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[da_fox2279]

New Posters for Black Panther, Thor Ragnarok, Justice League, and It

 

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[da_fox2279]

First look at Zazie Beetz as Domino, in Deadpool 2:

 

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[WhiteKnightLeo]

Is that image from Kuat Drive Yards or something?

I'm trying to imagine somewhere else with a shipyard big enough to dock 26 Star Destroyers all at once.

 

[Contrabardus]

1st image of Josh Brolin as Cable from Deadpool 2...

 

[Contrabardus]

First look at Zazie Beetz as Domino, in Deadpool 2:

Interesting how she looks like the opposite of her comic book self. White over the eye and dark skin.

Not sure that works as well because her look fits her name. The spot on her eye is supposed to represent one of the divots in a classic ivory domino.

I always got the impression she's a White/Asian mix in the comics, but I don't care that they changed that for the movie.

They should have done white paint over her skin with a black dot over her eye though. Even if it means more time in the makeup chair for her. Not like white person white, actual white.

It would set up a whitewashing joke for Deadpool, that alone makes it worth it.

No one can tell me it wouldn't look good on the screen either:

 

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[chronodekar]

I find that image of leaves growing out of a hand disturbing. But .. can't say why. It just is.

-chronodekar

 

[Lord Raa]

Also, the length of her fingers.

 

[Ordo]

So....we're not tripping this and....since it has Simian movements....the damn thing can probably climb.

Not as big as a Super Star Destroyer, but it seems designed to do planetary bombardments.

 

[PCHeintz72]

Not as big as a Super Star Destroyer, but it seems designed to do planetary bombardments.

Star Wars is one of those few shows I like the bad guys ships (canon and fanon) more than those of the good guys. Examples:

Fleet
Imperial Executor class - Star Dreadnought - Command
- https://unusualsuspex.deviantart.com/art/Executor-class-Star-Dreadnought-ortho-1-New-521174615
Imperial Bellator class - Dreadnought
- http://fractalsponge.net/?p=155
Imperial Impellor class - Star Battle Cruiser - Carrier
- http://fractalsponge.net/?p=1096
Imperial Allegiance class - Battle Cruiser
- http://fractalsponge.net/?p=52
Imperial Imperator class - Star Destroyer
- http://fractalsponge.net/?p=166
Imperial Victory class - Destroyer
- http://fractalsponge.net/?p=2072
Imperial Acclamator II class - Star Cruiser
- http://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-rise-of-hope/images/acclamator-ii-class-assault-ship
Imperial Vindicator class - Cruiser
- http://fractalsponge.net/?p=877
Imperial Vigil class - Frigate - Electronic Warfare
- http://fractalsponge.net/?p=151
Imperial Customs class (Militarized) - Corvette
- http://fractalsponge.net/?p=719
Imperial Intersector class - Gun Ship
- http://fractalsponge.net/?p=329

Other
Imperial Cargo Shuttle class - Cargo/Transport Ship
- https://unusualsuspex.deviantart.com/art/Imperial-Heavy-Cargo-Shuttle-ortho-2-New-651054439
Imperial Contentor class - Replenishment Ship
- http://fractalsponge.net/?p=2080
Imperial Assault Vehicle/Infantry class - Troop Transport Ship
- http://fractalsponge.net/?p=1652
Imperial Troop class - Troop Transport
- https://roadwarriorz44.deviantart.com/art/Imperial-Troop-Transport-WIP-1-430838028
Imperial Shock Enforcer class - Walker (AT-SE)
- http://fractalsponge.net/wp/?p=162
Imperial HAVw-A6 Juggernaut class - LAAV
- http://fractalsponge.net/wp/?p=134
Imperial Tycon class - Battle Station
- http://www.xwaupgrade.com/phpBB3008/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10631
Imperial Construction Module class - Yard
- http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_construction_module

At the fighter level... I prefer rebel ships.

 

[Altered Nova]

How the fuck does the First Order have all these cool ships and superweapons when they are supposedly a small remnant of the former empire?

 

[Rising Dragon]

How the fuck does the First Order have all these cool ships and superweapons when they are supposedly a small remnant of the former empire?

