Star Wars Bits: Mark Hamill’s Force Awakens Secrets, Why Kylo Ren Isn’t “Evil” And More
In today’s edition of Star Wars Bits, we take a look at the following tidbits:
All that and more, in today’s Star Wars Bits. Hit the jump to hyperspace to find out more.
Another breakout fromEmpire Magazine’s Force Awakens coverage is the above new photo ofAdam Driveras Kylo Ren, flanked by some First Order Stormtroopers. In the published excerpt, Driver says that he sees his character as more of a religious fanatic than a traditional movie villain:
“When they think of their actions as morally justified, it makes them dangerous and unpredictable. There’s no level they won’t go to to accomplish what they’re after. I never thought of the character as an evil person.”
Sounds very topical and a reflection of our modern day real-world villains.
Elsewhere, Mark Hamill talked toPC Gamerand revealed that he is contractually not allowed to reveal any secrets about Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and if he did he would lose a large payment of money:
“I have something coming out where there’s an amount of money that if it leaks because of me I don’t get that payment. If I keep it a secret until the day it comes out, I get that payment.” … “I’m good about keeping secrets,” Hamill said. “I’m proud of the fact that I knew a year and a half before anybody else that he was actually Dad Vader. I didn’t tell Harrison or my wife.”
About the big Empire Strikes Back twist, Hamill says “I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited. It was just a mind-boggling plot twist … Now it’s happening all over again,” which hints that The Force Awakens may have a huge twist or twists on the level of Darth Vader’s reveal. But did he actually say that? He didn’t per say, nor can he even tell you anything about his role in the film because he isn’t allowed: “I’m not even authorized to tell you I’m in ‘Episode VII,'” he said.
Tickets to the Star Wars fan fest Star Wars Celebration Europe are officially completelysold out.
We’ve told you previously about the C-3PO comic book miniseries, titled simplyStar Wars: C-3PO, which was supposed to explain how the droid got the red arm we see him sporting inThe Force Awakens. The first issue of the story was supposed to be published a week after the movie’s release (December 23rd 2015) but has been pushed back to next year (February 24th 2016).
BleedingCoolbroke the story and says that while there is “a natural inclination might be to blame” James Robinson and Tony Harris for the delays, they have heard from “connected source"s that this is down to “creative approvals”.
The latest issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine has an interview withMark Hamill, who gives a few details about the future ofStar Warsand what its like being the same age that Alec Guinness was while filming A New Hope as he filmedStar Wars: The Force Awakens. Here are some of the highlights that FMoF has revealed:
Disney has released a new video from the Millennium Falcon experience now on board the Disney Dream cruise line. Watch the video above. Makes me wish I could take a trip on one of these boats as a kid.
Meanwhile,InsideTheMagichas video of First Order Stormtroopers from Star Wars: The Force Awakens now on patrol at Disneyland’s “Star Wars: Season of the Force”. I didn’t see these troopers when I was at the park the last couple weeks, so who knows when they are scheduled to make their rounds around Tomorrowland interrogating park guests.
Star Wars Battlefronthit stores this week but EA and DICE are apparently already developing sequels for the video game series. EA CFO Blake Jorgensensaidthe following earlier this week at the UBS Global Technology Conference in San Francisco:
