[Movies] Star Wars: Episode VII
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I did not think Millennium would be the age of the ship.
I'm excited. It's nice to see them using a lot of practical props and sets, rather than CGI everything.
It appears that a number of people have jumped to a certain conclusion about the spaceship being built for Episode VII. J.J. Abrams tried to end the speculation by tweeting a denial.
Didn't he also say that Khan definitely wasn't in the new Star Trek?It appears that a number of people have jumped to a certain conclusion about the spaceship being built for Episode VII. J.J. Abrams tried to end the speculation by tweeting a denial.
Look more closely at the picture.
That's the holo-chess table from inside the Falcon, isn't it?
Yeah, I guess it could be, Debbie Downer.
Nope! That's EU content, so it's no longer canon! YT-1300s no longer exist!
Must suck to be a wanted criminal with the most unique ship in the galaxy.
When that ship can do the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs, it doesn't matter how wanted the captain is or how unique it looks. No one's going to catch it.
By the way, the explanation of the Kessel Run having to do with dodging black holes in the Maw is now non-canon too. So we go back to Han Solo measuring the Kessel Run in parsecs being, simply, stupid.
figmentPez
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Wait, how many different explanations for the Kessel Run are there? I heard it was measured in parsecs because it involved transferring cargo between moving ships.
That was the first explanation given, not sure where it came from. The "official", or at least more widely-accepted version, came later.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kessel_Run
According to the most recent RPG the Kessel Run is difficult because of the black holes and other obstacles that get in the way. It is also a heavily patroled route by the Empire. The trip requires several hyperspace jumps, and several moments of piloting through normal space in order to get through it safely. Pulling off this stunt pretty much makes you a legend in the smuggling circle.
Yeah, Han Solo everyone's favorite drug mule.
That was the first explanation I ever heard. The Kessel Run was made by a small cargo ship between two larger ones. The two big ones would get into different spots in a line of ships waiting to be scanned by Imperial customs ships. The first ship would get scanned and begin to depart. At that moment, the small cargo ship with the illegal goods would undock from the second ship and speed past the inspectors. It would then dock with the first ship and it would immediately go to hyperspace. So, the run would be measured in the distance it took your ship to get from the second ship to the first, the lower the number, the better your ship is. It was a known tactic of smugglers, so even attempting it was likely to get you blasted by the Imperials. So, actually completing the run AND having a low distance meant you were a BAMF.
Personally, I liked the script explanation of Han just pure boasting to try to impress Ben & Luke. You can see Obi-Wan give Han a sort of wry, "Ok, sure" expression just after the statement.
I think the 2 ship explanation came from the TIE-Fighter game documents.
If only they'd used green screen and no sets, none of this would've happened.
Great quote:
labman57 says:
June 12, 2014 at 6:52 pm
Time for Han Solo to break out his Imperial Walker.
labman57 says:
June 12, 2014 at 6:52 pm
Time for Han Solo to break out his Imperial Walker.
The writer and director for Episode VIII shall be Rian Johnson (who made Brick and Looper).
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=119778
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=119778
And IX. Really really awesome news.
I didn't know the guy who made Brick made Looper.
I gotta watch Looper. I loved Brick.
Looper's great. It's not Brick great, but still great in its own ways. Though because time travel is involved, you get the expected time travel plot holes and such.
Agreed, and it was pretty well-shot, too. Really curious to see how he handles Star Wars, should be a good ride.
Take that, Lucas!
I know, right?
And the best part is, he doesn't get any money for it ... well, okay, the best part is the movies, but his not getting money for it is pretty cool.
I'll believe it when I see it. Last I heard, Fox still owns the rights to the original six movies.
If that was true, Fox could've released such a project themselves. Instead, it was all on Lucas's plate, which leads me to believe it was Lucas's decision and one he forfeited when he sold Lucasfilm to Disney.
He also claimed that the original footage was destroyed, and thus was impossible.
George Lucas sure is an asshole.