Focus on quality over quantity, thus putting more of the budget into the really nice things (hence why Starkiller Base is far more destructive than the Death Star, etc) but with the tradeoff of having less of the shiny toys to go around, perhaps.

Still suffers from Palpatine's stupidity on focusing on giant superweapons.

 

[Altered Nova]

Yeah, but where did they get the resources to build those fewer but stronger ships and superweapons? They've been hiding in the barely explored and barely colonized unknown regions since the dissolvement of the Empire. They would have had to build entirely new shipyards, mines, refinement facilities, factories, research laboratories, etc to allow the construction of their new fleet. Where did they get enough men and funding to pull all that off in just 30 years? Was the Rebellion actually shockingly unpopular and roughly half the universe was still sympathetic to the Imperial Cause and has been secretly supporting the First Order this whole time?

 

[Contrabardus]

Yeah, but where did they get the resources to build those fewer but stronger ships and superweapons? They've been hiding in the barely explored and barely colonized unknown regions since the dissolvement of the Empire. They would have had to build entirely new shipyards, mines, refinement facilities, factories, research laboratories, etc to allow the construction of their new fleet. Where did they get enough men and funding to pull all that off in just 30 years? Was the Rebellion actually shockingly unpopular and roughly half the universe was still sympathetic to the Imperial Cause and has been secretly supporting the First Order this whole time?

Well, Snoke is supporting them. We don't know how deep his pockets and resources are.

The Empire wasn't all that unpopular as I understand it either. Not well liked, but something most people put up with and it had a thriving economy. While corrupt and evil at the core, it was actually quite effective at creating stability, order, and presumably prosperity.

Plus, we are talking about a galactic civilization here. Even in the outer rim area the First Order would have access to entire star systems worth of resources and obviously has the same level of manpower and support available, and the organization that comes with being run by former Imperials.

They wouldn't necessarily need to build everything from scratch either. That stuff likely already existed even in the outer reaches. While not under the control of the central government that controlled most of the galaxy, [even the Empire at its height didn't really control all of it], it is still a region where the same level of technology exists for the most part. It's less densely populated, not unpopulated.

Honestly, it's not that outside the scope of plausibility that they could build stuff like that in the years since the fall of the Empire. Especially given they would still have surplus resources and equipment from the Empire to get them started.

 

[da_fox2279]

New shots of Pennywise released by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema:

 

[Ordo]

Yeah, but where did they get the resources to build those fewer but stronger ships and superweapons? They've been hiding in the barely explored and barely colonized unknown regions since the dissolvement of the Empire. They would have had to build entirely new shipyards, mines, refinement facilities, factories, research laboratories, etc to allow the construction of their new fleet. Where did they get enough men and funding to pull all that off in just 30 years? Was the Rebellion actually shockingly unpopular and roughly half the universe was still sympathetic to the Imperial Cause and has been secretly supporting the First Order this whole time?

Well, Snoke is supporting them. We don't know how deep his pockets and resources are.

The Empire wasn't all that unpopular as I understand it either. Not well liked, but something most people put up with and it had a thriving economy. While corrupt and evil at the core, it was actually quite effective at creating stability, order, and presumably prosperity.

Plus, we are talking about a galactic civilization here. Even in the outer rim area the First Order would have access to entire star systems worth of resources and obviously has the same level of manpower and support available, and the organization that comes with being run by former Imperials.

They wouldn't necessarily need to build everything from scratch either. That stuff likely already existed even in the outer reaches. While not under the control of the central government that controlled most of the galaxy, [even the Empire at its height didn't really control all of it], it is still a region where the same level of technology exists for the most part. It's less densely populated, not unpopulated.

Honestly, it's not that outside the scope of plausibility that they could build stuff like that in the years since the fall of the Empire. Especially given they would still have surplus resources and equipment from the Empire to get them started.

