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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The Last Jedi Vanity Fair Photos: Which Secrets Are Revealed?

Lucasfilm Story Group creative executive Pablo Hidalgo walks us through all the details 
concealed in Annie Leibovitz’s latest intergalactic portfolio.
by Joanna Robinson


 


Night Creatures
Neal Scanlan (seated), creative supervisor of the Star Wars creature shop, and guests at the Canto Bight casino.



The high-class occupants of Canto Bight—The Last Jedi’s upscale answer to the Mos Eisley cantina. It’s especially odd to see the upper echelon of the galaxy partying in The Last Jedi considering that the capital planet of the New Republic, Hosnian Prime, was blown up by the First Order’s Starkiller in The Force Awakens.
Some people who have managed to carve out a life for themselves where they can live apart from the galactic struggle. They found a way to live above it or beyond it. There’s a class of wealthy that have helped build all sorts of loopholes in society that will always ensure that they’ll survive or even thrive no matter what else is happening out there.” As Johnson summed it up in our cover story, Canto Bight is “a playground, basically, for rich assholes.”

The Dark Side

 

First Order leaders General Hux, Kylo Ren, and Captain Phasma.
That chrome-plated trooper suit is, by now, firmly a part of the Star Wars iconography, this portfolio is the first time Gwendoline Christie’s Captain Phasma has shown her face. “I think a big part of the allure of her character was just wondering what might be underneath,” Hidalgo explains.
Phasma is also sporting a slick new weapon which, Hidalgo says, “doesn’t have a fancy name yet.” (But it will—these things always do.) Unlike the weapons we’re used to seeing in Star Wars—lightsabers and blasters—Phasma’s accessory is a retractable pole arm that collapses into a smaller, easy to carry form should she ever find herself shoved down a trash compactor again. This weapon, Hidalgo says, has a strong connection to Phasma’s history. “Her background,” Hidalgo hints, “is more low-tech than many would assume.”

Force Awakens fans may notice that Kylo Ren’s battle wound has, well, migrated since Rey slashed his face and won their lightsaber duel. Is this some kind of advanced Sith healing method? As a matter of fact, no. “It was my decision to slightly adjust it,” Rian Johnson tweeted at a fan after the first glimpse of Ren’s scar in The Last Jedi trailer raised some questions. “It honestly looked goofy running straight up the bridge of his nose.”

Master Class

 
 

Daisy Ridley as Resistance warrior Rey and Mark Hamill as mentor Luke Skywalker, on location.
What do those structures mean for the Star Wars universe? Are they the remains of the original Jedi temple that Luke was reportedly seeking? Or merely a local village? Turns out those huts belong to a race of non-Jedi caretaker inhabitants of Ahch-To.


 





Thursday, May 4, 2017

Jedha Revolt: Star Wars Rogue One Action Figure 4-Pack




Star Wars: Rogue One Action Figure 4-Pack
Includes:
Two Tubes (with rifle),
Saw Gerrera (with staff and blaster),
Jyn Erso (with blaster),
and Imperial Hovertank Pilot (with blaster).


 Jedha Revolt Set: Saw, Two-Tubes, Hovertank Pilot, Erso

Jyn Erso, Captain Cassian Andor and K-2SO: Star Wars Rogue One Action Figure Set


Jyn Erso, Captain Cassian Andor and K-2SO are set for their mission to Eadu.

 Erso, Andor, K-2SO Set

Bodhi Rook: Star Wars Rogue One Action Figure


Imperial Pilot Bodhi Rook has a message for the Rebels from Galen Erso.
Includes grapple hook

 Bohdi Rook

Galen Erso: Star Wars Rogue One Action Figure



Galen Erso conscripted by the Empire for his knowledge to fulfill their plan.

 Galen Erso, Rogue One

Jyn Erso (Imperial Infiltrator): Star Wars Rogue One Action Figure




Jyn Erso uses an Imperial Infiltrator disguise to infiltrate the base on Scarif.

 Sergeant Jyn Erso Imperial Infiltrator

Admiral Raddus: Star Wars Rogue One Action Figure


Admiral Raddus coordinates the Rebel assault on Scarif.

 Adm. Raddus

Shoretrooper: Star Wars Rogue One Action Figure


Shoretrooper heads off the assault on Scarif from the Rebellion.

 Shoretrooper