Anakin (no father): I thought of this one. As Rey is so powerful, does she have a similar origin to Anakin’s? As we saw in Phantom Menace, it was said Anakin had no father and was conceived by The Force. It’s possible the “force has awakened” and created Rey. We could even go further and suggest that Rey may go a similar path to Anakin and turn to the Dark Side herself.

The last two theories suggest that Rey was a Jedi serving under Luke Skywalker when the tradgedy occurred that sent Luke into hiding — with the Padawan that killed all the others. This also helps explain why Rey can use The Force (as she already had prior training).

6. Evil Jedi – mind wiped: Rey is the evil Jedi/padawan who killed all the others, but Luke mind-wiped her and planted false memories as he didn’t want to kill her. This could also explain why Rey had such strong feelings to stay on Jakku —  because Luke implanted that into her because he never wanted her to leave.

7. Luke’s apprentice who survived (via reddit): It’s possible Rey survived the slaughter, and Luke hid her on Jakku so as not to get killed. In the process, he mind-wiped her and planted false memories to either protect her, or as he felt like he failed, to not have any more Jedi (and never wanted her to leave). 

Think of any others? Let us know in the comments below, on Twitter or on Facebook.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Concept Art

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Check out a new batch of concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens that has surfaced online.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

 

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Character & Vehicle Descriptions

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Check out official descriptions for the characters found in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as StarWars.com has updated their Databank with various info, some of which is not known from watching the movie.

 

Rey

Rey is a Jakku scavenger, a survivor toughened by life on a harsh desert planet. When the fugitive droid BB-8 appeals to her for help, Rey finds herself drawn into a galaxy-spanning conflict. Despite dismissing herself as “no one,” she learns that her life is being shaped by the mysterious power of the Force.

Rey grew up on Jakku, eking out a life as a scavenger and hoping that one day whoever had left her on the barren desert world would return. She learned how to survive, becoming a gifted mechanic, pilot and warrior. But she seemed destined to live out her days on a forlorn backwater world, ignorant of the larger galaxy and its perils and possibilities.

Rey’s life changed when she encountered BB-8, a Resistance astromech carrying a star chart offering a clue to the location of the long-lost Jedi master Luke Skywalker. Rey and the renegade stormtrooper Finn forged an unlikely friendship, escaping Jakku and finding themselves caught in a galactic war – with both of their destinies shaped by the awakened power of the Force.

 

Finn

FN-2187 was trained since birth to serve the First Order as a stormtrooper, but a skirmish on Jakku awakened his conscience and drove him down a different path, one that proved both heroic and dangerous. He helped Poe Dameron escape the First Order – picking up the nickname Finn in doing so – and then sought his own freedom alongside Rey and BB-8.

Finn grew up known only as FN-2187, a product of the First Order’s quest to create super-soldiers by training them from birth. He proved a capable soldier in simulations, though he lacked the zeal for combat shown by some of his squadmates. The First Order’s raid on Jakku awakened FN-2187’s conscience, and he decided to desert and make his own way in the galaxy. 

FN-2187 lacked pilot training, so he freed the Resistance pilot Poe Dameron from captivity. The two stole a TIE fighter – with Poe giving the stormtrooper the nickname Finn – and crash-landed on Jakku. Thinking Poe had died in the crash, Finn joined forces with the scavenger Rey and the astromech BB-8 in search of a way off the desert world.  

Posing as a member of the Resistance, Finn escaped Jakku and made his way to Takodana. There, he faced a choice: leave Rey and seek his fortune in the Outer Rim, or join the Resistance and fight the First Order he had once served.

 

Poe Dameron

Poe Dameron is a commander in the Resistance’s Starfighter Corps and one of Leia Organa’s most-trusted operatives. The son of a rebel fighter pilot and a rebel commando, Poe grew up on stories of Alliance campaigns. A decorated X-wing pilot, he can fly anything – which is fortunate given how often his headstrong nature leads him into trouble.

 

Kylo Ren

A dark warrior strong with the Force, Kylo Ren commands First Order missions with a temper as fiery as his unconventional lightsaber. As a leader of the First Order and a student of Supreme Leader Snoke, he seeks to destroy the New Republic, the Resistance and the legacy of the Jedi.

