'Star Wars Episode 7' News: Shunning CGI And Going Old School To Benefit Film? ‘Fastest Hunk Of Junk’ Gets Front Page Treatment On Fortune Mag

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The decision of director JJ Abrams to go old school in "Star Wars Episode 7" will benefit a new generation of fans who so used to the use of CGI. Meanwhile, the Millennium Falcon, dubbed "fastest hunk of junk," is getting front page treatment on Fortune magazine.

Actor Oscar Isaac told Yahoo Movies that there's not much green screen on the set of "Star Wars Episode 7."

He explained: "It was hard to believe that I was actually sitting in there and doing that. And it's physical. You have to kind of get in touch with that child again that had a little X-Wing and would fly around his room making crazy sounds, you had to tap into that spirit again and that was a lot fun. There was a lot of practical effects. A lot of the stuff they actually made."

Business Insider said the decision to go back to its roots is good news for "Star Wars Episode 7."

"One of the biggest complaints with the 'Star Wars' prequels from the late 90s/early 2000s was that George Lucas and his production team overused computer animation," it said. "Instead of whimsical puppets and droids, most of the characters and scenery were designed in a computer."

For instance, the iconic Yoda character was made entirely of CGI which takes away from the experience, particularly of fans who grew up watching the original "Star Wars" trilogy, the site added.

Meanwhile, the Entertainment Weekly dished on the latest news on "Star Wars Episode 7" as it reported that the Millennium Falcon figured prominently on the feature on Disney's Bob Iger.

The front page cover shows Disney's CEO with the Millennium Falcom behind him. The EW said that they were shot separately, with Han Solo's ship photographed on set at Buckinghamsihre, Engalnd while Bob Iger was photographed in NYC.

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