Midwestern 501st and Rebel Legionnaires will be turning out for a West Michigan Whitecaps minor league baseball game on July 14th. The team will be wearing Star Wars baseball jerseys designed by 501st member Scott
Counting down to Celebration Europe
Mark over at Lightsabre wrote in to share the news that Gerald Home, who played two characters in ROTJ (Tessek aka Squidhead and a Mon Calamari officer) will be signing at the fansite’s table (D-74) in the dealers room on Saturday. A significant portion of the proceeds will go to Cancer Research UK. Pretty neat for a fansite!
Meanwhile, over at the TOS, we learn of a few more guests (including Kenny Baker, Caroline Blakiston and Michael Culver) and that the Tattoo Competition and Illustrated Trooper are making another appearence at CE,
Shocking!
Oh my god, George Lucas has a sense of humor! Who knew?
I’m Capt. Jack Sparrow
You could do a pretty convincing impersonation anyway in this amazing Asian Jack Sparrow costume currently for sale on Ebay. There’s just that pesky little matter of $4,000.
More Potter
Midnight showings of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix have reportedly netted Warner Brothers $12 million. Not bad for a Tuesday night.
And Salon talks to screenwriter Michael Goldenberg about the daunting task of adapting OotP to the big screen. (Thanks to Hollywdliz for the head’s up).
Video: Indy arrives!
IndianaJones.com has a video clip of Harrison Ford as the intrepid archaeologist. QuickTime required.
Counting down to May 22, 2008!
Game fans, watch Entertainment Tonight
Prepare yourselves for a very chipper preview of The Force Unleashed tomorrow.
Also, Chewbacca loves PSP.
Saturday at CE sold out!
Well, advance tickets, anyway. So if you haven’t got your tickets yet, best order them now, or make plans to camp out at ExCeL…
Forgotten about BSG?
Fear not! The first promo for Razor aired tonight! And not a Nickleback soundtrack in sight. (via wisteria)
Vader costume cast from original molds
‘Authentic’ Darth Vader costume pulls out all the stops. (via Gizmodo)