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[BigJonsson]

I also love how the Stormtroopers actually looked scary and competent

 

[Blizzard]

They'll probably add what he/she is looking at later. But right now it looks like he's got a vendetta against that little skinny tree. I'm picturing the tree sprouting light sabers from its branches in preparation for the duel.

My biggest disappointment since this post is that no one has made a GIF of the tree preparing for battle. Really crappy still image:

Ideally someone should make an animated version, with green lightsabers for the tree, all sprouting out during or after the red saber lights up.

 

[guek]

You know nothing about movies... literally nothing.

Literally nothing? Literally?

You literally do not know the meaning of the word.

 

[enzo_gt]

Still prefer this edit though.

I think this looks uglier TBH. Being separated by the handle makes it look like it fits in the franchise aesthetic better, and that middle bit kind of makes it look too gothic and like it would be some loot in HellGate: London or something.

And the design here isn't solving any practical problems that haven't been debunked a thousand times already.

 

[Jack Scofield]

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Still prefer this edit though.

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Looks neat, but looks less like a lightsaber. Plus, we've never seen a lightsaber blade act the way that fan-created lightsaber works. All lightsabers have had a straight blade, not a curved one like this.

 

[Atraveller]

Literally nothing? Literally?

You literally do not know the meaning of the word.

The word got butchered so many times, that the meaning actually changed, that's language for ya.

 

[CD'S BAR]

So after reading up on a few things

SPOILERS

Spoiler

Do we know who is Grave Digger? It has to be either Serkis or Driver right? Any evidence pointing towards one being so than the other?

I'm betting that

Spoiler

Serkis is the grave robber and Adam Driver will become his apprentice at some point in the trilogy. We've seen a leaked set photo of what looks very similar to Adam Driver in a x-wing pilot or rebel uniform( I forget exactly) on the set of some rebel hangar so unless he gets destroyed and rebuilt all in the same movie it doesn't seem like it will be him, and based off the concept arts the grave robber's face is going to be CGI at least partly and we know Serkis is good at mo-capping facial expressions so seems like a logical fit. Also Serkis's voice is cool.

 

[Vanille]

No way is the voice over Serkis. It sounds nothing like him. It's totally Cumberbatch.

 

[btrboyev]

No way is the voice over Serkis. It sounds nothing like him. It's totally Cumberbatch.

It's already confirmed to be Serkis. Also listen back again, there is almost a gollumish sound to his enunciations.

 

[sn00zer]

Was the Harrison Ford as Han pick earlier today a fake?

 

[Blizzard]

No way is the voice over Serkis. It sounds nothing like him. It's totally Cumberbatch.

Are you saying http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captur...-mysterious-narrator-of-the-star-wars-trailer is lying, or being deceived, about verifying it's Serkis? Cumberbatch was never even rumored that I can remember.

 

[Doc Holliday]

So I hear than in the books ancient jedis used lighsabers with exhausts in them. Any truth to do this? That would make more sense.

 

[A-V-B]

Serkis is also a voice actor...

 

[sn00zer]

So I hear than in the books ancient jedis used lighsabers with exhausts in them. Any truth to do this? That would make more sense.

My friend who is well versed in the EU thinks its probably exhaust ports as very few people can make lightsabers with the skill they used to prior to Ep 4

 

[breadtruck]

Considering I threw it together in a couple seconds, I thought it was fun for something i didnt try hard with.

Any Suggestions for a better one?

That ending is hilarious. Good stuff man.

 

[CreepingFear]

So I hear than in the books ancient jedis used lighsabers with exhausts in them. Any truth to do this? That would make more sense.

It doesn't matter since the majority of the books are no longer considered Canon by Disney.

 

[funkystudent]

Maybe its not a hilt but a lighter for lighting 2 cigars at once.

Or if you turn 1 on it can be used for welding.

 

[Discotheque]

andy serkis is more than capable of enunciating like that. plus he spent like 2 years working with cumberbatch on the hobbit, dude prolly took from that a bit.

anyways i love how the casting director seems to be a fan of inside llewyn davis. oscar isaac and adam driver cast in the film.

with boyega in this one can hope they somehow bring in cornish and edgar wright to write a spinoff :banderas

 

[CreepingFear]

Was the Harrison Ford as Han pick earlier today a fake?

Are you talking about the one that's pretty much a pic of him from Ender's Game?

 

[breadtruck]

So I hear than in the books ancient jedis used lighsabers with exhausts in them. Any truth to do this? That would make more sense.

My friend who is well versed in the EU thinks its probably exhaust ports as very few people can make lightsabers with the skill they used to prior to Ep 4

I initially thought they were something like that (exhaust or blowoff) the first time I watched the trailer. So to me, this makes sense.

 

[Doc Holliday]

It doesn't matter since the majority of the books are no longer considered Canon by Disney.

You're right, but that saber having exhaust beams makes more sense than a light hilt.

 

[starsky]

Starrrrr Warrssss!!!

HYPE

 

[CreepingFear]

You're right, but that saber having exhaust beams makes more sense than a light hilt.

Those aren't exhaust beams though. They are mini light saber beams. It just looks like exhaust.

 

[MiamiWesker]

At the end of each scene in the teaser there is an iconic star wars sound, I guess nothing really fit the boyega scene so they just added the probe droid sound.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Still prefer this edit though.

Funny how someone could sketch a better design in a minute than what will actually be in the movie.

Either way I don't care about the saber, we'll see how the movie turns out, so far my expectations are "better writing than the prequels, but over-use of CGI action that isn't impressive in 2014".

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Voice over sounds like serkis doing a cumberbatch impersonation whos doing an ian mcdiarmid palpatine impersanation.

I think the hilt is venting, there has got to be a reason the beam looks so unstable compared to the PT, and OT sabers.

