Draven

Whelp, there's the proof that Mark Hamill wasn't talking crazy when he was saying BB-8 was driving all over the set. I can't wrap my brain around how that thing works but it's super impressive.

zero

I had an inside source that told me, Mark was indeed not crazy.

Ash Ketchum

Too bad. Judging from that trailer, this film looks like it could sho' use a little Samuel L. Jackson. Esp. if it was his PULP FICTION character.

superdeluxe

So everyone is going on about BB-8, which is great. Popular Mechanics tries to figure out what is going on:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cult...s-droid-works/

dhmac

In that video, R2-D2 acts almost jealous of BB-8 showing up and taking the "cute droid" spotlight away from R2.

Shazam

Sweet fucking fuck someone's gonna make billions off that thing.

Dr. DVD

Like the new trailer. Doesn't look anything like early leaked rumors (at least as of last month), and a lot of the sets don't seem to jive with what we've read either, so I am hoping to get some surprises, the best of which would be

Rob V

FiveO

Loved the new trailer....I was 9 years old when the original Star Wars opened and like many people here...grew up with Star Wars. Can't wait for the film!

Here's a good one though....

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FiveO

Star Wars explained by someone who has never seen Star Wars...

http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/20...een-star-wars/

dvduser6

How soon until the general consensus is Lucas himself is no longer canon...

FiveO

Few possibilities...some amazing technology:

http://mashable.com/2015/04/16/star-...b8-technology/

DaveyJoe

BB-8 is going to steal the show. My concern has been that the movie will lean on the older characters too much and use them as a crutch. But BB-8 looks promising and gives me hope that they're putting serious effort into the new characters. Everybody is all like "I want to see more Chewie/Han/Boba/Yoda!" Whereas I want to see new characters that become just as iconic, maybe BB-8 has that potential.

Supermallet

I agree, if the sequel trilogy is going to work, the torch has to be passed to characters we care about.

TGM

I hate the rumor that

Double_Oh_7

Dumb question... but stormtroopers are no longer clones? I don't watch the animated shows.

hasslein

Neither is Episode VII.

Lord Zarak

I'm just glad that the talk is how cool BB-8 is instead of how annoying Jar Jar is. Kinda proves that you can have that marketable, fun, kid-friendly character without being all obnoxiously, blatantly, in-your-face about it.

EddieMoney

Meesa thinks yousa onto somethings heres.

HN

EctoCooler

No, otherwise they'd still be called clonetroopers.

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Ash Ketchum

If only the film could be explained that easily.

lopper

^^^Yes!

I thought I was the only one who noticed. I'm bothered more than I should be by it.

lopper

I think this explanation is the best way to justify this design, rather than having it be some sort of ancient Sith artifact. It works best for me, at least.

joe_b

If you've read almost ANY of the reports posted at MakingStarWars, it sure does. I was sort of able to guess the order that most of the shots in the trailer will appear in the movie. A lot of it matches the leaked concept art from last year as well.

Kennedy wasn't wrong when she said the new teaser just scratches the surface of what you'll see, as most of it (going by info leaked thus far) looks to be from the first act.

Also: The Carrie Fisher panel just started:

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