Finally, with only four months to the premiere, Lucasfilm and Disney released their first official movie poster yesterday for Star Wars Episode VII. Shown above, it was painted by Drew Struzan, well-known for many film posters of the past, including his series of posters from Episodes I-VI. Having a poster by Struzan was on the checklist of required elements fans expected to see this year, along with a soundtrack by composer John Williams, the Force, and at least one character saying “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.” Check out our review of a recent book about Struzan here and documentary here at borg.com.
Also revealed yesterday was a cast photo of the main characters of the coming Star Wars spinoff movie, Rogue One. Other than a guy with a Han Solo parka, there’s not much really screaming Star Wars about the photo. In fact, it could be from a Firefly spinoff or something from any sci-fi franchise or even something from the Suicide Squad.
The stars of Star Wars: Rogue One are Riz Ahmed (Nightcrawler), Diego Luna (Elysium, Milk), Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen (Blade II). Rogue One has begun principal photography. Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Monsters) is directing the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star. The film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy. Wait–Death Star? Which Death Star?
The cast also includes Ben Mendelsohn (The Dark Knight Rises), Forest Whitaker (The Twilight Zone), Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale), and Firefly’s Alan Tudyk, who plays a performance-capture character in Rogue One.
Look for Star Wars: Rogue One in theaters December 16, 2016, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens in theaters December 18, 2015.
C.J. Bunce
Editor
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