It’s hard to call this a “teaser” because it doesn’t really tease anything about the show except for the channel on which it will be aired. But it’s still better than the PT.
Attention my fellow children of the seventies and eighties, if you want to purchase something that will simultaneously tug two separate nostalgia strings, look no further than the Darth Vader ViewMaster. For the low price of $19.99 you can view 3D imagery while looking like the Dark Lord of the Sith.
The site What Culture have compiled a list of 22 behind the scene images from the Original Trilogy that life the veil of the on-screen magic. It’s a pretty fun look at the cast and crew during some “off” moments. They would do the same thing for the Prequel Trilogy, but the shots that ruing the magic of the PT are in the movies themselves.
Our friends at Yakface are reporting that the Toys R Us exclusive Battle of Geonosis multi-packs have been found in the United States. Read more to find out where.
I work for neither Hasbro nor Big Bad Toy Store, so I don’t feel compelled to upsell this. Wave 2 is half fail. Even a character that was hugely anticipated was fumbled by Hasbro at the goal line. However, if there is a completist among you, you’d be advised to order while you can. On the upside, Pablo-Jill is one of the best figures to date (according to reports).
Aint It Coll News discovered this tidbit. While addressing investors, IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond hinted that they are talking to J.J. Abrams about shooting Episode VII in IMAX. If true, I’ll be driving a little further to go see Episode VII.
The Portland Ad agency Sincerely Truman has made a video detailing how J.J. Abrams can make Star Wars great again. Their four points are fairly obvious to most fans, which begs the question, why wasn’t this obvious when the dreadful prequel trilogy was being made? Regardless of how familiar this territory is to most fans who have been complaining about Jar Jar for over a decade, the production value of the video is outstanding.
My Toys R Us completed their boys section reset and one item curiously survived the reset with pegs allocated.
An unusual casting call has gone out to UK talent agencies asking for a “Tall Man (Male, 21 - 60) Male, 7 ft to 7.3 ft tall with a slim/thin build and upright posture. Not too worked out or too ‘thick set’ especially in the shoulders. Broad facial features would be a bonus.”
Given that the original Chewbacca is unfortunately not as ambulatory as he had once been, this is sparking speculation of a walking carpet appearance in Episode VII.
Latino Review chimes in again with two more actors who have “taken meetings” regarding Episode VII and one who met with JJ Abrams personally.