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Let’s Celebrate National Ghostbusters Day By Bustin’ Out The Cool Costumes

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Photographed by Rufus.

Today is National Ghostbusters Day, according to people who really want you to pay to see the movie again (remastered in 4K) in select theaters starting tomorrow. Since we’ve already ranked the ghosts in Ghostbusters, shared fascinating facts, read an infographic, checked out some cool swag, and watched the honest trailer, we had to find a different way to celebrate this totally-legit holiday.

We decided to bust out the fashion, collecting our favorite Ghostbusters cosplay (part two available here). What can I say? Bustin’ (out the fashion) makes me feel good.

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Photographed by Nathan Rupert.

Photographed by Jamie Bernstein.

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Photographed by Andy Cross.

Lucy Costello cosplayed by Lolita Zombie, photographed by Knightmare6. Submitted via the Gamma Squad Flickr Group.

Photographed by phatfreemiguel.

Photographed by Erica Cherup.

Janine Melnitz photographed by Kathrin Degoutrie.


Our Ghostbusters Day Celebration Continues With Even More Cool Costumes

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Photographed by William Tung.

Today is National Ghostbusters Day according to people who want you to buy tickets to see Ghostbusters again in select theaters this weekend. Since we’ve already ranked the ghosts, shared fascinating facts, read an infographic, checked out some cool swag, and watched the honest trailer, we had to find a different way to celebrate this not-at-all-made-up-for-marketing-purposes holiday.

We decided to bust out the fashion, collecting our favorite Ghostbusters cosplay starting with Part One earlier today and ending with the gallery below.

Stay puft, my friends.

Photographed by Planetgordon.com.

Photographed by mstefano80.

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Photographed by eawortman.

Photographed by tinyfroglet.

Photographed by davitydave.

Photographed by ameyab.

Photographed by Bryan Tanner.

It’s a trap! (Photographed by Alan.)

Kiba The Cosplaying Corgi Had Us At ‘Cosplaying Corgi’

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If this day is getting you down — and don’t look at a calender if it isn’t — have we got just the thing for you. Kiba The Cosplaying Corgi just cheered us up immensely.

When not dressing up as Mario, Raphael the Ninja Turtle, two versions of Link from Legend Of Zelda, Yoda, or Edward Kenway from Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, this adorable Corgi serves an even more valuable purpose. Kiba is also a therapy dog, and we can’t imagine a better canine to be a therapy dog than a Corgi wearing little outfits. How could anyone have anxiety or depression with this little cuddlemonster around?

Just look at that face!

Kiba, you’re famous!

You can check out more pictures of Kiba on Facebook. Thanks to Neatorama for the assist.

When IKEA Holds A Costume Contest, We All Win.

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When IKEA isn’t saving adoptable pets or serving as a monkey sanctuary, they’re sometimes running interesting promotions for their fans. IKEA’s Malaysian division announced a contest for their Facebook fans, asking them to dress up as any silly-named IKEA product and send in a side-by-side comparison. It’s a joke they probably learned from the Makeup Transformation meme that was trending last month.

The winning cosplay won a $250 Grand Prize, which we strongly advise against using to buy the meatballs or the cake. Continue reading to see the Grand Prize winner and our favorites among the 20 runners up, who also won a prize: an IKEA gift card worth RM200 (a little over $62). We’re a little surprised nobody dressed as the ubiquitous Allen wrench.

And the winner of the well-deserved Grand Prize ($250):

All pictures via IKEA Malaysia. Thanks to Neatorama for the assist.

Because They Do Move In Herds, Here’s A Dog Embarrassed About ‘Jurassic Park’

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Even though some animals were pumped to hear about a new Jurassic Park movie, not every animal was enthusiastic about the news. Marv the dog just reluctantly celebrated his first birthday with an unwelcome Jurassic Park themed gift in a video uploaded by banditsVSbears, who says, “My pup Marv turned one today and was quite embarrassed about the gift I gave him. After watching the video, I couldn’t help but add some Jurassic Park audio.”