A dark side warrior with a mysterious past, Kylo Ren was neither Jedi nor Sith, but a product of both sides’ teachings. Once an apprentice of Luke Skywalker’s, he killed his fellow students and drove Skywalker into exile, becoming a First Order warlord and servant of Supreme Leader Snoke. Kylo was determined to destroy the last remnants of the Jedi, fulfilling the legacy of Darth Vader.

Both the First Order and the Resistance were determined to locate Lor San Tekka, a galactic scout rumored to know how to find Skywalker. Kylo found San Tekka on Jakku and killed him, but not before San Tekka gave a bit of a star map to the Resistance pilot Poe Dameron. When Kylo captured Poe, he discovered the map was now in the memory banks of BB-8, an astromech on Jakku. By finding the lost droid, the First Order could locate Skywalker and extinguish the Resistance’s last hope.

 

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Supreme Leader Snoke

The Supreme Leader of the First Order, the mysterious Snoke has no permanent base of operations, preferring to contact his underlings from a mobile command post. Snoke is powerful with the dark side of the Force, and seduced Kylo Ren into abandoning the Jedi path to become his apprentice. But Snoke also commands General Hux and the technological war machine the First Order has engineered to destroy the New Republic and Leia Organa’s Resistance.

 

General Hux

A young, ruthless officer in the First Order, General Hux has complete confidence in his troops, training methods and weapons. A rival of Kylo Ren’s, Hux eagerly awaits the day when the First Order will bring down the hated New Republic, and considers it his destiny to rule the galaxy.

Hux spent his life in thrall to the idea of Imperial power – his father was an Imperial Academy commandant, whose radical ideas about training soldiers became a key part of the First Order’s vision. As commander of Starkiller Base, Hux revived another Imperial ideal: achieve military superiority through technological terror.

 

Captain Phasma

Clad in distinctive armor of salvaged chromium, Captain Phasma commands the First Order’s legions of stormtroopers. A tough veteran commander, she has no use for fancy titles or complex war rooms, preferring to lead her troops in battle against the First Order’s enemies.

Phasma served as one of the First Order’s commanding triumvirate, though she sometimes clashed with both the technocratic General Hux and the mysterious Kylo Ren. She worked tirelessly to make the First Order’s stormtroopers the galaxy’s finest soldiers, searching for any sign of weakness or disobedience in the ranks.

 

BB-8

BB-8

A skittish but loyal astromech, BB-8 accompanied Poe Dameron on many missions for the Resistance, helping keep his X-wing in working order. When Poe’s mission to Jakku ended with his capture by the First Order, BB-8 fled into the desert with a vital clue to the location of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.A new-model astromech, BB-8 served the Resistance in the years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, helping pilot Poe Dameron fly his X-wing. Together, Poe and BB-8 kept watch on the First Order.

When the First Order captured Poe on Jakku, BB-8 fled into the planet’s desert wastes, custodian of an important clue to the location of the lost Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. The plucky astromech soon became the target of a determined search by the Resistance, the First Order and the galactic underworld. 

 

Han Solo

Han Solo

After the Battle of Endor, Han became a rebel hero, helping Chewbacca liberate the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. But the good times were not meant to last. Han and Chewie lost their beloved Falcon amid more personal turmoil, and hunted endlessly for the lost freighter as they pursued shady smuggling deals. 

 

Leia Organa

Leia Organa

After the Battle of Endor, the New Republic reached an uneasy peace with the remnants of the Galactic Empire. Believing the Empire was no longer a threat, the New Republic reduced its military capabilities, despite Leia’s warning that the Imperial remnants could not be trusted. When her concerns were dismissed as paranoid warmongering, Leia formed the Resistance, a secret military force that keeps watch on the restive First Order. 

 

Chewbacca

Chewbacca

After the Battle of Endor, Chewbacca played a key role in liberating his homeworld of Kashyyyk from Imperial forces. The Wookiee and the Corellian earned renown as New Republic heroes, but the good times were not meant to last. Years later, amid the rise of the First Order, the two found themselves trying to make a semi-honest living in a chaotic galaxy.

