Topic: George-Lucas

5 Burning Questions About Disney’s Star Wars Episode VII

Most importantly, what’s it going to be about?! More »

Happy Birthday, Chewbacca!

That’s right, ladies and gents, today is Chewbacca‘s birthday. OK, not quite, but almost: it’s Peter Mayhew‘s birthday and he’s the man who played Chewie in the Star Wars films. More »

What’s More Depressing Than George Lucas Saying Star Wars Is Dead, Is That He Told This To TMZ

Why don’t you stick to celebrity reporting, TMZ, and not bother George Lucas about rumored Star Wars sequels? He seems depressed enough about it. More »

It’s A Crime That Topher Grace’s Star Wars Remix Will Never See The Light Of Day

Topher Grace‘s Star Wars: Episode III.5: The Editor Strikes Back had its one and only screening with a group of his friends in Hollywood, and Slashfilm reports that the 85-minute fan edit was fantastic. So why can’t other Star Wars fans see it? More »

Video: George Lucas Makes Darth Vader a Wimp in the Rereleased Return of the Jedi

No matter how much of a whiny prettyboy Hayden Christensen made Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels, we could always comfort ourselves with the knowledge that Darth Vader was still the most badass sci-fi villain. No longer! More »

Sunday Cute: Grizzly Bear Eats R2-D2

I’m not really sure how that poor little droid ended up there in the first place, but gee, that grizzly sure does seem to like him. Though it probably would have made the whole Star Wars trilogy go a lot faster if the grizzly ate Vader instead. Or better yet, George Lucas. That’d probably fix things.

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50 Hours of ‘Star Wars’ TV Footage Is Collecting Dust on George Lucas’ Shelf

Tell my fifteen-year-old self that there was a live-action Star Wars television series in the works, and I would’ve jumped up and down and screamed in delight. Tell me that now, and I’m still pretty psyched. For all the cheesiness of Episodes I-III, George Lucas‘ universe is still so compelling. But here’s the downside: Lucas won’t get moving on a TV show until he’s sure he can make it at the same quality as the Star Wars films. More »

The 7 Most Shocking Moments in the ‘Star Wars’ Canon

With almost 35 years under its belt, George Lucas‘ Star Wars universe has stretched across movies, TV, books, video games, and comics to tell its many stories — not to mention, to keep one-upping itself so that the series stays relevant. In honor of May the 4th, or Star Wars Day, I’ve picked through these stories and found the most shocking moments: good characters going bad, beloved aliens and humans dying, and more than one identity revealed. More »

Hollywood Jobs: Dan Curry, Visual Effects Supervisor

This week, I got to let my inner Trekkie shine, and by “shine” I mean, I basically freaked out and had a conniption fit BECAUSE I GOT TO INTERVIEW SOMEONE FROM STAR TREK!!!!! Dan Curry is a Visual Effects Producer and Supervisor, most famous for his work on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Enterprise. He has won seven Emmys, and currently serves as the Visual Effects Supervisor for Chuck, which airs Mondays at 8PM on NBC. Dan spoke to me from his home California, while I tried to not have a mild stroke. More »

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Video: 10 Seconds of Extra Lightsaber Footage From ‘Return Of the Jedi’

So on the one hand, we assume the people who went to the screening of Return of the Jedi in Orlando during the Star Wars Celebration this year were the biggest fan-boys in the world, and that is why they are literally screaming at 10 seconds of never-before-seen footage from the film’s opening. More »

Indiana Jones stars get their own video channels on Seesmic

What do the stars of Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull do when they’re not making new Indiana Jones movies? Why, they make little videos on Seesmic, a neat video service that allows you to make and publish and share … More »

Let’s have a little gossip with our morning coffee, shall we?

Good morning, Snarky friends! I just drank an entire large Almond Joy Dutch Brothers; I love going there because the baristas are always so coool and hip and friendly. In fact I almost jumped out of the car and hugged … More »

First in-depth look at Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!

Well, here’s a belated Christmas present: an in-depth look at the new Indiana Jones movie, courtesy of Vanity Fair. Let’s take a look: When we last saw him, nearly 19 years ago, everybody’s favorite archaeologist was literally riding off into … More »