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STAR WARS EPISODE VII Officially Titled THE FORCE AWAKENS

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has completed principal photography.

That's how Lucasfilm and Disney announced the official name of Star Wars: Episode VII on Thursday afternoon, in a surprise announcement across social media channels. The name and logo were posted with absolutely no other information. While "Episode VII" doesn't appear in the logo, they have officially been calling this Episode VII since its announcement, and the new "The Force Awakens" logo appears on the StarWars.com Episode VII page. Walt Disney Studios Publicity also emailed a link to the logo which read "Join us at StarWars.com and www.facebook.com/starwars for breaking Star Wars: Episode VII news!"

The subtitle will likely be analyzed like crazy on fansites for the next, oh, thirteen months or so until the release of the film, but on its surface, it makes a lot of sense. If Luke Skywalker did not immediately try to jumpstart a new Jedi order directly after Episode VI, Return of the Jedi, then this "awakening" can occur 30 some odd years later. With principal photography done, this does inch us closer to seeing some type of footage or posters or official shots released sooner, though those aren't likely to come much before the Star Wars Celebration convention in April, 2015.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh episodic live action film in the series, opens in theaters December 18, 2015.....

LINK:
http://www.newsarama.com/22654-star-wars-episode-vii-officially-titled-the-force-awakens.html

Bud Brewster · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:00 pm Post subject:

( . . . and this one was easy . . . )

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Is This GIF The First Footage From Star Wars: Episode 7?
Meredith Woerner, I09

Major speculation ahead, but a Star Wars fansite is claiming that this GIF of the Millennium Falcon might be the first-ever bit of footage from the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens. What do you think?...

...UPDATE: Commenter KLR_Steve dropped this picture that is allegedly from Star Wars: Episode 7 set. Note the rectangular radar dish. .... This "new" radar dish is rectangular. The original dish was circular, but it was also knocked off at the end of the films. So the original radar dish would have to be replaced, and maybe it was replaced by a rectangular version?

LINK:
http://io9.com/is-this-gif-the-first-footage-from-star-wars-episode-7-1662164608

ANOTHER UPDATE; HERE IS THE REAL DEAL

orzel-w · Galactic Ambassador Joined: 19 Sep 2014 Posts: 1876

These frames show a suspicious lack of detail. (Read that as "fan made".) Even the "new" radar reflector is just a plain, uniform color, as is most everything else.

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Robert (Butch) Day · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:46 am Post subject:

This Friday, the world premiere of Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens trailer will be revealed at select North America Regal theatres. The trailer will debut before all movies starting November 28, 2014 to November 30, 2014.

CA Irvine Edwards Irvine Spectrum 22 & IMAX

CA San Diego Edwards Mira Mesa Stadium 18 IMAX & RPX

GA Atlanta Regal Atlantic Station Stadium 18 IMAX & RPX

IL Chicago Regal City North Stadium 14 IMAX & RPX

NY New York Regal Union Square Stadium 14

PA Warrington Regal Warrington Crossing Stadium 22 & IMAX

TN Knoxville Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 IMAX & RPX

TX Houston Edwards Houston Marq'E Stadium 23 IMAX & RPX

WA Seattle Regal Thornton Place Stadium 14 & IMAX
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:23 pm Post subject:

Hey, look who's back! Very Happy

Damn, Butch -- you just strolled into our little spaceport bar and sat down like nothing is new!

Questions, questions, we've got questions!

How are you feeling?

Are you up and around, or just pretended to be sick so folks will bring you cold beers?

Were the nurses pretty?

Did they let you bring any unneeded body parts home in a bell jar?

Don't answer any of these right here, 'cause you've got a special thread for that called News About Butch at this link.

http://www.allsci-fi.us/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=346&start=15
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Robert (Butch) Day · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:21 pm Post subject:

UPDATE!

