joe_b

^ Not to delve into spoiler territory, but it's clearly Anakin/Luke's old saber. We see Leia being handed it in the second teaser. She might loan it to Finn to use in the finale, though it's probably Rey's fate to inherit the thing. While they could both have Force abilities, I suspect Finn is just being used as misdirection in the marketing campaign and Rey will turn out to be the only future Jedi in the cast.

Josh-da-man

He could have to leave Tatooine to go on some kind of quest. Look for some Jedi artifact or somethng. Runs afoul of Inquisitors or bounty hunters or something. Boba Fett looking for revenge. Darth Maul in his cyborg body.

candyrocket786

Surprised Rey isn't freezing in that snow.

Solid Snake

22 photos from EW.

TGM

shit, he's still got it. badass.

Solid Snake

Was there any question to it?

Throwing Copper

Love the covers of EW. Can't wait until mine comes in on Friday.

Supermallet

It's clear in AOTC and ROTS that Obi-Wan loves adventuring, and in A New Hope he tells Luke that he's "getting too old for this sort of thing" (emphasis mine to show that Obi-Wan only feels he's now becoming too old when Princess Leia asks for help). I doubt a guy like that wouldn't end up taking off from Tatooine every once in a while on an adventure, when one presents itself.

Deadman31

I really don't want to go to the theater to see this but I don't know how to stop myself.

Artman

Yeah, his appearance/costume really is perfect. Ford's in great shape, the costume is cool, they kept the hair pretty natural looking, etc. Just hope he gets to fire his blaster during some action scenes... something similar to taking off from Mos Eisley.

Tom Banjo

That actually got me at first. I was all "Holy shit! Jakku really is Tatooine!"

coli

It's so great to see Han Solo back in a SW movie, as fans forget how he elevated the OT movies. What he brought to the movies were coolness and humor, as they would have been just as serious and boring as the Prequels without him.

Solid Snake

A bit of spoiler type stuff from the actors and Abrams. Neat.

http://geektyrant.com/news/the-force...tails-revealed

Timber

He ran off with Luke to try and save Leia with no hesitation. He wasn't afraid to leave the planet. Plus didn't he say that Uncle Owen was afraid that Luke would follow him on some foolish crusade? They could easily show Obi-Wan running off on crusades and it wouldn't be a stretch based off of what we already know.

joe_b

Andy Serkis shares some details on why Snoke was done as a mo-cap character:

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/12...e-leader-snoke

Solid Snake

Fuck. I keep forgetting he's in this.

Solid Snake

About the character Lupita Nyong'o plays:

http://geektyrant.com/news/new-detai...-force-awakens

Jon2

Not likely as that lightsaber (along with Luke's hand) would be somewhere on Bespin.

windom

So basically this site just quotes stuff from EW articles?

joe_b

New EW article focusing on the mystery surrounding Luke:

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/12...lker-star-wars

Interesting tidbit from Abrams:So it takes less than four decades for the heroes of a galaxy-spanning conflict to pass into the realm of Arthurian legend... even when one (Leia) remains a leading figure in the Resistance? Oh, well... the Jedi were spoken of like they were some ancient relic a mere twenty years after the fall of the Old Republic. I guess a decent news broadcasting service doesn't exist in a galaxy far, far away and everyone relies on foggy oral history?


Here's a new TV spot that premiered on ABC last night. You can spot Admiral Ackbar on the far right at 0:48. Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd is in the same shot (between Han and Leia):

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z6rNlK_Rjnc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


IMAX release poster:




That happened over thirty years ago. It's probably been passed around quite a bit since then.

Timber

Do you remember members of terrorists organizations from 3 plus decades ago? The Empire is the US government and the rebellion was Al quaeda. We may remember the leaders of Al quaeda 30 years from now but we won't remember the foot soldiers like Luke Skywalker or Han Solo.

Philzilla

You mean the two guys who were responsible for one of the greatest victories by the Rebellion against the Empire, Gen. Skywalker and Gen. Solo?

Timber

Right but who knew about that? They didn't destroy the Empire, the Empire just evolved. The "Resistance" is still a small backwater operation training it's agents on monkey bars.

Even as far back as ANH Luke was surprised that 3PO knew of the rebellion against the Empire. This "war" is not something that is widely known, especially on these outer rim planets.

OldBoy

that tv spot gave me chills!

joe_b

Like Tatooine? Wasn't there a whole victory montage with people celebrating in the streets?