Seth Green told MTV that he’s providing a voice in The Clone Wars.
Celebration Japan pre-sale dates; Disney news
The tickets will go on sale April 20 for Hyperspace members, May 17 in the U.S, and May 18 in Japan. There are also two levels of premium tickets that grant fans souvenir collectibles and special VIP privileges.
In other event news, StarWars.com also has the news that Jake Lloyd will be a guest at Disney’s Star Wars weekend on June 27-29… And an item on special Muppet/SW mashup figures that will only be available at Disney.
The Clone Wars (and friends) at NYCC ’08
This weekend, Steve Sansweet will be at the New York Comic Con to showcase Lucasfilm’s upcoming projects, including The Clone Wars, The Force Unleashed, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Will there be any thrilling debuts? Not a clue. But if you’re in the neighborhood, it probably wouldn’t hurt to stop by.
Expanded Universe newsbits: Zahn, KOTOR, TFU
- Conventions: Timothy Zahn is Guest of Honor at UberCon X in New Jersey later this month. Among his events are a Q&A and a panel on writing in someone else’s universe with Star Trek author Josepha Sherman. There will also be a charity RPG game where he’ll play one of his most famous SW characters, Grand Admiral Thrawn. (Also among the guests: our old pal Peter Schweighofer!)
- Comics: The preview for Knights of the Old Republic #27, aka the third part of Vector; A new Omnibus appears on Amazon.
- Gaming: The Force Unleashed site has had a bit of a makeover. Check out the fan toolkit (in the media gallery, under downloads) for wallpapers, screenshots, icons and more.
Celebration hints from Steve Sansweet
TFN asks Steve about possible future Celebrations and possible locations. Australia, Germany, and Chicago are all namechecked.
Daniel Logan’s con report from Germany
Once more, with Paley
The long-anticipated PaleyFest Buffy Reunion came to pass. (My boss got to go, the evil woman. Did she take me along? Nooo…)
All sorts of coverage:
- Watch with Kristin gets some funny stuff from several cast members on the ticket craziness and where those characters are today.
- Who knew Buffy went both ways? (A funny exchange captured by MTV.)
- As the hosts, TV Guide got all sorts of fun stuff like videos, play-by-plays, love for Joss and the introduction to the event by Matt Roush. (Sorry. Lots of scrolling with TV Guide. They don’t so much believe in making things easily linkable.)
Japan’s greatest collecting hits
The official site asks collectors to pick Japan’s best Star Wars merchandise.
On the TOS: Japan, Gaming, Clone Wars
StarWars.com celebrates the Celebration Japan announcement with a ‘Star Wars‘ in Japan checklist, a comparison of manga and American comic adaptions, and ten items they beat us to.
- The Clone Wars: Captain Rex concept art, Plo Kooned and all.
- Gaming: TFU miniatures.
- Source Archive: Neile Janna Returns to Adarlon for New Holo and Smuggler’s Roster: Random Rumors.
Work for the fabulous Mary Franklin!
Lucasfilm needs a Fan Events Coordinator for Celebration Japan ‘and other potential events.’ Meet famous people! Go to Japan! Work for Mary! And get paid for it!
No event planning experience? Nonexistent language skills? Check out LFL’s other available positions. (You could be Pablo’s intern!)