Star Wars exist in a time period where traveling across the galaxy is so easy you can do it in the equivilant of a family camper. With that in mind, getting the FO to where they are within 30 years isn't hard, especially if they have old Imperial gear to work with.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/First_Order

Following the Battle of Jakku, Grand Vizier Mas Amedda and the New Republic Chancellor Mon Mothma signed the Galactic Concordance, which dissolved the Empire.[12] In response, many Imperial nobles, technologists,[13] warlords,[4] and officers fled into the Unknown Regions in an effort to escape the prying eyes of the New Republic. They used information derived from Grand Admiral Thrawn[12] who hailed from the Chiss Ascendancy,[14] and the survey teams and droids that the late Emperor Sheev Palpatine had sent to explore the Unknown Regions. At the request of the dying Counselor to the Empire Gallius Rax, Grand Admiral Rae Sloane and Commandant Brendol Hux rendezvoused with the Super Star Destroyer Eclipse. Sloane saw an opportunity to rebuild the Empire.[12]

There, isolated from the galaxy, these Imperial hardliners formed the First Order, which was influenced by the principles of the fallen government.[4] With the New Republic now the dominant force in the galaxy, it continuously stressed upholding the values of democracy throughout the stars. In spite of such, however, the New Republic was not without its critics, many of them being disgruntled sympathizers of the Old Imperial ways, some of whom were a part of the political structure. Once disagreements between the loyalists and Imperial sympathizers became too severe, the latter group would eventually secede, whereupon they would establish the First Order along with the former elements of the Imperial military that still inhabited the Unknown Regions. While some in the Galactic Senate applauded the notion, others realized that without New Republic supervision, the Order would return to the draconian ways of its predecessor.[6]

With many of the Emperor's servants carrying some of the regime's greatest military secrets to the Unknown Regions, the First Order began a massive militarization effort to produce a technologically superior military to the former Galactic Empire, keenly aware that it lacked the superior numbers of the former state. Numerous shipyards, bases, and research facilities were built on newly explored star systems and colonized worlds as the Order slowly multiplied and plotted its eventual return to the galaxy at large. Growing in size and strength, the First Order would come under the command of Supreme Leader Snoke, a powerful dark side user and served by his apprentice, Kylo Ren. With Snoke's successful manipulation of Kylo Ren to the dark side of the Force, his apprentice and the Knights of Ren would destroy Luke Skywalker's attempt at restarting the Jedi Order, with subsequent purges and hunting down those with Force affinity, much like the previous Inquisitorius of the Old Empire

So hardline imperials, some of their brightest minds and most secret projects disappeared into the Unknown regions with a number of ships including a Super Star Destroyer. An area they had information on due to Palpatine's probes...and the Chiss Ascendancy....and if the Ascendancy considers itself an Ally to the FO....god help those who'd oppose the FO.

 

[Contrabardus]

Yeah, but where did they get the resources to build those fewer but stronger ships and superweapons? They've been hiding in the barely explored and barely colonized unknown regions since the dissolvement of the Empire. They would have had to build entirely new shipyards, mines, refinement facilities, factories, research laboratories, etc to allow the construction of their new fleet. Where did they get enough men and funding to pull all that off in just 30 years? Was the Rebellion actually shockingly unpopular and roughly half the universe was still sympathetic to the Imperial Cause and has been secretly supporting the First Order this whole time?

Well, Snoke is supporting them. We don't know how deep his pockets and resources are.

The Empire wasn't all that unpopular as I understand it either. Not well liked, but something most people put up with and it had a thriving economy. While corrupt and evil at the core, it was actually quite effective at creating stability, order, and presumably prosperity.

Plus, we are talking about a galactic civilization here. Even in the outer rim area the First Order would have access to entire star systems worth of resources and obviously has the same level of manpower and support available, and the organization that comes with being run by former Imperials.

They wouldn't necessarily need to build everything from scratch either. That stuff likely already existed even in the outer reaches. While not under the control of the central government that controlled most of the galaxy, [even the Empire at its height didn't really control all of it], it is still a region where the same level of technology exists for the most part. It's less densely populated, not unpopulated.

Honestly, it's not that outside the scope of plausibility that they could build stuff like that in the years since the fall of the Empire. Especially given they would still have surplus resources and equipment from the Empire to get them started.

