Costume for sale. An original Darth Vader costume – believed to have been from The Empire Strikes Back – will soon be going up for auction at Christie’s in London. It’s being put up for sale by “an American private collector” and is expected to fetch at least $250,000. A percentage of the sale price will go to cancer research.
In spaaaaace. A stable planet orbiting twin stars has been found 49 light-years away. (Alas – it is a gas giant.) Still, researchers have named the planet “Inrakluk,” which sounds pretty Wookiee to me.
People.USA Weekend interviews Matt Lanter, the actor who angsts enough for two on The Clone Wars and 90210.
Books.Visions is getting some nice press… Check out a profile of contributing artist Robert Bailey, who got to meet George Lucas, from The Edmonton Journal.
If you have a craving that can’t wait, the official site has some videos featuring Dave Filoni answering your no-doubt burning questions on Leia Troopers, Plo Koon (naturally,) MASH Troopers and the fate of Rumi Paramita. Plus a profile of Anakin. Oh, Matt Lanter, you are so much prettier than that other guy.
The third season premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is coming up in less than two weeks, and Big Shiny Robot got a sneak peek, saying “my breath is took”, and proceeds to keep it spoiler-free.
Or if you want a brief plot description, Rebel Scum has the official Cartoon Network blurbs of the first three episodes of the season (two on premiere night and one the following week).
Need more? EUCantina posts links to several “Secret” videos on the Cartoon Network site, with Dave Filoni discussing:
SW names decoded (both new characters and existing film characters)
Meanwhile, IGN got a chance to interview Matt Lanter, the voice of Anakin Skywalker, and they talk very generally about Anakin’s gradual growth to where he is in Revenge of the Sith (and what happens to his BFFs, Ahsoka and Rex.)
StarWars.com has a new Clone Wars preview video today, ‘Truly Cinematic,’ featuring Dee Bradley Baker, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, and Ashley Eckstein. There are peeks at a lot of the footage that was revealed at Celebration, but I’m not well-vested enough to know if anything else is all-new.
Sometimes parodying Twilight just seems futile, and nothing says that better than this trailer for Vampires Suck. Sorry, Matt Lanter; Cleolinda these guys are not.
As the legion of Star Wars accounts on Twitter grows, it’s getting harder to keep track of. It’s impossible to list everyone, but here are a few accounts that may be of interest.
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Marquee names
Carrie Fisher (@CarrieFFisher) Played Princess Leia in the original trilogy.
Anthony Daniels (@ADaniels3PO) Played C-3PO in all six movies.
Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) Played Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy.
Ewan McGregor (@mcgregor_ewan) Played Obi-wan Kenobi in the prequel trilogy.
Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) Played Chewbacca in the original trilogy and ROTS.
Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) All -around badass; Played Mace Windu in the prequel trilogy.
Bonnie Piesse (@BonniePiesse) Played Beru Lars in AOTC and ROTS.
Ahmed Best (@ahmedbest) Played Jar Jar Binks in the prequels.
Warwick Davis (@WarwickADavis) Played Wicket W. Warrick in Return of the Jedi as well as several characters in The Phantom Menace.
Ray Park (@PARKYBOY74) Played Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace.
Richard LeParmentier (@AdmiralMotti) Played Admiral Motti in A New Hope.
Crew
Dave Filoni (@dave_filoni) Supervising director of The Clone Wars.
Seth Green (@sethgreen) Robot Chicken, upcoming comedy series.
Phil Tippett (@PhilTippett) VFX artist who now heads Tippet Studio; Did stop motion effects for ANH and ESB.
Matthew Wood (@matthewood) Skywalker Sound; Voice of General Grievous in Revenge of the Sith and The Clone Wars.
Voices
Matt Lanter (@MattLanter) Voice of Anakin Skywalker in The Clone Wars
James Arnold Taylor (@JATactor) Voice of Obi-Wan in The Clone Wars
Catherine Taber (@cattaber) Voice of Padme Amidala in The Clone Wars
Sam Witwer (@SamWitwer) Voice of Darth Maul on The Clone Wars, Galen Marek/Starkiller in The Force Unleashed.
Dee Bradley Baker (@deebradleybaker) Voice of The Clone Wars clonetroopers.
Phil LaMarr (@phillamarr) Voice of The Clone Wars’ Kit Fisto.
Meredith Salenger (@MeredthSalenger) voiced Barriss Offee in The Clone Wars.
Simon Pegg (@simonpegg) Voice of Dengar in The Clone Wars. Director/Actor, Shaun of the Dead, Scottie in Star Trek prequel/reboot.
Greg Proops (@GregProops) Voice of Beed Annodue in The Phantom Menace.
Peter Serafinowicz (@serafinowicz) Voice of Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace.
There are a lot of characters and RPGers on Twitter – far too many for me to list here. Luckily, someone else has already done it! (Thanks to officefangirl86!)
The first two are straight-up clips, quality time with Jocasta Nu and another Bane bit. (Is there any part of the premiere that we haven’t seen a bit of yet?) The third is a peek at the animation with Dee Bradley Baker, Matt Lanter, Catherine Taber and Dave Filoni.
Well… I guess… There’s a touch of Star Wars in these new British fire helmets. But my first impression is some other movie… That I can’t quite identify…
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