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Star Wars Surprise: Millennium Falcon and X-Wing Pictured

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I was a tiny bit disappointed when I saw that the article was a bit of a "spoiler" for the new film. Not sure what I thought this would be, maybe new photos of the originals.

I guess it's nearly impossible, but I prefer not to squeeze out every bit of information from trailers, leaks, and gossip before I go to see a movie. Especially big spectacle pieces like Star Wars. To me, that's the point of the spectacle: to be amazed by something you didn't think you would see.

I would have been totally fine not knowing that there would the Millennium Falcon and X-wings.

However, I totally understand this side of the fan-dom. Doing detective work and finding interesting nuggets of closely held information is certainly exciting.

Looks like the writers are trying to give fans what they like, but I doubt they will succeed.

Don't forget that selective amnesia proves to be very useful when it comes to Star Wars movies.

Hardly. I can recall any scene you want word for word. And I'm sure I'm not alone. What amnesia? You're talking like the love of the original trilogy is all nostalgia, and no one remembers them, and they don't really hold up. They do.

What ARE you talking about?? You completely misunderstood my comment.

Then I did, too. What are you talking about?

"Ben Moore, BBC South Today, Tatooine"

I love the way the utterly iconic X-wing shape has been "hidden" under tarpaulins - and looks like nothing but a blue X wing fighter. Can't hide greatness.

Great to see real props on a set. Despite myself, I am just a smidgen excited.

CGI Special Effects defiantly has become cyclical. It quickly went from "because we can" to "when should we".

There's quite a few examples of practical effects being...well, more practical. Firefly comes to mind for it's interiors.

I'd guess the cover is just protective. The X-Wing was featured right up close in an official video in July[0].

Also, leaked pictures of both the Falcon and X-Wing have been floating around since June.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWBGrkc360M

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