Latest 'The Mandalorian' Creature Of The Week Was Inspired By Old 'Empire Strikes Back' Concept Art
The Mandalorian spiders in "Chapter 10" were inspired by concept art that Ralph McQuarrie originally created for The Empire Strikes Back.
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How Ralph McQuarrie Is Still Influencing The Final Chapter Of The 'Star Wars' Skywalker Saga
Lucasfilm creative art manager Phil Szostak revealed the Ralph McQuarrie The Rise of Skywalker influence in the concept art designs for the film.
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Fan Trailer Imagines What 'Star Wars' Would Look Like If It Stuck Closer To Ralph McQuarrie's Concept Art
In a fan-made Star Wars Ralph McQuarrie trailer, VFX students have crafted a live-action interpretation of what the artist's concept art would look like.
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'Han Solo': Ron Howard Reveals Reference To Concept Artist Ralph McQuarrie
Han Solo director Ron Howard shared another set photo on Twitter that reveals the work of a master. Read about the Han Solo Ralph McQuarrie easter egg here.
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Star Wars Bits: Minor 'Rogue One' Characters, Simon Pegg's 'Star Wars' Journey, The BB-8 Upgrade You've Been Looking For
That sound you hear is Rogue One: A Star Wars Story slowly stepping up to the plate as "the Star Wars movie everyone watches intently and over-analyzes for the next 11 months." In today's edition of Star Wars Bits: A few nuggets of Rogue One story info. Simon Pegg writes about his Star Wars journey. A…
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Star Wars Bits: Lawrence Kasdan Chats About That Han Solo Movie, A Massive 3D-Printed Star Destroyer, And One Lonely Luke Skywalker
Welcome back to Star Wars Bits, your regular source of sweet, nourishing, life-enriching Star Wars news! In today's edition: Lawrence Kasdan teases his Han Solo movie. Fascinating work-in-progress Ralph McQuarrie art is revealed. Peter Mayhew reveals himself to be one stellar guy. Someone printed their own 24-inch Star Destroyer. Two Star Wars novels get new…
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BB-8: Everything You Need To Know About The New Star Wars Droid
How was BB-8 created? How was he built practically? Find out everything you need to know about the new droid which appears in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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'Star Wars: Rogue One' Helmets Revealed?
Donnie Yen has revealed possible Star Wars: Rogue One helmet designs on his instagram account. The new helmets call back to Ralph McQuarrie's 1970's sic-fi.
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Star Wars Bits: 'Doctor Who' Joins 'Star Wars' Project? Jar Jar Binks Is Disney's Fault? Rogue One, McQuarrie, Struzan And More
There was a ton of Star Wars news coming out of D23 Expo 2015, and if you missed any of that from the Star Wars Anthology films getting new branding, to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster by artist Drew Struzen, to the first photo and cast from Star Wars: Rogue One, to the…
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Sideshow Collectibles At Comic Con 2015: Sixth Scale Tie Fighter, Back To The Future 2 And More
See all the new stuff on display at the Sideshow Collectibles Comic Con 2015 booth, including Back to the Future 2, Star Wars, Marvel, He-Man and more.
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Star Wars Bits: Disney Infinity Goes Star Wars, Possible AMC Marathon, Teaser Poster, Clone Wars
There are secrets, there are games, there are rumors and there's so much non-spoiler awesomeness in this edition of Star Wars Bits. Below, read about the following See the first images of Star Wars Disney Infinity. Rumors have begun to swirl of an AMC Star Wars Movie Marathon in December. A simple Star Wars: The…
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Ralph McQuarrie Documentary: The Artist Behind The Magical Visuals Of Star Wars
Ralph McQuarrie's concept art was a huge influence on Star Wars. You can watch the Ralph McQuarrie documentary that premiered at Star Wars Celebration.
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See How 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Was Inspired By Ralph McQuarrie's Unused Concept Art
See how early original unused Star Wars concept designs has influenced Star Wars: The Force Awakens in our Ralph McQuarrie Force Awakens comparison guide.
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Did 'Game Of Thrones' Writer George RR Martin Help Create Chewbacca? [Trivia]
Did the Games of Thrones creator create Star Wars Chewbacca? Journey through the Wookiee's creation to discover the George RR Martin Chewbacca connection.
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Trivia: George Lucas Originally Rejected Frank Oz As The Voice Of Yoda
Above you can see two pieces of concept art for Yoda, designed during the development of Empire Strikes Back. Its almost impossible to imagine Yoda as a blue gnome creature with pointy toes, but that was George Lucas' initial conception of the wise old master Jedi. I'm always fascinated by these kind of "what ifs."…
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Star Wars 7 Villain Rumor Update: Possible Actors And Design Choices Revealed
Some recent Star Wars 7 villain rumors have been tweaked by sites who claim to have sources close to the production. Read more specifics in our article.
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Star Wars Bits: Boba Fett Spin Off Written By Lawrence Kasdan; Plus Ralph McQuarrie, The Inquisitor And Rose Parade
The Star Wars spinoff written by Lawrence Kasdan is, in fact, a Boba Fett movie. So says Hollywood director and animator Jon Schnepp. Read about that, and the following, in this edition of Star Wars Bits. Get a good look at the Star Wars Rebels villain The Inquisitor via his toy. Watch Star Wars highlights…
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Star Wars Bits: Lots Of 'Rebels' Concept Art, Plus Anthony Daniels, Daniel Radcliffe And 'Clone Wars'
Lucasfilm finally revealed some of their upcoming Star Wars plans this weekend at New York Comic-Con. There we learned a bunch about 2014's Disney XD series Star Wars: Rebels, including that a new villain called the Imperial Inquisitor (above) will fight for the Empire. The Inquisitor's reveal might have been the highlight but it was…
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Star Wars Bits: Ben Kingsley, Chloë Grace Moretz, 'Tiny Death Star', More Concept Art
The rumor mill continues to churn, as one actor is reported to have read for a part, and another denies that she has. After the jump: Ben Kingsley may also have read for Episode VII ... while Chloë Moretz insists she has not Pinewood Shepperton wants to expand further J.J. Abrams isn't abandoning Trekkies Star…
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Star Wars Bits: Zack Snyder, Neill Blomkamp, 'Star Wars: Battlefront', Anthony Daniels, Warwick Davis
Luke, Leia, and Han are all set to appear in the new Star Wars trilogy, but what about their trusty pal C3PO? Anthony Daniels will only say "wait and see." Also after the jump: Here's why you shouldn't believe those Star Wars plot rumors Warwick Davis wants to audition for Episode VII Zack Snyder talks about what Man…
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/Filmcast Ep. 178 - John Carter (GUEST: Katey Rich From CinemaBlend)
This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam are joined by Katey Rich from CinemaBlend to discuss the quality of the HBO film Game Change, the ineffectiveness of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, the devastating nature of The Snowtown Murders, and the disappointing box office performance of John Carter. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave…
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'Star Wars' Designer Ralph McQuarrie Has Died At 82
George Lucas typically gets credit for visualizing the Star Wars universe, and in turn creating the image of popular science fiction that is so pervasive today. But in truth, much of what became Star Wars was truly visualized by conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie, whose pre-production paintings defined the look of many major characters in…
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Cool Stuff: Concept Darth Vader Helmet Replica
eFx Collectables is producing some very cool Lucas licensed Star Wars replicas. The above Darth Vader helmet is part of their Art of Star Wars series which is based on the work of the conceptual artists behind the original trilogy. The Vader mask is a more accurate representation of Ralph McQuarrie’s original concept art for…
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