I know it's not a closeup, but sure has that iconic Vader presence from the originals in that one shot. He looks kinda pissed at the speed of that walk!
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I know it's not a closeup, but sure has that iconic Vader presence from the originals in that one shot. He looks kinda pissed at the speed of that walk!
I hope he is seen and played by Steven Stanton.
At this point the DS is still under construction apparently under Director Krenick. Perhaps Tarkin takes command upon completion.
wuchi01
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Good eagle eye, Dude. Totally missed the gigantic fallen Jedi statue during the flyover. Thought only landscape mountains.
That walk up to screen scene has to be the Tarkin reveal. Wonder if he actually has a line this time.
Think her father's gonna die in the movie. Like the scenes of the surrounding cast-Bodhi nuts up finally all in, Baze is gonna be funny, that little girl easily passes as younger version of Jyn.
Director doesn't look like he ages as the ranks go up.
KrangPrime
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Normally I don't buy into terms like 'bad assery'....
but in this case, I have to agree now that you brought it up.
The Hope line tonally is not only a MAJOR groaner (it's leading into ep 4, we get it disney!).......but it almost makes her look down right, is dainty the right word?, compared to the other trailer.
Lens distortion from various lens types can do that too.
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Pablo said Krennic is supposed to be older than Kenobi.
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Pablo said Krennic is supposed to be older than Kenobi.
firesprite
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Yes, because a bad ass can't come around to the spirit of something over the course of a movie...
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KrangPrime
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Point taken.
You can also argue we only saw one side of the character in the first trailer.
But it DOES seem like a bit of a tone shift.
firesprite
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We've seen maybe 10 minutes out of what is likely to be a bit over a 2 hour movie. I'm sure it will make sense by the time we get to that point.
The trailer was okay. I still like the Behind-The-Scenes video they treated us to last summer the best so far. But as for the shot of Vader hustling across the floor, I ain't diggin' that. That's not how Vader moves. A big part of Vader's epic badassness is how he moves in such a way to suggest he doesn't need to hurry.
Now THIS! THIS slowed down is the way Vader moves. This screams classic badass Darth Vader!
Oh well, it's just a trailer. Hopefully Vader will come across in the movie as the quintessential Darth Vader we all know so well from the OT.
The Wook
I think it looks entertaining. Just because Jyn has some vulnerability doesn't mean she will be a shrinking violet stereotype. Plus not all of the female characters in Star Wars have to be as feisty as Princess Leia. My take from the footage we've seen is that her connection to her father will be the emotional anchor to this movie.
I'm going to try and go into this with an open mind with the expectation to be entertained. Maybe it's because it's not part of the Saga episodes but I'm not as emotionally invested in this one. As long as it's fun and I like the characters I will be happy, though I have to be honest that seeing that shot of Vader walking out of the mist was pretty awesome!
I'm going to try and go into this with an open mind with the expectation to be entertained. Maybe it's because it's not part of the Saga episodes but I'm not as emotionally invested in this one. As long as it's fun and I like the characters I will be happy, though I have to be honest that seeing that shot of Vader walking out of the mist was pretty awesome!
Qui Xux was a scientist at the Maw Installation who helped with weapons design without realizing the Empire was actually building the things she was helping invent (willful ignorance yay). The installation also saw some early test models constructed. The Geonosians did the actual general design work. Preliminary superlasers were being developed during the Clone Wars. In the EU, Bevel Lemelisk was the chief engineer of the Death Star construction, and took the blame for its Fatal Flaw™. Jyn's dad seems to be a key designer/engineer, but not the overall person-in-charge (or, perhaps, was and then was replaced by Lemelisk when his treachery was uncovered -- as hinted in the teaser).
I'm curious to see the Krennic/Tarkin/Motti dynamic. All three seem fairly proprietary toward the station...
--Jonah
spastromech
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It's less than a 2 second clip we get, but it seems to match up with Vader's pace here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i97Ta_m4tIo
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I don't want to dissect it too much, because as you say, it is less than 2 seconds in length. But to me, Vader in his "Bring my shuttle" shot does not look like it, in speed or movement or energy. Also, in the ESB scene Vader is walking briskly to get somewhere. He's pissed and he's walking briskly. But it appears to be a different scene in the R1 shot. At least from how it appears, he's facing off against Jyn's father. In situations like this, I don't envision Vader hustling across the floor to reach his adversary. That's not his style.
I'll have to reserve further judgement until I see the whole scene play out. But this brief glimpse of Vader looks false.
The Wook
Jaitea
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Although the next shot shows a wet looking Mads in the rain near the floor looking up at a human,...the shot of Vader walking briskly looks like he's approaching Ben Mendelson's character
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yes, it's Krennick Vader is wawalking towards, white cape and all. Galen is wet in that shot and there is another shot on a landing platform where it's raining and is is walking towards Krennick. Perhaps this is a point where Galen is in trouble with his handlers.
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