Alongside human components like relative newcomers John Boyega and Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens has one more new star in the making. Glimpsed in the trailers is the chirpy little "ball-droid" Bb-8, poised to become the R2-D2 for a new generation. "[It] stands almost singularly as a technical achievement that no one has yet matched," says Star Wars Creature Shop head Neal Scanlan.Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams has been a passionate advocate of practical effects wherever possible on the film, with Bb-8 a prime example of the model work and engineering wizardry that's been championed over and above CG animation this time out.The droid began life as a quick Abrams sketch. "J.J. wanted something rolling on a sphere," so I tried a lot of different designs developing that idea,” Concept Designer Christian Alzmann tells Lucasfilm's Dan Brooks. "He would give direction on the kinds of shapes to use,...
- 8/26/2015
- EmpireOnline
The purpose of this roundup is to put the highlights of all things Star Wars from the last week in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars fan on everything from the latest Star Wars: Episode VII developments to the latest toys. And maybe you'll even share with them something that they might have missed. Let's get to it! Episode VII and Spinoff News and Rumors Yesterday, Lucasfilm rather quietly announced their new website. The new http://t.co/ubDTuSr9Mg is live! It's filled with rare photos & facts for #StarWars & more -- was really fun to do. Enjoy! — Dan Brooks (@dan_brooks) February 14, 2014 But hidden within the website was possible a sneak peek at...
- 2/14/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Acclaimed actor and international film and television star Jason Priestley Call me Fitz, Beverly Hills, 90210 returns to the stage in his first live theatre role since 2000 in Canadian Stage's production of Race, by award-winning playwright David Mamet. Directed by Daniel Brooks and co-starring Matthew Edison Murdoch Mysteries, Saving Hope, Cara Ricketts Stratford Festival, Cruel and Tender and Nigel Shawn Williams TopdogUnderdog, Cruel and Tender, the play will be on stage at the Bluma Appel Theatre from April 7 to May 5, 2013 opening and media night April 11.
- 3/20/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Canadian Stage Company continues its 2008/2009 season with the world premiere of Necessary Angel and Wyrd Productions' Hardsell. The award-winning team that created the runaway hit play Bigger Than Jesus take a satirical look at a world mad with commercialism. Hardsell, a high-voltage, multi-media, one-man show from Rick Miller and Daniel Brooks begins previews April 13 and continues to May 9, 2009 (media night: April 16) at The Canadian Stage Company's Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley Street. For tickets and information, contact 416-368-3110 or canstage.com.
- 4/3/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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