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Posted 04/23/03 Jedibob- Chewbacca is back!!! Just got this off the official site, take a peak: "Episode III will further connect the Star Wars saga, bridging the prequel trilogy to the original trilogy in new and surprising ways. As such, familiar faces and places will return in this new Star Wars film, which is currently in pre-production. Reprising their classic roles from the original trilogy are actors Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker. They return to Star Wars as Chewbacca the Wookiee, C-3PO and R2-D2. "I'm delighted to return as Chewbacca," says Mayhew. "I think his re-appearance in this film is a fitting way to tie the whole saga together, especially for Wookiee fans." Given that Chewbacca is a sprightly 200 years old in Episode IV, he is more than old enough to fit into the prequel timeline. Daniels has played See-Threepio in all of the Star Wars movies. In the original trilogy, he squeezed into the tight confines of the golden suit to play the prim and proper protocol droid. For Episode I, he leant his vocal talents for an incomplete version of Threepio that was realized as a puppet. In Episode II, he returned to the costume, donning an earlier and less polished iteration of the droid's familiar form. Though the role of R2-D2 has become increasingly automated since the very start, it's been a Star Wars tradition to include Kenny Baker as the heroic astromech droid at some point in the movie. Baker was essential to the early Artoo seen in A New Hope, when limitations in remote control and computer technology required a person beneath the dome to bring Artoo to life. Having Baker inside the suit has brought "an element of humanity" to the classic character, Director George Lucas has said." Posted 04/18/03 Jedibob- The first draft of the Episode III script will be ready next week!!! The official Star Wars Homing Beacon newsletter included an interview with Star Wars: Episode III producer Rick McCallum in which he talks about the script. "We get our preliminary first draft of the script next week, which we're very excited about," says McCallum, who is currently overseeing the preparation of Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia. In just over two months, the stages of the motion picture facility will be the used for shooting "Episode III". "We're currently on schedule to begin on or around June 30, finishing some time in September," says McCallum. Already, the crew down under has enough information from George Lucas to begin construction of environments, props and costumes. "After that George will be rewriting to a more formal first draft and will keep revising right up until the start of shooting," adds McCallum. "The story he wants to tell is firmly in his head. All the details are stored away in there, without a lot of influence from anyone else. He's been talking a lot about how this movie fits with Episode IV in some Posted 04/05/03 Jedibob- Jedi Academy Due In Fall!!! LucasArts announced that it will release Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy for the PC and the Xbox gaming system in the fall. The latest chapter in the video-game franchise comes from LucasArts and Activision, through its developer Raven Software.Jedi Academy is the follow-up to Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, which was released in 2002. Jedi Academy features a new story and allows players the option of single-play or multiplayer modes. Players assume the role of apprentice in Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy, where they learn the power of the Force. Posted 03/29/03 Jedibob- Tidbits on Episode III. TFN has posted some interesting info on Episode III. Here you go: The Directors - The Films Of George Lucas (Encore) - Francis Ford Coppola, Carrie Fisher, and just about every living actor from American Graffitti turn out to pay tribute to Lord Lucas, but the best news out of this retrospective comes from the director himself, talking about his vision for the upcoming Episode III. "It's a darker version of Star Wars," says Lucas. "It's not as dark as a Quentin Tarantino movie, but at the same time, for Star Wars it will be pretty dark." Meesa freakin' hope so. Here are a few highlights from Star Wars Insider #67 about Episode III: - There will be a cameo by a classic trilogy character in Episode III. - The first outline of Episode III was set to be delivered February 21st. - As of this writing, Lucas had approved 2,000 pieces of concept artwork. A total of 10,000 are expected to be produced. - Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor will arrive four or five weeks before shooting to start training with Nick Gillard. Posted 03/28/03 Jedibob- Is Ratner hoping to be involved in Episode III? I just had a e-mail from a source very close to Lucasfilm, very close. A rumor has started circulating that Brett Ratner might be interested in being involved in some capacity on Episode III. No word if its a unit director or maybe even full blown Director. If these rumors are true it would almost make sense that he left Superman and has yet not committed on a new project. With Star Wars starting production this summer it would mean that we should hear something from the Ratner/ Lucasfilm camps if there is any truth to these rumors. If anyone hears anything concrete on this please email me right away. Posted 03/ 26/03 Jedibob- Rogue Squadron III Confirmed!!! Although this news should come as no surprise to fans of this particular Star Wars game series, the latest "Enter the Matrix" issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly has confirmed that Rogue Squadron III is currently in the making by LucasArts and developer Factor 5. In addition to this juicy tidbit, Rogue Squadron III will be the leading subject of next month's issue of EGM, thus clearing up the question of what Factor 5's secret project was for the Gamecube and opening the way for the details to be revealed. Readers should seek out the new issue soon and look forward to full details on Rogue Squadron III arriving between now and E3. Posted