Everything in life could benefit from a well-timed melodica cover performed by Patrick T. Lo. Stuck in traffic? Melodica cover. Waitress carrying a tray of food that might be yours? Melodica cover. Somebody films something great as a f*cking vertical video? Sad trombone feat. melodica, with a guest verse by Pitbull to really drive home the tragedy.

Via /r/JurassicPark

Let’s Commemorate Nintendo’s 125th Birthday With Fun Costumes

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It’s-a Sexy Mario, copying George Costanza from Seinfeld‘s “The Package” episode. [via]

Today is Nintendo’s quasquicentennial, which is a word I learned when my hometown turned 125 years old. It’s a fun word to call people, because they’ll think you’re insulting them. Nintendo was founded on September 23, 1889. Even though the company’s valued at around $85 billion today, it started as a small trading card and playing card company that branched into building pachinko machines (the original Plinko, long before The Price Is Right) and eventually released the first NES in 1983. In the interim, they built toys, ran a taxi service, opened love hotels (seriously), and tried numerous other ventures to stay afloat before hitting it big with the NES.

To think, back when Nintendo started, there were 38 states in the U.S. and Thomas Edison filmed his first moving picture. To celebrate Nintendo’s 125th birthday, we’ve collected cosplay pictures of some of the most recognizable characters to any Nintendo fan. This list is in no way exhaustive, but there’s no need to complain about that in the comments. Don’t be a quasquicentennial.

Rule 63 Mario cosplayed by Enji Night.

Duck Hunt dog made by captain96.

Samus Aran (Metroid) photographed by V Threepio.

The Villager (Animal Crossing) photographed by Jake Causier.

“Spotted these handsome gentlemen in Tokyo.” — NotPatrickPass

Birdo and Yoshi photographed by Loren Javier.

Rule 63 Toad photographed by Aggressive Comix.

WHOMP IT UP! Whomp (Mario) photographed by Terry Robinson.

MapleSuicide made this Bowser and Chomp costume for her nephew and dog. [via]

Link rides Epona cosplayed by Triforcechiq, photographed by Suriken.

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Watch designer Jum Nakao create a ‘Marie Antoinette’-inspired dress out of Sofia Coppola’s script

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Japanese-Brazilian fashion designer Jum Nakao is fascinated by paper. He sees the material as both “very ephemeral, very fragile” and, with the right words scribbled across it, powerful enough to change the world. So when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences asked Nakao to create a piece celebrating the opening of its upcoming “Hollywood Costume,” the artist naturally went back to the page.

The assignment: Design and construct a dress inspired by the 2006 period drama “Marie Antoinette.” The result: A lavish gown composed entirely of pages from Sofia Coppola's script. In the below video, Nakao slices, curls, frills, and stitches the basic Courier-imbued pages into something worthy of the big screen.

Waxing poetic on the costuming art, Nakao says, “A costume is like a pixel in a picture. All of the pixels are important, not just the costume, the set or the lighting.When you are inside a perfect costume, you are not yourself, you are your character.”

Traditionally, after creating a paper dress and exhibiting it on the runway, Jum Nakao destroys the final product. “It shows people that their values need to be reanalyzed, that materiality doesn”t matter,” he told The Creator Project. “That is why we destroy everything, to show that there is something more important, something much more lasting than what people see and value at first sight.”

“Hollywood Costume” arrives as a combined effort between the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The multimedia exhibition's final show will he Academy will display 150 costumes, including Jared Leto's costume from “Dallas Buyers Club” (Kurt and Bart, 2013) – a recent acquisition from the Academy's Collection – as well as costumes from such recent releases including “The Hunger Games” (Judianna Makovsky, 2012), “Django Unchained” (Sharen Davis, 2012), “Lee Daniels' The Butler” (Ruth E. Carter, 2013), “The Wolf of Wall Street” (Sandy Powell, 2013), “American Hustle” (Michael Wilkinson, 2013), and “The Great Gatsby” (Catherine Martin, 2013). In addition, “Hollywood Costume” will showcase the Academy”s pair of the most famous shoes in the world – the original ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” (Adrian, 1939) shown with Dorothy”s blue and white gingham pinafore dress.

