Via Starwars.com:
THE LATEST ENTRY IN THE STAR WARS SAGA COMES TO COMICS.
The rise of Rey. The wrath of Ren. The heroics of BB-8, Finn, and Poe. The return of legends. Star Wars: The Force Awakens kick-started a new era of Star Wars films, and now you can experience it in a whole new way: Marvel’s five-issue adaptation is coming in June, and StarWars.com has your first look at the cover to issue #1 below!
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Harrison Ford will be answering fan questions over at EW’s Tumblr page today at 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET.
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Topps Star Wars: The Force Awakens Series 2 is out now! (Mass market packs are hitting early, while the hobby sku hits shelves this Wednesday March 23rd!). Here are some talking points, the checklist and images for your sites. I am also working on getting review samples for everyone and will do my best to make that happen.
Topps Star Wars: The Force Awakens Series 2 tells the full story of on the hit film on 100 base cards plus 2 rare short print base cards!
The set contains 6 insert sets:
There are also some fun surprises:
9 Star Wars Card Trader Character cards that unlock classic character artwork in the app (only 100 of each were made!)
5 Topps Star Wars Galactic Connexions cards featuring discs embedded into the card! (only 100 of each were made!)
Hits include:
Check out a great gallery of images Topps sent over from this awesome set!
Via Moviepilot.com:
Even several months after the box office destroying release of Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens we’re still finding out bits and pieces about the film, from possible deleted scenes featured on the upcoming April 5 DVD release to snippets looking forward to Star Wars: Episode VIII.
Industrial Light & Magic, the George Lucas founded visual effects company who have been the powerhouse behind the Star Wars films, recently released a bunch of new concept art images from The Force Awakens off the back of the visual book, The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The collection of gorgeous images encompasses bits and pieces spanning the entirety of the film, from an alternate look at Luke (Skywalker) to a captured figure (an early take on Poe Dameron perhaps?) in what appears to be Jedi robes in the vein of Obi-Wan.
Rick Carter, co-production designer, Star Wars: The Force Awakens commented on the creation process, explaining that the early designs were intended to reflect the storytelling concepts rather than function as explict representations of what the final design would be:
“Each artist began to explore his individual response, and collectively, we began to answer, with our words and art. Out of our brainstorming sessions emerged visual imagery of where we might want to go and what it would look like when we got there. We were not merely illustrating scenes that already existed: we were initiating storytelling concepts through the visual images themselves.”
Whilst we do get to see various figures from The Force Awakens in the concept art there’s one who stands above and beyond (and not just cause he’s hella tall) we speak of course of Kylo Ren (portrayed in the film by Adam Driver).
The early concept art shows us an interesting take on the former Ben Solo, one which more closely alines his character conceptually with that of his grandfather – Darth Vader.
Check out the early helmet designs which blend elements of Vader with those of Darth Revan.
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Via Independent.co.uk:
Legendary visual effects company ILM has released a whole host of pre-preproduction images for the film
Industrial Light & Magic, or ILM, has revealed a huge amount of concept art created for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Posted on their official site, the pieces reveal points from across the film’s development; from recognisable renditions of Kylo Ren and the desert planet of Jakku, to early pieces which reveal how radically different the film so easily could have been.
“Each artist began to explore his individual response, and collectively, we began to answer, with our words and art,” explains co-production designer Rick Carter. “Out of our brainstorming sessions emerged visual imagery of where we might want to go and what it would look like when we got there. We were not merely illustrating scenes that already existed: we were initiating storytelling concepts through the visual images themselves.”
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Looks like a new Han Solo is coming, ebayer falconer3933 listed a “3.75” Star Wars 2016 Force Awakens Exclusive Han Solo (Resistanc
Star Wars: The Force Awakens took home the big prize of the night, beating Ant Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Cinderella, Daddy’s Home, Jurassic World, Pitch Perfect 2 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 for Favorite Movie!
John Boyega lost to Will Ferrell and Daisy Ridley lost to Jennifer Lawrence.
Via DisneyStore.com:
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Via Starwars.com:
THE LATEST FILM IN THE STAR WARS SAGA ARRIVES ON MULTIPLE FORMATS THIS APRIL, ALONG WITH SEVERAL RETAILER-EXCLUSIVE EDITIONS!
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is calling to you. And you can let it in this April.
As announced this morning by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Iger at The Walt Disney Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the epic movie will be available to own early on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on April 1. It comes home on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on April 5. The film shattered box office records upon its debut, eventually grossing over $926 million domestic and $2.05 billion worldwide. Featuring new heroes and villains, along with classic characters, thrilling action, and a heartfelt story, Star Wars: The Force Awakens connected with fans and deepened the mythology of Star Wars. Take a first look at disc packaging below!
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For a brief time today, The Black Series K-Mart Exclusive Rey (Starkiller Base) was listed on Kmart.com, she was taken down a few hours later but several readers sent in the images, check them out below. We reached out to Kmart for comment, so far we have yet to hear back why she was pulled. Quite possible she simply sold out.
