Following Batman: The Killing Joke, the next DC animated movie will be Justice League Dark. Now it’s learned animated films for the Batman stories, “Hush” and “A Death in the Family,” might be in the works which would feature the voice talents of Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy. It’s reported that both Mark Hamill and […]
The much-anticipated Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie arrives today (August 2, 2016) on Blu-ray & DVD.
Having already set Fathom Events records at the box office, as well as blistering sales on Digital HD and a SRO world premiere at Comic-Con International before 4,250 fans, the R-rated Batman: The Killing Joke is now available on Blu-ray™ Deluxe Edition, Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD. The Blu-ray™ Deluxe Edition includes an exclusive figurine of The Joker in a numbered, limited edition gift set.
Check out four videos below with Mark Hamill, the voice of Joker, as well as new images and a new clip.
Based on the acclaimed graphic novel of the same name, Batman: The Killing Joke takes a journey into the dark psyche of the Clown Prince of Crime – from his humble beginnings as a struggling comedian to his fateful encounter with Batman that changes both of their lives forever. Years later, and now escaped from Arkham Asylum, The Joker devises a plan to prove that one bad day can make anyone as insane as he is – setting his sights on Commissioner Gordon. It’s up to the Dark Knight to put a stop to The Joker’s latest scheme and save one of Gotham City’s finest. Following a gripping prologue introducing Barbara Gordon’s heroic adventures alongside Batman as Batgirl, Batman: The Killing Joke stays true to the authentic tale that has held fans’ imaginations for nearly three decades – spotlighting the birth of a Super-Villain, the fortitude of a Super Hero and the punchline that will leave you speechless.
Potential spoilers follow for Star Wars: Episode VIII.
Set video has surfaced of what appears to be Luke Skywalker at what is being described as “The Meditation Rock” by the crew.
It’s said the scene involves Luke meditating on the rock in what might be some sort of Force Vision scene.
Making Star Wars thinks the Meditation Rock scene on Ahch-Too resembles concept art featuring what might be Tatooine, which suggests Luke is having some sort of vision of his home planet (Tatooine) while on the planet seen at the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Ahch-To).
It’s also noted that a young actor is being used as a stand in for Luke Skywalker, which may or may not be of importance.
Watch the Luke video below.
“Star Wars: Episode VIII” has a December 16, 2017 release directed by Rian Johnson starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern and Kelly Marie Tran.
Disney has announced Kathleen Kennedy and Star Wars: Rogue One director Gareth Edwards will be attending Star Wars Celebration Europe for an opening day event at the massive fan gathering this July.
Warwick Davis and David Collins will be present as the Stage Hosts, and Mark Hamill from Star Wars: Episode VIII will be at Star Wars Celebration as well.
Details:
“Secret mission? What plans? What are you talking about?” Find out, when Gareth Edwards — director of the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story — joins Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and some special guests for a Rogue One panel at Celebration Europe on July 15 for what is sure to be a can’t-miss event! Visit starwarscelebration.com for tickets, and check back closer to the show for queuing and wristband details.
Star Wars Celebration presents cast and crew from across the Star Wars saga, plus pop culture personalities, artists and writers, and celebrities who love Star Wars. With new Star Wars movies on the horizon, Celebration will be the first place to meet those behind the future of the galaxy far, far away! Guests will be announced right here and be on the look-out for surprise guests, too, as there’s no telling who might make special appearances at Celebration!
“Star Wars: Rogue One” has a December 16, 2016 release directed by Gareth Edwards starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, who plays a performance-capture character in Rogue One, and Riz Ahmed.
Synopsis:
Rogue One tells the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star.
Director Rian Johnson has shared a behind-the-scenes look at Maz Kanata from Star Wars: Episode VIII.
Likewise, Mark Hamill also posted an image of Lupita Nyong’o, the actress providing the motion-capture and voice of Maz Kanata.
It’s possible the picture of the two of them may even suggest Luke Skywalker shares scenes with Maz.
Cuddling adorable Lupita-who’s seeking a little fatherly advice(as Oscar kindly provides bunny ears) #PhotoBomberPoe pic.twitter.com/JBorN3Nel0
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 4, 2016
Star Wars: Episode VIII has a December 16, 2017 release directed by Rian Johnson starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern and Kelly Marie Tran.