Only 30 cities are showing the trailer. The complete list is:

AZ PHOENIX HARKINS TEMPE MARKETPLACE

CA LOS ANGELES AMC CENTURY CITY

CA LOS ANGELES Indep EL CAPITAN

CA IRVINE REGAL SPECTRUM IRVINE 21

CA SAN FRANCISCO AMC METERON 16

CA SAN JOSE CINEMARK OAKRIDGE 20

CA SAN DIEGO REGAL MIRA MESA 18

CAN TORONTO CPX YOUNGE & DUNDAS

CAN VANCOUVER CPX RIVERPORT

CO DENVER AMC WESTMINSTER 24

DC WASH D.C AMC TYSONS CORNER 16

FL MIAMI CARMIKE PARISIAN 20

GA ATLANTA REGAL ATLANTIC STATION

IL CHICAGO REGAL CITY NORTH

MA BOSTON AMC BOSTON COMMONS 19

MI DETROIT CINEMARK SHOWCASE 20

MN MINNEAPOLIS AMC SOUTHDALE

MO KANSAS CITY AMC STUDIO 30

NY NEW YORK AMC LINCOLN SQUARE 12

NY NEW YORK REGAL UNION SQAURE

OH CLEVELAND CINEMARK CINEMARK 24

PA PHILADELPHIA REGAL WARRINGTON 22

TN NASHVILLE CARMIKE THOROUGHBRED 20

TN KNOXVILLE REGAL PINNACLE

TX DALLAS CINEMARK PLANO 20

TX HOSTON REGAL MARQ*E STADIUM 23

TX AUSTIN ALAMO ALAMO S LAMAR

UT SALT LAKE CITY CINEMARK CINEMARK 24 WJ

WA SEATTLE REGAL THORNTON PLACE 14

WI MILWAUKEE MARCUS BROOKFIELD 16

The trailer is 1 minute and 22 seconds long.
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:41 pm Post subject:

Good to know, Butch! (I moved the picture that was hear to The Time Machine thread for obvious reasons. Surprised

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orzel-w · Galactic Ambassador Joined: 19 Sep 2014 Posts: 1876

Also... correct me if I'm wrong... the ray blasts are being fired from a rotating red beacon light on top of the ship. The ray blasts are shooting out in a circular pattern as the beacon rotates.

If memory serves, the turret guns on the Falcon were quad cannons that fired in pairs, not in single blasts.
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bulldogtrekker · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:16 pm Post subject: STAR WARS SHORT TRAILER

STAR WARS SHORT TRAILER

It's finally here: a first look at the new Star Wars. The teaser trailer runs 88-seconds long and is available to watch online and in theaters starting today. Here's all you need to know: it looks really, really good. The trailer gives a first glimpse at a lot of the new and returning stars, but it also shows just how great a job director J.J. Abrams' appears to have done in putting back together the Star Wars universe. A great score from John Williams elevates that even further. This isn't much for now, but it ought to get fans' hopes way up.

YOUTUBE LINK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erLk59H86ww&list=UUZGYJFUizSax-yElQaFDp5Q

STORY LINK
http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/28/7297181/star-wars-trailer-force-awakens-episode-7-stream

GIF

Randy · Space Ranger Joined: 14 Dec 2013 Posts: 127 Location: Ohio

I guess they can fly any old piece of junk ... But I wouldn't want to sit on those rocket tubes!

noetic_hatter · Planetary Explorer Joined: 26 Nov 2014 Posts: 40

I saw it this morning, in front of Mockingjay.

Meh. Nothing got me excited except the Falcon. We shall see. Even though the movie turned out to be shite, I remember the teasers for Phantom Menace with Yoda's "suffering" speech. (am I remembering the right film?) I was thrilled beyond belief.

I think probably I am jaded thanks to the prequels sucking so much bollock.

Pye-Rate · Starship Co-Pilot Joined: 14 Dec 2013 Posts: 625

J.J. I'mabum will make a very pretty movie, but the script will be barely tolerable suckage and moronically unrealistic space battles!

orzel-w · Galactic Ambassador Joined: 19 Sep 2014 Posts: 1876

The new rectangular radar dish is confirmed, then. And the Falcon makes vapor trails when maneuvering within a planet's atmosphere. Gosh... the mind boggles.
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 8:19 pm Post subject:

The scene of the X-wing fighters zipping low over the water was pretty cool, but we all know that the complaints about the most recent Star Wars movies concerned the stories, not the FX.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
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