Or maybe its an overcharged setting and they vent that way when its enabled and looks unstable. Or could just be the sith antique theory and sith just don't give a fuck lol.

 

[RadioactiveLobster]

Via Twitter (unknown author)

EDIT: I think this guy might be the author/created

 

[Atraveller]

Via Twitter (unknown author)

lol

 

[LaserBuddha]

Or could just be the sith antique theory and sith just don't give a fuck lol.

The more I think about this the more i like and expect it.

 

[Chezzymann]

13 million on the MovieCLIPS channel and 6 million on the star wars channel, so about 20 million now. And that's not even counting the iTunes trailer, which was the main promotion for online. I bet its at 30 million total views and its only been a little over 12 hours.

 

[MiamiWesker]

The new song is great, it's like the ROTJ rescue scene mixed with some ominous emperor like song.

 

[MiamiWesker]

13 million on the MovieCLIPS site and 6 million on the star wars channel, so about 20 million now. And that's not even counting the iTunes trailer, which was the main promotion for online. I bet its at 30 million total views and its only been a little over 12 hours.

Yeah it's Star Wars, this is not surprising. Imagine what the trailer that shows the old crew will do.

 

[TheKaeptain]

I bet those dudes here on Gaf that said Star Wars wasn't relevant any more feel stupid as fuck.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

It doesn't matter since the majority of the books are no longer considered Canon by Disney.

From what we discussed earlier in the thread, that's not totally true. It doesn't matter as "canon" sure, but it matters in that they can still take inspiration and ideas from the EU and repurpose/reboot them. Exhaust ports could be just that, taken from the EU and "made" canon.

 

[Spiritreaver]

Those aren't exhaust beams though. They are mini light saber beams. It just looks like exhaust.

Because we've seen exhaust beams before?

 

[bananafactory]

I've watched the trailer 10 times with my face pressed up to my monitor, specifically examining the lightsaber. Those who think the smaller blades are actually vents or something may be onto something. Look closely at the scene in motion. The entire lightsaber appears violent and slightly unstable, but if you watch the ends of the small beams, the length fluctuates wildly as the light almost "licks" up and down like a flame would. This isn't just a normal saber with some extra parts, the entire nature of it seems to be strange. I think we are missing some critical information that might not be revealed until in the film

 

[injurai]

those x-wings doe

why people not talking about those? mmm gave me a hard on

 

[TheKaeptain]

I've watched the trailer 10 times with my face pressed up to my monitor, specifically examining the lightsaber. Those who think the smaller blades are actually vents or something may be onto something. Look closely at the scene in motion. The entire lightsaber appears violent and slightly unstable, but if you watch the ends of the small beams, the length fluctuates wildly as the light almost "licks" up and down like a flame would. This isn't just a normal saber with some extra parts, the entire nature of it seems to be strange. I think we are missing some critical information that might not be revealed until in the film

He probably didn't have someone like Yoda around to instruct him on how to build it properly.

 

[Abounder]

Because we've seen exhaust beams before?

I think they're called energy binders but yea we don't really know. Didn't they knock down some podrace signs?

 

[Monocle]

http://fat.gfycat.com/EverlastingFelineGrayfox.gif

Still prefer this edit though.

Huge improvement.

 

[SoilBreak]

Thought this looks pretty cool.

From comic book artist phil noto.

 

[Ether_Snake]

He probably didn't have someone like Yoda around to instruct him on how to build it properly.

Seriously, it might be a self-learned Sith; meaning someone who has been reading/researching Sith stuff and has developed his own "nature" as a result, so it would make sense that his saber is very different from any other because maybe he didn't quite have an exact manual on making one.

And him being self-learned could make him a "bigger threat" than past Siths, for both the dark and light side. This guy might be bigger than the usual light/dark conflict. That's reflected in his saber: it's different than anything we've seen before, it might be more "powerful".

 

[inm8num2]

Having a crossguard on a lightsaber means there's a small chance of cutting off your hand if you do a twirl.

 

[rekameohs]

Having a crossguard on a lightsaber means there's a small chance of cutting off your hand if you do a twirl.

Meaning, they won't do those stupid-ass twirls like in the prequels. I'm on board.

 

[injurai]

Having a crossguard on a lightsaber means there's a small chance of cutting off your hand if you do a twirl.

It's also means no more

 

[Tertullian]

One shot (well, three shots?) that hasn't been mentioned much is the stormtroopers in the troop carrier. For some reason, I really liked that scene. It made the stormtroopers seem competent and powerful in a way that the original trilogy never managed to. These are guys who I could believe deserve the line "only imperial stormtroopers are so precise."

 

[jond76]

Having a crossguard on a lightsaber means there's a small chance of cutting off your hand if you do a twirl.

Maybe that Jedi's fighting style doesn't include twirls.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Seriously, it might be a self-learned Sith; meaning someone who has been reading/researching Sith stuff and has developed his own "nature" as a result, so it would make sense that his saber is very different from any other because maybe he didn't quite have an exact manual on making one.

And him being self-learned could make him a "bigger threat" than past Siths, for both the dark and light side. This guy might be bigger than the usual light/dark conflict. That's reflected in his saber: it's different than anything we've seen before, it might be more "powerful".

Pretty much what I am thinking.

 

[MattyG]

Having a crossguard on a lightsaber means there's a small chance of cutting off your hand if you do a twirl.

So don't do a twirl.

 

[TheKaeptain]

One shot (well, three shots?) that hasn't been mentioned much is the stormtroopers in the troop carrier. For some reason, I really liked that scene. It made the stormtroopers seem competent and powerful in a way that the original trilogy never managed to. These are guys who I could believe deserve the line "only imperial stormtroopers are so precise."

I liked how one of them was shorter than the rest.