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[Discotheque]

Visually it looks better than TFA already. God damn Edwards really didn't fluke with Godzilla (meh movie but it was shot well)

Looks tight. Pretty nuts how the first 2 new star wars movies have a woman lead

That rebel line and delivery was cornball tho

 

[PBY]

Felicity Jones has been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar in the recent past, for The Theory of Everything, so yeah, I'd say she's pretty good.

She was also really great in the heartbreaking Like Crazy.

Awesome

 

[Dennis]

Looks very B-Teamish.

At first I thought this was a TV spin-off.

wat

Looked more professional than TFA.

 

[sphagnum]

Star Wars is not a comedy , is a war people die...

The whole book Lost Stars is essentially this image in non-joke form.

 

[Jarmel]

Visuals looked awesome - but is she a good actress? Can't tell if it was the writing (it was) but she wasn't selling me on some of those lines.

The dialogue in general looks to be garbage so I think that's less on her and more on the writers.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Ah, that makes more sense.

It would have to be BEFORE Alderaan was destroyed then - since it was operational by then.

So this movie may have been around the time Leia was traveling around on Captain Antilles' embassador ship, with the two droids?

I wonder if they'll mention her traveling around trying to gain support for the rebellion during this time?

Luke is still on Tatooine working Moisture Vaporators? lol


This is so fucking awesome.

Since the premise of this movie that those are the people who get the plans and bring them to Leia...

 

[brandonh83]

Wasn't that the point, though? Kylo and Hux were little kids playing at being Vader and Tarkin, they were cosplayers that Snoke had wrapped around his little finger and who got bitchslapped by Rey and the resistance.

Yep lol

Kylo was more legit to me, he can actually use the force and stuff but Hux is clearly that whacky bad guy that is going to get an awful death in the last movie.

 

[LiK]

are novelizations canon though?

Yup, anything moving forward after the wipe is canon including the current comics.

 

[ferr]

I've found out who is in the capsule

After the destruction of the 1st death star, surpreme leader Snoke is set free from his prison capsule and is left with some scarring

Surpreme Leader Snoke exiles to an unknown planet biding his time to exact revenge

Gather up some teenage Jedi with attitudes.

 

[Robdraggoo]

Finally. The story of the bothans will be told.

Spoiler. Many will die delivering a message

 

[kurahador]

I also don't think Rey qualify as much of a Mary sue, since she's clearly goofy and flawed in character, similarly to Luke she's more naive than anything, and shows some vulnerability.
and her "abilities" are mostly to move the story forward, and give her something to do.

Rey characterization suffers from story set up really. They should've just explain who or how she is who she is in TFA rather than keeping it for future installments.

Finally. The story of the bothans will be told.

Spoiler. Many will die delivering a message

Bothan responsible for second Death Star plan. This movie is for the first one.

 

[Kuros]

are novelizations canon though?

Anything produced after the great canon wipe is canon.

 

[VistraNorrez]

As far as the new movies being fan films or the idea of what makes Star Wars Star Wars: it's up to George Lucas. Like them or not the PT is Star Wars because George Lucas said so. And GL decided to sell to Disney with the idea being they would make Star Wars. He put Kathleen Kennedy in charge. George Lucas decided other people could make Star Wars. So these movies are all Star Wars. If you like The Force Awakens you should be thanking Lucas. You would not have that film without him. Same goes for any future Star Wars media.

I really see no reason to ignore the PT or anything Lucas did. You don't have anything resembling Star Wars without the man, and everything made since he handed it off shows his influence. Art isn't about liking it, it's about someone expressing themselves. Star Wars is GL's artistic expression and his legacy. You don't have to like all of it or any of it, but just respect what it is. There is zero reason for Disney/Lucasfilm to ignore the PT. If they didn't want to acknowledge the PT's existence, they shouldn't have purchased it. They could have attempted their own Space Opera. But they purchased Star Wars and so they work with what they have.

 

[Jarmel]

So what's the over/under on everybody dying?

 

[QuantumZebra]

Looks amazing.

Or

Another woman as the main character? Fucking SJW ruining Star Wars again!

Check the Youtube of the trailer... SJWs are destroying life itself

 

[Kuros]

Finally. The story of the bothans will be told.

Spoiler. Many will die delivering a message

Wrong Death Star.

 

[ferr]

So what's the over/under on everybody dying?

Everybody's gonna die

 

[Cheebo]

are novelizations canon though?

Yes, all media post April 2014 is canon including the novels and novelizations.

 

[GlamFM]

wat

Looked more professional than TFA.

