Club Jade

Entertainment Weekly has revealed the cover for J.W. Rinzler’s The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, along with 5 ‘unseen’ pics that are probably not all that unseen if you’ve been paying any attention throughout the years. (Though I admit the shot with Harrison Ford and George Lucas is not quite as familiar as the others.)

The book’s release date has also moved up a week to October 1!

In more upcoming upcoming releases, Hollywood.com has an excerpt and a look at the cover art process for next week’s novel Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void.

In his latest post on Star Wars mysteries, Pablo Hidalgo tracks down the origin of a Luke Skywalker hand prop with palm damage that was originally attributed to The Empire Strikes Back.

Sure, it’s a little fuzzy, but you get the idea… And there’s a distinct Return of the Jedi vibe, fitting with this year being the movie’s 30th. We’ll get a closer look when the new ornaments go live on Hallmark’s site. And as for the event exclusive for SDCC and NYCC? It’s the rancor!

Thanks to Rach for the picture, and we’ll let you know when Hallmark takes it all up for public viewing.

Because it’s Monday and Hondo is hung-over, check out this video that’s been going around: It’s all six Star Wars movies – or the first six, for those of you surfing in from the future – all played at once

StarWars.com has announced that there will be a special screening of Return of the Jedi at Entertainment Weekly’s CapeTown Film Festival in Hollywood on May 4th. The screening, held at the at the Egyptian Theatre where it premiered in 1983, is to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary.

It’s clear that this is the thing that was teased by EW’s Geoff Boucher on Twitter, but I have to wonder what if there’s a big scoop is coming to the magazine itself to coincide with all this? Bigger than a ‘publishing announcement,’ even?

(Oh yes… and there will be ‘guests.’)

Star Wars Aficionado has stills of the three pilots – one of whom does appear in the movie, dubbed by a man – who appear on the Blu-rays. (via)

With further reports claiming that the deal with Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg is done – though nothing from StarWars.com yet, and I doubt we’ll see anything tomorrow – let’s take a blurry journey back to 1983…

The Mary Sue, via Reddit, spotted this 1983 interview that Hamill did with Maria Shriver. He talks about Return of the Jedi sequels at 3:06. (2004!)

This Return of the Jedi still featuring Carrie Fisher’s “coke nail” was going viral not so long ago (Thanks, Reddit) and now Fisher herself has spoken up about it on Twitter:

I never used my fingernail for drugs.I used dollars or tiny spoons like any other respectable former drug addict.io9.com/5947334/and-no…

— Carrie Fisher (@CarrieFFisher) October 10, 2012

It was the snow planet, after all.io9.com/5947334/and-no…

— Carrie Fisher (@CarrieFFisher) October 10, 2012

Naturally.

‘Bubba Feets’ may suck, but this is perfection.

(They’re buddies.)