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Skeleton Crew he did not limit himself more widely Star Wars The universe through bouncing cameras, but carried with him a lot of relationships and instructions To the rest of the galaxy, far far away, with unusual notes and easter eggs. But one hidden easter egg is apparently a deeper cut than fans expected.
Enter early Skeleton Crew The audience and its young heroes are transported to the pirate bay of Port Borgo, surrounded by an entire flotilla of fascinating looks. Star Wars ships. But one stood out in particular: a thin, white ship appeared briefly the Onyx slag headed for the port. Some fans hailed the design as a classic piece Star Wars Concept art: Colin Cantwell’s first design for a pirate ship The Millennium Falcon. Cantwell’s slim, narrow design would eventually be replicated and redesigned. Tantiv IV blockade runner, but seemingly could return Star Wars continuity through Skeleton Crewlikewise how Andor canonized such as his early Star Destroyer design Cantwell-class Arrestor cruiser.
But it turned out that there was no ship pretty much of Cantwell. Instead, it’s a mash-up of this design with the similar-looking Eagle Lander from the Gerry Anderson sci-fi classic. Cosmos: 1999. Cantwell’s original design for the ship was actually scrapped due to its perceived similarity to the Eagle, so the mix-up is quite fitting – and the “Millennium Eagle” was realized by former ILM modeler and VFX supervisor Bill George. the ridge is dreaming hypothetical show features life-scale models of classic sci-fi ships and props.
“I’ve always loved the story of how the Pirate Ship was redesigned because it felt too similar to the Eagle. Cosmos: 1999George said recently ColinCantwell.coma site recently created by friends and family of the late artist to celebrate his work. “My initial concept was to bring two ships together. It was not difficult at all, because their proportions are similar.”
George confirmed that it was his hybrid design that created it Skeleton CrewAfter former colleagues at ILM approached him and asked if they could scan the model for use in a galaxy far, far away. “No one told me who was behind the request,” said George, “but when I was asked, I jumped at the chance! I have no idea, but once a model is made, they tend to appear in other media. I’m glad she made a sort of ‘cameo’ appearance.” has gone into the background”.
The exact identity of the ship inside has not yet been determined Star Wars‘ Time will tell if there is a universe Millennium Eagle will find a cheeky designation like its portmanteau name, or be defined in some other way with respect to Cantwell and George, like the cruiser Arrestor. But at least it’s a bit of a fun twist Star WarsThe design dates back to a galaxy far, far away – the idea has been in the making for nearly 50 years.
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