TFA trailers had a far bigger impact on me.

A certain grandeur that this does not have.

Forest is cool, but the other actors seem meh.


I´m just gonna assume that this is lower budget.

B-Team-feel all around.

 

[Sephzilla]

Yup, anything moving forward after the wipe is canon including the current comics.

Anything produced after the great canon wipe is canon.

Yes, all media post April 2014 is canon including the novels and novelizations.

Thank you

 

[Lifejumper]

Everybody's gonna die

Will they allow such a dark ending for a PG13+ movie?

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Finally. The story of the bothans will be told.

Spoiler. Many will die delivering a message

Wrong deathstar.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Not to say he won't be great, but this looked menacing too and turned out to be laughable

Did it? I never thought he looked menacing, and I like Domnhall.

Whether it's the character or how Mendelsohn is choosing to portray him, he looks like a badass...then again, we've literally only seen two shots of him.

It's weird for me to think of Mendelsohn as intimidating, though. He often plays a relateable, if somewhat goofy, fuckup.

 

[Savitar]

Looked great, had the sounds down and really felt like part of that original time frame. Going to be looking forward to this.

 

[Metalmarc]

Everybody's gonna die

Vader Lives!

 

[brandonh83]

Visually it looks better than TFA already.

Man, maybe it's just subjective but I don't see how at all. This definitely looks gritty or something, but I'm not seeing one single shot that comes close to most of the more impressive stuff in Force Awakens, like Rey speeding alongside the Star Destroyer, hell most of the Jakku shots, Han and Kylo on the bridge at the end, the entirety of the lightsaber duel... pretty much nothing.

I mean it looks fine for what it is and I get that there's different types of cinematography and directions you can go in, but no shots really stuck out to me whereas so many shots from the TFA trailers were embedded in my brain pronto. I also thought Godzilla looked super bland apart from the money shots in the trailers of the skydivers, so maybe it's just purely a taste thing.

 

[LiK]

Will they allow such a dark ending for a PG13+ movie?

Yup

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

Not crazy about the trailer.

 

[Tobor]

It is amazing how many people get confused about that Bothans line. Lol

 

[Cheebo]

It is amazing how many people get confused about that Bothans line. Lol

I honestly have no idea how people confuse ANH and ROTJ so often. It is bizarre.

 

[Sephzilla]

Man, maybe it's just subjective but I don't see how at all. This definitely looks gritty or something, but I'm not seeing one single shot that comes close to most of the more impressive stuff in Force Awakens, like Rey speeding alongside the Star Destroyer, hell most of the Jakku shots, Han and Kylo on the bridge at the end, the entirety of the lightsaber duel... pretty much nothing.

I mean it looks fine for what it is and I get that there's different types of cinematography and directions you can go in, but no shots really stuck out to me whereas so many shots from the TFA trailers were embedded in my brain pronto.

The AT-AT scene and the shot of the dish being installed on the Death Star were both pretty impressive. But yeah, I'm not seeing anything yet that puts this movie leaps and bounds ahead of TFA yet.

 

[Anton Sugar]

wat

Looked more professional than TFA.

I really liked TFA and its visuals but sometimes it felt like TV Abrams was conflicting with Film Abrams. A lot of floaty pans and camera movement, the overuse of dutch/dynamic dutch angles, etc.

Edwards has a strong cinematic eye. I don't doubt the movie will look and be staged fantastically.

 

[Jarmel]

Yea this definitely doesn't look as good visually as the TFA trailers but it certainly is good enough.

 

[QuantumZebra]

Man, maybe it's just subjective but I don't see how at all. This definitely looks gritty or something, but I'm not seeing one single shot that comes close to most of the more impressive stuff in Force Awakens, like Rey speeding alongside the Star Destroyer, hell most of the Jakku shots, Han and Kylo on the bridge at the end, the entirety of the lightsaber duel... pretty much nothing.

I mean it looks fine for what it is and I get that there's different types of cinematography and directions you can go in, but no shots really stuck out to me whereas so many shots from the TFA trailers were embedded in my brain pronto.

Yea I mean this is nowhere near the impact that TFA had on me - but damn it looks good.

I think it fills the space it should; a story in the SW universe that should be told and likely will make a good film. I'm not expecting Episode 4,5,6,7,8 level stuff here.

 

[LionPride]

What the fuck is Forest Whitaker here

 

[Sanctuary]

are novelizations canon though?

No. Not until a screenwriter decides to take a page (or more) from them at least.

Yea this definitely doesn't look as good visually as the TFA trailers but it certainly good enough.

