Star Wars Bits: Episode VII Vehicle Talk, ‘Rebels’ Easter Eggs, Daniel Radcliffe And Tarkin
A man walks in the woods and sees a scene fromStar Wars Episode VII. Fact or fiction? Read about it, and the stories below, in this edition of Star Wars Bits.
Header image:Skottie Young’sinterlocking variant coversto the three new MarvelStar Warscomics.
TheStar Wars Episode VIIship descriptions might be considered spoilers, so head to the bottom of this post to read about them. Less of a spoiler is a report fromMaking Star Warsby a man who was walking in a park near Pinewood Studios. According to this man, he heard and saw a scene fromEpisode VIIbeing shot. It featured Stormtroopers, Han Solo, Chewbacca and more. Whether or not this actually happened (would security really be that lax?) is up for debate, but it’s a fun speculative read nevertheless.
Don’t get your hopes up for a Harry PotterStar Warscameo, butDaniel Radcliffeis the latest star to visit the set ofStar Wars Episode VII. Speaking toITV(viaSW7News) Radcliffe confirmed he visited the set, but just to visit friends who helped on the production of the eight Harry Potter films:
I was so excited, ‘cause I literally just watched the original Star Wars movies very recently, so I was like a new fan going on set. But I got to meet Harrison Ford and have a chat, and he was lovely. It was great.
Most people would be excited about seeing the Star Wars set but I went out because all my friends were working there ‘cause it’s the Potter crew, they’ve basically just moved onto that, so I was going to see all of them.
The officialStar WarsYou Tubeuploaded the tease ofDarth Vaderappearing onStar Wars Rebelswhen it re-airs on ABC Sunday.
Star Wars Underworldposted a long video ofDave Filonitalking aboutStar Wars Rebelsat a conference in Cannes. It’s a good long chunk about the overall saga, so head there to watch.
The site also rana few excerptsfromStar Wars: TarkinbyJames Luceno. Short, quick bits meant to get you interested in the novel which comes out in two weeks.
Someone on a recent episode of theAntiques Roadshowhad a helmet. A black helmet. A black TIE Fighter helmet, one of 12 used in the production of the originalStar Wars. And it was valued at around 50,000 pounds. Read more atGamma Squad.
In Monday’s episode ofStar Wars Rebels, Fighter Flight, there was a Skywalker cameo. Sort of. The old man who knew Ezra looked very much like General Luke Skywalker fromThe Star Wars, the original script that got turned into a comic book.MTVmade the connection and posted some images.
Speaking ofFighter Flight,Making Star Warspointed out this image from theRebelsFacebook that answers a question from the end of the episode. I’ll keep it vague in case you haven’t watched yet
Finally,Making Star Warshas a few new articles up describing what they believe are vehicles inStar Wars Episode VII. Even their rumored names could be considered spoilers so, step away if you are staying fresh.
SPOILER WARNING
First,the site describesa possible new ship referred to as a V Wing:
The ship is grey, “V” shaped, two engines on both sides of the canopy with two short wings that have tiny fins on them. An Artoo sits behind the pilot. Like all the ships talked about so far, the ship is letter-shaped, grey with yellow and red paint. The ship is also very weathered and “lived in” so to speak.
Now, just because this description is out there, does that mean this ship is in the movie? No. It could have just been a concept that got rejected, but read more at the link.
The site also goes on to detail how some of the new X-Wing fighters might function differently than the traditional ones. In particular, there’s a cool idea that all the wings go up, making the ship look less like and X and more like a W. Or, like an eagle attacking. Read therumored description here.
