This week, on the Star Wars Show!
Peter sits down with Writer/Director, Kevin Smith!
We take a look at your reactions to the Rogue One trailer,
And much, much more Now, from the Lucasfilm Headquarters its the
Star Wars Show!
Hello I’m Peter Townley And I’m Andi Gutierrez, and this is the
Star Wars Show!!!
Huh, usually a news transition happens when I wave my hand.
Maybe give it a little more pizaaz?
Star Wars News!
Gamescom is currently underway in Germany where a couple of very cool Star Wars Battlefront
announcements were made.
First there were details about the upcoming Battle Station mode for the Death Star expansion
pack.
The new mode allows you to fly for the Empire in TIES or for the Rebellion in X-Wings and
A-wings as you dogfight against TIEs…in space!
The Death Star Expansion pack, with its new vehicles, heroes, and 3 unique gameplay modes
will be available to Star Wars Battlefront Season Pass holders this September.
Next there was an update about the DLC I’m most excited for, Star Wars Battlefront Rogue
One: VR Mission!
Developed by Criterion, the experience puts you in the cockpit of an X-Wing battling against
the Empire alongside your fellow wingmen on a search and rescue mission.
The experience is exclusive to Playstation VR and will be available for free this holiday
season for everyone who owns Star Wars Battlefront.
Everyone who owns Star Wars Battlefront?
I own Star Wars Battlefront!
Me too.
Star Wars Reads, a celebration of Star Wars and reading is kicking off Star Wars Reads
month this October.
This year, special events like author signings, activities, and special readings will be taking
place all over the world.
Be sure to check out Star Wars Reads Facebook Page for More details.
And might we also suggest these fine Star Wars related reading materials for Star Wars
Reads, Like Star Wars Episode I Adventures: Trouble on Tatooine, featuring Kitster!
Or, if you’re more into Star Wars facts, might I suggest The Official Star Wars Fact
File #123, featuring handsome cover boy Kitster Banai!
Two legendary choices from your friends at The Star Wars Show.
In a bit of feel good news, we here at Lucasfilm
and The Star Wars Show want to thank everyone who participated in our latest Force for Change
campaign.
Because of your efforts,
4 million food packets for over 31,000 malnourished children in 6 countries.
Sincerely, thank you.
Finally, last week over 30 million of you watched the latest Rogue One trailer across
our official Star Wars networks.
And more than a few of you had some pretty animated rogue reactions to the trailer.
So because we asked, (and because we wanted to watch a little bit of the trailer again)
we compiled them into this nice little package.
Enjoy!
Shh shhh Ah the music The world is is coming undone
Shh shhh Ah the music
The world is is coming undone Imperial flags reign across the galaxy
Can you be trusted without your shackles?
Lets just get this over with shall we?
We have a mission for you I’m getting chills!
That shot!
A major weapons test is imminent We need to know how to destroy it
If you’re really doing this I want to help.
Good A U-Wing!
Good.
I’ve been recruiting for the rebellion for a long time
Oooh the Stormtroopers!
They destroyed our home!
Wow!
I fight the Empire now.
I fear nothing.
All is as the Force wills it.
Donnie Yang!
The captain says you are a friend, I will not kill you.
Thanks!
There isn’t much time, every day they get stronger.
Oh my God, Death Star Eclipse!
Oh my gosh, Forest Whitaker is giving me all the feels!
This music is fantastic!
This looks epic!
There is a 97.6% chance of failure He means well.
Oh wow, oh!
X-Wings!
This is our chance, to make a real difference.
Thats a nice shot!
Are you with me?
All the way.
Nice.
I do have goosbumps!
(All cheer)
I’m here with Writer/Director Kevin Smith, thanks so much for being on the show man!
Thank you for having and accommodating, I asked that we not sit down so that I did not
appear as Jabba the Hutt.
As I stand, I appear more like Lando Calrissian.
Thats what I think in my head.
You know, thats a mistake that Jabba made.
Should have stood up!
The galaxy would have treated him a lot differently if he just would have stood.
Not some fat dude laying down with ladies in bikinis and stuff with people jealous of
him.
How much do you like that Rogue One trailer?
I love it a lot.
The look of it, the feel of it, the sound of it even.
The “wahh, wahh” it takes me back to 77.
