ST Lupita Nyong'o (Maz Kanata) in Episode VII

Possible.

 

So make it a real actor.

Don't see the need for a CGI character.

 

Why not set the whole franchise on Earth, in the Middle Ages and replace Force Users with Warlocks, Witches and Wizards? Elephants and Tigers instead of Rancors and Wampas, a nice Pirate Ship instead of the Falcon, horses instead of X-Wings. Then they could really cut down on that CGI malarky and special effects

 

MakingStarWars Based on what we know about the movie from Trailers and Magazines like Vanity Fair, what percentage would you say the Spoilers Insiders you know and heard, got right about the film, basically what I am asking were the rumors like 100 % or what ??

 

You're missing the point. There's a reason for that other stuff.

It seems to me this is a CGI character just for the sake of being CGI. Maybe there's a legit reason but I don't see one right now.

 

They included Yoda in ESB with absolutely no idea as how how he'd be realised on screen, but they knew it'd be a special effect of some kind. Still, his stature was central to the character.

Perhaps Maz is in the same boat?

 

Maybe because CGI (combined with puppetry) is the best way to portray an alien species? My point was that this is SW, a Galaxy of several million worlds inhabited by thousands of different intelligent species. You can't just have humans being the only doers.

 

one thing is for sure, CGI Has gotten a whole lot better since 2005, and leading the way is ILM so any CGI character in the ST should look a heck of a lot better then the PT CGI or any movie made back then.

 

Thank you. If the design looks otherworldly enough in terms of its anatomy and proportions to call for the use of CGI, then so be it. In fact, I welcome it. I like my aliens to look like aliens. Yes, with a lot of humanoid species you can get away with having people in very convincing costumes, but sometimes, it’s just not possible, otherwise it can look fake or the design can suffer. We have the capabilities now when aliens can actually look and move like aliens.

Saying that "It should be a real person then" is missing the point, IMO. The story is set in another galaxy. Should a sentient alien species also not have a starring role?

 

I have only heard about "Uber" and I've actually seen the general in a still from the film itself.

 

so Luke/Uber seem to be the only ones nobody has anything of (still/concept)???

 

I know people that have seen what he looks like. I can't go too far into it for reasons, but what SWU wrote about is all there really is to say without seeing it ourselves.

 

Then go track these people down Liam-Neeson style and force them to reveal pictures (or at least a detailed description) of what Uber looks like. At least a real name
*prays its not Plagueis because we'll never hear the end of it here*

 

Seems to me that Maz Kanata is Yoda and Lando Calrissian merged into one character (with a little bit of Hondo) like Luke and Han were merged into Lone Starr in Spaceballs.

 

When I compare Yoda to Rise (or Dawn) of the Planet of the Apes, Yoda still looks more convincing.

 

Figured out that Maz is actually the Mother (hence MA's Pub) of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

 

Maz seems to come across (based on what we know of her) as a very benevolent kind of character. Not the sort you kinda expect to be the head of a group of pirates? Still, there you go. I'm sure she's going to be great.

 

A better comparison would be CGI Yoda and Gollum. And IMO, Gollum, from both LOTR and the Hobbit, looks far more convincing. No contest at all, really.

That's why I'm excited that Serkis' company is doing the mo-cap work for Lupita's Maz Kanata and, allegedly, for Serkis' Uber.

 

I think Dawn and Rise of the planet of the apes The CGI Looks flawless where as Yoda from the Prequels looks dated, Serkis Is really good at that motion capture stuff and I think that is why he was brought on board even if he is playing a human they might be using his company for Maz Kamata ?

 

yoda still looks great.

 

Here's my current take on Maz:

One of Luke's first students, if not his very first.
Was charged with protecting the academy while Luke was out on an important mission.
May have been a Jedi Knight but never reached the rank of Jedi Master.
Her trial/duty was to protect the younglings.
She failed and quit being a Jedi.

Hence, she is one of a probably a few characters with small redemptive arcs in the ST.

 

So if Maz is the pirate queen how does she relate to the seven?

 

Maz Kanata is a great pirate name.

 

Someone has posted this theory before, I think based on the early concept art showing her Blue but the trailer and recent rumors indicating that she's Orange, but what if Maz is a chameleon of sorts and her skin can change color for purposes of camouflage or perhaps when she uses the Force? It's a cool idea, and gives her another reason to be secretive and not use the Force around others if she's trying to hide... And if not for Maz, then at some point in a SW movie it would be awesome to see a CGI alien with that attribute.

 

I really like that idea.