Chewie and Han’s luck seemed to turn when they recovered their beloved Millennium Falcon, lost years before through a fickle turn of fortune. But the galaxy was once more engulfed by war, and as usual the two partners were in the middle of the trouble.

 

The First Order

The First Order

The New Republic’s rise reduced the once-mighty Empire to a rump state hemmed in by strict disarmament treaties and punishing reparations. But in the galaxy’s Unknown Regions, former Imperial officers, nobles and technologists plotted a return to power, building fleets and armies in secret. This movement became the First Order, ruled by Supreme Leader Snoke, and is now ready to reclaim the Imperial legacy.

 

First Order Stormtroopers

First Order Stormtroopers

The First Order’s infantry units wear stark white armor derived from that worn by the Republic’s clone troopers and the Empire’s stormtroopers. Members of this new generation of stormtroopers are trained from birth, growing up with unit designations instead of names and fed a steady diet of First Order propaganda to ensure absolute loyalty. Where the Empire opted for numbing routine, the First Order’s training simulations and live-fire drills encourage improvisation on the battlefield, making these stormtroopers more dangerous than their Imperial predecessors.

 

First Order Snowtroopers

First Order Snowtroopers

First Order stormtroopers assigned to frigid planets such as Starkiller Base wear specialized armor and gear that let them operate effectively in icy conditions. Snowtroopers carry a backpack-style personal environment unit and wear insulated helmets with glare-reducing slit lenses, gloves, a kama, and a heat-resistant body glove beneath an oversuit of wind-resistant fabric. Snowtrooper teams scouted the planet that now houses Starkiller Base, eliminating native life forms that posed a potential threat.

 

First Order Flametroopers

First Order Flametroopers

These specialist stormtrooper units advance in conjunction with standard First Order infantry, using D-93 incinerators to flush out entrenched enemies with roaring sheets of flame. Flametroopers wear backpack-style propellant tanks, special helmets with slit-like lenses that reduce glare, and temperature-control body gloves beneath their armor. 

 

First Order TIE Fighter Pilots

First Order Tie Pilots

Imperial pilots were treated as expendable, sent into combat in unshielded TIEs, but the First Order treats its fighter pilots as important parts of its war machine. Potential First Order pilots are identified as children and given rigorous training, often within the corridors of warships, then tested ruthlessly throughout their careers to ensure their reflexes, visual acuity and coordination measure up. Elite Special Forces fighter pilots bear red flashes on their helmets, and report to the upper ranks of the First Order hierarchy.

 

First Order TIE Fighter

First Order Tie Fighter

Following the traditions of the Galactic Empire, the First Order has kept the TIE fighter design in service, but has updated the craft to modern combat standards.

 

Finalizer

First Order Star Destroyer – Finalizer

The powerful flagship shared by General Hux and Kylo Ren, the dagger-shaped Finalizer is nearly twice the length of an Imperial-era Star Destroyer. The first of the new Resurgent class constructed in violation of treaties with the New Republic, the Finalizer’s heavy weapons are augmented by two starfighter wings, a hundred assault craft and a full legion of stormtroopers. Her turbolasers are more powerful and faster to recharge than Imperial-era weapons, a product of kyber crystals harvested in the Unknown Regions.

 

First Order Transporter

First Order Transporter

The First Order’s stormtrooper transports – formally known as Atmospheric Assault Landers – are designed for the speedy delivery of up to 20 stormtroopers to the battlefield for ground operations. A pilot guides the transport to its drop zone from an elevated cockpit, while a gunner protects the no-frills craft during its final approach.

 

Starkiller Base

Starkiller Base

Deep in the Unknown Regions, the First Order has constructed a superweapon that uses an entire planet as its weapons platform. The deadly Starkiller harvests energy from its system’s star, contains it within magnetic fields inside its base’s planetary core, and then converts that energy into an ultra-powerful beam that blasts through hyperspace, able to sterilize the worlds of a distant star system with a single shot. The icy world that houses the Starkiller is the First Order’s greatest secret, and essential to its plan to conquer the galaxy. 

