“Here’s Where the Fun Begins” STAR WARS Turns 37 Today!

STAR WARS premiered on May 25th in 1977 - thirty-seven years ago today - and next 

December we'll get to see what the future holds for beloved Galaxy Far, Far Away.

 Meanwhile here are just a few images of the vintage original- behind the scenes, promo photos, and comic art. 

I never tire of looking at these BTS shots - it reminds how I discovered my love of film-making, special effects, & costume design by constantly pouring through my old Making of Star Wars books, and reading mags like Starlog back in the day.

 Promo photos

 Unused Concept Poster Art

 Teaser Poster

 Marvel Star Wars Issue #1

(Marvel - The Empire Strikes Back)

 Teaser art poster, Marvel Comic covers, and comic pin-up all by Howard Chaykin

Mike Mayhew's Character Designs for 'The Star Wars' Comic

Character concept art for the upcoming Dark Horse alternate Star Wars comic series based on 

George Lucas's early script draft - where the beloved characters were not exactly as we know them now.

Art by Mike Mayhew via EW.com's CapeTown.

Dark Horse's Concept Comic 'The Star Wars' Preview Art

Preview panels from Dark Horse Comics just announced "The Star Wars" Comic. 

It's a really creative and neat alternate Star Wars idea - the story is based on George Lucas's very 

early script draft and the iconic character concept designs of Ralph McQuarrie. Looks cool so far!

The beloved Ralph McQuarrie concept designs.

Oblivion - "A Look Inside" Featurette & Bubble Ship Photos

A cool featurette for Oblivion.

 Plus photos of the Bubble Ship & Drone designed by Daniel Simon on display 

at the Oblivion Experience @ SXSW. 

Photos via Oblivion and Daniel Simon (links above)

Prometheus Unused - Favorite Alternate Movie Poster Art

Prometheus is out on home vid today - various DVD/Blu-Ray combos packed with tons of bonus material.
But, you can also find lots of great concept art, stills, and extras - like the really cool unused movie poster
 ideas above - on the extensive film site. The movie is full of titanically scaled and eerily impressive imagery,
Micheal Fassbender's android David has an innocent creepiness that is almost endearing, and I really
enjoyed the the visual homage and story parallels to the original Alien film. And, since all I was
expecting was a franchise launch/re-launch - and not some kind of "revelation" - I wasn't disappointed.
It's a fun ride with epic eye candy and plenty of threads left hanging for sequels.

Alt Universe - TRON Lightcycles Designed By Tony Stark?

Epic Iron Man (and War Machine) meets TRON concept Lightcycle art. Via Obvious Winner.

Alternate Universe Cinema - ‘The Hunger Games’ - Kevin Tancharoen's Directoral Pitch Reel

It's always fascinating to look under the hood of the filmmaking process and see what might have been.

This is Director Kevin Tancharoen’s concept trailer/pitch reel which reveals a much less 

restrained and overtly Sci-Fi take on The Hunger Games. Via /Film

The Retro 70's Badass Daredevil Film That Might Have Been

 This difference in the "not for kids version" - it incorporates a some more overtly graphically
 violent clips as well shots of the Ben Affleck's Daredevil.

Director Joe Carnahan's Retro-tastic film treatment concept pitch reels for his 1970's style take on  
Daredevil: Born Again. Unfortunately due to the complicated status of Marvel's movie rights it looks unlikely this will not see further development. Although, I do suspect Carnahan's sharing the clips and subsequent overwhelmingly positive fan reaction may be a viral pitch to keep it alive when rights revert to Marvel.
 /Film has a nice concise explanation of the Fox/Marvel rights situation.

Hawkeye Costume Fusion Redesign By Noelle Stevenson

Noelle Stevenson took a fun stab at designing a Hawkeye costume that incorporates more
classic comic Hawkeye elements into movie look Hawkeye. I think it actually works really well.
But, I suspect they'll never go with an all purple suit for the films.

Avengers & Animated Captain America Fan Art by Kris Anka

 Avengers Movie inspired fan art, costume re-design ideas, and really cool animated-style concept art
for a Cap Cartoon by Kris Anka. Via Anka's Sockdrawer Blog and Project: Rooftop

Girl With Dragon Tattoo - Edgy Fashion/Concept Drawings

Some of the Christopher Cordella concept art created for Trish Summerville's Lizbeth Salander 

costume designs. From a great article on the costume design process for the David Fincher film 

adaptation @ Vanity Fair. Below a moody photo of Rooney Mara in one of the actual costumes.

Fire Dress Designer Concept Sketches for The Hunger Games Movie from InStyle Magazine

InStyle Magazine asked top Fashion Designers to create their interpretation of how Katniss Everdeen's Fire Dress should look in the movie adaptation of Hunger Games. See more designs & details here.

Nicole Miller

Rachel Roy

The Blonds

Christian Siriano

BCBGeneration

Christian Cota

via Geek Tyrant

Toyota Fun Vii Concept Car - Predicts A Rave-tacular Future

Welcome to the Future! - It's like a happy Tron meets Blade Runner world, where you can update Facebook on your car side panels. But by the end it all starts to feel oddly more like Logan's Run. 

Do you see any old people? Nope - just young awe dazed hipsters and "smart" cars in the big Carousel-like arena at the end. Renew! Renew! Renew!

Suiting Up - Team Costume Designs for X-Men: First Class - DVD Extra

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