What? It actually looks like it fits with the original trilogy more than TFA does. TFA did a great job fitting into the Star Wars universe (way better than any of the prequels), but this trailer actually does look like it belongs.

 

[Ushojax]

Yup, anything moving forward after the wipe is canon including the current comics.

The non-film material is all canon unless something in the films contradicts it. None of the future films will be bound to obey what's written in comic books or novelisations, if they want to override it they can.

 

[LiK]

Yea this definitely doesn't look to be as good visually as the TFA trailers but it certianly good enough.

Got around 8 months to polish it up.

The non-film material is all canon unless something in the films contradicts it. None of the future films will be bound to obey what's written in comic books or novelisations, if they want to override it they can.

Indeed!

 

[blast0rama]

Man, maybe it's just subjective but I don't see how at all. This definitely looks gritty or something, but I'm not seeing one single shot that comes close to most of the more impressive stuff in Force Awakens, like Rey speeding alongside the Star Destroyer, hell most of the Jakku shots, Han and Kylo on the bridge at the end, the entirety of the lightsaber duel... pretty much nothing.

I mean it looks fine for what it is and I get that there's different types of cinematography and directions you can go in, but no shots really stuck out to me whereas so many shots from the TFA trailers were embedded in my brain pronto.

I get where you're coming from, but we're still REALLY early in this process.

I think of what's shown here, the shots of the white caped villain, the AT-AT ground fighting, and that end shot of Jyn in the TIE-Fighter armor are strong.

Compare these visuals to those in the first Force Awakens teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erLk59H86ww

 

[Sephzilla]

What the fuck is Forest Whitaker here

It's the origin story to how he transforms into a Psychlo

 

[UrbanRats]

Looks very B-Teamish.

At first I thought this was a TV spin-off.

I wouldn't go that far, but it does look cheaper than TFA.
Probably because it is.

 

[Kinyou]

Also its entirely possible this droid running with Luna and Felicity is Alan Tudyk

I hope he plays a psychotic murderbot. I don't think one of those ever got to shine in the movies.

 

[Samaritan]

Loving that we have two Star Wars movies coming out within a year of each other, each with their own individual feeling. This feels dirty, street-level, and scrappy compared to the grandeur and adventure of the main title movies, and that's perfect. It's perfect for a standalone Star Wars film and it's perfect for the story this movie is trying to tell.

I was on-board with this movie the moment they talked about its premise, and I'm doubly so now after this trailer dropped. Looks outstanding.

Really, really holding out hope that they use this movie as a chance to show us what a complete badass Vader can be with the Force. It doesn't need to be a lot, but I want to see him ruin some people's days in this film.

 

[beyond_death]

Looking good. Good to see some Yen in there.

 

[bionic77]

Isn't this the movie that Gary Whitta wrote?

You did good Gary!

 

[Haloid1177]

Everybody's gonna die

I'm gonna be pretty bummed if Vader doesn't absolutely wreck shop for every non-ANH character in this film. Like turn live action Vader loose I wanna see some shit.

 

[Nodnol]

I take it that is Vader, kneeling in a black cloak?

Anyway...

I always thought the premise was cool, it'll be alright...but it looks awesome. These Star Wars Stories might actually work, you know...

Day one.

 

[Jarmel]

Got around 8 months to polish it up.

Hoping for a really iconic shot like the parachute drop in Godzilla.

 

[Anton Sugar]

I wouldn't go that far, but it does look cheaper than TFA.
Probably because it is.

What, exactly, looks cheaper? These "looks worse than TFA" are extremely vague.

Production budget/cost =/= high production values and "look". Plenty of huge budget movies look like cheap shit and plenty of low budget movies look fantastic, in comparison.

 

[Vampirolol]

Man, maybe it's just subjective but I don't see how at all. This definitely looks gritty or something, but I'm not seeing one single shot that comes close to most of the more impressive stuff in Force Awakens, like Rey speeding alongside the Star Destroyer, hell most of the Jakku shots, Han and Kylo on the bridge at the end, the entirety of the lightsaber duel... pretty much nothing.

I mean it looks fine for what it is and I get that there's different types of cinematography and directions you can go in, but no shots really stuck out to me whereas so many shots from the TFA trailers were embedded in my brain pronto. I also thought Godzilla looked super bland apart from the money shots in the trailers of the skydivers, so maybe it's just purely a taste thing.

I agree. TFA and Rogue One have a very different cinematography, the directors themselves follow completely different styles. It comes down to a matter of taste, because technically TFA is very good.