03/11/03 Jedibob- The sets
are going up...work on Episode III has begun!!! Crews have begun
rebuilding classic Star Wars sets for George Lucas' upcoming Episode III,
which starts production this summer, the official Web site reported. "We've
been in Sydney for about four weeks now, and the department is about 50
percent up and running in terms of personnel," production designer
Gavin Bocquet told the site. About 35 workers have come together in departments
such as construction, props, special effects and plaster, he added.To
meet the schedule, Bocquet's team has tackled the returning environments
first in lieu of new locales, which are still being developed, the site
reported. "We do have four or five sets that are being repeated from
[Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones] and a couple of the
other episodes, which gives us a chance to work quite quickly on those,"
Bocquet said. "They don't need any great design input or even technical
drawings, because they have existed before."Those sets include the
Jedi Council chambers, the Senate Rotunda and Palpatine's office. The
crew will also recreate two sets from the original Star Wars trilogy,
the site reported. One is space-based and the other is planet-based, and
each will be the stage for intricate action sequences Posted 03/04/03 Jedibob - I was going thru some conceptual art work from Ralph McQuarrie and I found a very interesting picture that might spark some interest. This picture is of Vader turning over Luke to the Emperor and was one of the many ideas that were being kicked around during pre-production of ROTJ. With all the talk of lava and volcanoes for Episode III and the fact that George loves to rehash old ideas in to the prequels I thought I would share this picture with you guys. Tell me what you think and email me.
Posted 27-Feb-2003 Jedibob- Are you a fan of Star Wars and have 30 minutes to spare? The truth is that you don't have to be a Star Wars fan to enjoy this great play. I was lucky enough to see this production in Indiana during Celebration II and it was great and I'm not the only one who loved this show. George himself has gone on record to say how much he likes this play. If you live in the Southern California area and want to see a great show do yourself a favor and check these guys and gals out! Click here for ticket and show info. Posted 27- Feb-2003 Jedibob- Is Lou Ferrigno going to don Vaders armor in Episode III? According to Coronas Coming Attraction that might just be the case. They received an e-mail with a very interesting rumor, this is just a rumor so don't get your panties in a bunch. I don't believe this rumor because Lou does not have the right body type. Here it goes : "I work in a job for the largest telecommunications company, and recieved a call from the wife of one L FERRIGNO. I was helping her with her bill, and made small talk about Mr. Ferigno making a cameo in Hulk movie (old news), she informed me that he was in talks with George Lucas to possibly be the body for Vader. She wasn't sure if it would work out,but they spent two weeks with Lucas in England over the holidays last year. She said that you wouldn't see him as the face, but he wanted to double the body." Posted 20-Feb-2003 Jedibob- Jar-Jar Binks will not die in Episode III. According to LOK magazine from the U.K. during an interview they had with George (p.25) they asked him what he had in store for Jar-Jar and if our favorite Gungan would die. The reporter even reminded him that Jar-Jar is not in the original trilogy. George responded by telling him that he created this character to help with the flow of the story and that he would not kill him at the end. He stated that Jar-Jar would not die on the big screen or die at all. We can always hope that this is not accurate, Jar-Jar binks must die!!! Posted 20-Feb-2003 Jedibob- Update!!! We have pics!!! The official Star Wars site has released some images and a interview with the man in charge of The Clone Wars cartoons. Posted 20-Feb-2003 Jedibob- Its official, The Clone Wars cartoon shorts on the Cartoon Network. 20 Animated "Clone Wars' Serial Shorts to Appear on Cartoon Network in 2003-2004. ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2003--Cartoon Network and Lucasfilm Ltd. announced today a partnership to create Star Wars: Clone Wars, a series of 20 animated shorts that will air on Cartoon Network in 2003-2004 between other programming. Star Wars: Clone Wars continues the saga where the live action feature film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones left off - at the beginning of the Clone Wars, an epic civil war that pits the old Republic against a vast separatist movement led by the forces of evil. Each episodic short will be two- to three-minutes in length and will air exclusively on Cartoon Network at regularly scheduled times during the network's regular programming beginning later this fall. Clone Wars will be produced at Cartoon Network Studios by a team led by Genndy Tartakovsky, the creator of Samurai Jack and Dexter's Laboratory. As Clone Wars unfolds the valiant Jedi Knights lead the Republic's Clone Army against many new and ruthless adversaries across the galaxy. These new characters, epic battles and intricate stories will add an exciting new dimension to the Star Wars saga. "We are incredibly excited to be working with Lucasfilm in creating an animated story that extends one of the world's most beloved entertainment properties," said Sam Register, senior vice president of development for Cartoon Network. "Cartoon Network's creative team will work hand-in-hand with Lucasfilm to make sure that our common vision for Clone Wars thrills Star Wars fans around the world." "Genndy Tartakovsky and the team at Cartoon Network are tops in their field," said Howard Roffman, president of Lucas Licensing. "Their work on Samurai Jack shows that they can tell an epic story in a unique way, lavishing equal attention on dramatic battle scenes as well as the dramatic development of the characters." Posted 20-Feb-2003 Jedibob- As with any spoiler information rumored or not you will have to highlite the following text."I think it´s about time to give you THE scoop of the year. First, let me say that I work at The Ranch, and I had the chance to look at some preliminary drawings of the third chapter of the Star Wars saga. "Onto to the stuff: just like any SW fan knows, Anakin Skywalker falls into a 'molten pit', is badly burned and then rescued by Palpatine, who molds him into Darth Vader. "Well. "Anakin DOES fall on a pit of lava, that´s for sure. But the twist is that the lava is NOT from a new planet. The ofter- rumoured 'fire planet', that will tie in with the other 'element planets' (Tattoine = Earth, Hoth = Ice, Kamino = Water) is actually NABOO, that´s being slowly disintegrated by a prototype Death Star built by Sidious (if you remember, in the end of Episode II, Dooku hands the plans of the Death Star to Sidious). "That´s it for now. Use the info as you see fit, but beware. Lucasfilm may threaten to sue you, and you know exactly what it means. It means that this 'rumour' is true." Thanks to Coronas Coming Attractions. Posted 19-Feb-2003 Jedibob- TheForce.net has posted the following excerpts from the upcoming Insider. Rick McCallum update. He is in Australia - very close to having a script outline. Will we see new trooper designs? Yes. That's all I can answer. How about Vader's armor? Too early to tell. What did you think of The Two Towers? Awesome. It's a magnificent, incredible, wonderful, outrageous, achievement. I cant wait for Episode III, either I will be very happy or very pissed off but I want it now. I want to see Darth Vader once again on the big screen.2005 is only a few years away. Posted 18-Feb-2003 Starcat - HBO spends the bucks to get Episode II. Variety is reporting the HBO spent 15 millon to get the exclusive rights to Attack of the Clones for 18 months. They will also get first pick at Episode III when it comes to video. Posted 14-Feb-2003 Steph138 - Zap2it.com had this report about the Jedi Outbreak in Britain, "Never say the Brits don't have a sense of humor. Or perhaps they're just a particularly sacrilegious lot. More than 390,000 people wrote "Jedi" in the optional religion slot on the country's 2001 census form, giving the belief system from the "Star Wars" movies more adherents than Judaism, Buddhism or the Sikh faith, according to the survey. The wave of write-ins -- Jedi was not listed as an official religion on the form -- was launched by an Internet campaign but according to a census spokesperson, it may not have had the effect its organizers wanted. "'Star Wars' devotees shared their faith as 'Jedi' in the mistaken belief that if 10,000 did so, it would be recognized as an official religion," he tells Reuters. If Jedi were to become an official religion, what would that make George Lucas -- it's inventor, prophet or godhead? Could movie stubs to the "Star Wars" films be considered a tax-deductible tithe? Would there be weekly services, hymns and prayers? Praise the Force and pass the popcorn. Before would-be converts get too out of hand, here's the official word from the folks at Lucasfilm. "The 'Star Wars' movies are for fun and entertainment. It is not our intent for the films to be aligned with any particular belief system," a spokeswoman tells Zap2it. Hmmm. Tell that to the people who spent six weeks camped in front of Mann's Chinese Theatre before the opening of "The Phantom Menace." Posted 10-Feb-2003 Jedibob- Clone Wars animated series ...to be or not to be? The guys at the Private Universe Website have posted some juicy tidbits on the subject: I had an interesting email earlier from someone who seemed to know plenty on The Clone Wars project. It seems that the cartoon of TCW will be a 26 part series, with 13 episodes out each year till E3 is released, The cartoon is said to be very much like the Starship Troopers cartoon series for style rather than the previously rumoured Samurai Jack series. All the main characters