Star Wars: Episode VIII announcement teaser:
The Star Wars: Force For Change charity campaign is back for 2016.
Above you can watch Disney’s Kathleen Kennedy and Mark Hamill announcing a new fundraiser, with Hamill joking about having the lack of any dialogue in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
In this special video, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Star Wars legend Mark Hamill announce a new Star Wars: The Force Awakens campaign: Starting April 5, Star Wars: Force for Change will match the donations of Star Wars fans to four select charities up to $1 million!
You can donate and enter for a chance to win a trip to visit Skellig Michael in Ireland (crowdrise.com/ForceForChange) where Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: Episode VIII were filmed.
Mark Hamill is currently filming Star Wars: Episode VIII as well.
Star Wars: Episode VIII has a December 16, 2017 release directed by Rian Johnson starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern and Kelly Marie Tran.
Star Wars: Episode VIII announcement teaser:
Watch a 12-minute preview featurette for the Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie which features the voices of Mark Hamill as Joker and Kevin Conroy as Batman.
The movie, from Bruce Timm, will premiere at this Summer’s Comic-Con with Tara Strong voicing Barbara Gordon/Batgirl and Ray Wise as the voice for Commissioner Gordon.
Update: Check out over 100 preview images.
What could have been, right?
Instead of getting that single scene from Luke Skywalker at the end of the movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens concept art reveals Mark Hamill may have originally played a larger role.
Reddit fans have been posting art and images of Luke Skywalker that are apparently a part of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-Ray extras.
That pic of Luke with Vader’s helmet is pretty cool. We know Kylo-Ren ended up with it. I wonder what that’s about? We also see an updated Luke image for Force Awakens from Return of the Jedi.
Return of the Jedi:
Update: It was an April Fool’s prank.
OK-I FOOLED exactly NO ONE! It was a JOKE, a TRICK, AND a PRANK!#LameGagLuke #JokingJedi #TeasingTrickster #NoLOL pic.twitter.com/YhwaNLw2VF
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 1, 2016
What may or may not be an April Fool’s day joke (and the Joker is getting in on the fun), Mark Hamill has announced he will reveal a Star Wars: Episode VIII secret when he reaches 1 million followers on Twitter.
Mark Hamill is presently at 983k, so he’s just about there.
Follow Mark Hamill on Twitter: @HamillHimself.
Thanks @rianjohnson for letting me reveal 1 SPOILER to try to reach #HAMILLION followers! STAY TUNED! #LeakingLuke pic.twitter.com/wmdBihavUQ
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 1, 2016
Time 4 a #SWSecret–@rianjohnson OK’d release of stunning #Ep8 plot point-Tell 21,000 friends! #HAMILLION #StayTuned pic.twitter.com/B9nQM6A5st
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 1, 2016
RELAX #HungryHamsters! Will share #SWSecret later even if I don’t get #HAMILLION @rianjohnson gave the OK #Patience pic.twitter.com/XzKKoR2Fwk
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 1, 2016
Star Wars: Episode VIII has a December 16, 2017 release directed by Rian Johnson starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern and Kelly Marie Tran.
Star Wars: Episode VIII announcement teaser:
We get some rumored details on a Star Wars: Episode VIII scene involving Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker and also a description for Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron costume.
Previous set images revealed aristocratic-looking characters and aliens, and now the scene is said to take place at a casino. It’s said the scene involves lots of different aliens, similar to the cantina scene from A New Hope and The Force Awakens, but on a larger scale. Luke is said to be walking around the casino looking for someone (unknown). Something apparently happens causing an evacuation with the sequence said to involve Laura Dern’s character and Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron, as well as lots of people evacuating into smaller ships.
