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Still: so much Rogue One! For one thing we learned that the spin-offs are actually called Anthology films, and the full title is Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. The Anthology films will be all sorts of genres, all sorts of stories, all sorts of scale, and they'll allow Lucasfilm to work with emerging directorial talent and also introduce new characters into the Star Wars universe. Does this mean the rumors of them being origin stories are out the window?

This much is certain: Rogue One is no origin story. It's a sidequel, telling the tale of the heisting of the Death Star plans, the ones that Princess Leia hid in R2D2. So no, no Bothans will die in this movie. But other characters might! Gareth Edwards, who is directing the 2016 film, said "It's called Star WARS," and his crew is full of people who worked on war films like Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down and Zero Dark Thirty. In fact Creig Fraser, who shot Zero Dark Thirty, will shoot Rogue One.

Well, the Incom T-65 was badly in need of an update. At the time of its introduction, it represented an almost unbeatable combination of speed, maneuverability, affordability and lethality. It was reminiscent of the Northrop F-20 Tigershark, which - inexplicably - no one in the entire world ever wanted. The new T-70 appears to have all the bells and whistles, since it was developed in an Empire-less world. (Or at least a world where the Empire wasn't quite the shiznit it once was) There are already some noticeable differences from the iconic T-65, but whether they are performance related or low-observable concessions, only time will tell. Mostly, I think it's just looks neat.

Mark Hamill felt "forced" to do new film.

http://www.businessinsider.com/star-war ... ing-2015-4

Because he's sooooo busy...and yes, I know about the voiceover and Flash stuff.

Doesn't look to be true.

https://uk.yahoo.com/movies/how-much-di ... 99896.html

I heard a rumor that Fisher declined payment for her first role in Star Wars (she was loaded already anyway) in exchange for something like 1-3% of everything Star Wars ever makes. Anyone know of the validity of that rumor?

I posted this in the TV thread, but might as well start things off with it here:

Rex lives!!!

The Red Letter Media reviews of the prequels should be put into the Smithsonian as an American treasure.

They truly are the only good things that came out of Eps I-III.