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  1. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    Dan Mindel leveled up his cinematography-game from TFA (which was already pretty well-shot), that's for sure. Second half of the trailer gave me goosebumps. SPACE-HORSE CHARGE ON THE SURFACE OF A SPACESHIP is the kind of gonzo shit I love.
  2. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    Of course there's already a goofy Star Wars name for the space-horsies. Hell, there's even a Wookieepedia-entry on them by now, stating their planet of origin, which links to other species that live there, with photos that haven't popped up in any trailer yet. This franchise's hardcore fandom...
  3. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    I've watched the new trailer 6 times already. That's only 17 fewer times than I've watched Eric Butts watching the new trailer, so they must be doing something right.
  4. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    It was established in The Clone Wars and Rebels animated series (and before this by the Tales of the Jedi comics by Dark Horse) that the ancient Sith could "bond" their spirits with nearby physical objects at the moment of death, which could provide a mechanism through which Palpatine could...
  5. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    Kathleen Kennedy officially confirms that a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic movie is very likely in the works: https://theplaylist.net/star-wars-knights-old-republic-20190417/
  6. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    J.J. Abrams consulted with George Lucas during the writing of the Episode IX screenplay: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/j-j-abrams-consulted-george-lucas-writing-star-wars-rise-skywalker-185700904.html
  7. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    New video has Kathleen Kennedy saying Palpatine's return was always in the blueprint for Episode IX ever since The Force Awakens; they just hadn't quite settled on the "how": https://twitter.com/djkevlar/status/1116837650520997888/video/1 This could definitely be a Lucas-idea, if you ask me. I...
  8. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    Also: Bob Iger is stepping down in 2021: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/disney-ceo-bob-iger-says-he-will-step-down-in-2021.html And Star Wars (the films) is going on hiatus after Episode IX...
  9. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    Digging that the Endor Apocalypse is a real thing, now. So cool. Hopefully Endor is covered in charred Ewok-corpses. Luke's opening narration and how it's used to sinister effect at the end. What a gorgeous summation of the series' grand generational sweep, the young being left to deal with...
  10. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    Matt Smith is Palpatine's hot young clone. Prove me wrong!
  11. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    If I were to place bets, yeah, I'd imagine both Russell and Grant are both First Order officers. They're in that group of actors whom you could just pour into Imperial uniforms (Lucasfilm should be booking Peter Capaldi, Lance Reddick, and Michael Emerson for future movies). Seriously, this...
  12. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    Is there a man more suited to playing a sneering space-fascist than Richard E. Grant? Gotta be top 5, at least.
  13. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    Sorry, Donald Glover. I love you, man. You know that. But you're no Billy God Damn Dee®, baby.
  14. joshEH

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Non-Spoilers!

    Of course, some of these clickbait article-writers frequently tend to overlook certain facts from time to time, in this case the fact that the concept of measuring the Force goes back decades -- the 1976 ANH novelization makes mention of the "Jedi scientists" who attempted to measure the Force...
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