Dec 12, 2014 · BB-8, sometimes spelled and pronounced Beebee-Ate and nicknamed BB, was a BB-series astromech droid who operated approximately thirty years after the Battle of Endor. He had a dome head, similar to that of R2 series astromech droids, with the bulk of his body made up of a ball on which the droid's head rolled.

BB-8 (or Beebee-Ate) is a droid character in the Star Wars franchise. He appeared in the three films of the sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

When Poe’s mission to Jakku ended with his capture by the First Order, BB-8 fled into the desert with a vital clue to the location of Luke Skywalker. He rejoined Poe in time for the attack on Starkiller Base, then helped Rey locate Skywalker’s planet of exile.

“He's a BB-unit, orange and white, one of a kind.” BB-8 is an astromech droid and one of the main characters in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Carrying part of a map that leads to Luke Skywalker, he is forced to part with Poe Dameron, his master and close friend.

Jan 25, 2016 · BB-8 was designed with the “cute” factor in mind – filmmakers wanted the droid to be new and unique, but to also hit home with audiences. And let’s face it, when you’re introducing a new droid to work alongside the iconic duo of C-3PO and R2-D2, there are so many ways to go wrong. Luckily, that didn’t happen.

Aug 26, 2015 · They answered with BB-8: the lovable, practical-effect, ball-shaped droid. Here’s how they did it. Droid design 101. When it came time to create a new astromech droid for the first film of a new Star Wars trilogy, director J.J. Abrams …

As the First Order attack began, BB-8 raced off into the Jakku night. A Teedo scavenger captured BB-8 in a net, causing the little droid to beep frantically for help. A young woman named Rey …

Aug 26, 2015 · Ever since BB-8 was revealed in the first Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer, the world has been obsessed with the newest droid in the galaxy. How was BB-8 created? What was the story...

In this special Star Wars: The Force Awakens featurette, director J.J. Abrams, head of the creature shop Neal Scanlan, and the stars of the film discuss creating BB-8 as a practical effect,...

Apr 5, 2018 · WASHINGTON — BB-8, the endearing recent addition to the "Star Wars" droid family, rolled off movie screens and straight into audiences' hearts when it appeared in two of the...