“Hollywood Costume” runs Oct. 2, 2014 – March 2, 2015 in the Wilshire May Company building, the future location of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, at Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles.

Here Are Some Geeky Halloween Costumes To Try Out This Year

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Tim Burton’s Joker photographed by chris.alcoran.

It’s already October. (What? How? I need to speak to the manager. This is an outrage!) This being October means we only have a few more weeks of procrastination before we try to slap together a last minute costume for our geeky selves.

As was our tradition last year and the year before that, we’re collecting a roundup of costumes even lazy geeks like us can make on a reasonable budget. That last picture on the second page is totally my look for this year.

When you’re done with these, you can also check out some of our other Halloween costumes:

Duck Hunt dog made by captain96.

Krang (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) costume made on a budget by RevPhelps.

Lisa (Weird Science) photographed by Robert Williams.

Mr. Freeze photographed by deltron3030. Ice work, kid.

Microsoft’s Clippy costume made by toothbrushdance.

This is precious. [via]

T.A.R.D.I.S. (Doctor Who) photographed by Knightmare6. Submitted via the Gamma Squad Flickr Group.

Minterbartolo‘s son as Star-Lord (Guardians Of The Galaxy).

This Groot costume was made by Tylernator with $50 dollars worth of materials. Tutorial here.

This version is a little less labor intensive. Rocket Raccoon and Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy) photographed by Pat Loika. Submitted via the Gamma Squad Flickr Group.

Lara Croft photographed by Steven Leung.

Lando Calrissian (Star Wars) costume made by Arewegreen.


Please Enjoy These Pop Culture Halloween Costumes That Won’t Break The Bank

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The house from Up made with cardboard, craft paper, and balloons by Andrea Antoni. [via]

Earlier today we rounded up some geeky Halloween costumes which are relatively inexpensive to make, and in previous years we rounded up some pop culture costumes here and here. But there are more costume ideas where those came from, and this time we’re turning our attention to pop culture characters and movies.

Here are another 25 costumes of varying degrees of difficulty, all unified in being creatively executed and instantly recognizable to many. Ready? OH YEAH.

The Grady Sisters (The Shining) photographed by SuperSweetSauce.

“My 8 year old wanted to be Chief Brody from Jaws for Halloween. I believe we nailed it.” — bananacow

OH YEAH! [via]

If you can look like Johnny Depp, be Johnny Depp. [via]

Tippi Hedren in Hitchcock’s The Birds photographed by Chris.

Boo (Monsters Inc.) costume made by duck_duck_grayduck.

Gremlinbd made this Mike Wazowski (Monsters Inc.) costume for his son. Pictures of the building process here.

The Black Knight (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) cosplayed by butascratch, photographed by ranman12953.

Ken and Barbie (Toy Story 3) cosplayed by RossECobb and Sootydragon, photographed by Trueogre.

“Much costume. So creative.” — Nathan Rupert

The littlest Hulk Hogan photographed by GreenWigz.

Check Out These Funny And Unique Halloween Costumes Based On TV Characters

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Giggity. Quagmire (Family Guy) costume made by arbili.

Yesterday we brought you funny costumes from movies and comic books, but my favorite costumes of all may be the ones based on TV shows. These instantly recognizable, often inexpensive costumes entertained us, and we hope they give you some ideas. If nothing else, it should remind you to watch more TV.

Continue on for 25 Halloween costumes that are inexpensive enough that you won’t have to become a meth kingpin to afford them. Although if you do decide to become a meth kingpin, film it and win, like, so many Emmys.

When you’re done with these, you can also check out some of our other Halloween costumes:

SPLOOSH! Pam Poovey (Archer) photographed by Scott Pham.

The Price Is Right costumes photographed by hoarsefly.

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Orange Is The New Black costumes photographed by Mike Dory.

Betty Rubble (The Flintstones) photographed by M@rcello.

Tina Belcher (Bob’s Burgers) costume made by OneGirlArmy.

Josie and the Pussycats photographed by Kevin Trotman.