have been voiced by the film actors, and all our favourite film characters will be making appearences throughout the series.Take this for what it is until some official news is released, but it sounds pretty good to me. Posted 08-Feb-2003 Jedibob- I have given myself time to digest the great experience that I had on the 6th of this month. Yes I am talking about the ILM tribute (click here for more )at which George Lucas was present. I finally was able to meet the man responsible for my great childhood. I can't imagine a childhood without Star Wars or the influence that those movies have had in everything from movie making, toys and print. With that in mind I have to try to accept whatever George decides to do, if he says no regular editions for the original trilogy so be it. Yes I would love to have them on a licensed DVD but oh well I will keep my bootlegs. One thing that I do have a problem with is when he said that we would not see the hyperdrive star stretch sequence that we loved so much in the original trilogy. I have high hopes for George, I digested everything he said that night, I have listened to the recording over and over and I truly believe that he will make things right with Episode III. I have faith that the man who gave me such great childhood will make things right for my children. He did mention that ILM will be working with fire which would make sense with the volcano/lava scenes. I can't stop trying to think what those scenes will look like or the anticipation of watching Anakin don that black costume that I feared as a child.To finally see Obi-Wan and Anakin confront each other, to see Anakin defeated and Obi-Wan take flight to save Luke and Leia. Episode III will be great film, well I hope so. Til then we will continue to speculate and keep you up to date on any new information that we get. Posted 08-Feb-2003 Jedibob - This in from Yakface, "For those of you that have never had a chance to experience Star Wars Weekends, since 2000, it has become an annual event during the month of May(Fri, Sat & Sun) at the Disney MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida.There are many great things happening for Star Wars fans during this Most Wonderful Time of the Year! The event takes place, of course, in the area of the Star Tours ride. There are Star wars costumed characters for photos, SW Trivia contests with cool prizes, Jedi Training Academy for the young Padawans, exclusive Star Wars Weekends merchandise at Tatooine Traders(collectible pins, etc), and best of all, stars from the films that are available for question & answer sessions, autographs & photos at scheduled times. Each weekend offers 2, or sometimes 3 special guests appearing on Fri, Sat & Sun. Past guests have included: Carrie Fisher, Jeremy Bulloch, Dave Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Ian McCaig, Doug Chiang, Steven Sansweet, Hugh Quarshie(Capt Panaka), Phil Brown(Uncle Owen), Warwick Davis, Jake Lloyd(young Anakin), and Mike Quinn. Disney has done this in past years, but it has only become an annual event since 2000. Unfortunately, Disney likes to wait until the last minute(April?) to announce who will be appearing. Last year(2002), they did not have any featured guests due to schedule conflicts with Celebration 2. My sources tell me that we have a green light for this year's event, and may even get 5 weekends instead of 4! Woo Hoo!!!! If you are interested in attending, there are some nice local folks that have put together a small website for updates and news on the SWW event, just in case you want to check it out. The dates I have heard so far for the event this year will be May 15 - June 16. Will post more info as I get it. I am lucky enough to live right here in Orlando, and I am a regular visitor for SWW(Star Wars Weekends). It is really a blast! I will be taking pictures, and covering the event for Yak, in able to share with those of you unable to attend. Stay tuned...Click here for the Star Wars Weekends site Posted 06 and 07-Feb-2003 Jedibob Steph138 Starcat - We just got back from the ILM tribute with George Lucas. We were lucky enough to get press clearance so we have some great material, audio, video and stills, from the evening. We won't get all the information typed up until tomorrow but here are the audio recordings so you can hear the Q and A sessions that were held between each set of clips from the Star Wars series.
Here is a quick summary. Each set of Q&As followed clips from each movie in the Star Wars series. Discussion contains info on the following: why George had to create ILM; what were the most challenging scenes from each movie, technology wise; No original prints on DVD only special editions; how does digital technology help film preservation; what new CGI accomplishments to look for in EP III; how he met Frank Oz and Ben Burtt; why don't we see the hyperdrive streaking stars like in the first three; some funny moments about Yoda and the hand up his ass and also the challenge of having a 2 1/2 foot frog fight a 6 foot vampire; there will be a lot of fire involved in EP III and much more!!
Jedibob was able to score interviews with Lorne Peterson and Steve Gawley, both ILM artists and one that just happens to be working on Hulk and Pirates of the Caribbean!!!
Posted 04-Feb-2003 Jedibob - Information and pictures from the new Star Wars Insider #66 due to hit newstands on March 4.
Posted 04-Feb-2003 Jedibob - StarWars.com has reported that the Star Wars Fan Film Awards will continue this year! StarAfter their resounding success last year, the Star Wars Fan Film Awards return for a major sequel, with new categories, new prizes, and a new venue for the awards ceremony itself. The Awards will give creators of Star Wars fan films the opportunity to showcase their work to millions of viewers worldwide, both at the Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards website and at Comic-Con International, the largest comic book and popular culture convention in the world. Original productions qualifying as finalists will compete for top honors, including an award picked by Star Wars creator George Lucas."I was particularly happy that we sponsored a Fan Film Awards contest that culminated in 10 fan filmmakers getting trophies at Star Wars Celebration II," in Indianapolis last May, Lucas said. "Out of the current crop of young moviemakers will likely come some of tomorrow's best writers, producers and directors." "I was particularly happy that we sponsored a Fan Film Awards contest that culminated in 10 fan filmmakers getting trophies at Star Wars Celebration II," in Indianapolis last May, Lucas said. "Out of the current crop of young moviemakers will likely come some of tomorrow's best writers, producers and directors." The three main Star Wars Fan Film Awards, presented at Comic-Con International, will be: George Lucas Selects -- The competition's best overall entry as recognized by George Lucas. Skywalker Sound Award -- The competition's second best entry as selected by a team of Lucasfilm and AtomFilms reviewers. Audience Choice Award -- The competition's best overall entry as selected by fan voting. New finalists will be posted regularly, beginning as early as this month. Those and all eligible fan films submitted before June 3, 2003, which were not finalists in the 2002 Fan Film Awards, will be candidates for award consideration. Lucas Online's official website, www.starwars.com will feature news updates on the Fan Film competition, details on the prizes, and specifics on the Comic-Con International programming. Star Wars enthusiasts will be able to enjoy and evaluate the competition entries online, and vote for their favorites in June. Posted 03-Feb-2003 Jedibob - IESB will be at Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre for the ILM/Skywalker tribute.The first program will have George Lucas in attendance. We have contacted ILM and they have informed us that we have a chance to interview George if the schedule permits. There will be other ILM/Skywalker personnel present so we might have the chance to interview some of the gods who have given us the best special effects, costumes, art work and sound ever seen or heard by man. We wanted our visitors to have the chance to help us pick out the right questions for this once in a lifetime opportunity. If you have any in mind please contact us right away. We will post all information that we gather by 2/7/03. Tickets are still available for the programs that will be running till 02/16/03 (click here to see program). If you were lucky enough to get tickets for the first program we will see you there.
Posted 03-Feb-2003 Jedibob- What's that old saying "if it's free, it's for me". Okay it's not an old saying, it's my saying, but it's very true on give-aways that are cool! Dark Horse comics has this great contest called "I love Star Wars". Click here for details. Posted 1-Feb-2003 Steph138 - Some new images from the Knights of the Old Republic Game are online at the Lucasarts website. In case you haven't heard here is an overview of the game's premise. "Long before the Galactic Civil War, an epic drama begins. Engage in this saga set in the Golden Age of the Republic - over 4,000 years before the first Star Wars film, when both Jedi and Sith number in the thousands. With the Galaxy reeling from a recent conflict with the Dark Lords, the ongoing battle between the Jedi and the Sith rages on. Your actions determine the outcome of this colossal galactic war - and your destiny as a Jedi. Immersive, action-packed Star Wars role playing experience with customizable and evolving playable characters. Your group, comprised of up to 3 characters, can include humans, droids, Twi'leks, Wookiees and more. Fast paced mini-games -- such as racing swoop bikes, or manning turret guns. Journey spans ten different worlds ranging from the familiar to the new. Locations include Tatooine, Sith world of Korriban, Jedi Academy on Dantooine and Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk." Now for the really cool part check out this "Sith Trooper".
Here is this character's official description: "Sith Trooper While the majority of the battalions now under Sith command are comprised of traitorous Republic forces, they are far from hodge-podges of disorganized troops. Only the strong are granted acceptance into the ranks of the Sith army; those judged too weak to be of use are put to an ignoble end. Traitors may be welcomed into the ranks, but a level of fear is quickly established to make certain they are not so quick to change sides again. Functionally, the armor of the Sith trooper is just as protective as most Republic equipment, but it has also been carefully designed to inspire dread. Armor plating is presented more obviously, making it appear more imposing, and the features of the wearer are completely obscured to make them a faceless inhuman entity. A Sith trooper is perceived as an extension of the Sith, and even in close combat an opponent sees only the cold faceplate of the helmet, never the soldier inside." Pretty friggin' cool people!!
Posted 27-Jan-2003 Steph138 - Clayton Watson (above) has apparently been cast for an unknown role in upcoming Epidsode III. He is an Australian actor local to the production. Watson, born in 1978, won an AFI award in the category 'Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series' for his work as Mickey Steele in Always Greener in December of 2002. He also played "The Kid" in both Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions due out this year. We will update this information as soon as more news becomes available! Posted 27-Jan-2003 Jedibob - The Force.net has just posted some very interesting Episode III spoiler tidbits that we thought you might find interesting. You must highlight to read the following. I originally wanted to call this SPY REPORT Fire and Ice but thought for the 11 non-spoiler people that come here I thought I should play nice. :) Cold Day in Hell would have also been appropriate, though the language a bit strong for the front page. But hey, you came here for spoilers and that's what we're going to give you. So they liked the lava planet stuff last week,
huh? We can't stop talking about it either. Should I mention the few other
tidbits going on right now as well? Set construction is moving along,
with plans being drawn up for several sets LFL is still not sure they
actually need to be built. Talk about a last minute production, they must
be really dragging their feet over there. Now here's some speculation on my (Josh) part:
The lava planet just isn't intense enough alone, and so George was looking
for a way to make it over the top. So there's the blasting heat of the
lava planet or volcano, yet you can see the breath of those with the lightsabers
from the cold as they slash at each other through the lightly-falling
snow. The snow instantly melts as it hits the ground, creating a sizzle
as the two combatants fight.
