The trial of Han Solo. Amusing and quite well done, though a tad preachy towards the end. Kinda suffers when compared with ‘The Emperor’s Court’ in Tales #14, but what commentary on Greedo shooting first doesn’t?
I’d rather kiss a…
Another throughly unauthorized Star Wars t-shirt design at Threadless.
They’re not bar toys, they’re bar accessories
Watch out, those droids are packing! Yes, you can now own a set of Star Wars pewter bar tools. The world of SW merchandise never fails to surprise me.
Up with People
Ewan McGregor and family adopt a 4 year-old girl from Mongolia.
Variety blogger Army Archerd interviews Mark Hamill and gets the scoop on some oh his upcoming projects.
Natalie Portman is being tracked all over Toronto, where she’s filming Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. The blog in question, Jaunted, claims the updates aren’t in real time, but still, kinda over-the-top.
No less weird, but not quite so creepy: The piano for a track on James Blunt’s album was recorded in Carrie Fisher’s bathroom.
A Man, A Plan, A… screw it.
Ray Park has Fanboys cameo
Ray Park, aka Darth Maul, recently shot a cameo in Fanboys, playing a “THX-guard leader.” (Security guard, I assume.) Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams are also rumored to appear in the film.
Lucas on greatest screenplay list for ANH
George Lucas and Star Wars are 68th on the Writers Guild of America and Premiere magazine’s 101 Greatest Screenplays list. Casablanca was number one. Link is from Starwars.com’s Variety feed and thus available to Hyperspace members only, but the story is pretty short.
Allston live (and in color!)
Aaron Allston is going out on tour next month for Betrayal, the first in the Legacy of the Force series. The tour tips off in Orlando for Disney’s Star Wars Weekends and continues to Indianapolis, St. Louis, Austin, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Dates and details beneath the cut!
Dye, or dye not
More on the Legacy comic
Dark Horse Editor Randy Stradley wrote a bit on the upcoming comic series, including a first look at some of Cade Skywalker’s buddies who I assume to be the Deliah Blue and Jeriah mentioned. Cade himself looks a bit less Billy Idol/Rambo in this take, although he seems to have a bit of a Garfunkel hair problem. It’s up for grabs which of the Sith is this delightful Darth Talon fellow.
My buddy McEwok thinks Cade is looking a tad like the lead singer of Coldplay. Hmm. He actually looks kind of Solo-ish to me, but maybe it’s just the trench/gun combo. Or the nose. I can’t decide.