 

The Resistance

The Resistance

A small, secretive private military force, the Resistance was founded by rebel hero Leia Organa to monitor the actions of the First Order. Most New Republic power brokers tolerate the Resistance while regarding Organa and her fighters as dead-enders with an unfortunate fixation on the past. Organa’s cash-strapped movement relies on credits, ships and equipment quietly funneled to it from the few senators who share her concerns.

 

Resistance X-Wing

Resistance X-Wing

The Incom T-70 X-wing is the latest incarnation of a classic design, and the signature combat craft of the Resistance’s Starfighter Corps. Faster than the Alliance-era T-65s, Resistance X-wings are maneuverable enough to engage TIE fighters in dogfights, but powerful enough to take down capital ships. The credit-strapped Resistance relies on X-wings donated or lent by sympathetic New Republic senators and local security forces. During the assault on Starkiller Base, Poe Dameron flies a customized, dark-hulled X-wing under the call sign Black Leader.

 

Rey's Speeder

Rey’s Speeder

Rey’s speeder is an ungainly but powerful repulsorlift vehicle built by the young scavenger from salvaged parts. The speeder is fast and can carry considerable cargo, making it ideal for use scavenging in Jakku’s Graveyard of Ships. Rey’s speeder is top-heavy and would be difficult for any other pilot to control – but fortunately Rey is a skilled pilot as well as an ingenious mechanic.

 

Jakku

Jakku

A harsh desert world, Jakku is a lawless place that’s home to thieves, outlaws and refugees. During the final years of the Galactic Civil War, Jakku was the site of a secret Imperial research base and served as a jumping-off point for warships heading into the Unknown Regions. The Empire made a last stand above the frontier planet, leading to a pitched battle between rebel and Imperial fleets. Jakku’s sandy wastes are littered with old wrecks, picked over by desperate scavengers searching for parts that can be salvaged and sold.

 

Teedo

Teedo

Teedos are small reptilian beings that prowl the wastes of Jakku, their features hidden behind mummy-like wrappings. Often found riding cybernetic pack animals called luggabeasts, they know many of Jakku’s secrets. Teedos make no distinction between individuals and the species as a whole, and are rumored to share knowledge in some unknown and perhaps unconscious fashion. Jakku’s scavengers treat them with respectful caution, wary of their unpredictable natures.

 

Luggabeast

Luggabeast

Cybernetic beasts of burden found on frontier worlds, luggabeasts are a fusion of organic being and mechanical creation, with their heads hidden away behind heavy armor plating and optical instruments. Jakku’s Teedos use luggabeasts as pack animals, calibrating the cyborg creatures’ instruments to find droids and other valuable salvage.

 

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Unkar Plutt

A hulking Crolute, Unkar Plutt is the junkboss of Jakku, doling survival rations out to scavengers in return for salvage from the Graveyard of Ships. The ruthless Unkar uses hired muscle to enforce his stranglehold on barter, sending his thugs to punish any scavenger who dares dabble in unauthorized trades or negotiates too aggressively. The Blobfish – as scavengers call him behind his broad back — has collected all matter of weapons, gears and ships over the years, including a battered Corellian freighter he keeps under a tarp on the outskirts of Niima Outpost.

 

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Maz Katana

Maz Kanata is more than a thousand years old, a diminutive being with vast experience at surviving in the underworld. From her castle on Takodana, Maz has seen galactic powers rise and fall and felt the Force ebb and flow, seeking an elusive balance between darkness and light. She has given many a young smuggler a start by offering credits, equipment or connections, and helped many an old friend rediscover a lost path.

 

Maz's Castle

Maz’s Castle

The ancient edifice known as Maz’s castle sits on the shore of a lake on Takodana, a site rumored to have been a battleground for the Jedi and Sith. The castle is simultaneously aged and state of the art, with sensor grids and advanced communications gear sprouting from worn stone battlements. Inside Maz’s castle, pirates, smugglers, spies and all manner of scoundrels mix and mingle, searching for loans, information, equipment, repairs — or kicking back to enjoy music, food and drink or games of chance. All must obey their host’s prohibitions against politics or war.