THE PRESENTATION ON FEBRUARY 6TH IS AN UPCOMING EVENT THAT IESB WILL BE ATTENDING HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!! Thursday,
February 6 - 7:30 PM ILM/SKYWALKER SOUND Program 2 -- "ILM
and the Genesis of Computer Program 3 -- "Bringing
Dinosaurs To Life: ILM and Program 4 -- "ILM,
Skywalker Sound and Program 5 -- "A
Tribute to Skywalker Sound," Program 6 -- "Miniatures,
Models and ILM," Program 7 -- "Skywalker
Sound and Ben Burtt," Program 9 -- "Hair,
Fur, Feathers & Faces - Making Program 10 -- "ILM:
Into The 21st Century," For tickets and information on the ILM Tribute Series click here!! Posted 25-Jan-2003 Steph138 - We here at IESB would love to start a "Fan Fiction" section if we can get enough contributors. Stonewall sent in this AWESOME story about how he thinks things should...on second thought just read it...I don't want to spoil the fun or the ending!!! The cave was dark and with the naked eye there was little to see. Master Windu reached out with the Force to find his way through the catacomb. He comes to a clearing where he is able to see a silhouette. "I knew I would find you here" Mace said while keeping his eyes focused on the shadow. "There is nothing you can do to stop it now," the shadow said as it moved into the faint light. It was Anakin, or what used to be of him, he now calls himself Vader. Suddenly the red glow of a Sith lords saber comes humming to life, and a yell from the dark lord as he lunges at the Jedi master. Sparks fly as the blade clashes with a loud crash as it hits the purple electrum saber. "I don't think so," Mace says. Suddenly the two warriors begin to fight with the grace of the Jedi arts of old. The fight seems to last forever. Back and forth, when it seemed the dark lord had the upper hand, the wise master would put him in his place. "It ends now!!!", Mace yells, and with one swipe knocks the red saber from the robotic hand of the man formerly known as Anakin. Mace then kicks the former Jedi down. "I am ending this now, I have to destroy you, something Obi-Wan could not do." Mace then raises his blade, and with two hands is ready to come down with the death blow. BLAM A shot explodes throughout the cave. Pain runs through the body of the great Mace Windu. The pain is so intense that even Vader could feel it, and he screams. The mighty Jedi falls to the ground, Vader clears his eyes and focuses on an image he sees on the other side of the cave. An image he hasn't seen since he was on Coruscunt with Obi-Wan, and they were interrogating Zam Wessel. The image comes closer to Vader, the shadow then steps toward the fallen Jedi's body as if to see if he was really dead. "That is for my father," Boba says with a stern voice. As Boba leans down to get a closer look, Mace vanishes and becomes one with the Force. Vader approaches Boba Fett, and says, "Thank you my mandalorian friend. Maybe someday we will work together." "Yeah, if the money is right," Fett says as he blasts off toward the darkness of the cave. Vader looks up and realizes that if it were not for Fett, he might of perished, and the Jedi would have prevented Lord Sidious from his ultimate plan for revenge. Posted 25-Jan-2003 Steph138 and Jedibob - Rumors and speculations are running as rampid as a wild wampa through the Star Wars Universe as of late. News of Episode III's production start date has been released and is scheduled for late June. Over at the Coming Attractions website they believe they even know the title for this latest installment, "They say that Lucas is going to call the movie Star Wars Episode III: Circle of the Force. After surviving through The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, at this point anything's possible." Our very own Stonewall has his own opinion of what the movie title should be and it makes COMPLETE sense, I don't know why we didn't come up with this before...click here to read Stonewall's theory. Here is what Harry over at AICN had to say, "First the start date is late-June of this year and of course will be being shot digitally again. The synopsis tells us that the film begins a few years after the end of ATTACK OF THE CLONES and is near the conclusion of the "Clone Wars" themselves. Hayden and Natalie are still hitched and Ewan is still at work trying to get to the bottom of who ordered the clones made and if there is a connection to the mysterious Sith. Apparently, Count Dooku (YEAH! SARUMAN IS BACK) is still f***ing the galaxy up hardcore by waging his war all over the Republic, thus scaring and terrorizing the galaxy. This war between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Republic has left a wave of destruction that is literally ripping the galaxy asunder leaving destroyed and devastated planets and lives in its wake. Palpatine, in order to restore order where there is only chaos, creates a New Order called the Galactic Empire in the aftermath of all this destruction, to heal what has been broken. While that little development happens, Padme squeezes out twins called, shockingly enough, Luke and Leia. However, the infants are separated to be brought up unaware of each other's existence. (YEAH I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHY TOO!) It seems that Anakin is continuing his descent into darkness by joining Palpatine's side through all of this, where Palpatine can further seduce and bring him to the dark side. (Does Anakin become Palpatine's Jedi Bodyguard?) Ol Kenobi, of course tries to turn Anakin back onto the path of the good guys. The Jedi Order gets destroyed leaving only OB1 and Yoda - and from the look of this thing, the last sentence is: "... a new reign of terror is ushered in with the Empire's rule and Palpatine's move to declare himself the Emperor." Well, HOT DAMN! That sounds like a movie. Folks in Sydney... Keep your eyes and ears open. Whisper and share what you hear. We need you guys and gals to be tricksy we do, we want to know how things are going. God I want this film to rule all." Yes Harry we agree, we all want this film to rule all as well...maybe if George (Jorge as I like to call him) would release the reigns a little and let someone else direct that could really happen but hey that's my opinion! This is a perfect lead in to start a fan opinion poll who do you think would be the best director for Episode III, we all know it's going to be Jorge but if you had your choice who would it be??? Click here to vote!!!