Regarding the costume of Poe Dameron in Star Wars: Episode VIII, Making Star Wars describes it as a cross between Han Solo and Indiana Jones. It’s said to be Poe’s Resistance costume (not the X-Wing costume), which is very similar to Poe’s Force Awakens look, but with slightly updated color and a new jacket. Poe has a V-cut undershirt that is grayish light blue with a jacket from the “Han Solo Collection,” described as a “cafe racer jacket,” but not tight fitting. The jacket is said to look like Han Solo’s jacket from The Force Awakens, but with a higher collar and the lapels stick out more. There is also a left breast pocket.
“Star Wars: Episode VIII” has a December 16, 2017 release directed by Rian Johnson starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern and Kelly Marie Tran.
Star Wars: Episode VIII announcement teaser:
It’s learned that Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s Brent Spiner will provide the voice of the Ridder for the new Cartoon Network Justice League Action animated series.
Spiner, who previously voiced the Joker for Young Justice, told Comic Book Central (via Newsarama) in a podcast that he is voicing Riddler as Mark Hamill wanted to once again voice Joker.
“There’s a new Justice League coming on, and Mark [Hamill] decided this time he wanted to the Joker, so I ended up doing the Riddler,” revealed Spiner. “I’ve only done one episode, but then I only did one episode of the Joker, too.”
The new Justice League Action series is set to debut this Fall and also stars Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman, James Woods as Lex Luthor and Diedrich Bader as Booster Gold.
Brent Spiner played Data in ST: TNG.
Synopsis:
Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman lead the DC Comics Super Heroes against their most infamous foes in adventures packed with relentless thrills, fun and action. No need to wait for the good stuff to start, each eleven-minute episode jumps in with lightning-paced action and heroics. Whether defending the Earth, facing invaders from space, or battling the bizarre forces of magic, the always-rotating team of Justice League heroes, are up to any challenge.
First announced at last Summer’s Comic-Con, now it’s confirmed Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy are returning for the animated Batman: The Killing Joke movie, which will see Hamill reprise as Joker, with Conroy as the voice of Batman. The image above is a first look from the film.
In addition, CBR has it that Tara Strong will voice Barbara Gordon/Batgirl and Ray Wise will provide the voice for Commissioner Gordon.
“The chance to work once again with Kevin Conroy, my favorite Batman, in what some consider the definitive origin of this iconic villain is a dream come true for me,” Hamill said in a statement. “I am beyond thrilled to return as The Joker in The Killing Joke!”
Kevin Conroy offered: “I’ve had the great privilege of voicing Batman for more than two decades, and some of my favorite moments in the recording booth have been alongside Mark Hamill. Mark always enables me to be a better actor. I’m thrilled that we’re both back to bring these characters to life in one of the most heralded Batman/Joker stories of all time.”
The Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie will premiere at this Summer’s Comic-Con, with a later release date to-be-announced.
Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy are also voicing their respective characters for the new Justice League Action animated series coming to Cartoon Network.
I finally caught my favorite villain! Bats nabs Joker pic.twitter.com/CSL4o6JaHi
— Kevin Conroy (@RealKevinConroy) January 10, 2016
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Following up on the previous rumor stating Star Wars: Episode VIII might be titled “Tale of the Jedi Temple,” now another rumor has hit the net.
According to Croatia’s The Dubrovnik Times, Star Wars: Episode VIII is titled “The Order of the Dark Side.”
It’s further said Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley are rumoured to be coming to Dubrovnik when Rian Johnson films there next week.
The site also says that Luke Skywalker is indeed the father of Rey, and that Dubrovnik will be the location of Luke’s planet.
“Star Wars: Episode VIII” has a December 16, 2017 release directed by Rian Johnson starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern and Kelly Marie Tran.
Star Wars: Episode VIII announcement teaser:
If you ever have a chance to see Mark Hamill speak live, you definitely don’t want to miss it.
I had a chance to see Hamill back in 2011 at a panel at the NYCC, and he was by far one of the best.
Check out video highlights above from a recent talk Mark Hamill gave at Cambridge University in the UK.
Hamill talks about getting the part of Luke Skywalker (first known as Luke Starkiller) in Star Wars, learning that a new Star Wars trilogy is being made and that Lucas sold the franchise, meeting Harrison Ford and more.
Mark Hamill is currently filming Star Wars: Episode VIII, which has a December 15, 2017 release directed by Rian Johnson.
