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So I'm watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi right now, and it's a scene with Chewbacca on Ahch-To. He's killed and spit roasted a Prog. Just as he's about to tuck into his meal, several other Porgs interrupt his meal. They look at Chewbacca with these super cute anime eyes, and make cooing noises. They … Continue reading I’m sorry, but Porgs are cute and funny
The Verge did a breakdown of the new Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer today. It's almost a scene by scene look at the trailer. They picked up on things that I completely missed, or missed the significance of, so I very much appreciated them tearing down those two minutes and 36 seconds. I'm not … Continue reading Solo: A Star Wars Story full trailer breakdown
Lucasfilm and Ron Howard have released a new, longer trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story last night. Check it out on YouTube here. To be honest with you, I was more excited about the teaser trailer than this full-length trailer. I'm not sure why. What do you think of the new Solo trailer?
I was going through my youngest daughter's backpack this morning and came across this. The assignment says this: Darth Vader and Boba Fett are chatting with their new honored guest! Who is joining them for dinner? Now she says that the picture she drew is of a Storm Trooper joining Vader and Fett. I'd put … Continue reading Star Wars in school
Frank Oz liked Star Wars The Last Jedi. He said as much directly in an interview. He also said that the criticism of the movie is something that he doesn't understand. Oz had this to say to all of the Last Jedi haters: Yeah, there’s a whole backlash. I couldn’t understand that whole backlash. I … Continue reading Frank Oz “Couldn’t Understand” The “Whole Backlash” For ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
This is a fun read. I'm always interested in knowing what things inspire/influence movie directors and designers. A movie from the past can inspire a scene, mood, or color scheme. We know that George Lucas loves hot rod cars. The shape and design of those types of cars were in some way responsible for the … Continue reading A Complete Guide to the Cinematic References and Inspirations of STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI | Nerdist
I'm in LOVE with the opening scene of The Last Jedi. It was just so cool, and such a great throwback nod to George Lucas using WWII dogfight video for his inspiration when doing X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter scenes. Rian Johnson's answer to how bombs drop in space was that they are magnetic. This is … Continue reading THE LAST JEDI’s Effects Supervisor on How to Drop Bombs and Make Leia Fly in Space | Nerdist
Jon Favreau, writer and director of Iron Man 1 & 2, will write the upcoming Star Wars live-action series set to debut on Disney's upcoming streaming service. Disney made the announcement official in this post on the Star Wars website on the 8th. The statement says (in part) Lucasfilm is excited to announce that Emmy-nominated … Continue reading Iron Man’s Jon Favreau will write the upcoming Star Wars live-action series –
JJ Abrams was on Late Night with Stephen Colbert and casually mentioned that he's finished writing Star Wars: Episode IX's script. Oh boy oh boy oh boy! Filming begins in July of this year.
A behind the scenes VFX walk through of the opening bomber run scene in The Last Jedi.
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