Posted 20-Jan-2003 21:31 Jedibob- A new planet for Episode III ? Only if George stays with the original story that has been around for over 25 years. We all know about the Duel that is supposed to take place in EPIII between Anakin & Obi-Wan, well this story posted on TheForce.net is definately firing up the rumor mill. Again it is only a rumor but possible spoiler, you still need to highlight the following to read: THEFORCE.Net : I was talking to one of the guys who knows what is going on over there and of course the final Star Wars movie had to come up. And while not much was revealed in our conversation, I can say that there are currently people working on Episode 3 at Fox Studios Australia. The real news? Lucas wants a Lava Planet in Episode III - or at least a partial set to be constructed. Tie this information in with the fact that LucasFilm commissioned someone to film that volcanic eruption in Italy a couple of months ago and you've got something quite interesting I think. The guy confirmed a return to Tatooine as expected and then I missed the last part - I'll try to find more and get back with you. Posted 19-Jan-2003 21:36 FINAL UPDATE - Kyoty - Star Wars 7-9: The "Star Wars" sequel trilogy rumour explosion looks thankfully to have been contained. Not only has the original report been fixed up over at the Fox News site (albeit almost 48 hours later), but a Lucasfilm rep gave an official comment to TheForce.Net about the issue: "As many fans are already aware of, there are going to be just 6 movies. Unfortunately, George was misquoted in the interview about number of movies in the Star Wars series. Currently LucasFilm is in preproduction for Episode 3, the last Star Wars movie". Thanks to 'Anthony', 'Jarrod', 'Tizzel Bizzel', 'John', 'Jean-Luc', 'Jon Movie Man', 'Steven', 'Neil' & 'Aurélien'" Here is the original post - UPDATE - Jedibob- George Lucas speaks out on Episode III, and George is good friends with Peter Jackson!? Fox News has the following interview: Star Wars director George Lucas says he's got plans for his post-Star Wars career. After thirty years of being tied up with the phenomenally successful series, Lucas will set off to make "more personal" films after 2005. "I'm going to go from complete success to complete failure," he told me, without a wink or a smile. On the contrary, Lucas said he anticipates utter rejection from his fans once Star Wars concludes. "I'm going to make a bunch of movies like THX," he said, referring to his earliest effort. "And if people don't like it, too bad."Lucas did tell me that of the current movies in release, he loved Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York. "We showed a print of it at the Skywalker Ranch," he said. "I was amazed by what he did with it, and where he went. It was terrific."But Lucas' own career is clearly on his mind these days. He's busy working on Chapter III of Star Wars, which links Attack of the Clones to the original Star Wars. "I know what I want to do," he said, "it was mapped out from my original writing for 30 years. But still you have these two pieces — Clones and Chapter IV — and you have to make them fit together. You're going to see a lot about Anakin and Luke and Princess Leia's mother, all the adults. And of course Luke and Leia will be infants in it. "I asked him whether he cared about the criticism of Hayden Christensen, who played Anakin in Clones. "Not a bit," Lucas said, "this is a talented kid. Years from now people are going to say, was he always so good, and look at Clones, and realize yes."Lucas also told me that he and Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson have become good friends, commiserating with each other in Australia and New Zealand on their shoots about making their two series. "Essentially, Peter is making three three-hour movies out of one book," Lucas said. "And I'm making nine two-hour movies from one book." Of course, Lucas wrote his own book, but the mythology harkens back to Lord of the Rings. "We discuss it a lot because they are similar in nature," said Lucas.I must say that I've met a few of my heroes in my lifetime and some of them have been disappointments. But George Lucas turned out to be refreshingly candid and enormously pleasant. We don't seem him in New York very often; I hope once Star Wars wraps for good he'll come here more often. And so, yes, "The Force" is with him! Excuse me???what did he just say?? Nine two hour movies??? George what is the deal, you did this to us the last time you finished a trilogy and now you are baiting us with the thought of 3 more movies, that may I say, every true fan knows needs to be made. Guess we will just have to wait and see! Posted 01/17/03 Jedibob-Episode III production designer headed to the land down under.Star Wars prequel trilogy Production Designer Gavin Bocquet, who helped create the exotic world of xXx since wrapping Episode II, was at Skywalker Ranch last week to meet with George Lucas one last time before leaving for Australia to ramp up set production on Episode III. "We're in a good position now," Bocquet said in good humor before his meeting, "but if we're in the same