Over the last few weeks, several dates have been “leaked” on when The Force Awakens will drop on DVD and BLU-RAY, some have posted as early as 3/15 and some 4/15 and 4/18. Today, Yodasnews reader Gary from Northern Ireland was in his local Tesco and he spotted the ad below, which shows April 18th 2016 as the day to Own It. Big thanks to Gary for the news!
Via Denofgeek.us:
Here’s everything you need to know about the Star Wars: The Force Awakens blu-ray, including release date and deleted scene info.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens made all of the money, and it took until the end of February for it to even fall out of the top 10 at the US box office. But don’t woryr, you’ll be able to own it soon enough.
During a press tour for the Bad Robot-produced 11.22.63 Hulu series, Abrams confirmed that there wouldn’t be an extended cut of the film released for home video. But he did confirm we’ll definitely be getting those deleted scenes we were hoping for. So at least we’ll get to piece these together.
Here’s a look at the box art (which comes to us via Stitch Kingdom, who also tipped everyone off on the bonus features), and then we’ll get into the other details..
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-ray Release Date
According to Blu-Ray.com, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens blu-ray is set to release on April 5. It will be distributed for home video by Disney, of course. The blu-ray currently has a list price of $29.99, but you can find some pre-order deals on Amazon for $19.99.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-ray Bonus Features
Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
The Story Awakens: The Table Read
Building BB-8
Crafting Creatures
Blueprint of a Battle: The Snow Fight
The Visual Magic Of The Force J
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
Deleted Scenes
Force For Change
No specific details on those deleted scenes just yet, but there’s some chatter out there that we’ll see as many as seven of them.
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Via Independent.co.uk:
With the DVD and Blu-Ray release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens drawing ever closer, more and more fans are wondering whether they will feature deleted scenes.
Luckily, the film’s editors, Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon, were able to confirm to The Independent that seven scenes will be made available by Disney.
“We have been talking about [the deleted scenes],” Brandon began. “But Disney has mentioned to us that – since they’re going to be on the DVD treats for viewers – that we should stop talking about them.”
When pressed a little further, the Oscar-nominee said: “There aren’t a lot. There’s one with Harrison Ford, there’s one with Rey, but there aren’t a lot.
“I think there are maybe seven or eight,” added Markey. “I don’t know if that’s a lot. I remember looking at the reel. Actually, I think there are seven.”
Speaking about whether there was anything they regret leaving on the cutting room floor, Brandon said: “I honestly think that what is in the film is exactly what needs to be in the film, and what isn’t remains fun but not necessary.
“JJ [Abrams, director] really wanted it to be a two-hour movie, and we did strive to do that. But then, at a certain point, we felt like the film is really working for the very few people that we were able to show it to.
“So we went back to see if we should add any of the things we left off, and there really wasn’t anything that felt like it needed to be in the film. That’s always the goal, to get it down to its essence. There were fun things, but it didn’t actually have to be in the movie for it to work.”
As well as talking about deleted scenes, Brandon and Markey – who are both up for Oscars for there work on Star Wars – also spoke about the film’s similarities to George Lucas’s films, diversity in the film industry and working with JJ Abrams.
Via Inquisitr.com:
Warning: The following article is filled with SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If you’ve not seen the blockbuster then you probably shouldn’t read ahead.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ final shot was one of the crowning achievements of J.J. Abrams’ hugely popular blockbuster.
The final sequence saw Daisy Ridley’s Rey and Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker stand on a secluded island, with the actress handing out Luke’s lightsaber to the seldom seen Jedi.
But Ben Rosenblatt, the co-producer of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has now opened up about how the film was made, revealing that the final shot was almost completely different.
Rosenblatt made this admission during a Hollywood technical retreat, via the Hollywood Reporter, as he confessed that J.J. Abrams was undecided about the final shot, which was shot from a helicopter and looked down on both Rey and Luke.
Rosenblatt explained that Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ ending took a while, and was a point of contention, for J.J. Abrams and the entire creative team. That’s because the other option that J.J. Abrams was considering for the ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was simply a close-up of Rey.
However, J.J. Abrams finally decided to go with the helicopter shot because of John Williams’ epic score and music, with Rosenblatt explaining that it “left you with this sweeping emotional epic [feel] and you’re going to see a lot of that in Episode VIII.”
Ben Rosenblatt also spoke about what influenced J.J. Abrams as he considered the look and visual style of The Force Awakens, admitting that it was a combination of J.J. Abrams’ own approach and George Lucas.
“Both,” Rosenblatt admitted to the crowd at the Hollywood Professional Association Tech Retreat, which has been held in Palm Springs over the last few days. “It was J.J., but J.J. was honoring George’s original vision… But J.J. brought his own visual language to the film.”
While Star Wars: The Force Awakens was met with stunning reviews and has had a stupendous run at the box office, there were some fans who believed that it was a little bit too similar to the plot and story of George Lucas’ original trilogy.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, via Entertainment Weekly, at the start of January, J.J. Abrams addressed these concerns, insisting that this was intentional, as he wanted The Force Awakens to acknowledge the past of the franchise, but at the same time still move forward towards its future.
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