Star Wars Bits: Trailer Records, Leonard Maltin, Nien Nunb, Force Awakens Comic & More
As you can see, my young apprentice, your friends have failed. Now witness the firepower of the fully armed and operationalStar Wars Bits! This edition of news from a galaxy far, far away includes:
According toVariety, the final trailer forStar Wars: The Force Awakensjust barely missed breaking the record for highest YouTube view count in 24 hours. The most recent tease of the film pulled in around 37 million global views in a single day, but that’s 1 million behind the film’s second teaser that was released in April. Maybe some people didn’t want to see anymore footage so as to avoid any potential spoilers, but the new trailer doesn’t exactly give anything away, so we’re still in the dark.
Even though a new record wasn’t set, StarWars.comthanked fans for a historic weekonline.
There are severalStar Warscomic books being published right now, includingShattered Empire, as a way of leading up to the release ofThe Force Awakens. But there will also be a comic adaptation ofThe Force Awakensitself coming sometime in 2016. As of now, these comics intended for younger audiences are only known to be coming in Brazil and Denmark, but they will likely end up in the United States as well. The new comics will also include adaptations of the prequels to go along with previously published versions of the original trilogy. [StarWarsTimeline]
If you plan on going toCinemarkfor aStar Warsmarathon orThe Force Awakensscreening and you plan on dressing up, you might want to pay close attention to their rules:
Cinemark seems prejudice against Darth Vader and Maul costumes!pic.twitter.com/z3rtKM2JLJ
— Scott Chitwood (@Red5Aggie)July 11, 2025
No fans will be allowed to wear anything that covers up their face, including helmets or face paint, and no lightsabers or blasters will be allowed either. This is obviously to avoid people hiding their identity or concealing weapons so as to avoid a situation similar to that ofThe Dark Knight Risesshooting in Aurora. It’s a shame that we live in a time where this kind of precaution is necessary.
Above is a new clip fromStar Wars Rebels, from the episode “Always Two There Are.” In it, Ezra’s worst fears are realized when he deduces that the masked menace before him is a new Inquisitor. Realizing they are overmatched, Ezra and Sabine flee from their adversary hoping to locate Zeb and Chopper, only to find another lightsaber-wielding entity blocking their escape.
Fan favoriteReturn of the JedicharacterNien Nunbhas been confirmed to be inThe Force Awakens, and the man who controlled the puppet work for the character is back too.Mike Quinnhasconfirmed on his Facebook pagethat he can be barely spotted in the final trailer:
Well I’m small and blurry and only in a brief moment, but I made the trailer, lol!I’m just to the left of Finn’s cheek. You can just make out my large head and black vest ; ) Dang I love those new X-Wings!
It sounds like we’ll probably spot him piloting a ship in one of the big battles in the movie. [MakingStarWars.net]
Leonard Maltintalked about interviewingGeorge Lucasduring the era of the originalStar Warstrilogy, and the conversation eventually turns toJ.J. Abramsand the continuation of the saga inThe Force Awakens. Give it a listen. [SteeleWars]Hot ToyskeepsThe Force Awakensfigures coming, this time revealing a newFirst Order Flametrooperfigure. Check out some more images at the official product pageright here.
Some new photos of droids inThe Force Awakenshave surfaced by way of a cereal box. They’re pretty low quality images ofBB-8, PZ-4COand a mouse droid, so we’ll let you check them out over atMakingStarWars.net right now.
In a new interview,Star Wars RebelsshowrunnerDave Filoniconfirmed that we’ll see the return ofClone WarsTwi’lek freedom fighterCham Syndulla, the father of the Ghost crew’s expert pilot Hera Syndulla, on the new Disney XD animated series. If you want to listen to the whole interview, head over toStar Wars Underworld.
That’s all for this edition of Star Wars Bits. Stay tuned for more soon.
