‘EPISODE VII’ Set Photos: Real creatures, vehicles, sets, oh my

These pictures have been on the Internet for like twelve hours now. Which in World Wide Web time, is a year and a half. In Fanboy-Geekstream time it’s something like three millenia. But I don’t care! I want to cover it. Here’s a batch of photos from an Episode VII set. They feature a gargantuan creature, some sets, and a vehicle. I know that there are those out there already all like “Listen excited fanboy, the Prequels actually had real sets, too.” I GET IT. Just let me be excited. I need this. For my mind.

Here’s some good news out of the Star Wars sets in Abu Dhabi: director J.J. Abrams and crew have made a lot of actual, real, physical buildings and creatures, meaning the new film could end up looking a lot more like the Star Wars you know and love and not the CGI-heavy prequels that you may still be trying to forget about. A huge series of photos from the set leaked to TMZ this morning, and they show off a giant creature — which is supposedly controlled by five people inside of it — as well plenty of Tatooine costumes and a ramshackle marketplace. It’s the biggest leak yet from the extremely secretive set, and even though there are no big details, the fact that there’s a lot to see out there is a very good sign. Head over to TMZ to see the full gallery of 45 photos. [The Verge]