Bb8 is one of the coolest creations to come out of the star wars universe and is arguably the most obtainable. Kylo ren, bb8, rey, finn and even admiral ackbar star in lego. How to build your own working bb8, the ball droid from star wars. Abrams reboots the iconic george lucas scifi saga, with almost universally praised results. The force awakens out now on digital hd and bluray. The force awakens deleted scenes which will appear on the star wars 7 bluray in april. The 2015 movie starring john boyega, adam driver and daisy ridley led the sales of the category with more than 2.
The previous year, the disneyproduced star wars anthology film rogue one had been released, and it was reported that lucas also liked it more than the force awakens. Abrams, head of the creature shop neal scanlan, and the stars of the film discuss creating bb8 as a practical effect, acting alongside him, and much more. Its been a fairly eventful week in the star wars universe. I had mention the update on my bb8, where i can watch star wars the force awakens and bb8 would react to it. Apr 20, 2015 uproxx movies everything new and important in film. Episode viii on may 26th, 2017, and the han solo star wars anthology film on may 25th, 2018. Building bb8 2016 6min documentary, short video 5 april 2016. Apr 06, 2016 in the video above you can watch spheros hugely beloved bb8 toy watch and react to everything that happens in star wars.
The force awakens was shot mostly on 35 mm photochemical film using panavision panaflex millennium xl2 cameras with panavision anamorphic lenses, but some footage was shot in 65 mm using imax cameras along with digital capture in the arriraw codec at 2. Instead, he had to build his own working replica of the iconic droid. Jun 02, 2016 subscribe here and now the best games are here lego star wars the force awakens bb8 trailer release date. How the force awakens crew filmed bb8 popular science. Episode vii would begin roughly 20 or perhaps 3040 years after the end of return of the jedi according to lucas in 1980 and 1982. Players can relive the epic action from the blockbuster film in a way that only lego can offer, featuring all of the storylines from star wars.
That magical feeling of seeing the droid rolling with its head. Jan 01, 2016 but its not just the dialog of the script that earns the force awakens such merit. Nov 21, 2019 i 100% completed lego star wars the force awakens, so i figured just like i did with lego the incredibles, i would show off all the characters ive unlocked. A closer look at constructing many of the practical creatures that appear in the film, including chewbacca, and the human work that brings them to life. Bb 8 would prefer to quietly scoot out of the way and hope no one notices him. The force awakens bb8 so he can watch star wars with you. In the end, after hours of hairsplitting and nitpicking, the bottom line is that lego star wars. Episode vii the force awakens is a 2015 american epic spaceopera film produced, cowritten and directed by j. The force awakens, starring bb8, is arriving early on digital hd, on april 1, and as a bluray combo pack and dvd on april 5. Build your own star wars bb8 droid heres how by mohammad omar published february 3, 2016 updated february 3, 2016 who wouldnt love to have their own personal bb8 droid. The force awakens immerses fans in the new star wars adventure like never before, retold through the clever and witty lego lens. The force awakens, coming to theaters december 18, 2015. Abrams, christian alzmann, dave chapman, anthony daniels.
Building bb8 a look at character evolution and design, the droids place in the movie, crafting the practical models, and the different iterations that are utilized in different situations. Plucky and chirpy with robotic zeal, the droid now reacts to what is on your screen. Lego star wars the force awakens bb8 cooperaceproductions. The key actors, hamill as luke skywalker, ford as han solo, and fisher as princess leia. When guardians of the galaxy made a big splash with audiences, it was because of the fun characters and the comedy. Star wars, episode vii, the force awakens motion picture star wars, episode vii, the force awakens motion picture. Various missions for certain types of characters can be completed, and even. Lego star wars the force awakens bb8 trailer youtube.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. In 2016, responding to complaints that the force awakens was too derivative of previous films, abrams said, what was important for me was introducing brand new characters using. The force awakens just may be the best time ive had with a lego title in years. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Abrams invoking the spirit of steve jobs, heres how lucasfilm made star wars. The force awakens hits theaters on december 18th, 2015, followed by star wars. The force awakens bluray, dvd, and digital hd promise to bring bb8 and company into your home starting this april. Sphero bb8 wants to watch the force awakens with you sign in to comment.