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Director Rian Johnson has started filming on Star Wars: Episode VIII.
Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed the news in a quarterly earnings call, which also saw Iger talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode IX and Star Wars: Rogue One.
Regarding Episode VIII, EW.com says the sequel was originally set to begin filming in January, but principal photography was pushed back a few weeks around the same time the movie’s release was shifted from May 2017 to December 2017.
Iger noted Star Wars: The Force Awakens is only the third film in history to collect more than $2 billion at box office, and it is the only movie to collect more than $900 million in the U.S. Iger also gave an update about the Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandise with mention it has earned more than $3 billion globally in consumer products.
“There is no better way to propel this franchise into the future than producing quality products,” Iger said. “Filming of Star Wars: Episode VIII, the next chapter of the legendary saga, has just commenced and it will be in theaters December 2017. And production of Episode IX, a 2019 release, has also begun.”
The next Star Wars movie is Star Wars: Rogue One, with Iger noting filming is just about done.
“Filming of Rogue One is virtually completed and we absolutely love what we’ve seen so far,” Iger said. “This is the first of a set of planned stand-alone stories and we’re already in preproduction on our next one, for release in May of 2018.”
Rogue One has a December 16, 2016 release, and the next standalone Star Wars movie is about Han Solo.
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This Summer’s San Diego Comic-Con will see the premiere of the Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie, which will feature veteran voice actor Kevin Conroy back as the Caped Crusader along with Mark Hamill reprising as The Joker.
The duo recently took to Twitter to post an image of themselves.
“I finally caught my favorite villain! Bats nabs Joker,” Conroy posted on Twitter.
Bruce Timm is behind the project and also recently revealed the Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie will feature original footage not a part of the comic.
“The source material is not long enough to make a feature film out of,” Bruce Timm offered. “So we actually had to add a lot more story to it, which is tricky, but I think we came up with a really good solution on how that worked.”
The graphic novel is described by Amazon as:
According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as The Joker, that’s all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he’s out to prove his deranged point. And he¿s going to use Gotham City’s top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it.
Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knight’s closest friends. Can he finally put an end to the cycle of bloodlust and lunacy that links these two iconic foes before it leads to its fatal conclusion? And as the horrifying origin of the Clown Prince of Crime is finally revealed, will the thin line that separates Batman’s nobility and The Joker’s insanity snap once and for all?
I finally caught my favorite villain! Bats nabs Joker pic.twitter.com/CSL4o6JaHi
— Kevin Conroy (@RealKevinConroy) January 10, 2016
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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.
1st look at my #TMNT character. Based on his looks, think there’s any chance he’s a good guy? #villaintypecasting pic.twitter.com/LF950K6Jdq
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 4, 2016
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In addition to the look at Luke Skywalker that accompanied the Anakin Skywalker Force Ghost concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, check out two new images of Luke with a Samurai look to him.
More than likely these come from the Art Of Star Wars: The Force Awakens book, too.
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Check out video below of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Andy Serkis talking Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the World Premiere.
You can also find a batch of images of the actors below and over 400 images from the world premiere on our Facebook page.
“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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Disney and J.J. Abrams held the Red Carpet premiere for Star Wars: The Force Awakens earlier tonight. Check out the video feed above.
You can jump to the 1:16:16 mark to hear from Mark Hamill who talks about why we haven’t see Luke Skywalker.
“Well, you’ll see. In two hours time, we’ll have a nice coversation,” Hamill responded to questioning.
Hamill was also asked about how this must have been the easiest press tour for him (as he wasn’t involved).
“They are doing the heavy lifting because of the marketing decision to keep my character mysterious,” Hamill said. “Which is great, and I am having a good time, but I have to shhhh.”
Mark Hamill also answered a fan question regarding what was difficult about returning to the character of Luke, with Hamill answering it was trying to find out what the character has been doing for the past 30 years. Hamill also said he didn’t want to revisit the past with Luke, but use the character to usher in a new story.
See the video above for more.
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“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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While we have yet to see Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the actor can be seen hosting a Star Wars documentary on ESPN.
