The StarWars.com blog has a giant set of pictures from this weekend’s San Francisco con on their Flickr.
There was Star Wars stuff at WonderCon, too!
The official blog has a roundup/transcript of Steve Sansweet’s panel, which started off with the Celebration Japan announcement (CJ? HA!) The rest of the first part is Steve talking to The Force Unleashed assistant producer Brett Rector, who confirms a few pesky rumors… Including one about the big dude himself. (Vader, not George. Sorry.) The second part skims a bit to an appearance by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, who talk Robot Chicken. And part three, with all the juicy Clone Wars goodness!
The Celebration continues in Japan
Now this is a shocker… Celebration Japan will be July 19 to 21 at the Makuhari-Messe Convention Center in Chiba, outside of Tokyo.
Wondercon starts tomorrow!
There’s plenty going on for Star Wars fans at the San Francisco con. On Friday, look for the Lucas Licensing Portfolio Review and a showing of Star Wars fan films hosted by the fabulous Mary Franklin. Saturday brings a How to Draw Star Wars panel with Bonnie Burton, Matt Busch and Tom Hodges. And Inside Lucasfilm with Steve Sansweet, which will also feature The Clone Wars Executive Director David Filoni and Producer Catherine Winder.
The official blog has more details.
Other highlights include an X-Files 2 panel with David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson Chris Carter, writer-producer Frank Spotnitz, a Sarah Connor Chronicles Q&A with Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau Brian Austin Green and producer James Middleton. Other highlights include a panels with J. Michael Straczynski, previews of Get Smart, Prince Caspian WALL•E and Iron Man.
Mulder and Scully Together Again
Jessa discovered that David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will be making their first-ever joint convention appearance, along with director-writer-producer Chris Carter and writer-producer Frank Spotnitz to discuss the upcoming X-Files movie. This rare convergence will be taking place at WonderCon in San Francisco on Saturday, February 23.
Jessa also mentioned that she would be excited, except that there is no Skinner involved.
TOSsing Off: A complete coincidence
- Vagueness time! Hyperspace in 2008 will bring us… stuff! And things! (Wait a minute, did that say original fiction? Tease!)
- Humor: Jawas, so uncivilized.
- Video: Star Wars Merch Circa 1979.
- Buy stuff! One StarWarsShop exclusive, and another (Shadow Trooper?) to come today?
- Bantha Tracks: Interview with the winner of CIV’s Lawrence Noble bust; Youngling fans.
- Source Archive: More Dark Empire with The Full Power of the Dark Side, Lost For Over 300 Years, and For a Thousand Generations. The latest two, Festival Public Executions Canceled and ISO Announces Mid-Rim Tour, hail from the Adventure Journal’s Galaxywide NewsNets olumn.
Hang with the 501st at Arisia
The 501st New England Garrison has several events planned for Arisia in Cambridge next weekend. (Hat tip to tk7602.)
Hasbro and eFX share high-end prop market
Press release time! Hasbro is taking on the production of “collectible electronic lightsabers,” keeping the Force FX name, while newcomer eFX will handle the prop, vehicle and and helmet replicas. (Which will “…encompass the entire Star Wars universe.” Perhaps that means we might see some EU items? Master Replicas had made at least one step in that direction.)
Hasbro’s sabers will be out in the spring, while eFX will debut their products at SDCC.
Those who are about to shop…
T-shirts from Celebration Europe are on sale at Star Wars Shop. We don’t need to be jealous anymore!
Fan Club Breakfast in Dallas
The Star Wars Fan Club is throwing a Breakfast at the Dallas Sci-Fi Expo next month. Jeremy Bulloch and Steve Sansweet will guest. Tickets go on sale Monday.