Bob Iger Shows Off The Millennium Falcon In The Latest Issue Of Fortune Magazine

WDWNT on December 30, 2014

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In the January issue of Forbes magazine, Disney CEO Bob Iger is shown with some new photos of the Millennium Falcon from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. Iger also shares the cover (below) with the new Millennium Falcon. You can tell that this Millennium Falcon is the new version from The Force Awakens by the new rectangular satellite dish. The article highlights the acquisitions of such franchises such as Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm under Bob Iger’s tenure as Disney CEO and what their impact has been for The Walt Disney Company.

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Star Wars Episode VII – Millenium Falcon Spotted By Flight School Pilot

WDWNT on September 30, 2014

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A pilot from Airbourne Aviation, a flight school located in Popham, Hampshire in the UK, happened to come across something unusual while flying over Greenham Common. He spotted what appears to be the Millennium Falcon in mid construction, which will be used in Star Wars: Episode VII. The photo below was tweeted along with the message: “Last tweet for the night. I spotted this at the weekend whilst flying over Greenham Common.” An X-Wing Fighter is also visible to the right of the Falcon.

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The Millennium Falcoln first appeared in the original Star Wars movie and was piloted by Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford, and Chewbacca The Wookiee, played by Peter Mayhew. Han Solo famously used the Millennium Falcon to make the Kessel runs in under 12 parcecs. (LOL) Kind of nice to see that they are building actual set pieces and models and relying less on CGI to be more consistent with the Original Star Wars Trilogy.

Star Wars: Episode VII is the first chapter of a new trilogy that takes place 30 years after Return Of The Jedi. The movie is being directed by J. J. Abrams and will reunite the original cast as well as new cast members to continue the Star Wars saga. Episode VII is currently being filmed in locations such as Abu Dhabi, Iceland and various locations in the UK. Star Wars Episode VII is scheduled to be released domestically on December 18th, 2015.

J. J. Abrams Teases The Millennium Falcon, And Also Teases Zack Snyder

WDWNT on September 30, 2014

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Your move, Zack Snyder. Over the last few months J. J Abrams, director of Star Wars: Episode VII, and Zack Snyder, director of Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, have been having a friendly little Twitter war concerning the two movies. Both are excited about seeing the other director’s movies, but they each stand firmly in their own camp.

This new video was released today by J. J. Abrams and it teases the Millennium Falcon, but as you can see at the end it is more of Abrams pushing Snyder’s buttons.

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Zack Snyder first started the war of the blockbusters back in July when he tweeted a picture of Henry Cavill, Superman, dressed as SuperJedi.

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Not to be outdone, Abrams tweeted a photo of John Boyega, cast in Episode VII, as Boyegaman:

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Snyder than tweeted a photo of Batman on Tatooine hanging out with his new sidekick, R2D2:

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Abrams retaliated with a version of C3PO as the Dark Knight overlooking Gotham City:

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Snyder’s last tweet showed a Stormtrooper being arrested by Gotham Police while also revealing an image of the new Batmobile:

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It appears the battle between the two of them is far from over and is bound to keep escalating. Definitely a battle that fans from both franchises can enjoy.

Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice will be released on March 25, 2016. Star Wars: Episode VII will be released on December 18th, 2015.