'The Rise Of Skywalker' Coming To Disney+ On May The 4th

By: Benjamin Hart

This year's "Star Wars Day", A.K.A May The 4th, is shaping up to be a truly epic one, especially for fans subscribed to Disney+. We already know that the series finale episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be debuting on the streaming service that day, along with the docuseries Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, which will take us behind the scenes of the groundbreaking series. But that's not all!

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New Concept Art & Behind The Scenes Photos From 'Rogue One' Hit The Web

By: Benjamin Hart

Over the past few days an assortment of interesting behind the scenes material from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been surfacing online. Apart from some new interviews and featurettes, we also caught wind of a collection of behind the scenes photos and pieces of concept art that have been making the rounds.

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New 'Star Wars Land' Concept Art Revealed

By: Benjamin Hart

There's a lot of excitement among Star Wars fans centered on the newest patch of development at Disney Parks. "Star Wars Land", as it is affectionately referred to by many, is a currently under construction 14-acre Star Wars-themed expansion to both Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida. This new land will be the largest single-themed area ever built at a Disney Park.

Today the Disney Parks Blog announced that a new piece of concept art from Star Wars Land has been unveiled at Disneyland. On the fence along Big Thunder Trail in Frontierland park guests can spot the concept art, which features a bird's eye view of the upcoming land and is full of Easter Eggs. That particular area in Frontierland will be an entry point for Star Wars Land, which promises to transport guests to a completely new planet in the Star Wars Galaxy.

For those who may not be able to make it out to Disneyland anytime soon, the Disney Parks Blog has shared the concept art online, which you can check out below:

Construction on both lands began back in April of this year, and it is still unclear when the area will officially open to guests.

Source: Disney Parks Blog
Via: Anakin and his Angel

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ILM Reveals Gallery Of 'The Force Awakens' Concept Art

By: Benjamin Hart

Now that all of us have enjoyed Star Wars: The Force Awakens many times, its now to time to look back to the beginning and see how the film came to be in the first place. In addition to some awesome bonus features we have to look forward to on the Blu-ray, Industrial Light & Magic has unveiled a collection of concept art on their website. Conceptual artwork has been viewable for some time in the book The Art Of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but some select pieces can now be see online thanks to a brand new gallery of artwork from ILM. In it are early designs for X-Wings, TIE Fighters and BB-8, an alternate look for Luke Skywalker, and interesting environments that were either changed or went unused in the final film. You can check out some of the artwork above and below, and of course, see all the rest of it on LM.com:

Source: ILM.com

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'The Art of The Force Awakens' Book to be Released December 18th

By: Dominic Jones

It has been announced that once you step out of the theatre having seen Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, not only will you be able to pick up the soundtrack, you'll be able to the pick up the 'The Art of The Force Awakens' book as well.   StarWars.com announced today that the new book featuring concept art from the production of The Force Awakens will be available on December 18th, the same day as the film.  The book is written by Phil Szostak, with a foreword by Rick Carter. 

According to StarWars.com,

Kylo Ren. Finn. Rey. Jakku. BB-8. How did this new generation of memorable Star Wars characters, worlds, and creatures come to life? A stunning new book, The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, will tell that story.

The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, written by Phil Szostak, is a portal that takes you from the earliest gathering of artists and production designers at Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco to the fever pitch of production at Pinewood Studios to the conclusion of postproduction at Industrial Light & Magic. Arriving in stores on December 18, the same day that Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters, it takes fans deep inside the evolution of the film. Exclusive interviews with the entire creative team also provide a detailed look at what it took to bring director J. J. Abrams’ vision to life, while the unused “blue sky” concept art offers glimpses into roads not traveled.

Bursting with hundreds of beautiful works of art that include production paintings, concept sketches, storyboards, blueprints, and matte paintings, The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will delight both Star Wars fans and film enthusiasts for years to come.

You can also check out the cover of the book below,

Source: StarWars.com

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Rumor: New Piece Of Maz Kanata Concept Art

By: Benjamin Hart

Much has been revealed about The Force Awakens as of late, and even more has been leaked over the past couple of years. One character the has been shrouded in secrecy since we began hearing about her is Maz Kanata. Played by Lupita Nyong'o, Maz, who we presume is the one handing Anakin/Luke's Lightsaber off to another individual in the second trailer(above), has not been officially revealed yet, but we have gotten a few pieces of concept art of her. A new piece of artwork has surfaced recently, courtesy of Indie Revolver.

