Star Wars: The Force Awakens (SPOILERS)

[P-Siddy]

So far no Tom Cruise confirmation

[Rob]

So far no Tom Cruise confirmation

And hopefully there never is.

[DSJ™]

 I would rather see Jar Jar come back than have Cruise in it.   

[Nicklab]

JJ Abrams was on GMA this morning.  In front of something pretty f***king cool.

[McMetal]

So what was the "Big Announcement" they were teasing?

[Nicklab]

It's the whole "Force for Change" charity drive.  There's a week remaining for people to donate to UNICEF and enter.  The prize is a trip for 2 to the set of Episode VII.  And you'll also win access to an advanced screening of Episode VII.

[Jayson]

Link to video and whole X-wing reveal

[P-Siddy]

Saw some possible leaked plot points... if the beginning is what they say it is, I'll have to try hard to suspend my disbelief.

[Phrubruh]

Is that a Z-95 Headhunter?

and...they are calling it Star Wars Episode  VII: The Search for Luke ?

[Jayson]

Is that a Z-95 Headhunter?

No, new X-wing (as confirmed by LFL) 

[Nicklab]

Simon Pegg mentioned on his Twitter page that it's actually very much in line with Ralph McQuarrie's original X-Wing designs.

[Scott]

[Phrubruh]

Did we ever get a toy that looked like that?

[Muftak]

Did we ever get a toy that looked like that?

Action Fleet Alpha Series.

[Jesse James]

The Z-95 basically looks a lot like that tho Paul so the confusion is understandable.  It just doesn't have "S-Foils" swing-wings...  The Z-95 is based on the concepts for the X-Wing though, which feature the bulky(ier) engines and such.  There's a good Titanium Z-95, and Clone Wars had a different model of Z-95 featured in it as well.  I'm hoping to see some of those in Rebels, repurposed.

I'm just now home and anxious to examine the evolution of the X-Wing in some detail.   I love this thing.  I know the pilot sure looked to have a new style helmet on.