STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Concept Art Features Max Von Sydow's Character

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Concept Art Features Max Von Sydow's Character

We've seen a lot of concept artwork for the new Star Wars flick, but this is the first time the mysterious character played by Max von Sydow has been depicted. There's also designs for a new ship, & a very interesting image of some Stormtroopers alongside... well, you'll have to click to see!

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By MarkCassidy - Jan 19, 2015 06:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: via Movieweb
A Latino Star Wars fansite has come across some new pieces of concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The first features the character that will be played by legendary The Exorcist actor Max von Sydow. Rumour has it that this guy will be part cyborg, and be aligned with Daisy Ridley's Rey... and a more outlandish rumour claims he'll actually be playing a character from the original trilogy (I'm sure you don't need too many guesses as to who that might be!). Anyway, this is one the characters we've seen/heard least from so it's nice to have an idea what he could look like. The second pic gives us some pretty cool new spacecraft designs, and the third seems to show a bunch of Stormtroopers standing beside a guy who looks a lot like Darth Vader. Now remember, we have seen Vader's helmet in previous art, and the character of Kylo Ren wears a very similar Sith outfit, so this could well be him having added the damaged headgear to his ensemble. What do you think?





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SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 1/19/2015, 6:55 PM
I wonder if The Force Awakens will use flashbacks, which would explain the Vader stuff. I know Star Wars purists say that flashbacks aren't "allowed" or whatever, but I don't see why not.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 1/19/2015, 7:01 PM
@MexicanSuperman Explain that he (or maybe it's just someone using his helmet, like ror said) keeps popping up in concept art for the movie.
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 1/19/2015, 7:03 PM
@MexicanSuperman

Vader is used as a stand-in. Lucasfilm was not sure what the main villain would even look like, so they used vader to stand in place for the new baddie.
WombRaider
WombRaider - 1/19/2015, 7:04 PM
i think that from the marketing point of view, they may force Abrams to put Vader in it. Vader is the face of star wars most people recognise. So I think the only way Abrams will put Vader in, is in flashbacks. Marketing will want to put Vader in because that will sell more Vader masks.

very excited but more pessimistic about this movie. I've been hurt so many times before :(
WombRaider
WombRaider - 1/19/2015, 7:06 PM
@MarkyMarkIsAShitActor ....what? where did you hear that? that doesn't make sense. or are you just [frick]ing around?
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 1/19/2015, 7:12 PM
@WombRaider

LOL

And I read it a few months ago on starwars7news, then again a week ago when this concept art leaked
BatmanNews
BatmanNews - 1/19/2015, 7:14 PM
I wonder what this website was like back in the 70's :D
SuperCat
SuperCat - 1/19/2015, 7:22 PM
Want him to be a Jedi so he can say, "The power of the Force compels you!"
SuperCat
SuperCat - 1/19/2015, 7:25 PM
AhFriend
AhFriend - 1/19/2015, 7:28 PM
I don't think thats Vader. It could be the Sith from the trailer. That's his hood not a helmet
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 1/19/2015, 7:29 PM
He was great in Skyrim.
McGee
McGee - 1/19/2015, 7:30 PM
.....Levi.

*runs out of thread*
HugoStrange87
HugoStrange87 - 1/19/2015, 7:39 PM
But it isn't obvious who he's playing, he can't be obiwan.
gaikinger
gaikinger - 1/19/2015, 7:41 PM
Who from the original trilogy do you presume?
JredTheRed
JredTheRed - 1/19/2015, 7:49 PM
I thought Sydow's character was from the prequel trilogy not the OT? Heard he was Anakin's childhood best friend..
mmadadamm
mmadadamm - 1/19/2015, 7:50 PM
That's obviously Wedge, duh
HugoStrange87
HugoStrange87 - 1/19/2015, 7:56 PM
Anakins childhood friend? That I doubt too. That would be that little tan kid from Phantom Menace.
DarkModeDan
DarkModeDan - 1/19/2015, 7:56 PM
Yeah, Sydow doesn't look particularly "cyborg-ish" in that first pic...

I honestly think my biggest question about the movie would be: who is he playing?

I'm still holding out that he's playing [spoiler] like the Reddit guy said. That would be just so perfect.

Come on now J.J...

DarkModeDan
DarkModeDan - 1/19/2015, 8:01 PM
OH CRAP!! WRONG FANDOM!!! O_o

NoAssemblyReqd
NoAssemblyReqd - 1/19/2015, 8:11 PM
I think they should work in a Dooku force ghost cameo while the great actor Christopher Lee is still with us. (I'm sure Peter Jackson thanks his lucky stars he was able to include Saruman in his Hobbit trilogy ten years after LOTR).
gaikinger
gaikinger - 1/19/2015, 8:39 PM
Is Wedge in 7?
tokens
tokens - 1/19/2015, 8:45 PM
...buncha nerds
tokens
tokens - 1/19/2015, 8:45 PM
....jackin it to star wars
tokens
tokens - 1/19/2015, 8:47 PM
...jackin it to "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."
tokens
tokens - 1/19/2015, 8:48 PM
.....jackin it to "Help me obi wan Kenobi! you're my only hope!"
tokens
tokens - 1/19/2015, 8:48 PM
.....jackin it to "I got one!" "good kid, don't get cocky!"
tokens
tokens - 1/19/2015, 8:49 PM
.....jackin it to "these aren't the droids you're looking for..."
tokens
tokens - 1/19/2015, 8:49 PM
....jackin it to "....Space! ....the ... Final.. Frontier!"
tokens
tokens - 1/19/2015, 8:50 PM
....jackin it to "he is part of the rebel alliance, and a scum!"
tokens
tokens - 1/19/2015, 8:50 PM
...jackin it to "it's a trap!"
tokens
tokens - 1/19/2015, 8:51 PM
...jackin it to "rrrraaaaaaagghhh" "chewy!" "rrreeaaaaghh!"
tokens
tokens - 1/19/2015, 8:51 PM
if u spotted the one that doesn't belong you're a nerd
DTor91
DTor91 - 1/19/2015, 8:52 PM
I may be reaching, but based on what we've seen of the new Stormtroopers, the ones in the art look like Original Trilogy troopers.
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