Star Wars Universe Thread: May The 4th Be With You

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[chris82790]

Hopefully they sell that poster when I go in April.

 

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[chris82790]

Second half of Rebels Season 3 continues to be solid.

 

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[Nike Jordan]

 

[chris82790]

Pre-ordered the 40th Anniversary Wave 1 set.

 

[raider5]

Admiral Thrawn in Rebels tonight

 

[CP1708]

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[chris82790]

Lars Mikkelsen's voice fits Thrawn so perfectly.

 

[Nike Jordan]

Star Wars made its network television debut on CBS on this date in 1984. 

 

[Sinner]

Any notable Star Wars mentions at the Oscars?  I think Felicity presented an award?

 

[Nike Jordan]

Rogue One resurrected Peter Cushing from the dead and lost the Best Visual Effects Award. 

 

[CP1708]

Looks like Rogue One is going to finish 6th all time, just behind The Dark Knight. It needs about 5-6 million more to pass, but doesn't seem like it will get there. (not with only 3-4 weeks left, and many theaters dropping it for new releases.)

World wide, it slots in at 20th, at lil over a billion, 1,052.3 (so far) What is interesting here, so much of movies make their money in International money (clearly, entire rest of the world vs just the US) but in this instance, it's dead even. 529 million domestic, and 523 million international. The splits there are 50.3 and 49.7%. That is unheard of. (ironically, the only other film in that stratosphere is The Dark Knight, also making over 50% of it's money domestically) Avatar was 27%. Titanic 30%. Force Awakens was 45%.

Really unique situation, albeit I know it's meaningless in the grand scheme, just thought the number breakdowns were interesting.

 

[JustBlaze.]

Any notable Star Wars mentions at the Oscars?  I think Felicity presented an award?

Riz Ahmed as well.

 

[Sinner]

Ah, right on.

 

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[robinvandamn]

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I was thinking about this last week.

It's IW-Han Solo-Incredibles 2 all with 3 week gaps between them.

By that time these films are still making in the 55-30 million range. It seems like a big risk but if you look at the actual release schedule for 2018 it's basically like that all year.

And Avatar 2 has the Star Wars date in December so moving it might not be smart either. Most people here seem to have kind of forgotten about Avatar but it will still make bank, especially overseas.

 

[oddandtwisted]

Second half of Rebels Season 3 continues to be solid.

 

[raider5]

Best Buy Steel Case

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[Nike Jordan]

Star Wars made its debut on HBO this date in 1983.

 

[CP1708]

Read an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Star Wars: Thrawn below:

It was probably only five seconds. But to Eli it felt like a medium-sized eternity. The entire throne room was utterly still, utterly silent. The only sound was the thudding of his pulse in his ears, the only movement the shaking of his arms in his sleeves.

“Captain Parck,” the Emperor said at last, his gravelly voice neutral. “I’m told you bring me a gift.”

Eli winced. A gift? For the Chiss of the stories, that would have been a deadly insult. Thrawn was behind him, and he didn’t dare turn around, but he could imagine the expression on that proud face.

“I do, Your Majesty,” Parck said, bowing low. “A warrior reportedly of a race known as the Chiss.”

“Indeed,” the Emperor said, his voice going even dryer. “And what, pray tell, would you have me do with him?”

“If I may, Your Majesty,” Thrawn spoke up before Parck could answer. “I am not merely a gift. I am also a resource. One you have never seen the like of before, and may never see again. You would do well to utilize me.”

“Would I?” the Emperor said, sounding amused. “Certainly you’re a resource of unlimited confidence. What exactly do you offer, Chiss?”

“As a start, I offer information,” Thrawn said. If he was offended, Eli couldn’t hear it in his voice. “There are threats lurking in the Unknown Regions, threats that will someday find your Empire. I am familiar with many of them.”

“I will learn of them soon enough on my own,” the Emperor countered placidly. “Can you offer anything more?”

“Perhaps you will learn of them in time to defeat them,” Thrawn said. “Perhaps you will not. What more do I offer? I offer my military skill. You could utilize that skill in making plans to seek out and eliminate these dangers.”

“These threats you speak of,” the Emperor said. “I presume they’re not simply threats to my Empire?”

“No, Your Majesty,” Thrawn said. “They are also threats to my people.”

“And you seek to eliminate all such threats to your people?”

“I do.”

The Emperor’s yellowish eyes seemed to glitter. “And you wish the help of my Empire?”

“Your assistance would be welcome.”

“You wish me to assist people who exiled you?” the Emperor said. “Or was Captain Parck incorrect?”

“He spoke correctly,” Thrawn said. “I was indeed exiled.”

“Yet you still seek to protect them. Why?”

“Because they are my people.”

“And if they withhold their gratitude and refuse to accept you back? What then?”

There was a slight pause, and Eli had the eerie sense that Thrawn was giving the Emperor one of those small smiles he was so good at. “I do not need their permission to protect them, Your Majesty. Nor do I expect their thanks.”

“I’ve seen others with your sense of nobility,” the Emperor said. “Most fell by the wayside when their naïve selflessness collided with the real world.”

“I have faced the real world, as you call it.”

“You have indeed,” the Emperor said. “What exactly do you wish from my Empire?”

“A state of mutual gain,” Thrawn said. “I offer my knowledge and skill to you now in exchange for your consideration to my people in the future.”

“And when that future comes, what if I refuse to grant that consideration?”

“Then I will have gambled and lost,” Thrawn said calmly. “But I have until that time to convince you that my goals and yours do indeed coincide.”

“Interesting,” the Emperor murmured. “Tell me. If you served the Empire, yet a threat arose against your people, where would your loyalties lie? Which of us would command your allegiance?”

“I see no conflict in the sharing of information.”

“I’m not speaking of information,” the Emperor said. “I’m speaking of service.”

There was a short pause. “If I were to serve the Empire, you would command my allegiance.”

“What guarantee do you offer?”

“My word is my guarantee,” Thrawn said. “Perhaps your servant can speak to the strength of that vow.”

“My servant?” the Emperor asked, his eyes flicking to Parck.

“I do not refer to Captain Parck,” Thrawn said. “I speak of another. Perhaps I assumed incorrectly that he was your servant. Yet, he always spoke highly of Chancellor Palpatine.”

The Emperor leaned forward a little, his yellowish eyes glittering. “And his name?”

“Skywalker,” Thrawn said. “Anakin Skywalker.”

 

[Sinner]

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[jaypesoz]

Hey yo, it's Omar!

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Omar's swag is perfect for a live action Cad Bane

 

[Nike Jordan]

Omar comin' to a galaxy near you!