justjoseph63[Staff] Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Just wondering if anyone has any "official" theatre troops for the TLJ premiere this December. The last few years it seems that there were dozens of them listed by this time on the local boards, and yet there are none on ours. I heard a rumor that LFL (and perhaps "the Mouse") are holding this up until the last minute, but was curious to find out if there was an official reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 We don't get any LFL official troops in my neck of the woods but we organise our own fan events. Word from LFL was posted on 501st forum the other day allowing all fan groups to participate at cinemas and for the Battlefront release: Lucasfilm Fan Relations Team wrote:Star Wars Fan Costume Appearances –· November 17-19: Battlefront II Launch · December 14-21: The Last Jedi Theatrical Events Hi all, We wanted to send the club leads some advance notice of two events that will be open to costumed appearances by fans without prior approval from Disney or Lucasfilm – the Battlefront II launch, spanning the weekend of November 17-19 (give or take a day or two) and the release of The Last Jedi, during the week of December 14-21. For the Battlefront II launch, we’re asking that the appearances be limited to those retailers who are selling Battlefront II and that costumed appearances not be used in the advertising for the event. Costumed fans who wish to participate at special events surrounding the launch of The Last Jedi between December 14-21, 2017 may do so at accommodating theaters without seeking approval from Disney/Lucasfilm. Like the BFII launch, we are asking that costumed appearances not be used in the advertising for the event. We are leaving it to the individual fans and fan groups to independently organize around these events as they see fit, so if you or your group will require a special area for changing in/out of costume, etc., please reach out to the theater management/staff to make those arrangements. Please note that costumed appearances for The Last Jedi premieres are restricted to theatrical venues only and do not include general retailers, toy stores, restaurants, etc. We want to thank all our fans for their continued support of Star Wars and look forward to celebrating more exciting movie releases with you in the years to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrestonva[TK] Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 We've gotten a bunch of requests so far, some more favorable than others. Seems that with the big corporate chains (AMC, Paragon, etc.) they are enforcing a strict "no helmets / no blasters rule. As far as I'm concerned, that pretty much rules out everything save for Imperial / First Order officers and variants of such. The smaller, independently-run theaters are giving us a lot more leeway. So far no costume restrictions from them. Also, they seem to be much more appreciative of our supporting them, and they show it via comp'd tickets, nice changing areas, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaninthesuitcase[Admin] Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Last year our Garrison got about a weeks notice from Disney/LFL, Which was an improvement on the 4 days for TFA. I’m expecting we’ll get about a week if they do anything this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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