“Winnie. We have to cook.” — WinnieFASA

Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones) photographed by V Threepio. Submitted via the Gamma Squad Flickr Group.

Tyrion Lannister cosplayed by Mica Bethea, photographed by Wil Wheaton. (Backstory here)

“My best friend just sent this to me, asking if I could bring him some McDonald’s.” — MinusTheFire

If you can look like Bob Ross, be Bob Ross. [via]

Here Are Even More Funny Pop Culture Halloween Costumes

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The Ultimate Warrior photographed by Pat Loika and submitted to our Flickr Group.

It’s already October, somehow, so we’ve been rounding up entertaining costumes to give you some ideas (or just something to laugh at). For this gallery, we turned our attention to pop culture costumes ranging from celebrities to historical figures to Disney, Pixar, and other movies we watched a dozen times in the ’80s and ’90s.

We went a little heavy on the puns in this gallery, because if we can’t be completely silly while dressing like someone from history, those people on the Titanic fought in the Muskrat Wars of 1742 for nothing.

When you’re done with these, you can also check out some of our other Halloween costumes:

Mrs. Hogenson (The Incredibles) costume made by yalol101.

Django (Django Unchained) cosplayed by Chris Davis, photographed by Paul Cory. Submitted via the Gamma Squad Flickr Group.

Rogue702‘s dad as Stinky Pete the Prospector (Toy Story 2).

Wayne’s World mother and daughter photographed by Nursepaige.

“I couldn’t decide what to be for Halloween, so I was Stevie Wonder Woman” — amandabomb

This one’s not easy to make, but it was too amazing to leave out. Labyrinth costumes made by Deconstructress.

Bill Lumbergh (Office Space) costume photographed by AVG_AMERICAN_MALE.

Edgar Allan Ho [via]

Up costumes photographed by Sandjar7.

Jigsaw (Saw) photographed by Joe Abbruscato.

Oompa Loompa dog and Willy Wonka human photographed by Pets Adviser. [via]

Danger Zone! Here Are Intriguing Halloween Costumes Based On TV Characters.

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Archer group photographed by Patrick Imbeau.

We’ve been spending the past week rounding up funny Halloween costumes that, for the most part, could be replicated by our resourceful readers. To that end, we have 25 more costumes based on TV shows. So gather your first meal of the day — just, like, eight gummy bears and some scotch — and check out these TV-friendly Halloween costumes.

When you’re done with these, you can also check out some of our other Halloween costumes:

Ron Swanson (Parks And Recreation) costume made by Halftonefrank.

Daria Morgendorffer and Jane Lane (Daria) photographed by Bridgette Wynn.

Walter White (Breaking Bad) photographed by Tonynapalm.

Inspector Gadget photographed by Downtown Traveler.

Roberto (Futurama) has gotta practice his stabbin’. Photographed by Yves Molitor.

Sharknado costume photographed by Steven Leung.

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch (Venture Bros.) photographed by William Tung.

Robb Stark (Game Of Thrones) photographed by Alexander Öglaend.

World of Warcraft griefer from the South Park episode “Make Love, Not Warcraft” photographed by OsCataleptic.

Iron Chef America photographed by angievee2.

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos costume photographed by hanako66.

Want To See Cute Animals In Halloween Costumes Based On TV, Movies, And More?

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Multipass! Leeloo (The Fifth Element) photographed by Matthew Mendoza.

Halloween is coming, and we’ve already recommended funny costumes for people, but what about our pets? Who will humiliate them, if not us? To that end, we’ve collected pictures of cats and dogs in pop culture Halloween costumes.

Let’s be honest. These cute little bastards have no idea who they’re dressed as, but they’re just happy to be included. Well, the dogs are happy. The cats are currently plotting all of our deaths, but they’ll look adorable when our uppence comes.

Walter White (Breaking Bad) photographed by georgethekat.

This pug came in like a wrecking ball. [via]

Sir Didymus and Ambrosius (Labyrinth) photographed by Leatherjen.

