Made in Hollywood

The San Diego International Comic Con was founded in 1970, and its influence has already surpassed the animation industry. The number of blockbusters, TV series, and specifications that have come here to promote is incomparable to other comics. You can find fresh and exciting ones here. Good news and a large number of friends. In related circles in Europe and the United States, there is a saying that "SDCC is held on the day when the collective is on the rooftop."

Hollywood studios have taken full advantage of the Oscars in the animation industry, and fans from all over the world will spend unforgettable days here.

Starting from the animation exhibition, all kinds of fierce materials, rots, and fertilizers are rushing to be exposed and people are overwhelmed. Cosplayers, iron fans, and geeks also wear the most dazzling clothes and cheer here.

As the most watched event of this year’s San Diego International Comic Con, Lucasfilm’s "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" special event was held in the Central Hall of the Comic. This is not only a film relaunched many years later, but also Lucas The first Star Wars movie after the copyright of the film industry and Star Wars was collected by Duke, it is naturally not much to say.

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

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

Before the event, people who don’t know will think that they have entered a religious group by mistake. All Star Wars fans-almost all of them are cosplay costumes-shouting "Let's. go. Star. Wars!" , And made waves in the hall.

When Duke, the director and producer Catherine Kennedy, Charles Rowan, and Robin Grande took the lead in making their appearances, the noise also reached its peak, allowing people to truly understand what "turning over the roof" means.

"Here, I first want to introduce a special guest to everyone."

Standing on the stage in the exhibition hall, Duke made a gesture to the backstage. A middle-aged man dressed as a storm soldier walked onto the stage. When he came to his side, Duke said again, "This is Kevin. He and Like all of us, we are fans of Star Wars."

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

Duke went on to introduce, "Kevin is to commemorate his early death. Wearing a Star Wars Stormtrooper costume, he walked nearly a thousand kilometers to Co, both for his loyal love and self-salvation."

There was enthusiastic applause in the entire exhibition hall, and Star Wars fan Kevin is also a star since the opening of this San Diego Animation Show.

Since a few days ago, Co has had a sad and touching story being transmitted. Last Thursday, a Star Wars fan wore a Stormtrooper costume and walked more than 645 miles to the venue. Unlike the craziness of others, his ascetic actions are to commemorate his beloved wife who died young.

The 56-year-old Kevin Doyle was born in Minnesota and worked in design and illustration in Minneapolis. He is also a veteran Star Wars fan. In 2009, he and his wife Irene played in a Star Wars cosplay club "501st Legion". "Get to know, my wife is a cartoonist who likes to draw Star Wars themed works, and the same hobby makes them quickly get together.

In 2009, he proposed to his wife in the clothes of a black samurai, and held a grand Star Wars-themed wedding the following year. Even the flower girls were R2-D2 robots. But after only one year of marriage, Irene was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

In November 2012, his 45-year-old wife passed away. She finally found her life’s favorite and shared the same interests, but she had a goodbye in such a short time. It was difficult for Kevin to accept this fact. He quit his job and felt that life There is no hope, and there is a tendency to self-destruct.

Earlier this year, he traveled to the "Star Wars Museum" in Petaluma, California. In addition to visiting and meeting with old friends, this year's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will be released. He also found that San Francisco is just 501 miles away from San Diego where Co was held. He felt a voice in his heart. It seems that his wife is telling him to walk to the comic show.

He took camping equipment, pushed a tricycle and wore white Stormtrooper clothes and started the long journey. Most of the time, he didn't wear a helmet. Because it was inconvenient to see the road and listen to the sound, he only put it on when passers-by took photos with him. The straight-line distance shown is 501 miles. But California’s coastal kilometer walk is almost 645 miles, and he walks 20 to 45 miles a day.

Kevin updated his itinerary on 501lk Twitter and instant sharing accounts. On the back of his clothes was written "Walk to commemorate Irene". People supported him with hugs and applause along the way. When he finally walked to the Co venue, The organizers and Duke's crew greeted him with the highest honor and made him the true leader of the "501st Army".

Of course, no one can deny the huge propaganda effect that Kevin brought to Star Wars.

After Kevin stepped down, Duke shared with fans a new character in outer space, Baba. Joe, also deliberately "invite" it to the scene.

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

Stand in 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 begun. Many shots are now being finalized. The first preview will be released in the fall. "

As soon as the show started, Mengqi never stopped.

After this, the veterans of the "Star Wars" series Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Kelly Fisher and new members Daisy Ridley, Daniel Wu, Oscar Isaac, Lee Pace, Gwendolan Christie and Domner Gleason were all present.

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

When "Princess Leia" Kelly Fisher, "Han Solo" Harrison Ford, and "Luke Skywalker" Mark Hamill appeared, it was hard to tell whether the fans were cheering or crying. Whether these tears are happy or nostalgic, 30 years have passed...

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

"I was 11 years old when "Star Wars" was first released, and'Star Wars' lingered in my mind. I would never forget that feeling when I heard,'Long, long ago, in a distant galaxy ', this sentence is paired with that wonderful background music..."

Holding Mike, Duke is warming up for the activities to be done later, fully mobilizing the atmosphere of the fans on the spot, "It can be said that this moment has changed me. This is the first time there is such a movie that can make me like this. The laughter made me believe that there is such a wonderful other world. George Lucas’ brilliant achievement is not only in the creation of the "Star Wars" story series, but more importantly, this film is full of souls, to me The most important thing is to say that there is hope in the film."

When it comes to filming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", Duke frankly hesitated, "In the beginning I refused, because it is a headache and difficult to do, and I have been filming in the past. Science fiction movies, I kind of wanted to switch and jump out. But when I sat down with Catherine Kennedy and talked about how this movie would be and how it would be presented, I unexpectedly took over. I was originally 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 directly said, "This is'Star Wars'. There will definitely be many special effects. You definitely want it to be real. , So this is also our task. Although the special effects of Industrial Light and Magic have not been added in the shots, the story looks great and you can understand it."

The hardship of the filming Duke did not say, especially the temperature in Abu Dhabi, where Skywalker's hometown was filmed, was as high as 128 degrees Fahrenheit. The conditions were so harsh that it absolutely exceeded the imagination of movie fans.

Afterwards, the climax of the whole event appeared. The much-loved R2-D2 took the lead in the stage, which attracted enthusiastic applause from the Star Wars fans present. Behind R2-D2, the round BB-8 rolled directly on. stage.

When the Star Wars fans were still surprised, BB-8 circled R2-D2 and showed a 360-degree turn of his head. It has already "looked back and smiled" and other actions, directly turning the audience, causing an explosion in the exhibition hall. It was the biggest laughter and applause since today.

With almost no effort, BB-8 became the focus of the exhibition.

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

"You can't satisfy everyone. Although we have worked very hard, we have to say that sometimes it is very stressful." Duke stood on the stage and answered very calmly, "We can't live up to this series. Fame, but we have to tell a new story. This is also the top priority of our work."

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

Many actors also talked about their roles, especially the villain played by Lee Pace. The crew revealed a bit of news to the outside world for the first time through the mouth of the actors.

"When we were shooting, we didn't talk about whether this character is evil or not," Lee Pace said with a lot of questions. "In fact, there are many different possibilities between good people and bad people."

According to the advance plan, Duke and Harrison Ford jointly raised the first official poster of the film.

The poster is based on the Millennium Falcon. The elderly Han Solo and Princess Leia look at each other affectionately. Below them, there is a striking sentence-we are home!

Seeing this sentence, many Star Wars fans on the scene left moving tears. (To be continued.)