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Archived News-May 2006
Week 4
| Friday May 26, 2006 | |
| Star Wars Celebration IV | |
The Official Star Wars Site has announced that to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Gen Con LLC will throw the largest party ever for fans of the saga, taking over the entire Los Angeles Convention Center in May 2007 for five days filled with live entertainment, celebrities from all six movies, special film and video presentations, an exhibit of movie props and costumes, exclusive merchandise sold at a 24-hour-a-day store, pop culture tributes, immersive events, costume contests, and scores of additional activities. Star Wars Celebration IV will fill the L.A. Convention Center from Thursday, May 24 to Monday, May 28, 2007. Admission to the first day of the event will be for worldwide members of the Official Star Wars Fan Club, many of whom will help plan and run special programming themselves. The convention will be open to the general public from Friday through Monday, Memorial Day. Be sure to read the full article! | |
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| Friday May 26, 2006 | |
| Clone Wars Now Available on iTunes | |
The Official Star Wars Site has announced that joining the ranks of many hit TV shows available for convenient download on iTunes is the Emmy-award winning animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume 1. Apple and Lucasfilm are making available the animated series directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. Clone Wars proved to be a smash hit when it premiered on Cartoon Network in 2004, as the series chronicled the previously unseen adventures of the heroic Jedi Knights and their clone troopers against the evils of Count Dooku and his droid army during the legendary Clone Wars. As animated shorts, the micro-series is the perfect fit for iPod viewing! Now, the first volume of Clone Wars -- chapters 1-20 -- is available for download from iTunes. Each chapter may be purchased individually for $1.99. Volume 2 will soon follow, so stay tuned for further announcements. To get started, download iTunes 6 at www.apple.com/itunes. | |
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| Friday May 26, 2006 | |
| Homing Beacon #162 | |
The latest Homing Beacon has arrived and today we get to talk about the characters from the TV show Lost. When producer/director J.J. Abrams and writer Damon Lindelof -- creators of the hit ABC primetime drama "Lost" -- bonded over a Bantha Tracks Fan Club t-shirt during their first meeting, it only made sense that the duo would have plenty to say about why they love Star Wars, right down to which character they most identify with. "I'm definitely Admiral Ackbar," Lindelof says. "Isn't it obvious why? He's the man! And by 'man' I mean 'squid.'" While Lindelof fancies himself part of the Rebel Alliance, Abrams thinks he measures up more as a sassy droid who always saves the day. "I'm probably most like R2-D2 because I am just about his height," Abrams laughs. Being lifelong fans of the saga, both Abrams and Lindelof have separate ideas of what they like to collect. "I really don't collect Star Wars toys or comics," Abrams admits. "However, I do have my original Star Wars laserdiscs that I bought a while back and I also have the Star Wars portfolio which was the conceptual artwork done for the films." Lindelof is all about the plastic. "You better believe I played with Star Wars toys!" Lindelof says. "I still have my original Star Wars action figure set -- Luke, Leia, Chewie and Artoo -- which we mailed away for before Kenner was even packaging them! Of course, I've played with them many, many times over the years, but I'm happy to report their lightsabers still extend out of their arms!" Star Wars is forever, and Star Wars fans are everywhere, especially in the world of celebrities. Check out the regularly updated Star Wars Rocks section, and you might find out what you have in common with rockers, athletes, and musicians who love Star Wars. | |
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| Friday May 26, 2006 | |
| Path to the Force - Episode 82 | |
Today we have Episode 82 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode! Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force- Be sure to join us next week for the eighty-third episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics! | |
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| Thursday May 25, 2006 | |
| LEGO Star Wars II-Favorite Moments | |
The Official Star Wars Site has provided more information about LucasArts' release of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy that will be released this fall. Here are some comments from the development team:
Be sure to read the entire article with details and pictures from the upcoming game. | |
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| Wednesday May 24, 2006 | |
| Empire at War Developer Chat | |
LucasArts has announced that there will be a developer chat being hosted by LucasArts, Petroglyph, and EmpireAtWar.net. This live developer chat will take place on Thursday, May 25th at 3 P.M. PST. Developers from Petroglyph Games and producers from LucasArts will be answering questions about the new expansion pack for Empire at War, Forces of Corruption. Log on to EmpireAtWar.net to participate, or go directly here to chat. | |
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| Tuesday May 23, 2006 | |
| Cut Scenes Section Update | |
Today I have The Phantom Menace Cut Scenes section with more scenes cut from the movie. The new scenes are Nute Gunray Arrives, Droids, Hyperdrive, and Jar Jar's Balancing Act. I have more work to do on this section, so stay tuned. I have also added a couple of movie clips to The Empire Strikes Back Cut Scenes section. You can also access Jar Jar's Balancing Act, The Bacta Mask, and Han and Leia Kiss video clips directly in the Movies section if you wish. More cut scene breakdowns will be coming soon. Enjoy!
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| Monday May 22, 2006 | |
| Star Wars Saga in 3D Sooner Than Expected? | |
TheForce.net has announced that the June issue of the Popular Science magazine has an article called "Return Of The 3D". In this article it states that "...Lucas is expected to release a fully 3-D version of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace next spring." "The staffers put on pairs of thick glasses and watched as clips from Star Wars were played. Suddenly the screen itself seemed to dissolve away, as scenes stretched out toward the audience. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi's faces grew closer to viewers as the characters prepared to chase a would-be assassin. Pod cars buzzing in the background really appeared to be hundreds of feet away ... Soon, the Jedi Master himself came in. George Lucas sat down, put on the glasses and, within a few minutes, passed judgment: 'I'm sold! I'm sold!'" I would like to think that this could be a reality sooner versus later. We have heard George Lucas and Rick McCallum both say that there were not enough theaters ready to handle this technology which would be slowing the release in 3D. I hope there has been a breakthrough and we can enjoy these movies in 3D next year! | |
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| Monday May 22, 2006 | |
| Path to the Force - Episode 81 | |
Today we have Episode 81 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode! Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force- Be sure to check back later this week for the eighty-second episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics! | |
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