 

Takodana

Takodana

A lush green world in the galaxy’s Western Reaches, Takodana has long served as the base of operations for the diminutive pirate queen Maz Kanata, whose ancient castle is a haven for smugglers, brigands, scouts and spies from numerous worlds. Takodana has been largely spared war over the centuries, remaining neutral as galaxy-ruling regimes come and go around it.

 

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Guavian Death Gang

Known for its distinctive red-armored foot soldiers, the Guavian Death Gang is a criminal organization driven out of the Core Worlds by unrest in the galactic underworld. Guavian Death Gang soldiers undergo cybernetic augmentation, with a mechanical reservoir and pump injecting chemicals into their bloodstreams to enhance speed and aggression. They are silent in battle, communicating via high-frequency datastreams. Han Solo ran afoul of the Guavians for failing to repay their 50,000-credit loan.

 

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Lor San Tekka

A legendary traveler and explorer, Lor San Tekka is a longtime ally of the New Republic and the Resistance. After the Battle of Endor, San Tekka helped Luke Skywalker recover secret Jedi lore that the Empire had tried to erase, and Leia Organa hopes the old scout can now help find her brother. Following decades of adventure, San Tekka retired to live simply on Jakku, where he follows the dictates of the once-forbidden Church of the Force. But his retirement is fated to be anything but peaceful.

 

C-3PO (See-Threepio)

C-3PO

After the Battle of Endor, C-3PO served Leia Organa during the fight to defeat the Empire’s remnants and the uneasy peace that followed. After the rise of the First Order, C-3PO assisted Leia in her role as founder and leader of the Resistance. The protocol droid’s duties have expanded to include overseeing the movement’s network of spy droids, which operate across the galaxy.

 

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Snap Wexley

Temmin “Snap” Wexley is a pilot in Blue Squadron known as the best recon flier in the Resistance’s Starfighter Corps. Snap grew up on the Outer Rim world of Akiva, the son of a rebel Y-wing pilot who flew in the Battle of Endor. His recon flight of Starkiller Base helps the Resistance come up with a plan to destroy the First Order superweapon.

 

Tasu Leech

The leader of the Kanjiklub, Tasu Leech is a brutal street fighter. Leech grew up on the Hutt colony world of Nar Kanji and refuses to speak Basic, dismissing it as a “soft language for soft people” and preferring to let his Huttsplitter blaster rifle do the talking. Leech and his fighters confront Han Solo aboard his bulk freighter, angry that the Corellian has twice failed to deliver promised cargo.

Kanjiklub

An Outer Rim criminal organization, Kanjiklub is a rival of the Guavian Death Gang. But while the Guavians are cold and technologically adept, the Kanjiklubbers are street fighters, brawling with improvised tactics and wielding a hodgepodge of blasters, knives and clubs. The group’s wild style reflects their origins as renegade slaves of the Hutts. Kanjiklub has momentarily put aside its dispute with the Guavians to settle scores with a mutual enemy – the Corellian smuggler Han Solo.

Bala-Tik

An agent of the feared Guavian Death Gang, Bala-Tik’s black leather coat and percussive cannon indicate his status within the galactic underworld. Bala-Tik negotiates business for the Guavians, backed by faceless, voiceless cybernetic soldiers awaiting the signal to take action. Bala-Tik considers Han Solo a capable smuggler and a valuable source of information, but his patience with the slippery Corellian and his endless excuses has all but run out.

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Watch: Max Landis Didn’t Like Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Max Landis is currently taking some heat on Twitter for comments about Star Wars: The Force Awakens and now has further clarified himself in the above video.

Landis wasn’t big on the character of Rey, whom he says is a “Mary Sue,” meaning a character written without flaws or one written unrealistically.

As Landis notes, it’s just one person’s opinion.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

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Watch: Star Wars Fans Go Nuts When Force Awakens Projector Malfunctions

Check out video above from a movie theater in Hollywood where the projector malfunctions for Star Wars: The Force Awakens causing the fans to go a tad bit crazy.

That’s not all though, as when the theater started the projector back up, they skipped ahead revealing spoilers — no once but twice!

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

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