Exclusive First Look at new TIE Fighter from Galaxy's Edge Revealed!

by Ben | Mar 1, 2019 | The Tech Behind the Movie

Exclusive First Look at new TIE Fighter from Galaxy’s Edge Revealed!

Starwarsnewsnet.com has reported today of an exclusive first look at a brand new First Order Tie Fighter from the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge themed park that will open in California’s Disneyland Resort in the summer of 2019, and in Florida’s Walt Disney World Resort in the fall of 2019!

The image that you will see of these cool new Tie Fighter will be a mix of Kylo Ren’s Shuttle, an Imperial Tie Fighter, and just a hint of Darth Vader’s Advanced Tie Fighter x1. The name of this new Tie is called the TIE Echelon.

Here below is the image of this new Tie Fighter:

Exclusive First Look at the Hondo Ohnaka Animatronic Robot Revealed!

by Ben | Feb 28, 2019 | The Tech Behind the Movie

Exclusive First Look at the Hondo Ohnaka Animatronic Robot Revealed!

Popularmechanics.com has today revealed an exclusive first look at an animatronic robot of the great space pirate Hondo Ohnaka from Star Wars The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels!

I would say that this will be very exciting to see an animatronic robot of Hondo Ohnaka as if he’s live and in person for the first time.

Here below is a video of this cool animatronic robot:

New Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Cast Costumes now revealed!

by Ben | Feb 27, 2019 | The Tech Behind the Movie

New Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Cast Costumes now revealed!

Jedinews.co.uk and Starwarsnewsnet.com have reported today that Disney has revealed some brand new Star Wars themed Galaxy’s Edge costumes! 

These costumes will be what cast members will wear when Galaxy’s Edge opens at Disneyland Anaheim and at Walt Disney World in Florida later this year.

These cool costumes feature four tops and five bottoms to be mixed and matched in a variety of different ways. Plus they show the name tags that will be worn by the cast members throughout the park.

These costumes will represent the Imperials, the Rebels, the First Order, the Resistance, smugglers, and villagers of the planet Batuu.

Here are the photos of this cool costumes:

Star Wars Costume Spotlight: Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader

by Ben | Mar 23, 2017 | The Tech Behind the Movie

Star Wars Costume Spotlight: Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader

My final Star Wars costume spotlight is Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader (AKA Anakin Skywalker).

Even though Vader did appear in Revenge of the Sith, I grouped him with Luke because they did appear together in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.

Before we go on to the costumes here are some composite sketches of Vader:

This is a process plate sketch:

This sketch shows some prototype drawings of Vader:

This is a prototype sketch with many elements that were in the final design:

This is a sketch of the Vader and Luke’s Lightsaber Duel on The Cloud City:

Here’s a sketch of the inside of Vader’s helmet:

In this close up of the helmet you can see some of the paint of the four head is coming off:

In this close up of the inside of the helmet you see how they where trying to make the helmet as comfortable as they could for the actors:

Here are some pictures of instructions of how the dressers of Christen Hayden dressed as Vader:

Here’s the full costume of Darth Vader:

On to Luke!

Here’s the full costume of Luke Skywalker in his traditional Jedi robes from Return of the Jedi. Like many of the Star Wars costumes, this one shows a lot of wear and tear:

Star Wars Costume Spotlight: Wicket the Ewok

by Ben | Mar 21, 2017 | The Tech Behind the Movie

Star Wars Costume Spotlight: Wicket the Ewok

For the next costume spotlight I’ve chosen everyone’s fan favorite furry teddy bear friend from Return of the Jedi, Wicket the Ewok!

If you remember, Wicket was the one who helped Princess Leia when she was about to be taken into custody by a couple of Imperial Bikerscouts. After he helped her out, Wicket then took Leia to his village so that his people could protect her.

When hearing C-3PO’s story about the Rebellion and Empire, Wicket and his tribe agreed to help the Rebellion locate the shield generator so they can destroy it. The tribe also helped defeat all of the Empire’s Imperial forces and then had a big celebration of victory.

Before we go onto the costume here’s a small model of the primitive hang glider the Ewoks created:

Here’s the full Wicket the Ewok costume from Return of the Jedi:

In this close up you can see that the hood is a bit old like worn leather. The Stormtrooper helmet is dirty and scratched up. Plus some of the paint has been chipped off:

Star Wars Costume Spotlight: Other Costumes with Helmets from the Empire

by Ben | Mar 20, 2017 | The Tech Behind the Movie

Star Wars Costume Spotlight: Other Costumes with Helmets from the Empire

Hey Star Wars fans! For today’s costume spotlight, we’re going to look at another group of costumes from A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens.

These costumes include the helmets, Imperial Officer rank badges, communicators concept sketches, and minor characters.

Now let’s look at the costume of an Imperial Officer from Return of the Jedi:

In this close up you can see that thought the costume is good there are some scratches on the metal containers and belt buckle:

Here’s the full costume of an Imperial Tie Fighter Pilot from A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi:

In this close up of the costume you can see that the helmet is similar to the helmet of an Imperial AT-AT Driver but the helmet is black and the Imperial symbols are white instead of red. The communicator on the sleeve is dirty:

Now here’s the full costume of the First Order Tie Fighter from The Force Awakens:

In this close up you can see why a First Order Tie Fighter Pilot is different from an Imperial Tie Fighter Pilot. The helmet is shaped differently, the armor is smooth, there are pouches on the ammunition belt, the life support oxygen box is less bulky, the suit is more flexible, and there’s one oxygen tube instead of two:

Here are other helmets:

Here’s the helmet of an Imperial Snowtrooper from The Empire Strikes Back and the helmet of an Imperial Bikerscout from Return of the Jedi:

The helmet on the left is an Imperial Death Star Gunner from A New Hope. The helmet on the right is from an Imperial Death Star Trooper from A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi:

Here are the Imperial Officer rank badges, communicators and composite sketches: