Episode III Banner Faked @ theforce.net

[Ternian]

http://boards.theforce.net/Revenge_of_the_Sith_(Spoilers_Allowed)/b10331/17194637/

UPDATED WITH PHOTO:

Anakin standing looking particularly evil in his dark Jedi robes.
In the background are the tall walls of a Star Destroyer.
The floors reflect the light of the walls.
Around him is the silhouette of Darth Vader which fades into his Jedi outift.

THE SAGA IS NOW COMPLETE is printed across the top of the banner.

MAY 2005
STAR WARS
EPISODE III

WAY more inspiring than the AOTC banner.
Definitely in the same family as Episode I. Sweet.

JG

[Forcechoke]

I like the LMM idea better.

[2k4Vader]

hey ternian where did u see this

[Ternian]

hey ternian where did u see this

JC EpIII SA Forums.

[Zidious]

More Josh:

That above picture is sad, but believe it or not it is defintiely on the right track. Think more the walls of the Death Star (like the elevator shafts).

Also, when I glanced first I thought CIRCLE IS NOW COMPLETE when it actually said THE SAGA IS COMPLETE. Sorry, my bad, I got excited when I opened it.

Josh was apparently so orgasmic he misread and mistyped the words.

[Ternian]

Schweet!!!

But it looks to be part of a series...

[BobTheGoon]

No "Revenge of the Sith"? Did the teasers for AOTC and TPM have the titles on them?

[SI]

the TPM and AOTC teaser posters did not have the title printed anywhere on them.

[Duke]

Hmm.. that Anakin pic is Before the Helmet #17. Though his left side of face has been photoshopped. But atleast the posture of the robe is identical.

[darthpsychotic]

LMM's is better than this.

Legit or not, at least Griffen is putting the stuff up (and going out with a bang presumably).

[Ternian]

I hope he puts up the "trailer"...

[TiniTinyTony]

I don't think it's real, the poster that is.

And we've been begging for the trailer over at TFN. I think he wants to, but he can't.

[JohnS]

It seems like Josh is releasing stuff little by little each day. I have a feeling we will be getting more from him.

[TK432]

Awesome,

but the fan made one is better.

(i saw it on TF.net and i just new MF would have the photo first. sweet)

[Duke]

Okay, I just checked it on photoshop. That robe is definitely cut from BTH #17.

[Duke]

http://www.artoosnews.com/artooscustoms ... l-left.jpg

And there is the background of that poster. Totally fake.

[Duke]

Yeah but Ep2 teaser had unseen Anakin and Padme pics.. this one has nothing new.,

[Forcechoke]

Yeah but Ep2 teaser had unseen Anakin and Padme pics.. this one has nothing new.,

Duke, has anyone told you how good it is to have you back?

[Faid]

I really like the LMM/FBR one compared to that fake.

[UraBigFella]

Very cool!

[Ternian]

Notice that there is no LFL or 20th Century FOx logos??

[PTGrievous]

It looks a bit dodgy, but given the concept - it'd probably look dodgy anyway.

[Lord Seafood]

That's as real as it gets, folks.

[2k4Vader]

i bet everyone here thought when they seen the episode 1 teaser poster of anakin and a darth vader shadow u said that was a fake but it wasn't and this is real why would josh lie he's giving out spoilers left and right and why would he lie about the teaser trailer

[Vanda]

http://www.artoosnews.com/artooscustoms/displays/starwars/hall-left.jpg

And there is the background of that poster. Totally fake.

I'm not saying it's not fake, as I have NO idea either way. But when LFL makes these posters, they have to use backgrounds too. If they happened to use a background that was available on the internet, like this one for say, that doesn't mean LFL made a fake poster.

I agree that the background being available is at least a little suspicious, but I'm not gonna rule out the authenticity completely just because of it.

[Duke]

I'm not saying it's not fake, as I have NO idea either way. But when LFL makes these posters, they have to use backgrounds too. If they happened to use a background that was available on the internet, like this one for say, that doesn't mean LFL made a fake poster.

I agree that the background being available is at least a little suspicious, but I'm not gonna rule out the authenticity completely just because of it.

It's not just the background. Anakin's body is cut from BTH #17, his head has been placed from some other pic. Shape of Vader doesn't look right - and it certainly doesn't look like a professional job. Smoke hides noise of background pic. There was no "May 2005" text in Ep1 or Ep2 teasers. This one doesn't have LFL and FOX's copyrights on it.

And it doesn't look like SW teaser. Both Ep1 and Ep2 posters were much more simpler than this one.

[raptor10001]

you know I like the concept of this one. The thing i would change would be instead of the obvious vader silouhette, I would have anakin's hood form the shape of the helmet. Not exact shape, but close enough. Subtle. This would kinda harken back to the Ep1 teaser with little ani and the shadow on the wal.

I think that's what the gist of it is (the silhouette actually being the hood). I think we'll need a clearer pic before we really know I'm hoping it's just the way his hood is falling.

[Sidious]

Hmm.. that Anakin pic is Before the Helmet #17. Though his left side of face has been photoshopped. But atleast the posture of the robe is identical.

You'r right about the robe.But still there is something about the poster that dosnt seem right...I dont like it .. it seems fake .. it is hard to point out why, it just dosn't look right. The way the images are put togheter seems wrong and fake!

[Duke]

TDHArtist (some LFL employee) @ TFN:

::cough:FAKE:cough::

No, you'll know soon enough. I have NOT seen the poster, the REAL poster and I was excited as anyone about this being the poster, but after a conversaion with people in the know, I can tell you it's NOT the poster.

[Zion]

I posted this wallpaper on a few sites back in July. Looks like someone may have copied my idea.

There's no way this is the real teaser.

[KitFisto]

If it doesnt get taken down by LFL lawyers it is most likely fake.

[Thorz Hamer II]

If it doesnt get taken down by LFL lawyers it is most likely fake.

Excelent point! and more than likelt very true.

[Zidious]

Josh added this bit today:

I have a few dozen pictures I'm way for excited about than this one - I just figured a poster (if legit) wouldn't ruffle as many feathers as completed Yoda fighting shots, new vehicles like the Tri-Fighter skimmming along the surface of a Star Destroyer and Sidious and Anakin with lit lightsabers together.

This is a risk I'm willing to take, real or not. The other stuff, which is 100% credible, would bring the wrath of Lucas.

JG

[Benovite]

THE SAGA IS COMPLETELY SHITE

[Artmaul]

Let's photoshop Yoda fighting in front of a volcano and title the pic "Yoda comes to Obi-Wan's rescue" and send it to Josh Griffen under the spy moniker of LFL1138.

[Benovite]

Just want point out some things that stick out to me.

1)


Episode II + I: They took the Episode II text and added a 'I' in a sloppy manner.

2)


There's a subtle hint of a ... shit look for yourselves. A box around the text in the bottom right.

3)


Anakin Skywalker: Pencil-neck Geek? I think not.

This thing is faker than a small percentage of bitches breasts in the greater Los Angeles area.

[SI]

too busy for a fucking teaser poster.

and that BTH pic superimposed over the helmet - WTF???? - alarm bells shoulda rung straight away.

look for simplicity in the official poster.

[Benovite]

Yeah there's absolutely no reason why LFL would use a previously seen BTH pic of Anakin for something as important as the Ep3 teaser poster. The key thing that tipped me to the Ep2 teaser being real when that first appeared on the net was the fact that the pics of Anakin and Padme were completely new.

LFL doesn't recycle pics for teaser posters and if they start with Ep3 they suck.

[Lord Seafood]

Geez, you guys will be eating your words when that proves to be the 100% official poster that it is...

[SI]

[Dingo]

too busy for a fucking teaser poster.

My thoughts on seeing it too. The imagery is a bit like a sledgehammer, whereas looking at the previous two there is a bit more subtlety to the teasers.

While I don't doubt that using Vader for the teaser is one of the more logical and smart ways to create interest, it doesn't seem right that they'd use the same trick twice in having Vader as a shadow.

[CoGro]

I'm on the fence.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was real, but there's alot people here have pointed out that proves it could be fake.

The final teaser could simply be a more polished version of this poster....new pic of Anakin etc.

Could just be a concept pic of the teaser.

[Benovite]

Geez, you guys will be eating your words when that proves to be the 100% official poster that it is...

If that thing ends up being the teaser poster I'll change my avatar to a pic of Jar Jar with a dick in his mouth for one month.

[foxbatkllr]

Oh BS we love spoilers regardless of where they come from. Do you see people bagging on the ROTS Trailer description? No! But it came from TF.N.

[SI]

There's nothing worse than a bunch of elitist geeks.

That poster is real and you goons just want to deny it because, *gasp* ,Theforce.net posted it!

If someone from these boards had posted it you'd all be salivating all over it and the person who posted it.

I'm only gonna say this once:

shut the fuck up unless you have ALL the facts.

We've rankled plenty of shit that's come thru us and praised stuff that's come outta TFN.

MF =

[Artmaul]

I took a printout of each teaser poster to psychic cat on the 3rd Street Promenade, and she pissed on both.

CASE CLOSED.

[Mulli]

That poster is real and you goons just want to deny it because, *gasp* ,Theforce.net posted it!

As Duke too posted, an LFL artist posted in TFN's banner thread saying that it's fake. I don't know about you but for me this -does- raise some doubts about that banner being real if nothing else does. Here's some more what he (TDHArtist) said:

It's a well done poster, no doubt... but it's not what we're getting.

I have not seen the real one nor do I have a description... this is just not the poster.

I don't feel the need to explain the how's and why's I know what I know. The fact of the matter is, I know what I know. I'm leaving it at that. If I am wrong, I will be the first person to admit it... but on this one, I'm not. I'm done with this thread until the truth is revealed.
And no, I'm not offended, what reason does anyone here have to believe me and I'm cool with that. I'm just gonna sit back and watch the the fun.

Of course, I have no idea if this guy is really an LFL employee but he seems legitimate. On the other hand, he doesn't really say anything else than "that's not real" with no explanations why it isn't. I'll just wait and see.

Oh and hi all.

[malkieD2]

The only question is who will release the trailer first? MF, TFN, or LFL?

TFn won't be as they aren't allowed to post copyrighted material. In the past people have even been banned for linking to leaked trailers, or asking for it. Hosting a leaked trailer would have TFn shut down pretty quick.

My bet would be to watch MF for advanced screenings.

Of course, I have no idea if this guy is really an LFL employee but he seems legitimate.

He really is an LFL employee, but a comic strip artist who probably has little contact with the marketing bigboys, or the artists for the posters.

[malkieD2]

To be honest, I wouldn't know either way. I just don't presume anything - its the safest way to be LFL is a massive company, and I'm pretty sure certain things are kept very secret until the last minute.

Perhaps it doesn't know the precise details of the first teaser poster, but what he does know is that it isn't going to be a single shot of anakin.

Possibly a shot of anakin and obiwan fighting could be a good teaser - there's been a huge focus on it in current marketing (ie in Hyperspace, and on the EP3 OT DVD segments) so perhaps they'll run with that.

[Guru]

The voice of reason speaks again.