spot in six or seven weeks we might be a little bit nervous. We're all pretty relaxed about it at the moment." Producer Rick McCallum and returning Supervising Art Director Peter Russell were already at Fox Studios Sydney working on preparation. "There's a local crew but it's pretty minimal," reports Bocquet. "We've probably got about two or three weeks of just prep, but then we would hope to be pretty much semi full-on come February. We're about six months, really, until we plan to start shooting." Bocquet cites the main difference for his work on Episode III to be time. "The time scale is a little different. Certainly from Phantom to Clones, the schedule for prep work has gotten smaller each time. It'll be a little smaller this time," Bocquet smiles. Without a final script in hand, the production team has learned to adapt to Lucas' quick-paced style. "We try to be in a position where we can really move when called upon and be ready to go quickly." Bocquet cites a new ship for one of the film's heroes as an example. "We still don't know if we're going to need a full-size cockpit or a full-size ship, but we're doing all the technical drawings for it. Even if we don't build it, then that information is ready for ILM to have and use." Despite advances in digital sets, he expects the total set effort to be roughly the same for the final Star Wars chapter. "In the end we spent about the same on Phantom and on Clones, so that if you think about what you spend: nails and wood and people, then obviously we ended up building more or less the same. We ended up with 64 sets on Clones or parts of sets, and 53 on Phantom. They might have been smaller bits or bigger bits in quantity, but we spent the same. So while there were fewer in quantity on Phantom, they were a bit bigger. It's a pure guess on this one. "After meeting with Lucas, Bocquet emerged with enthusiasm, armed with a long list of needed environments and any worries about having enough work to keep busy left well behind him. "I think it's going to be a wonderful mixture of old and new," he said. Posted
1/16/03 Starcat- George lays down the law-
Star Wars creator George Lucas told Fox News' Web site that he's mapped
out the storyline for his upcoming third prequel.(see
previous post) . Posted 14-Jan-2003 22:54 Flashback - Futurama's Obligatory Weekly Star Wars Reference For those that missed it, thsi week's Futurama contained yet another SW homage. When the Planet Express ship approached Capt. Zap Branigan's vessel, he took note of his love (lust?) interest Leela's presence by noting, "I feel a sensual disturbance in the Force." Posted-1/11/03-Jedibob- Sydney gears up for Star Wars. Sydney is already the site for much of pre-production on the third and final Star Wars prequel. "We have a costume department [starting] in Sydney, and then the production art department moves to Sydney in the beginning of 2003. So all systems are go," Star Wars: Episode III producer Rick McCallum has told Star Wars Insider magazine. "We have a production art department in London that's started, feverishly." Rick also said the conceptual art department in California was in full swing, with about 20 artists already working on Episode III. As of November, 1500 illustrations had been created, and will reach 10,000 before shooting begins. "We start our basic construction of the things that are needed in each department [in Australia]," McCallum said."We'll have our new set director Richard Roberts come into Sydney to scout locations and service companies. This is just the beginning of the preproduction on the film." Posted-1/10/03-Starcat-
A Working Title. Sounds So Cool. I've been sleeping on the sidewalk in
front of my house. Just warming up ya know. TFN Reports. "Rumblings
around the Episode III world continue to be timid without a script, but
tonight we've got our hands on one of the first scoops of the final Star
Wars movies ever made. Apparently, Jar Jar's Great Adventure is about
to continue towards the dark side: Keep your eyes open throughout Episode
II, there's deliberate story linkages that will be used in Episode 3.
But here's the stuff I promised you: I was told some of the working title
names for Episode 3 that are currently doing the rounds at JAK Productions
and Lucasfilm. The most popular one right now is a title with the word
'circle' in it, as in something Vader said
'the circle is complete.'"
Sounds excellent! Posted-29-Dec-2002 2:46-Starcat-"We're really moving now," Comingsoon.com is reporting that Santa Lucas and Elf Lord McCallum are beginning to prepare for 2005. That Reminds me, Don't forget to save up all your vaction time. Hope everyone likes to sleep on cement! Click here for more info. Posted 28-Dec-2002 12:01 - steph138 sent in by kyoty - Newsarama.com reports a new Star Wars comic book is in development at Dark Horse. "Dark Horse will be diving headfirst into one of the most important and least detailed periods of Star Wars history in upcoming issues of Star Wars: Republic: The Clone Wars, that is, what happens between Episode II and Episode III." Click here for details
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