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"When Vader enters the Hoth System with the Imperial Fleet, he’s holding a winning hand."

Spencer Ackerman breaks down the Battle of Hoth from The Empire Strikes Back for Wired:

At the very most, the Empire’s assault on Hoth killed a couple of low-ranking Rebels and destroyed a few transit ships — which we don’t even see on screen. Instead of crushing the Rebels, it scattered them, leaving them to survive for the additional successes they’ll achieve in Return of the Jedi. It’s a classic fiasco of overconfidence and theology masquerading as military judgment — and the exact opposite of the Empire striking back.

Shared a bunch last week, but too brilliant not to re-tumbl. 

fuckyeahmovieposters: Star Trek Into Darkness by Sean Hartter Cannot wait. Also, interesting retro-psychadelic poster. And: I wonder if the opening of this film is bolstered by J.J. Abrams’ recently revealed involvement with Star Wars. Obviously, this Star Trek would have been huge regardless, but I wonder if there is some “let’s get a glimpse of the potential style of the next Star Wars” spillover. High-res

fuckyeahmovieposters:

Star Trek Into Darkness by Sean Hartter

Cannot wait. Also, interesting retro-psychadelic poster.

And: I wonder if the opening of this film is bolstered by J.J. Abrams’ recently revealed involvement with Star Wars. Obviously, this Star Trek would have been huge regardless, but I wonder if there is some “let’s get a glimpse of the potential style of the next Star Wars” spillover.

dbsw:

Episode VII Teaser Posters…

These are a few of my favorites fan made posters that have been making the rounds around the internet these days. I’ve listed the artists below…

As cool as these are, I was excited to hear that Disney is supposedly interested in getting Drew Struzan back to do posters for this next trilogy.

Great.

(via micahbaldwin)

J.J. Abrams to Direct Next 'Star Wars'

Lucas Shaw of The Wrap:

J.J. Abrams will direct the next “Star Wars” film for Disney, taking stewardship of one of Hollywood’s most iconic and lucrative film franchises, an individual with knowledge of the production told TheWrap.

Because regular people don’t confuse Star Wars and Star Trek enough already… Seriously though, if this is true (didn’t he just deny it recently?), that’s solid news.

Jason Kincaid on his time at TechCrunch (which yielded him the awesome piece of art above): My initial instinct was to shrug it off with an ‘aw, shucks’ — after all, I’d only done what any self-respecting geek would do in the face of such awesomeness. But it also made me reflect a bit on my time at TechCrunch. Few people get the chance, as I did, to stand on a platform that high and point at neat stuff and have it make a significant impact on peoples’ lives. When I was still writing for TC that influence was something I tried not to dwell on — it made me anxious — but in hindsight it just makes me feel remarkably lucky. High-res

Jason Kincaid on his time at TechCrunch (which yielded him the awesome piece of art above):

My initial instinct was to shrug it off with an ‘aw, shucks’ — after all, I’d only done what any self-respecting geek would do in the face of such awesomeness. But it also made me reflect a bit on my time at TechCrunch. Few people get the chance, as I did, to stand on a platform that high and point at neat stuff and have it make a significant impact on peoples’ lives. When I was still writing for TC that influence was something I tried not to dwell on — it made me anxious — but in hindsight it just makes me feel remarkably lucky.

Star Wars Episode VII May Have Found Its Writer

Claude Brodesser-Akner:

Informed sources tell Vulture that Star Wars: Episode VII has found a leading candidate to write the film’s screenplay: Michael Arndt, the Pixar favorite who was nominated for an Oscar for Toy Story 3, won an Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine, and wrote The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which is currently shooting. Insiders confirm that Arndt has written a 40- to 50-page treatment for the film and is likely to be at least one of the writers when the Disney/Lucasfilm project begins shooting in 2014.

Great news. Hopefully this is the beginning of an expansive Pixar/Star Wars talent share.

[via @panzer]