As long as youre watching rey, finnand bb8s favorite person pokick it to the first order. The force awakens is the bestselling video title of 2016. Jul 19, 2016 how the force awakens crew filmed bb8. The real story behind how bb8 works in the force awakens. Play as heroic characters from the movie, including rey, finn, poe damero. The first chapter of the force awakens story is free and additional levels, story, and content are unlocked via inapp purchase.
Rey and finn are nice, but the little droid bb8, which started as a sketch by j. Everything here is big, broad and loaded with replay value, and unlike stormtrooper fire will provide fans with a perfectly aimed blast of entertainment. The rise of skywalker is the most frustrating jj abrams film duration. This photo provided by disneylucasfilm shows daisy ridley, right, as rey, and bb8, in a scene from the film, star wars. As you might imagine, doing so was no easy task, as zarick had to overcome a number of engineering hurdles to bring bb8 to life. Disney released a first look at a few of star wars.
A lot of that sweet box office money was due to star wars fans watching the movie again and again, and casual moviegoers who were curious about the first new star wars movie since revenge of the sith in 2005. The first orders starkiller base is just a complete rip off of darth vaders. An inside look at the making of the movie star wars. The force awakens rekindles the humor of the original trilogy and kicks it up a notch. And an official novelization by alan dean foster, ghostwriter of the novelization for the original star wars film.
The force awakens gets revisited eleven months after its theatrical debut in a new fourdisc collectors edition set that presents the film on bluray 3d, bluray, dvd, and digital hd. Play as heroic characters from the movie, including rey, finn, poe dameron, han solo, chewbacca, c3po and bb8, as well as kylo ren and general hux. Jul 18, 2016 star wars engineering experts have tipped their hand regarding one of hollywoods bestkept secrets. After breaking just about every domestic box office record it could while winning over as many fans even the lapsed ones and critics imaginable, star wars. The force awakens was a cg creations, but in this live demo youll see the bb 8 effects are impressively real. A movie some of you may have heard of, or even seen, called star wars. The force awakens is ready to find its way home on bluray, dvd and. A continuation of the saga created by george lucas set thirty years after star wars. Crafting creatures 2016 10min documentary, short video 5 april 2016. The rise of skywalker with an exclusive look at the cover of the new book, the merry rise of skywalker. The force awakens is also the final star wars film to feature kenny baker as r2d2 and erik bauersfield as the voice of admiral ackbar before they passed away note in 2016.
Britains got talent 2016 s10e05 boogie storm star wars inspired cosplay dance crew full. Dork side of the force 4 years daisy ridley shares moving letter to j. In fact, while much of the force awakens is a remake of a new hope, were going to go out on a limb and just say it. The film was finished as a native 4k digital intermediate in. This week in star wars, we get a shakespearean twist on star wars. Relive the galaxys greatest adventure in lego star wars. Disneys the force awakens starts 30 years after return of the jedi. Episode vii the force awakens 2015, featuring footage and exclusive interviews with the actors and filmmakers. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage. The interesting thing about him is how endearing hes become. Theyre also crazy for rey, even if its proven challenging to find.
Actually this was my first time watching the film, and i waited to watch it on bluray, having long since shunned the cinema experience, overpriced, underwhelming, and with the annoyance of other people. Firefighter ed zarick, however, was not content with seeing bb8 rolling around the silver screen of star wars. With mark hamill, carrie fisher, harrison ford, george lucas. Sphero bb8 wants to watch the force awakens with you.
R2 and c3po were an odd couple for the ages, but bb 8 feels very much like a third musketeer, which is pretty impressive for a sentient beach ball. The force awakens official bluray details announced. Ilm shares over 40 pieces of original concept art for star wars. Bb8 locomotion the design team for the force awakens used a. A look at character evolution and design, the droids place in the movie, crafting the practical models, and the different iterations that are utilized in different situations. What else was i going to watch, other than star wars episode vii. Lego star wars the force awakens all characters unlocked. The force awakens which shows luke with a manbun and a different version of maz kanatas castle. The latest franchise to be transformed into bricks is star wars once again, but this time the force awakens is the complete focus.