ForceCast.net: ForceCast #333: Gonk and Uber

Posted by Eric on December 12, 2014 at 09:00 AM CST

Late this week, Lucasfilm revealed the names of several The Force Awakens cast members and announced a Star Wars Rebels Season 2 premiere at Celebration Anaheim. Also in the news: Oscar Isaac reveals his childhood Star Wars costume, Del Rey reveals the cover of Dark Disciple, Bob Iger talks teasers and theme parks, and Marvel confirms a record-breaking figure for its first Star Wars comic. All that and much more in this week's ForceCast!

Show Notes:

The HoloNet

Star Wars: The Force Awakens�Character Names Revealed
Star Wars Rebels�Season 2 To Premiere At Celebration Anaheim
Oscar Isaac talked to IGN about working with Harrison Ford, the movie’s practical effects, and more.
Star Wars: Dark Disciple Cover Revealed
Marvel has confirmed that its Star Wars #1 will be the top-selling single comics issue of the last two decades, with the issue on track to sell over a million copies to the direct market.
Disney CEO Bob Iger shared some insights into the company’s Star Wars theme park plans and teaser trailer deliberations at Variety’s Dealmakers Breakfast on Wednesday.

Fan Focus

The Force Awakens teaser scored 16.7 million interactions and 8.4 million shares and comments on Facebook in its first 72 hours.
Domhnall Gleeson said he was “really excited” to watch the teaser.
Andy Serkis said his trailer performance was “emotionally rooted” in his character’s identity.
George Lucas hasn’t seen the teaser.

Spoiler Section

There’s a new rumor about Oscar Isaac’s character’s interactions with several famous Star Wars faces.
Star Wars Underworld has some claims about the character that Andy Serkis is playing.

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