I'm going to guess that it's the Episode VII Chewie. The quality looks far too good to be a promo suit.

Certainly does look to be the real deal.

Even ROTS Chewie didn't look that good. Wow!

That looks great! I hate the ROTS Chewie suit maybe more than even the TPM Yoda puppet. I love Chewie, but that thing just looked off.

If that poster indicates that Obi-Wan will appear in Rebels, then it also means that Gen.Grievous and Jango Fett will appear too, which I seriously doubt they will, being all like dead and stuff.

The only tie-in Rebels is supposed to have with Ep.7 is that it's Star Wars.

Have a close look at the poster, it reads "Rebels Obi Wan Kenobi"

The Jango and Grievous figures are from the Saga Legends / Mission Series lines

Wasn't it supposed to be a younger version of Chewie, and thus slightly different?

I was expecting Chewie in Episode VII to look a bit like the Wookiee senator from Episode I:



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Ah! Right you are.

I guess that's Wedge out then.

"They would have bored me" = they weren't going to pay him enough

HE'S MUTHA-FRACKIN' WEDGE!

That kind of wreaks of "Snooty Thespianism"

He shall forever be known as Fwedge to me. Boring, he says.

dailymail.co.uk Shes-lost-40-pounds-Debbie-Reynolds-reveals-daughter-Carrie-Fisher-dramatically-slimmed-new-Star-Wars-film.html

Carrie can look downright ghastly. I can't see the 40 lbs she lost in the cast picture.

She was such an underrated force as Leia and I fear she won't be able to bring that energy back to the character at this point of her life. It really is asking a lot of her. I'm hoping for the best but even Karen Allen was a caricature of Marion in Indy IV, and she's in far better shape than Fisher.

i'm seeing carrie next saturday i'll see if i can get some up to date pics

Colin Baker as "Nexus?"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496/ful ... t_ov_st_sm

Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoilne Christie are in:

starwars.com star-wars-episode-vii-adds-academy-award-winner-lupita-nyongo-and-game-of-thrones-gwendoline-christie.html

The casting of "Brienne of Tarth" seems to scream Mandalorian. I can't wait to find out who Nyong'o is playing.

Lando got buuuuuusay!

And now people are hell-bent on insisting that Lupita Nyong'o is playing Ventress, when it could well be that she's playing someone we've never heard of or thought of before.

If she is Ventress, fine. If she isn't, then watch as sheep implode with feelings of betrayal and disappointment.

I'm willing to bet my life that in 2014, there is no way that the Walt Disney Company hires the most high-profile actress of African descent in the world---who also happens to be a beautiful woman and an instant fashion icon---and then paints her WHITE. These conglomerates do all their racist shit behind the scenes these days! [edit: well, aside from "The Lone Ranger".]

I would think Lupita's character would be a completely new one.
While seeing Ventress again would be cool, I just don't believe they will include her in the film.

Ventress would be....70+ years old.

I'm starting to get a '98 vibe.

Mark Hamill posted this from SW Weekends.

R2 hasn't aged much :-) :-)





https://twitter.com/George_Osborne/stat ... 84/photo/1

Is that a circular MF or Tie Fighter window behind J.J.?

Pretty sure that's the front part of the Falcon cockpit...

is it a requirement for the director to wear flannel?

Maisie Richardson Sellers in it after all?

Ep.VII Lego Cast Pic:
http://www.blackfilm.com/read/wp-conten ... I-lego.jpg

http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/andy-s ... isode-vii/

Serkis talks a bit about Star Wars. Incredible performer and it's great to hear that his company will be involved in the performance capture.

Also: http://www.slashfilm.com/kevin-smith-st ... e-vii-set/

I'm a big fan of Kevin Smith so it's great knowing that he had the reaction I probably would have had.

Me too!

Two more names announced on www.starwars.com

http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars- ... ion-update

This is not the first time we've seen parkour in the SWU - Cassie Cryar the Terillian Jango Jumper from The Clone Wars episode Lightsaber Lost was obviously inspired by parkour.

Interesting that this new chick they just announced looks very much like Maisie Richardson:
http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars- ... ion-update

I assume they were both up for the same part? Or maybe not...

The Wrap reports Christina Chong was cast in a smaller role:

[web]http://www.thewrap.com/star-wars-episode-vii-adds-24-live-another-day-actress-christina-chong/[/web]

Jedi Master Skywalker, at your service

Luke looks pretty damn cool with a wizened ol' beard.

Full fucking boner.

To echo Kevin Smith, I love this guy more than some of my fucking relatives.

Nice! This pretty much puts to rest anyones fears of the Big Three not looking the par. HF looked pretty cool in the "leg cast" photos. Luke is still going to own this episode...

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Kevin-Sm ... 66450.html

Not that it was in doubt, but he confirms here that Chewie's crossbow is back.

He also said that Episode VII feels more like a sequel to Empire Strikes Back than ROTJ.

Miltos Yerolemou in the cast?

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29019238

Good choice, if true.

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/09/23/o ... 63243e1dc4

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/star-wars-7s-c ... me-1466827

The Hollywood Reporter is of course taking "hundreds of Stormtroopers or whatever" as literal proof that the Empire never ended and that there is another Death Star.

I found the interesting thing mentioned in the article was about the vibe of filming. I personally like the Prequels, but blazing through however many set ups per day certainly deprived the acting side of things.

PJ 'D

On a different note slashfilm.com /first-hot-toys-star-wars-han-solo-chewbacca/

The merch for the sequels
Money will be spent.