Its got that tone to it, that pulls on all the heartstrings.
Well what JJ did insanely well with the Force Awakens is get the Star Wars tone pitch perfect.
So much so that we walked into the theater and walked out of that theater and he turned
the clock back 30/40 years.
We see that shift in tone in that trailer the way that they switched it up with the
music, the piano and that kind of thing.
It feels like Rogue One has that kind of melancholy that “Empire” ending had running through
a whole movie.
Yes this is your grand-papi’s Star Wars because it certainly looks like it and theres
a Death Star.
But this aint your grand-papi’s Star Wars.
They’re going a whole new direction.
It’s almost like, I remember reading Splinter of the Minds Eye when I was a kid.
That was like the first, outside of Star Wars, pre-Empire…Seeing the Rogue One trailer
calls to mind for me as a long time Star Wars enthusiast, that moment.
That moment in time where you’re like, oh my Lord, things could get serious as well.
And grim.
And you know, I’ve been long out there saying that I’ve been a massive fan of Empire Strikes
One of my favorite films of all time, alone my favorite of the Star Wars films.
Rogue One feels, that even though it’s set “pre-Star Wars” feels tonaly much more
like Empire Strikes Back.
And we’ve got these actors who are known for doing some really heavy work like Forest
Whitaker, Felicity Jones…I’ve never heard, who’s that?
No, of course!
Look at who they’re casting!
When they made Star Wars back in the day, it was fresh face Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill
and Harrison Ford.
Three people you didn’t really know that much about or know them…Now we’re making
Star Wars movie with like Forest Whitaker.
You all know him.
It’s nice though, we live in a Star Wars world.
I always dreamed of this as a kid.
Like I love Star Wars and a lot of people who went the movies loved them.
All the kids my age loved them, we had the figures and stuff but you know, I put that
conversation about Star Wars into the movies I made because to be honest I was looking
for friends man.
There was no internet yet, you couldn’t find Star Wars fans unless you went to a sci-fi
con.
But people get older, some folks aged out of it and I never did.
I was like, “Are you kidding me?
These movies rock!”
And even my friends, like my contemporaries would be like, “Are you still talking about
those old movies?” and i’m like, “Old movies?!”
Are you kidding me!?
But to me, thats the thing they were never old and now when you think about it, what
a weird notion that someone would say “old movies” especially when Star Wars now continues
to regenerate itself.
I remember when I got my first office, like right before we made “Mall Rats” this
little space in Redmond and I would put that little Yoda statue, that first rubbery one
that they sold life size.
You would get it at a comic book store.
And I put it right in the main lobby so when people came in, they knew what I stood for.
You walk into this place every day you must feel like you’ve made it in life.
Because theres like a Yoda fountain.
I do!
Theres like a Stormtrooper, theres Darth Vader like live action, big pieces.
Plus, droids rolling around.
Like I ran into Chopper.
They let me meet the Chopper, its just joy.
Everywhere you look.
It harkens back to my memories from childhood.
Its one of the most sincere fandoms there is.
Star Wars fandom, everyone who is here is a big fan of it.
And just like me, pinching themselves everyday that they get to come and work here.
I’m not jealous of many people in life but like, you guys cracked the code.
We’re doing pretty good!
Kevin Smith!
Check out his YouTube series “Fatman on Batman” and check out “Geeking Out”
Sunday nights on AMC and we have more Star Wars Show coming right up.
May, may the Force be with you.
Is that right?
That’s our show this week.
Big thanks to all of you for your Rogue Reactions and to Kevin Smith for taking some time to
hang out with us.
Also make sure to check out our brand new series The Star Wars After Show presented
by Verizon where I gather a panel of Lucasfilm employees to talk more in depth about all
the Star Wars from todays show.
Watch it this Thursday and every Thursday only on YouTube.com/Verizon.
Finally, all of us at The Star Wars Show and Lucasfilm are deeply sadden at the passing
of our dear friend and family member Kenny Baker.
Kenny was more than just the man inside R2D2, he was instrumental in giving the character
a heart and soul that will live on forever.
Over the weekend cast and crew such as Mark Hamill, Ewan McGregor, Peter Meyhew, Kathleen
Kennedy and George Lucas shared their memories online.
From all of us here, thank you for everything, Kenny.