Examining the sport and athleticism behind the choreography and training utilized in the making of Star Wars lightsaber duels, Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel, hosted by Mark Hamill, will air Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The documentary will precede the Friday, Dec. 18, launch of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in U.S. theaters.
Check out the trailer below.
“Lightsaber duels from the Star Wars films are some of cinema’s most recognized battles and an iconic part of the most popular movie franchise of all time,” said Craig Lazarus, ESPN vice president, SportsCenter & News, Storytelling Units.
“We will take viewers on a unique journey that examines the connection of these duels to sports and their evolution, from the original trilogy through the prequels, and now to Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” said Lazarus. “Viewers will see the transition from fencing and samurai swordplay in the original films to an increased focus on martial arts and the sport of kendo.”
For the documentary, ESPN traveled to the 2015 Kendo World Championships in Japan to gather interviews and information to explain the genesis of kendo and how it applies to Star Wars lightsaber duels.
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Hamill, who reprises his role of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, lived in Japan for his last two years of high school and is very familiar with kendo.
“I really feel that kendo has informed so much of what we have done in the films it is about time that it gets some long-overdue recognition,” Hamill said.
What people don’t realize is how much goes into what appears to be just minutes on the screen,” Hamill said. “The elaborate choreography for the actual fight is done on several different sets over a period of weeks and then it is edited down to what you see on the screens, so I am happy people are able to see the amount of work that goes into it.”
The program also will include behind-the-scenes video of actor John Boyega, who plays Finn in the new film, as he trains for a lightsaber battle scene. Boyega is interviewed for the program as is his kendo trainer, Paul Vincent.
SC Featured also traveled to England to interview actor Ian McDiarmid, who portrayed Emperor Palpatine in previous Star Wars films and Nick Gillard, kendo expert and former Star Wars stunt man and choreographer.
New interviews with film director/producer J.J. Abrams and Jonathan W. Rinzler, Lucasfilm historian, are also part of the documentary along with rare, behind-the-scenes footage from the Lucasfilm archive.
On Oct. 19, the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted during halftime of ESPN’s Monday Night Football game between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles, with tickets for the movie going on sale immediately afterward.
“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.
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel Trailer:
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Where the heck is Luke Skywalker?
Luke has been noticeably absent from all teasers, trailers, promos and even merchandise.
As we get closer to the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the only tidbit from Mark Hamill and Luke Skywalker has been two cast images (pictured above) and a voice-over in a teaser. While an image of Luke Skywalker may have leaked online, we still don’t have a clue about anything in regards to the character.
While we here at Cosmic Book News actually think it’s a good thing (we’re not posting spoilers until the movie debuts), mainstream newspapers and even Mark Hamill himself have taken notice to the lack of attention — or maybe it should be said the lack of “promotion.”
Hamill posted the following image on Facebook of himself peeking behind a newspaper where the headline reads: “Where is Luke?”
An image has also been making its rounds on social media of a “Missing” Luke Skywalker as well (see below).
Obviously we’ll all discover what becomes of Luke on December 18th when the movie opens, and we are also guessing Disney will be amping up a second wave of promotion and merchandise following the movie’s debut with Luke Skywaker and more of the original cast as well.
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Since Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars has graced the cover of Time Magazine, and now with The Force Awakens getting released, R2-D2 and BB-8 are featured on the cover of the magazine’s latest issue.
Time Magazine released a look at the cover and inside article shoot in a behind-the-scenes video as well as a batch of cast images which includes a new look at Mark Hamill.
“The moment you meet BB-8, you build up some form of weird human connection,” Marco Grob said, the photographer for Time. “It has one eye that has this really cute way of looking at you. It’s just incredible.”
The issue goes on sale December 14th.
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“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.
Check out Mark Hamill as a Stormtrooper for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens charity fundraiser.
The cast & filmmakers of Star Wars: The Force Awakens have teamed up with Omaze to benefit some incredible charities. Mark Hamill took to the streets to spread the news.
You can donate and enter for your change to win at omaze.com/starwarspremiere.
“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.
While JJ Abrams said there is a reason why Luke Skywalker is not featured in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailers, it turns out Luke was indeed there all along.
