Russian licensing site gets ahold of promo pics from Disney's Lucasfilm's "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
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[QUOTE=Megalan;53009172]I'm almost 100% sure this is fake. English text is never used in movie titles in Russia.[/QUOTE]
Nope. Our translation compaines didnt change english titles
when english titles ll appear, they are translated by a voiceover narrator
[QUOTE=Laserbeams;53035180]That lego set looks weird, why isn't the front of the Falcon split into two like it's supposed to be? Am I missing something[/QUOTE]supposedly this is the original factory model, or one possible factory model for Falcon's series of freighters, or something, that Han then modifies by removing and adding pieces to suit his needs
still not a fan of the look at all, but I don't object to the idea the nose section would have modular attachments to fit different types of freight. Sure the prongs and those stacked-looking cars make sense already, but I feel if you're handling even bigger cargo, getting a longer arm inside a slot on a tow barge would grant you better leverage to turn it without stressing the ship's body
starting off as a heavy lifter variant of an already heavy duty workhorse vehicle would also lend more to it being obnoxiously fast even by stock standards for its model when unhindered by freight
[T]https://i.imgur.com/XCzYZWv.jpg[/T]
Light freighters like the Falcon are meant to be super modular. It's ultimately going to end up as the old piece of junk we're all familiar with by the end so the new sleek version's not a big deal for me.
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/EhtKSkX.png[/IMG]
Meanwhile this lil droid looks goofy as hell and I love it.
The most hilarious thing about Star Wars as a cultural phenomenon is the insane amount of backstory written after the fact.
Like, at some point some scriptwriter on a New Hope thought "Man, I need to make this Solo guy sound impressive. Uh, spice was a drug in Dune, so let's make him a spice smuggler. He's gotta be fast, so I'll say he made the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs. That sounds impressive and space-y." Meanwhile a designer made the Millennium Falcon model. Or when Obi-Wan said he fought in the Clone Wars, the screenwriter probably thought it sounded cool and pulpy, and that's all he really cared about.
Now there are entire movies, books, and games created around these one-off lines and designs whose original justification was "sounds/looks cool." No one knew what the fuck a Mandalorian was when Boba Fett was designed, Joe Johnston probably just thought "man this looks kinda like a Knight's helmet, that's cool."
Yeah like the guy in Empire who was holding the ice cream machine is actually a super secret rebel spy with a full backstory and that ice cream machine was actually super secret super secrets.
Or that one story where IG-88 was in control of the Death Star II the whole time, as part of his secret plan to start a droid revolution.
[QUOTE]Several months later, in early 4 ABY, Emperor Palpatine arrived aboard the Death Star. IG-88A felt nothing but scorn for the man, believing him to be pathetic and unworthy of the respect he got from others. When Palpatine assumed the command chair in his private throne room, IG-88A decided to teach him a lesson. He slammed a pair of lift doors shut in the Emperor's face, greatly surprising him. Palpatine used an unseen force to open the doors, however, something that IG-88A did not understand. After this incident, the Emperor suspected that things were amiss, although he did not know exactly what, and IG-88A remained safe from discovery.[/QUOTE]
Slamming doors in Palpatine's face just to fuck with him. You can't make this up.
[QUOTE=Blueleaf;53035823]Or that one story where IG-88 was in control of the Death Star II the whole time, as part of his secret plan to start a droid revolution.
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Ah yes, from the Tales of the Bounty Hunters book. It's so funny to read when you start to think about it, all the writers wanted Boba Fett, but then they got stuck with IG-88 and Dengar and all those other lesser characters and immediately try to make them that much cooler than Boba Fett. Inevitably all those writers shoehorned Fett in anyway either making him a tertiary character or tried to make him sound like a paranoid lame-o. The dude who had to write the Bossk story didn't even make him the lead character, he was a supporting one while the leads were really some wookie and another bounty hunter.
[QUOTE=Harbie;53027022]I can't believe a fucking Star Wars movie comes out in 4 months and all we have is the title, a leaked Russian calendar, and some leaked Legos.[/QUOTE]
This is so baffling to me. I've seen more details and teasers for movies that literally never came out. I was sure the Solo trailer would be attached to The Last Jedi, but nope. No posters, no trailers, no social media presence (apart from the Star Wars twitter [URL="https://twitter.com/RealRonHoward/status/947859525360635904"]retweeting one thing from Howard[/URL]), no cast interviews or publicity... [I]nothing[/I].
My local theater has the SOLO poster, but it's just this logo - no characters or ships or blasters or anything.
[t]http://media.comicbook.com/2017/10/dmwqziuvoaut69--1038845.jpg[/t]
Does Disney just have zero faith in the movie? Are they hoping word-of-mouth and "people like Star Wars, people like Han Solo" will be enough to carry this? Right now pretty much all people know is the behind-the-scenes hubbub with replaced directors and acting lessons, you'd think they would want to steer the narrative in a more positive direction.
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I wouldn't be surprised if they canned the movie and we didn't get a Star Wars movie in 2018.