The Dogtor [via]

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Harry Potter dogs photographed by Pets Adviser. [via / via]

Thorgi, dog of thunder [via]

Lokitty [via]

Michonne pug (The Walking Dead) [via]

Chia pet. [via]

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These Cute Animals In Halloween Costumes Are Going Geeky This Year

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Yesterday we brought you 25 cute animals in Halloween costumes based on TV shows, movies, music, etc. But there were plenty of animals in costumes based around comic books, video games, and other nerdy media. Today we collect another 25 pictures of adorable dogs and perturbed cats in their geeky finery. It’s a good thing these superhero pets don’t have real superpowers, or we’d all be taken to task for putting them in little outfits.

Panthor (He-Man) photographed by crashlog.

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Ewok dog [via]

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“Help me, diabeetus testing supplies, you’re my only hope.” [via]

Corgi Link (Legend Of Zelda) photographed by annavonwinter.

Catman and Robin-catcher photographed by georgethekat.

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Nick Furry [via]

Krypto the superdog photographed by azn_math.

Malingering spared no expense on this photo.

These Cats And Dogs Are Ready For Halloween, Possibly Plotting Against Us

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Earlier this week we introduced you to 25 cute animals in Halloween costumes based on pop culture, as well as some cats and dogs in geeky finery.

But what about the cats and dogs who have been coerced — through the clever use of treats — into wearing Halloween costumes that didn’t fit into our pop culture or geeky categories? Were these put-upon pets humiliated for nothing? No, we say! Let them have their day on the Internet, forever touted and remembered for that time they wore the lobster suit. No need to thank us, Lobster Cat. The look on your face is thanks enough.

Lobster cat photographed by tinah084. [via]

Spider-Cat, Spider-Cat, does whatever a Spider-Cat does. (It’s sleep. He sleeps.) [via]

“Happy Halloween. have a martini.” — walt4537

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It’s a Boxer boxer. [via]

Mushroom kitten [via / via]

Pumpkin dog photographed by Andrew Roberts.

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“My cat had his eye removed last month. Instant Halloween costume!” — Twitch1113

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Dammit I’m mad, Taco Cat, dammit I’m mad. (That’s a palindrome.) [via]

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Jim Carrey, Kate McKinnon, Iggy Azalea dance-off to Sia’s ‘Chandelier’ on ‘SNL’

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Sia's “Chandelier” may be one of the most ubiquitous music videos of the year, and thus its wig-bearing, nude-leotard-wearing dancer — Maddie Ziegler — one of the most sought-after Halloween costumes this fall.

“Saturday Night Live” host Jim Carrey and cast member Kate McKinnon had exactly that thing on their mind, as they both showed up to a costume contest with the moves to match on tonight's episode.

Watch the video, for a good ol'-fashioned “SNL” dance-off to a fairly new hit. The two traipse by musical guest Iggy Azalea, too, who chooses not to stand by the bit, but be part of it too.

Read a full recap of the “SNL” episode featuring Carrey and Azalea here.

The With Spandex Halloween Round-Up: Our Favourite Wrestling Fan Costumes Of 2014

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Halloween is my favourite time of year. The costumes, the spooky decorations, the ridiculously cheap post-Halloween jewelry sales I use to pad my daily wardrobe for the rest of the year. As much as I love the twinkle lights and cranberry-everything of Christmas, Halloween is my jam.

You’ve already seen Daniel Bryan’s predictably adorable Halloween costume, and the bevy of fans who dressed up as Ridiculous Turtleneck Dwayne Johnson. This year we put a call out to our readers who fought the good fight of patiently explaining their wrestling costumes to everyone they met, and man, you guys did not disappoint.

Did you have a super cool wrestling get-up not seen here? Hit us up in the comments, on Facebook, or Twitter and let us see what you were working with this year. Until then, click through to see our favourite wrestling fan costumes of 2014.

Ryan Reynolds Revealed Deadpool’s Suit In Fine Wade Wilson Fashion

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Deadpool, thanks to fan love, is finally getting his own movie. Needless to say, Deadpool loves his fans. Somewhat inappropriately, if the official reveal of his movie suit is any indication.

