J.J. Abrams Hints At An Imperial Presence In STAR WARS: EPISODE VII

J.J. Abrams Hints At An Imperial Presence In STAR WARS: EPISODE VII

As he has done several times in the past, director J.J. Abrams has posted a note from a new Star Wars: Episode VII set location. The note itself is just some Apple Watch bollocks, but check out the reflection on the surface it's lying on!

By MarkCassidy - Sep 10, 2014 11:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Via /Film
Den den den dendeden den deden! J.J. Abrams is a big Apple products fan, and after last night's iPhone 6/watch announcement, he took to Twitter to show his appreciation with a little note. But obviously that's not the story, as it's very clear that the placement of said note is no coincidence:

JJ Abrams Shills Apple Watch, Reveals The Empire In EPISODE VII


I'm sure no Star Wars fan will fail to recognize that reflection..


So it would seem that Abrams and his crew have moved to shoot on an Imperial set of some kind. We already had a pretty good idea that the Empire would play a part in Episode VII (after all we've actually seen some of the new Stormtrooper designs for ourselves), but the lights reflected in that table are very similar to those seen on the Death Star(s) in earlier films -- so the question is, will we see a new one? It's not a given, as those displays could just as easily feature on a Star Destroyer or something, but it is worth considering. Hell, maybe we'll even get to see the canteen this time.

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Pasto
Pasto - 9/10/2014, 11:45 AM
Deathstar #2.
JAC
JAC - 9/10/2014, 11:45 AM
Damn.
BigMikeReviews
BigMikeReviews - 9/10/2014, 11:45 AM
I'll be running to the theatre opening night

JAC
JAC - 9/10/2014, 11:45 AM
@Yutz *3
Pasto
Pasto - 9/10/2014, 11:47 AM
Correction, #3.

Thank you Sipprelle.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 9/10/2014, 11:52 AM
I'm in the process of building my own Deathstar. I will only have women working form me in the nude with gloves and masks on.
yossarian
yossarian - 9/10/2014, 11:54 AM
Pasto
Pasto - 9/10/2014, 11:55 AM
I second what both Yoss and sKeemAn said.
DemonHunter
DemonHunter - 9/10/2014, 11:56 AM
Literally grasping at straws
yossarian
yossarian - 9/10/2014, 11:57 AM
Gusto has to look forward to this. It is going to make a fantastic drinking game.
Pasto
Pasto - 9/10/2014, 12:00 PM
Every time someone mentions 'The Force', take a shot.
Pasto
Pasto - 9/10/2014, 12:00 PM
Every time a lightsaber makes that 'gsssh' sound, take a shot.
cipher
cipher - 9/10/2014, 12:06 PM
Every movie is a potential drinking game.

-Take a shot every time Christopher Reeve pushes up his glasses in Superman.

-Take a shot every time Robert makes the "DeNiro" face in every f*cking thing he's been in.

-Take a shot every time Viggo Mortensen's balls swing to the left in the Eastern Promises fight scene.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/10/2014, 12:13 PM
TheDufase19089 , so you're saying I actually made a grab for some drinking aids and missed?
SimyJo
SimyJo - 9/10/2014, 12:15 PM
Not getting my hopes up even for this new trilogy. I'm buoyed by the old cast returning and really hope Lucas' 'creative consulting' is kept to a minimum.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/10/2014, 12:21 PM
Ughhh why jj! Apple? Over priced bullcrap. I hope that backdrop had meaning :)
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 9/10/2014, 12:25 PM
I'm not sure how I feel about the imperial presence. Return of the Jedi seems like the right place for the empire to be pretty much defeated. If they're still struggling to take them down about 30 years later, it kinda lessens the victory of that movie.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 9/10/2014, 12:29 PM
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/10/2014, 12:35 PM
What @ Nomis said. Every time.
sups92
sups92 - 9/10/2014, 12:42 PM
Haha "Damn you Apple!!"
Tempo
Tempo - 9/10/2014, 12:48 PM
Pasto
Pasto - 9/10/2014, 12:48 PM
......I think DuneJedi is wasted out of his mind.
Thing94
Thing94 - 9/10/2014, 12:50 PM
What a revoltin' development!
McGee
McGee - 9/10/2014, 12:59 PM
...Okay...I'll stay on topic...I can take a hint.

This is my response to Ror's lego video.

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