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Star Wars Return Of The Jedi Deleted Scene: Luke Finishes His Lightsaber

One of the things that struck me the first time I watched Return of the Jedi was that we never got to see Luke making his lightsaber. It seemed odd even then. That’s because it was a scene that was cut from the movie. Now we can finally see Luke putting the finishing touches on it at least, just before he heads off to Jabba’s palace.

You can watch the scene below. Basically he finishes it up, tests it and then sends the droids off ahead, so that he can rescue his friend Han Solo.

Scifi Staff by — January 30, 2015 in Movies/TV 0
Star Wars III: Behind The Scenes Photos

If you are a fan of the Star Wars prequels, check out these fascinating and not-so-often-seen behind the scenes photos. Even if you hate the prequels, you can’t help but respect all of the hard work that went on behind the scenes of this final installment.

Yes it had a ton of CGI, but this movie also had some massive sets and a ton of prop work and models as can be seen in some of the images below.

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See the full gallery here, along with some amazing concept art.

Scifi Staff by — January 27, 2015 in Behind The Scenes 0
What Back To The Future II Got Right And Wrong About 2015

Well, it’s 2015 so let’s see what Back To The Future 2 got right about the once future year that we are living in. Luckily for us, the folks at Stay Sourced have created this awesome infographic so that we can see how well the movie predicted the world as it is today.

I know one thing. We still don’t have any time traveling cars and the flux capacitor hasn’t been invented yet. Wait. Maybe that means the timeline has been changed! And Doc Brown never hit his head on the toilet! Great Scott!

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Scifi Staff by — January 22, 2015 in Infographics 0
Jupiter Ascending Concept Art

Jupiter Ascending is one of the most highly anticipated Sci-Fi movies of the moment. From what we’ve seen of it, it looks pretty amazing. Thankfully we don’t have long to wait since the film will be hitting theaters on the first weekend of February. That’s why Warner Bros. has launched a timely ‘Look Book’ for the film online, allowing you to explore more of this visually stunning world.

Jupiter Ascending will be released in plain old 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D on February 6th in the US and the UK. Below are some production design and concept art images that will make you even more eager to see it. If you want to see more, head over to the Look Book site. I can’t wait for this movie.

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Scifi Staff by — January 21, 2015 in Art 0
Man Of Steel Behind-The-Scenes Special Effects Video

Say what you want about Man of Steel. Even if you didn’t like it, you have to admit that the movie looked great. The movie had some great visual effects. In this behind-the-scenes video, the visual effects team talk about how they came up with one of the most striking elements of Kryptonian technology. The “liquid geo”.

This gray metallic liquid can reshape and form into anything. It works really well in the movie, helping make Krypton technology even more alien. It’s fascinating stuff and worth a watch.

via Cinemablend

Scifi Staff by — January 20, 2015 in Movies/TV 0
Avengers: Age Of Ultron Promo Art

Avengers: Age of Ultron will arrive in theaters on May 1st, 2015 and I know you can’t wait. Here’s something to tide you over until then.

Check out this promo art from Avengers: Age of Ultron. These images feature Vision, Ultron, Iron Man’s Hulkbuster armor and Black Widow. Vision looks stunning in these images. This should be an amazing Marvel movie.

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via Superherohype

Scifi Staff by — January 12, 2015 in Art 0
Return Of The Jedi: Location Special Effects

If you like his work, you can head on over to Patreon and support Jamie Benning. He’s a documentary film maker and this short clip is an interview with Kevin Pike, who worked not only on Back to the Future, but also on Return of the Jedi.

It’s a fascinating clip and a great look behind the scenes, so it is certainly worth supporting Jamie so he can continue making documentaries. In this clip, Kevin Pike talks about his work on the Location Special Effects on Return of the Jedi.

Scifi Staff by — January 8, 2015 in Behind The Scenes 0
Neill Blomkamp Was Working on an Alien Movie

Neill Blomkamp working on an Alien movie? I like that idea. Can you even imagine what such a movie would look like? Well, just check out these images. The other day he posted some concept art from an Alien project that he was working on.

Apparently he was not working on this for the studio officially, but just for kicks. Now I just want to see this movie come to life. It would have been a wild ride, that’s for sure. Excuse me while I stare at these images for a few hours and dream of what could have been.

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via Comic Book Movie

Scifi Staff by — January 6, 2015 in Art 0
Raiders Of The Lost Ark Concept Art

Joe Johnston was a concept artist and character designer for Lucasfilm. He is responsible for the design of Boba Fett and many other cool things that we love. Guess what else? The Ark of the Covenant too. Here is some concept art from him from Steven Spielberg’s 1981 classic The Raiders of the Lost Ark.

It is pretty stunning. The version we saw in the film was really something, but this one just seems more biblical and alien to me. Can you imagine it all in gold and shining in the desert sun?

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via From Director Steven Spielberg

Scifi Staff by — January 6, 2015 in Art 0