Check out a cool fan-edit of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer #3 adding in a bunch of Lukes.
“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.
Noticeably absent from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailers, promotion and merchandise is Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker (though an image has leaked online), which director JJ Abrams offers is no accident.
“These are good questions to be asking,” Abrams responded to the Sydney Herald. “I can’t wait for you to find out the answer. It’s no accident.”
Abrams also offered an update on the final cut of the movie.
“The visual effects process goes on for so long that my guess is we’ll be doing visual effects for the next three or four weeks even though the cut will be done before then,” Abrams said. “We’re in the editing room working on the cut going over visual effects and doing reviews. We still have scoring session with John Williams who is a god when it comes to music. So it’s been an ongoing surreal experience, and I just cannot wait for the movie to be out in the world.”
Abrams also let it be known he is really excited by the fact that non-Star Wars fans want to see the movie.
“We were all thrilled that the trailer was seen and embraced, and especially people who said they are really not fans of Star Wars, but are interested in seeing this thing now. It’s a testament to the amazing work this cast and crew have done and the studio in rolling out the movie in the way they have.”
You can watch the full video below.
“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.
Check out video above featuring Mark Hamill telling the story about how he pitched Luke Skywalker going to the Dark Side to George Lucas following Empire Strikes Back.
The video recently surfaced from ten years ago when Hamill appeared on Jon Favreau’s Dinner for Five series, which interestingly enough also has JJ Abrams as a guest.
Some fans are speculating Abrams may have turned Luke to the Dark Side in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
“As an actor, that would be more fun to play,” Hamill noted about an evil Luke. “When we finished [Episode II], I figured that’s what will be the pivotal moment. I’ll have Han Solo in my crosshairs, and I’ll be about to kill him, or the Princess, or somebody that we care about.”
Hamill also offered up some details on how his evil Luke would look like, which seems what Lucas may have borrowed from for Anakin’s own look in the prequels (via vulture).
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hits December 18th.
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Amid wild rumors of Mark Hamill’s near death in Ireland, we now have video confirmation of the actor being present for filming Star Wars: Episode VIII.
For the past couple of days or so, Hamill and director Rian Johnson have been filming Episode VIII scenes at Skellig Michael, an island off the coast of Southern Ireland, which is also featured in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The local town, Portmagee, served as the temporary home to the cast and crew, and now a news report surfaces featuring Mark Hamill.
As the film recently finished shooting in Ireland, a local news crew spotted Mark Hamill pouring beer at a local pub, the Bridge Bar.
Worth a note is that Hamill has apparently shaved off his beard for Episode VIII.
Check out the video above for more.
The untitled Star Wars: Episode VIII has a May 26, 2017 release.
In a tiny pub in Portmagee…. And it’s only Luke Skywalker pic.twitter.com/eNwBehHOp1
— Colm Flynn (@ColmFlynn1) September 16, 2015
Luke Skywalker is pulling pints in Portmagee…. yes this is happening pic.twitter.com/Irpm5tiA7G
— Colm Flynn (@ColmFlynn1) September 17, 2015
@Dizzydub1 their shooting finishes up tomorrow
— Colm Flynn (@ColmFlynn1) September 16, 2015
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The Force is still strong with Mark Hamill as the actor has taken to Twitter to shoot down the latest rumors that stated the actor almost died while filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Reports surfaced that Hamill slipped on Skellig Michael and was caught by an Irish guide, saving Hamill from impending doom.
Skellig Michael is known for being a dangerous place as a couple of tourists have actually died there as the climb is filled with rough terrain and rugged steps.
Mark Hamill posted on Twitter that the reports are “#falsenews.”
“Fabricated stories usually contain a seed of truth,” Hamill tweeted. “Didn’t so much as stub a toe on Skellig Michael. But thanks for your concern!”
Mark Hamill stars as Luke Skywalker for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which gets released this December. It’s also thought the actor will be back for Episode VIII, which is currently prepping for filming in Ireland as well.
Fabricated stories usually contain a seed of truth. Didn’t so much as stub a toe on Skellig Michael. But thanks for your concern! #FalseNews
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) September 16, 2015
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