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Star Wars Bits: Tatiana Maslany, Battlefront Concept Art, Boba Fett Rumors, Poe Dameron, BB-8

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By Germain Lussier

Star Wars Bits is back with some great casting rumors, game information, behind the scenes stories and more. Below, read about the following:

  • The latest rumor is Tatiana Maslany has won that role in the Star Wars Standalone.
  • An iconic alien race may be appearing in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
  • Why is May 13, 2015 a significant date in Star Wars history?
  • George Lucas talked about The Force awakening in his early treatment to Star Wars.
  • Watch The Force Awakens teaser trailer in Neon.
  • The Force Awakens will do some additional shooting February in Los Angeles.
  • A rumor says Michael Fassbender is a front runner to play Boba Fett.
  • A possible origin for Poe Dameron's name is revealed.
  • Find out how to make your own BB-8.
  • See Star Wars Battlefront concept art and read about its connections to The Force Awakens.

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    We know that Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany is one of several actresses reading for a leading role in Gareth Edwards' Star Wars Standalone movie. Now, a rumor has popped up via Total Geeks that she has landed the role. The Mary Sue agrees. Nothing is officially until StarWars.com says so but, this would be awesome.

    Latino Review's latest Star Wars column has a pretty big potential revelation about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. A very popular alien race, one not yet discussed in most talk around the film, will reportedly appear in the film. Don't want to spoil it here, so head to that link to find out more.IO9 posted this great little comic by xkcd that will make you feel very old.Star Wars tipping pointStar Wars 7 News points out a fun fact about the original Star Wars. This page from J.W. Rinzler's Making of Book reveals that J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan may have taken the title for "The Force Awakens" from an early script Lucas wrote -or just borrowed the concept. Either way, pretty cool.

    Here's the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer, in neon, by Neonardo. Thanks to TheForce.net.

    Star Wars 7 News saw an actor's Facebook post who revealed that he'll be shooting for Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Los Angeles on February 15-17. What, where and who will be shooting? We don't know, but it's good that they're continuing to add to the film and make it better.

    Earlier this week, a site called iKwiz reported Michael Fassbender would play Boba Fett in Gareth Edwards' Star Wars standalone. Fassbender has about four films scheduled to come out in the next year and a half so I sincerely doubt the rumor is true. But, it's kind of fun to think about.

    Star Wars 7 News has a fun article about the name "Poe Dameron" and how it may have been created. Long story short, it may be derived by a few of J.J. Abrams' employees, but read the whole story at that link.IGN posted this cool video describing how to make your own BB-8 at home.

    Star Wars Battlefront is one of the most anticipated games of 2015 and there are some cool updates about it. First up, it will definitely tie in with The Force Awakens, as revealed by videogamer.com. That's part of the reason they haven't released a lot of information about it.

    Finally, IGN debuted this insane piece of Star Wars Battlefront concept art, as well as new information:

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