[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;53035887]This is so baffling to me. I've seen more details and teasers for movies that literally never came out. I was sure the Solo trailer would be attached to The Last Jedi, but nope. No posters, no trailers, no social media presence (apart from the Star Wars twitter [URL="https://twitter.com/RealRonHoward/status/947859525360635904"]retweeting one thing from Howard[/URL]), no cast interviews or publicity... [I]nothing[/I].
My local theater has the SOLO poster, but it's just this logo - no characters or ships or blasters or anything.
[t]http://media.comicbook.com/2017/10/dmwqziuvoaut69--1038845.jpg[/t]
Does Disney just have zero faith in the movie? Are they hoping word-of-mouth and "people like Star Wars, people like Han Solo" will be enough to carry this? Right now pretty much all people know is the behind-the-scenes hubbub with replaced directors and acting lessons, you'd think they would want to steer the narrative in a more positive direction.
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Probably a mixture of this and Disney wanting to focus more on promoting TLJ first, since it's a mainline entry that came out before it.
Howard's said on Twitter that we'll be getting a trailer soon now that TLJ's been out, so there's that.
[QUOTE=Blueleaf;53035823]Or that one story where IG-88 was in control of the Death Star II the whole time, as part of his secret plan to start a droid revolution.
Slamming doors in Palpatine's face just to fuck with him. You can't make this up.[/QUOTE]
Don't forget [url=http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Skippy_the_Jedi_Droid]"Skippy the Jedi Droid"[/url] If you don't know, this is the droid that broke right after Uncle Owen bought it. Except in the story Skippy breaks himself since he knew that Luke would blow up the death star if they bought R2D2 instead. I think this is the prime example of taking a quip or minor scene and making into a big story.
[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;53035887]This is so baffling to me. I've seen more details and teasers for movies that literally never came out. I was sure the Solo trailer would be attached to The Last Jedi, but nope. No posters, no trailers, no social media presence (apart from the Star Wars twitter [URL="https://twitter.com/RealRonHoward/status/947859525360635904"]retweeting one thing from Howard[/URL]), no cast interviews or publicity... [I]nothing[/I].
My local theater has the SOLO poster, but it's just this logo - no characters or ships or blasters or anything.
[t]http://media.comicbook.com/2017/10/dmwqziuvoaut69--1038845.jpg[/t]
Does Disney just have zero faith in the movie? Are they hoping word-of-mouth and "people like Star Wars, people like Han Solo" will be enough to carry this? Right now pretty much all people know is the behind-the-scenes hubbub with replaced directors and acting lessons, you'd think they would want to steer the narrative in a more positive direction.
w h a t i s h a p p e n i n g[/QUOTE]
Well we have the supposed villain who is named is shared [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch]with the Canaanite god of child sacrifice[/url]
[QUOTE=RedBaronFlyer;53035962]Don't forget [url=http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Skippy_the_Jedi_Droid]"Skippy the Jedi Droid"[/url] If you don't know, this is the droid that broke right after Uncle Owen bought it. Except in the story Skippy breaks himself since he knew that Luke would blow up the death star if they bought R2D2 instead. I think this is the prime example of taking a quip or minor scene and making into a big story.[/QUOTE]
That was always a joke, though. Like Luuuke Skywalker
[QUOTE=Steel & Iron;53036002]Well we have the supposed villain who is named is shared [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch]with the Canaanite god of child sacrifice[/url][/QUOTE]
Eh most modern references to Moloch derive from the name's use in Metropolis/Ginsberg's Howl, with both works repurposing it's name to refer to the dehumanizing effects of industrial society.
Actually I'm 99% sure it's a Metropolis reference now given how influential Metropolis was on Star Wars (just look at C3PO).
[QUOTE=RedBaronFlyer;53035962]Don't forget [url=http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Skippy_the_Jedi_Droid]"Skippy the Jedi Droid"[/url] If you don't know, this is the droid that broke right after Uncle Owen bought it. Except in the story Skippy breaks himself since he knew that Luke would blow up the death star if they bought R2D2 instead. I think this is the prime example of taking a quip or minor scene and making into a big story.[/QUOTE]just checked Wookieepedia, and although the "Force sensitivity and premonitions" thing isn't there, apparently [I]the droid is fucking canon again[/I] down to the "Blew its own fuse to help R2D2's mission and thus save the entire Rebellion" part
the source seems to be something from a story series called "From a Certain Point of View" so the seriousness of the whole thing can be doubted, again, but why does the idea even have to be entertained? a droid broke down conveniently for storytelling purposes, why can't it be left at that
[QUOTE=meppers;53009316][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/9uxfOMp.png[/IMG]
:thinking:[/QUOTE]Calling it now that the movie is about the Kessel run and its been modified to be a hyperspace sports car.
You heard it here first folks.
[QUOTE=madmax678;53036596]Calling it now that the movie is about the Kessel run and its been modified to be a hyperspace sports car.
You heard it here first folks.[/QUOTE]
Well the Falcon box has "Kessel Run" on it and one of the alien is one of [url=http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Pyke_Syndicate]Pyke Syndicate[/url] aliens
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