Chapter 910 We are home

The San Diego International Comic Con was founded in 1970, and now its influence has already surpassed the animation industry. The blockbuster movies, TV dramas, and high-level specifications that come here are unmatched by other comic conventions. You can find fresh and exciting ones here. Good news and a large number of like-minded people. In the relevant circles in Europe and America, there is a saying that on the day of SDCC, when you collectively go to the rooftop.

Various Hollywood film studios are making every effort to win the attention of this Oscar in the animation industry, and fans from all over the world will also spend their unforgettable days here.

Starting from the Comic Expo, all kinds of fierce materials, rotten materials, and fertilizers are vying to be exposed first, making people overwhelmed. Cosers, fans, and geeks from all walks of life are also wearing the most dazzling outfits and cheering enthusiastically here.

As the most watched event of this year's San Diego International Comic-Con, Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Force Awakens was held in the central hall of the comic-con. This is not only a film reopened after many years, but also Lucas Needless to say, it is the first Star Wars movie after the film industry and the copyright of Star Wars were incorporated by Duke.

So it is not difficult to imagine that many fans set up tents outside one night in advance, which does not necessarily guarantee a good position.

With that posture, those who only lined up for a few hours were ashamed to say that they were Star Wars fans.

Before the event started, people who didn't know would think they had entered a religious group by mistake, and all Star Wars fans—almost all of them were dressed in cosplay—chanted Let's. go. Star. Wars! , and started a wave of people in the hall.

When Duke, the director and producers Kathleen Kennedy, Charles Rowan and Robin Grande made their debut, the noise reached its peak, giving people a real understanding of what it means to tear off the roof.

Here, I would like to introduce a special guest to you first.

Standing on the stage in the exhibition hall, Duke made a gesture to the backstage. A middle-aged man dressed as a Stormtrooper walked onto the stage. When he came to him, Duke said, This is Kevin. He is a Star Wars fan like all of us.

The middle-aged man took off his helmet. He waved to the bottom of the stage.

Duke continued, To commemorate the love that died young, Kevin walked nearly a thousand kilometers to Comic-Con wearing a Star Wars Stormtrooper costume, both for his unwavering love and for self-salvation.

There was a warm applause in the entire exhibition hall, and Star Wars fan Kevin is also a star figure since the opening of this San Diego Comic-Con.

Comic-Con has had a sad and touching story conveyed since the last few days, when a Star Wars fan walked more than 645 miles to the venue last Thursday in a Stormtrooper costume. Unlike the madness of others, his ascetic actions are in memory of his beloved wife who died young.

The 56-year-old Kevin Doyle was born in Minnesota and worked as a designer and illustration in Minneapolis. He is also a veteran Star Wars fan. In 2009, he and his wife Erin were in a Star Wars Cosplay Club 501st Legion Get acquainted. His wife is a cartoonist and likes to draw Star Wars-themed works. The same hobby makes them combine quickly.

He proposed to his wife in Darth Vader in 2009, and had a lavish Star Wars-themed wedding the following year. Even the flower girls are R2-D2 robots, but they've only been married for a year. Erin was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

In November 2012, my 45-year-old wife passed away, and I finally found the love of my life and the same interest. But it was difficult for Kevin to accept the fact that he had to say goodbye after getting along for such a short time. He quit his job and felt that life was hopeless, and he had a tendency to self-destruct.

Earlier this year, he traveled to the Star Wars Museum in Petaluma, California. In addition to visiting and meeting old friends, this year Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be released. He also found that San Francisco is far away from Comic-Con. San Diego is exactly 501 miles away, and he felt an inner voice, as if it was his wife, telling him to walk to Comic-Con.

He brought camping equipment, pushed a tricycle and started a long journey wearing a white stormtrooper suit. Most of the time he didn't wear a helmet, because it was inconvenient to see the road and listen to the sound. Passers-by only wore it when they took pictures with him. On the map The straight-line distance shown is 501 miles, but the California coastal kilometer walk is almost 645 miles, and he walks 20 to 45 miles a day.

Kevin at 501Mile. Walk updated his itinerary on Twitter and instant sharing accounts. On the back of the clothes, he wrote Walk in memory of Irene. People supported him with hugs and applause along the way. When he finally walked to the Comic-Con venue, organized The reporter and Duke's crew greeted him with the highest honor and made him the true leader of the 501st Legion.

