They may not be exact replicas from the films, but they don't cost as much as exact replicas would. MasterReplicas has a Luke Skywalker lightsaber prop priced at approx. $500. Ryans are about $150. Hit the link above to visit Ryans online store.

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Star Wars fans from all over the world will gather in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis April 21 -- 24, 2005 to celebrate the coming premiere of Episode III Revenge of the Sith, and to share the excitement of Celebration III with other fans. To help Star Wars enthusiasts enjoy the show together, Lucasfilm and Gen Con LLC will set aside a special Star Wars fan area with free exhibit space for a limited number of clubs and groups that qualify.

The Star Wars fan group area at Celebration III will be an important part of a vibrant "fan quarter" that will feature fan-sponsored events, displays, and activities all about the joy of Star Wars. Groups in the exhibit area can talk with other fans about what their clubs do, make plans to see Episode III Revenge of the Sith, and recruit new members. The application process for Fan Club exhibit space at Celebration III is open as of today, and runs until December 9, 2004. Guidelines and requirements for applying are at starwarscelebration.com.

1. You Talkin to Me? – Taxi Driver

2. Bond, James Bond – Dr No

3. What’s it All About? – Alfie

4. Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Give a Damn – Gone with the Wind

5. We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat – Jaws

6. Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner – Dirty Dancing

7. You’re Only Supposed to Blow the Bloody Doors Off! – The Italian Job

8. May the Force be With You – Star Wars

9. Show Me the Money! – Jerry Maguire

10. Yeah, Baby, Yeah! – Austin Powers

First, players become the grunts of a galactic conflict in Star Wars: Battlefront. Set up for either a solo soldier, two warriors playing on one console (viewed via a split screen) or a colossal multiplayer extravaganza requiring a broadband Internet connection, the game combines the meticulous recreation of famous environments seen in the "Star Wars" films with third-person action.

The fun adventure involves choosing a historical period (Clone Wars or Galactic Civil War), choosing a side within the time frame (Republic or Separatist, Imperial or Rebel), and picking one of 20 soldier types to portray and a planet on which to wage a battle.

Solo players have the option of working through the Historical Campaign mode to become part of all six movies while visiting a dozen landscapes or simply try to conquer a galaxy, planet by planet.

Soldiers used are not of the heroic variety but rather range from a lowly clone trooper packing a missile launcher to a Separatist super battle 'droid to a Rebel pilot (in orange flight suit) wielding a blaster cannon.

"Star Wars" moments proliferate on the screen; a John Williams musical score pipes in; authentic sound effects pummel the eardrums; and multiple species and familiar characters such as Tusken raiders, Wookiees, Jawas and Luke Skywalker make appearances.

THIS tiny game packs all three films into one exciting adventure.

Apprentice of the Force is largely a two-dimensional side-scrolling action game and feels similar to the classic Super Nintendo game Super Star Wars. Controlling an eager, but at first unskilled Luke, you must jump obstacles, use a light sabre and fry enemies with a blaster.

At first, there isn't much you can do, but as you move through the levels, you gain skills and powers. Even though this game is played on the diminutive Game Boy Advance screen, the graphics are colourful and the action gets hard as you complete the game's first phase and blow up the Death Star.

The highly anticipated teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith will make its theatrical debut with Pixar's The Incredibles in the U.S. and Canada on November 5.

However, members of starwars.com Hyperspace can see it before then as the full teaser will make its world-wide debut on starwars.com the early afternoon (U.S.) of November 4. This exclusive member-only preview will be in high-quality QuickTime format.

Lucas Online is pleased to have partnered with AOL and Moviefone.com to provide starwars.com readers with fast and reliable access to Episode III video content. Subscribers to AOL will be able to see the trailer in streaming video formats starting November 4. Also look for the trailer on television the evening of November 4.

LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment are pleased to confirm that Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed will release on October 27th, 2004.

Haden Blackman, producer, LucasArts: "LucasArts is thrilled with the Jump To Lightspeed expansion, a product of our strong and ongoing partnership with SOE. This first expansion delivers the fun and engaging space combat experience players expect from Star Wars."

Jump to Lightspeed adds a whole new level of fast-paced game play to the established Star Wars Galaxies ground-based MMORPG. Thousands of players will now be able to join their friends in exploring and battling across 10 deep space sectors in over 20 different customizable spacecraft, including iconic X-wings, TIE fighters and "Millennium Falcon" type transports.

The trailer will be placed with The Incredibles, the new Disney/Pixar animated film. "However, just because the EPISODE III trailer may be shipped with the film cans of THE INCREDIBLES or suggested to play in front of that film doesn't necessarily mean that every theater screen will show the SITH trailer before The Incredibles."

"We were also told that there is a plan to have the world premiere of the EPISODE III trailer the evening before it begins playing in theaters on the Thursday, November 4 showing of Access Hollywood, the syndicated entertainment television news program."

In the first of my three-part examination of the changes to the Star Wars trilogy I looked at the differences between the various releases of A New Hope. Now the time has come to turn my attention to my favourite instalment of the trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back. This instalment of the saga has suffered relatively minor changes when compared to the first film in the series, and many believe that of the three films, Empire is the least ‘tainted’. As before, we’ll examine alterations to existing scenes, followed by scenes not included in the theatrical release. There will then be a section devoted to audio differences. So, without further ado, let’s take a look at what has changed.

Hearing a Jar Jar Binks-lookalike Gungan yell "Meesa gonna die!" as my droid tank shot him point-blank may have been the best part of this game. An excellent match for anybody with a set of Star Wars action figures in the closet -- or anybody who just likes blowing things up -- Star Wars Battlefront re-creates most of the movies' memorable battles.

You can fight from a first- or third-person perspective and on a variety of sides -- the Trade Federation's Droid Army, the later Empire or the Rebel Alliance. Gameplay follows a popular pattern: Its large battlefields are dotted with command posts, and your job is to run, fly or drive to one and occupy that position for about 30 seconds while blasting anybody who tries to take it back.

If you capture all the enemy's command posts or wipe out all its troops, you've won the battle. Battlefront features most of the flicks' settings, including the snowbound trenches of Hoth, Tatooine's deserts, the jungles of Yavin and Cloud City's towers, and just about every Star Wars vehicle you might remember.

The actor, who played Luke Skywalker in the first three Star Wars movies, was horrified recently when he learned a pristine 12-inch doll of his character had been appraised by toy experts at a staggering $12,500.

"Why would it cost that much money? It's shameful. Something like $12,000 - that's just obscene," Hamill said.

"I used to defend the merchandise, and I still do to a certain extent, because there's a supply and demand, and the kids want to play with it and sleep on it and eat it for breakfast with the cereal. But you sort of remove yourself from the memorabilia just for your own piece of mind."

Hamill admits he too has been sucked in by the Star Wars merchandise craze at times.

"I have a few things, but, just as a note to potential burglars, they're in a warehouse, not in my house," he said.

If the talk is believed to be true, then we could well be seeing two very high profile franchises heading on to the forthcoming Dual Screen portable. The ones to look out for are new editions of Star Wars and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.