See for yourself:

If you’re wondering why that image looks familiar, he’s not the first Reynolds to recline on a bearskin rug. Actually, this looks almost exactly like the suit we saw in the clip that leaked, and it is, of course, faithful to the comics. All we need now is a trailer, but in the meantime, just stare lovingly at that image. We’ll even set the mood with a little music:

Wearing The Classic ‘Daredevil’ Costume Was A Memorable Experience For Charlie Cox

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Vincent D’Onofrio and Charlie Cox sat in for a Reddit AMA to promote Daredevil before it lands on Netflix this Friday, revealing a few interesting tidbits along the way. The biggest assurance for fans came from Cox, confirming the classic Daredevil costume.

This came up as the result of a question from Reddit user trekstark, also throwing in a little hypothetical about Batman:

Hi! Mr. Cox, did you prefer using the red Daredevil suit or the black one we have seem in the trailers? Also, who would win in a fight, Batman or Daredevil?

I love both of the suits. Obviously it was great to involve the John Romita Jr. black ninja costume but the day I first put on the iconic costume is a day I will never forget. I would have to back Daredevil against Batman but that may be because I am close to him now.

I’m sure plenty of people are going to zoom to an episode that features the classic costume the instant the episodes are posted on Friday morning. That’s where the true review for the show will come for some, all based on that costume. It can’t be much worse than what we’ve seen in the past, so I’m not worried.

As for the other question, I’d like to see Ben Affleck and Charlie Cox fight each other in the street. Have it play like some silly comic book movie turf war, all Jason Momoa’s fault. Photoshop the costumes on them like SNL did to Michael Keaton.

(Via Reddit)

5 tantalizing ‘The Force Awakens’ spoilers on display at Star Wars Celebration

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Right now in Anaheim, California fans of Star Wars are walking amongst display cases that feature costumes and props from the upcoming “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Luckily for the rest of us, they”ve been taking photos.

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR “THE FORCE AWAKENS” BEYOND THIS POINT.

Seriously. While Disney/Lucasfilm approved all these items for display, they each have a tantalizing detail that some could considered ruinous for their movie enjoyment this December.

Okay, here we go. All images courtesy of io9 (be sure to go check their comprehensive image list!).

*Extra warning: Please respect that many fans have not read fan sites. Any comments talking about what is “going to happen” based on leaks will be deleted.

#1: Meet the new generation of X-Wings.

The plaque next to it states the T-70 X-Wing is “the modern incarnation of a classic design,” and it is “the signature combat craft of the Resistance forces in their fight against the First Order.” What does this tell us? Based on Oscar Isaac”s statement yesterday that Poe Dameron is on a mission “from a certain Princess,” that seems to rebrand the Rebel Alliance as the Resistance and the Empire as the First Order. Whatever happened in the wake of the Emperor”s death, things did not shake out for our heroes like they expected.

#2: Someone replaced the Millennium Falcon”s satellite dish.

As I noted way back in the first teaser trailer, the Millennium Falcon is whole again. Only this time the dish is rectangular, making it less prone to removal in a tight squeeze. But if Han and Chewie did indeed fight their way onto the Falcon as the trailer implies, was it Lando who fixed up the old hunk of junk?

#3: Rey”s staff definitely looks like an electrostaff.

Originally used by Separatist droids during “The Clone Wars,” the staff was utilized during battles with Jedi Knights, as they were able to deflect lightsaber blades. But what would Rey need with that?

#4: The First Order may have created a new language.

This Snowtrooper (where are we going that has snow?) has some sort of writing on his chest but it certainly doesn”t match Aurebesh, the official common language alphabet of the Star Wars galaxy.

#5: Finn”s concept art has a very conspicuous piece of weaponry.

Yep, that”s a lightsaber. But does it belong to him or is in on the run from the original owner? Based on concept art alone, it appears to be the same lightsaber being handed off to Leia(?) in the new trailer. Is that a hint of silver? If so, that looks like a certain Sith Lord's lightsaber which was then passed down to his farm boy son…just sayin'.

[Photos courtesy of io9]

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