Star Wars Bits: Daniel Radcliffe Dressing Up For ‘Force Awakens,’ B-Wing Origins And More
His cells have the highest concentration ofStar Wars BitsI have seen in a life-form. It was possible he was conceived by the Star Wars Bits.
Allurehas a look behind the makeup and hairstyle work that needs to be done to maintainChewbacca’s appearance on the big screen. With all that fur, it’s not surprising that the four and a half suits used for the movie need constant care and maintenance. For example,Maria Cork, the supervisor of the hair department in creature effects, revealed:
If Chewie smells a bit like a drunk, it might be because of how they clean the suit. The article says:
To clean the suits in between deep washes, Cork and her team used a combination of tea-tree oil and vodka; it sanitizes without extra drying time. They washed the suits about two or three times during filming. During the wash, they used Aussie Miracle Conditioner to give the hair ‘a really good condition.’
Learn more about Chewbacca’s hair careright here.
Get a glimpse on the inside of the new R2-D2 plane from Japan’s All Nippon Airways
Flight attendants with lightsabers? Count me in.See more photos here.
If you’ve never ventured into theStar Warsuniverse outside of the feature films, you might want to know about some major events that have happened in the galaxy that are considered canon and may come into play in the future. Our friends atScreenRanthas put together a list of 27 major events in theStar Warsuniverse that you might want to know about.
A new episode ofStar Wars Rebelsrevealed the origins of the Rebel Alliance ship known as theB-Wing, and it comes from a a shipmaster named Quarrie (get the reference?) who originally called it the Bleed Wing (because it’s red).io9runs through the origins of the ship from the episode “Wings of the Master” which sees Hera taking the ship for a spin.
If you’re heading out for the first showing ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens, you might run intoDaniel Radcliffe, but he plans on being in disguise so you won’t recognize him. So you know exactly what to do at the theater. Unmask every single person in costume.* Unless you’re at a Cinemark or AMC Theatres screenings, where they won’t allow masks.
- Note: Please do not actually do this. We will not be bail you out when you get arrested for harassment.
John Boyegavisited the set ofStar Wars: Rogue One, but it’s impossible for him to show up as Finn in the movie unless time travel has been invented, so don’t freak out.Luke SkywalkerfromStar Wars: A New Hopegets a new sixth scale figure fromHot Toysand he comes with all the right goodies, including that lightsaber that we’re going to see a lot of inThe Force Awakens.