Star Wars exist in a time period where traveling across the galaxy is so easy you can do it in the equivilant of a family camper. With that in mind, getting the FO to where they are within 30 years isn't hard, especially if they have old Imperial gear to work with.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/First_Order

Following the Battle of Jakku, Grand Vizier Mas Amedda and the New Republic Chancellor Mon Mothma signed the Galactic Concordance, which dissolved the Empire.[12] In response, many Imperial nobles, technologists,[13] warlords,[4] and officers fled into the Unknown Regions in an effort to escape the prying eyes of the New Republic. They used information derived from Grand Admiral Thrawn[12] who hailed from the Chiss Ascendancy,[14] and the survey teams and droids that the late Emperor Sheev Palpatine had sent to explore the Unknown Regions. At the request of the dying Counselor to the Empire Gallius Rax, Grand Admiral Rae Sloane and Commandant Brendol Hux rendezvoused with the Super Star Destroyer Eclipse. Sloane saw an opportunity to rebuild the Empire.[12]

There, isolated from the galaxy, these Imperial hardliners formed the First Order, which was influenced by the principles of the fallen government.[4] With the New Republic now the dominant force in the galaxy, it continuously stressed upholding the values of democracy throughout the stars. In spite of such, however, the New Republic was not without its critics, many of them being disgruntled sympathizers of the Old Imperial ways, some of whom were a part of the political structure. Once disagreements between the loyalists and Imperial sympathizers became too severe, the latter group would eventually secede, whereupon they would establish the First Order along with the former elements of the Imperial military that still inhabited the Unknown Regions. While some in the Galactic Senate applauded the notion, others realized that without New Republic supervision, the Order would return to the draconian ways of its predecessor.[6]

With many of the Emperor's servants carrying some of the regime's greatest military secrets to the Unknown Regions, the First Order began a massive militarization effort to produce a technologically superior military to the former Galactic Empire, keenly aware that it lacked the superior numbers of the former state. Numerous shipyards, bases, and research facilities were built on newly explored star systems and colonized worlds as the Order slowly multiplied and plotted its eventual return to the galaxy at large. Growing in size and strength, the First Order would come under the command of Supreme Leader Snoke, a powerful dark side user and served by his apprentice, Kylo Ren. With Snoke's successful manipulation of Kylo Ren to the dark side of the Force, his apprentice and the Knights of Ren would destroy Luke Skywalker's attempt at restarting the Jedi Order, with subsequent purges and hunting down those with Force affinity, much like the previous Inquisitorius of the Old Empire

So hardline imperials, some of their brightest minds and most secret projects disappeared into the Unknown regions with a number of ships including a Super Star Destroyer. An area they had information on due to Palpatine's probes...and the Chiss Ascendancy....and if the Ascendancy considers itself an Ally to the FO....god help those who'd oppose the FO.

I just hope they don't make the mistake of killing off Thrawn in Rebels.

It would be great to see him on the big screen as a villain in upcoming movies, perhaps even having a minor appearance in Episode VIII to foreshadow it.

He'd be an old man, but I could see him as being the big bad in the films beyond Episode IX. Snoke and Kylo likely won't survive that film.

 

[BF110C4]

New shots of Pennywise released by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema:

Scary, especially the forehead which look just a little bigger than I would find humanly possible. I just hope the actor can get as much Nightmare fuel out of the costume as Tim Curry did with the character in the 1990 adaptation, I'm actually hoping he does by the way he is holding the ballons, the mannerism shown on the picture is somewhat creepy and inhuman, the trick is going to be keeping those consistent for the entire movie.

 

[Shirotsume]

Gonna be honest, he just looks goofy. Like he's trying too hard.

 

[Contrabardus]

I actually don't like how the new Pennywise looks because he's too much monster and shouldn't be.

He draws his victims in by looking appealing and doesn't become a monster until he has them cornered and alone. He even states that fear is something of a seasoning that makes his victims taste better. He's a very psychological creature and uses that form to blend in, and more importantly as a lure. It's not the only form he takes, but is one of his favorite ones.

Part of the reason he's scary is because he doesn't seem like a monster at first. He seems like something safe and fun. The look he has in the new movie misses the point of the clown form. It's the wrong kind of scary.

He's supposed to look like the kind of clown you'd see at a kid's birthday party. Steven King himself has said that Pennywise was based on Clarabell, Bozo, and Ronald McDonald. He's supposed to look like a normal clown, not a Rob Zombie nightmare fuel clown.

Tim Curry's Pennywise understood this and got that part right, this does not.