New York Comic Con kicked off today in the big apple, and ILMxLAB helped get things going with a panel previewing Episodes 2 & 3 or Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series. The panel was moderated by Indie Wire's Christian Blauvelt, and featured Vader Immortal director Ben Snow and Lucasfilm Story Group member Matt Martin. Over the course of the hour long discussion, Snow and Martin gave fans an overview of what Vader Immortal is all about, the challenges faced when creating immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences, and teased what's to come in the third and final chapter.
By: Benjamin Hart
Now that we're nearly a month removed from the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the creators behind the film are beginning to be much more open about what went into making the blockbuster.
By: Benjamin Hart
Since the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story you may have noticed the absence of The Star Wars Show, which is normally released on the official Star Wars YouTube channel weekly on Wednesdays. The program, which is hosted by Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townley, is currently on hiatus and due to return later this month, but in the meantime we have an awesome new video from the team at Lucasfilm.
Today on the latest episode of The Star Wars Show, hosts Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townley revealed a brand new still from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, along with a brand new ship from the film. We previously heard about about this ship from various sources, but now Lucasfilm has pulled back the curtain on the U-Wing!
The still(above) reveals an amazing view of Yavin IV's landscape that includes the massive and iconic Massassi Temples, along with a collection X-Wings in the foreground and a U-Wing floating above them. The Lucasfilm Story Group's Matt Martin was on hand to reveal the news and give details about the U-Wing. Martin explains that the ship's technical name is "Incom UT-60D" and it is a troop transport and gunship. The U-Wing's forward mandibles also fold out and back to accommodate different situations. He further elaborates on it's purpose:
"It's there to bring in rebel troops to heavy fire zones and get our as quickly as possible... and provide air support."
Matt Martin also mentions that the U-Wing was secretly revealed back at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim last year in the first piece of concept from Rogue One(below). You may also recall that on a previous episode of The Star Wars Show, Pablo Hidalgo revealed that the new alien character, Bistan, is a door gunner on board a U-Wing Fighter in the film. It's good to finally see the U-Wing in full!
It sounds like this ship serves a similar purpose to the LAAT gunships that the Republic utilized during the Clone Wars. Being that we've never before had the opportunity to see how the Rebel Alliance deploys its troops, it will be awesome to finally see this ship in the film, and hopefully future stories involving the Rebellion.
It appears the Lucasfilm Story Group has just a gained a new member. Our good friend Matt Martin, who has become well known among Star Wars fans as Manager of Digital Content and Community Relations at Lucasfilm, confirmed on Twitter earlier today that he will soon be moving on to position on the Lucasfilm Story Group. Martin will be joining the likes of Pablo Hidalgo, Leland Chee and others in the group which oversees all Star Wars storytelling, including feature films, television, video games, books and more.
All of us here at the SWU certainly send huge congratulations to Matt and hope the Force will be with him in his new role at Lucasfilm!
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