Congratulations to former Hobbit Sean Astin and his wife Christine on the arrival of a new baby girl!
We at Club Jade a kinda partial to Sean as he signed an item for free for us during our last auction to benefit Reading is Fundamental.
The Creator Speaks to the Fans!
Okay. We’re a bit biased towards Star Wars on this site. But we also have a lot of other fandom interests.
The one that is obsessing many of us lately is Harry Potter. So it is this Creator of which we speak.
JK Rowling (she who has launched millions of readers) invited the leaders of her two favorite fan sites to interview her during the release weekend festivities. The one-hour interview turned into two-hours that will be covered by both sites over the next week, or so.
Transcripts are the same on both sites, but reports are different. So we’ll just link you to the main page so you can catch up as you’re able.
Hear that George?
And you thought Star Wars had hype!
I do have to admit that I’ll be there at the midnight sale to pick up my copy of the next Harry Potter installment.
But I am quite intrigued by the level of hype surrounding its release. Is this what it looks like for the non-obsessed Star Wars fan out there? Did it really get this large?
I guess so.
No need to list everything here. Head on over to The Leaky Cauldron to watch the coverage of books being shipped. (Of particular interest is the autographed book being given away to a library.)
Mark is a Geek Like Us
Mark Hamill (better known to many CJers as “the guy we fell in love with during the twin sunset scene) has given an interview to ShadowChroniclesNews.com, a RoboTech website.
In it, he discusses not only his upcoming work on the new RoboTech series, but geekdom and future projects, as well.
He’s going to be busy over the next couple of years!
My office should be so nice
Big thanks to Paul Ens for the lead on some articles covering the opening ceremonies of the new Letterman Digital Arts Center: future home of all things ILM, LucasArts and Lucas Licensing.
The AP has a nice description of the facilities.
And the SF Gate has some great photos.
While we’re sorry that this now adds a bit of a commute to some of our friends at Lucasfilm, having a cafeteria where you can get such great views has to help make up for it in a small way.
What say you?
AFI’s 100 Years… series continues with 100 Years, 100 Quotes.
Once again, Star Wars makes the list with Harrison Ford’s “May the Force be with you” coming in at #8.
Gone with the Wind’s “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” topped the list.
Other genre quotes:
“Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas, anymore.” at #4
“ET, phone home.” at #15
“There’s no place like home” at #23
“I’ll be back” at #37
“If you build it, he will come” at #39
“I see dead people” at #44
“It’s alive! It’s alive!” at #49
“A boy’s best friend is his mother” at #56
“Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” at #66
“Here’s Johnny!” at #68
“They’re here” at #69
“Hasta la vista, baby” at #76
“Soylent Green is people” at #77
“Open the pod bay doors, Hal” at #78
“My precious” at #85
“I’ll get you my pretty. And your little dog, too!” at #99
Those who can’t figure out which movies those quotes belong to can head to the site above.
It *IS* all about Obi-Wan!
This writer gets it ! (Even if she has a few things wrong.)
For TPM Obi-Wan:
It is also a grand-slam exploration of the vast emotional range lying within
Harry Potter is Safe
Okay. Harry Potter is an amazing series, but it’s not worth dying over, folks.
Two men tried to sell off stolen copies of the new Harry Potter book to some tabloid papers (are we at all surprised?). In a move that many actors would appreciate, shots were then fired at the reporter when he tried to get away with the book without paying the 50,000 pound fee. (Again, not so surprised, here.)
However, Scholastic announced that all copies are safe and will be kept well managed by bookstores, if they want to get any further copies.
Thanks to The Leaky Cauldron for their intrepid reporting.
May the Force help you hold it down!
Thanks to Liz for pointing this one out.
Virgin Atlantic is incorporating Star Wars themed airsick bags.
You gotta love an airline that knows its audience. And a great way to fly over to London to catch Ewan McGregor in Guys and Dolls!
Four Times the Ewan!
It’s the dream of Ewan worshippers everywhere! No, Obi-Wan hasn’t fallen victim to the Kaminoans. But there will be four roles for Ewan McGregor in his upcoming film.
Empire Online notes a couple of links to Star Wars in this:
Sir Alec Guinness (who was old Obi-Wan to Ewan’s Young Obi-Wan, of course) played multiple roles in some of his Ealing comedies.
And the screenwriter is the same one who wrote Local Hero starring Denis Lawson who is, of course, the uncle of Ewan McGregor and who also played Wedge (Wedge!) in the Classic Trilogy.
Star Wars causes all sorts of incestuousness, doesn’t it?