Of course, no one can deny the great publicity role Kevin brought to Star Wars.

After Kevin stepped down, Duke shared with fans a new character from outer space, Baba. Joe, even specially invited him to the scene.

Although this movie relies on a lot of CG technology, I still want the actors and myself to have a real environment. I hope that this Star Wars has as many real scenes and elements as possible.

Stand by Baba. In front of Joe's model, Duke talked about the latest progress of the film, Most of the shots have been shot, and the corresponding special effects production has also started. Many shots are now being polished, and the first trailer will be released in autumn.

Once the comic exhibition started, the rumors never stopped.

After that, the veterans of the Star Wars series Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and new members Daisy Ridley, Daniel Wu, Oscar Isaac, Lee Pace, Gwendoline Christie and Domhnall Gleeson were in attendance.

Harrison Ford stepped onto the stage as the last guest, and the audience burst into applause.

When Princess Leia Carrie Fisher, Han Solo Harrison Ford, and Luke Skywalker Mark Hamill appeared, it was hard to tell whether the fans at the scene were cheering or crying. Whether these tears are happiness or nostalgia, time flies by 30 years...

In order to gain attention, so that the film can get more than expected commercial benefits after its release, the crew, Lucasfilm and Warner Bros. have done a lot of work, and even Duke has made unprecedented efforts in publicity and promotion. In this event, he has been the host on the stage.

I was 11 when Star Wars first came out and 'Star Wars' was on my mind. I'll never forget the feeling when I heard 'Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away ', this sentence is matched with the wonderful background music...

Holding the microphone, Duke warmed up for the upcoming activities, fully mobilizing the atmosphere of the fans, It can be said that this moment has changed me. This is the first time that there is such a movie that can make me so Laughing, let me believe that there is such a wonderful other world. George Lucas's brilliant achievement is not only in creating the story series of 'Star Wars', but more importantly, this film is full of soul, for me The most important thing to say is that there is hope in the film.

When it came to shooting Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Duke admitted that he hesitated, I refused at first, because it is a headache and difficult to do, and I have been filming in the past. The sci-fi genre, I kind of wanted to switch and jump out. But when I sat down with Kathleen Kennedy and talked about what this movie was going to be, how it was going to be presented, I took over unexpectedly. I thought I would refuse, but I just couldn't refuse.

When a fan representative asked about the special effects of the latest Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Duke said directly, This is 'Star Wars', there must be a lot of special effects, you definitely want it to be real , so this is also a task for us. Although the special effects of Industrial Light and Magic have not been added to the shots, the story looks great and you can understand it.”

Duke did not mention the difficulty of filming, especially the temperature in Abu Dhabi, where Skywalker's hometown was filmed, was as high as 128 degrees Fahrenheit. The harsh conditions definitely exceeded the imagination of movie fans.

Then, the climax of the whole event came. R2-D2, which is much loved by movie fans, took the lead, which aroused warm applause from the Star Wars fans present. Behind R2-D2, the chubby BB-8 directly rolled onto the stage. stage.

While the Star Wars fans were still surprised, BB-8 circled around R2-D2, successively showed 360-degree head turns, and already looked back and smiled and other actions, which directly turned the audience around, causing an explosion in the exhibition hall. The biggest laughter and applause since today.

With little effort, the BB-8 became the center of the show.

Many fans also submitted the questions they most want to ask Duke in advance. Some people asked him how to satisfy these millions of fans who see every Star Wars as the last Star Wars.

You can't please everyone. Although we have worked hard, we have to say that sometimes it is very stressful. Duke stood on the stage and replied very frankly, We can't live up to the success of this series. Fame, but telling a whole new story, that’s what we do at the top of our list.”

Then, he added, Of course, the audience is the most important thing.

Many actors also talked about their roles, especially the villain played by Lee Pace. The crew revealed some news for the first time through the mouths of the actors.

When we were filming, we didn't talk much about whether this character was evil, Lee Pace said with a lot of doubts. In fact, there are many different possibilities between good guys and bad guys.

According to the prior plan, Duke and Harrison Ford jointly held up the first official poster of the film.

The poster uses the Millennium Falcon as the background. The aged Han Solo and Princess Leia look at each other affectionately. Below them, there is a striking sentence - we are going home!

Seeing this sentence, many Star Wars fans at the scene were moved to tears. (to be continued ~^~)