Of course, a general SPOILER WARNING is needed for the following photo and information:

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Indie Revolver claims that this artwork could be from a scene we previously heard about, where Maz presents a vision to Han, Rey and Finn. The also note that Making Star Wars shared a concept art description last year that matches this piece. Lupita Nyong'o confirmed recently that Maz Kanata will not be seen prior to the The Force Awakens' release, so enjoy the leaks because it's all we're getting until December 18th. And because this is concept art, and a rumor, Maz's look could still be very different in the finished film, so take all of this with a grain of salt.

Source: Indie Revolver

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Rumor: Knights Of Ren Concept Art Revealed

By: Benjamin Hart

Earlier this week, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, we learned a great deal about The Force Awakens' Vader obsessed baddie Kylo Ren. One piece of information revealed that Kylo's surname "Ren" comes from a group called the "Knights Of Ren". While we still know nothing about the organization, Indie Revolver may have given us our first look at the Knights Of Ren.

Indie Revolver has revealed several pieces of concept art which they claim were at first created for Kylo Ren but may have ended up being used for other members of the Knights Of Ren. They report:

"The pieces... are images that were created early on and I believe to be versions of Kylo Ren that were evolving to the final design that we now know. My source tells me that some of these designs could have been re-appropriated and used as the Knights of Ren. If that’s the case it could very well have been used in the scene that MSW described in their piece."

It's a well know fact that Lucasfilm rarely throws a good idea or design away. Many designers in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels and even The Force Awakens have been based on previously unused concepts. I think it's a safe bet these will show up on the big screen eventually, hopefully sooner rather than later. The Knights Of Ren are intriguing group and I hope we get to learn more about them in The Force Awakens and future films.

Source: Indie Revolver

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Rumor: New 'The Force Awakens' Concept Art Leaked

By: Dominic Jones

Yesterday the team at TheForce.net and our pals at MakingStarWars.net dropped a few new pieces of concept art from Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.  The leak features the design of a few new aliens, some concept sketches of BB-8 , as well as a new design of a classic ship.  The leaks are not too spoiler-y and don't really give anything away about the plot of The Force Awakens, but if you are trying to avoid all The Force Awakens spoilers then stop reading now!  This is your SPOILER ALERT! 

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Check out the images below,

From TheForce.net,

  

From MakingStarWars.net,

MSW goes over all the variations of the "bull head" character and where he was potentially going to be seen.  It seems that we will mostly seem him as some sort of technician for the Resistance during the film.  They also believe that the TIE fighter concept seen above was ultimately scrapped and will not be seen in the film.  Still, its interesting to see what could have been.

As always this is just a rumor until confirmed or denied by Lucasfilm or Disney.

Sources: TheForce.net and MakingStarWars.net
 

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'The Force Awakens' Character Concept Sketches Surface (Updated!)

By: Benjamin Hart

News about Star Wars Episode VII always seems to always come from interesting sources. Today it appears some new concept drawings of Han Solo, Poe Dameron and Finn from The Force Awakens have appeared in the French version of Vanity Fair magazine. Sebastien from Planète Star Wars was kind enough to send us a photo of the artwork, which is credited to Lucasfilm concept artist Glynn Dillon. Check them out below:

Star Wars 7 News provided us with a translation of the text with the photos, which is obviously meant as a mock-fashion report:

"The Stars of the Catwalk

Star Wars autumn-winter collection 2015. Selection of three designer suits by Michael Kaplan

Harrison Ford – Han Solo in his flying jacket

Oscar Isaac – Poe Dameron in his flight suit

John Boyega – Finn in his pilot’s jacket"

We first saw the drawing of Finn back at Celebration Anaheim, and the costume appears to be identical to the one we see him wearing in the second teaser trailer. Same goes for Poe, and we also got a full body shot of him in the Vanity Fair photos revealed back on Star Wars day. The sketch of Han, on the other hand, is brand new. We have not seen Han below his shoulders yet, but this costume also appears to match what we see in the trailer. The only obvious difference is that Han's jacket is a lighter color brown than what we see in the trailer. Compare the three sketches above to their on screen counterparts below:

Big thanks to Planète Star Wars for sharing this with us! Be sure to check out their web site at Planete-StarWars.com!

Update: Planète Star Wars has given another photo with a closer look at Han and Poe:

Source: Planète Star Wars

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