We continue to look back at 2011 by looking at interesting fandom happenings outside of Star Wars.
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Harrison Ford returns to space in Ender’s Game
It was rumored several weeks back that the producers of the Ender’s Game movie were pursuing Harrison Ford to play Colonel Hyram Graff, and today it’s been confirmed that he’s signed on for the role.
The adaption of Orson Scott Card’s well-known novel, which will star Hugo’s Asa Butterfield as Ender, has been in the works for years – soon after The Phantom Menace, Jake Lloyd was being considered for the lead.
First trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
…That’s a lot of dwarves.
In related news, this tweet wins the night:
I looked at my feed for the first time in a few hours and thought, oh no, The Hobbit must have died!
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) December 21, 2011
‘Chewie’ screenwriters talk Mayhew, inspiration
Evan Susser and Van Robichaux, whose satirical look behind-the-scenes of Star Wars landed a top spot on this year’s Black List, talk to Entertainment Weekly about ‘Chewie,’ Peter Mayhew, and issues with getting the film actually made.
Lucas still hunting for Indy V MacGuffin
New York Magazine’s Vulture blog caught up with George Lucas at The Adventures of Tintin premiere and learned that despite earlier comments by Steven Spielberg about the movie concept being done, Lucas is still seeking a key plot point for a fifth Indiana Jones film. Lucas said: “but I really haven’t found the MacGuffin yet. I mean, I know what it’s about, but I just have to find a MacGuffin that fits into the arena we’re working in.”
Meanwhile, Spielberg reported to MTV that making a fifth Indy film wouldn’t be made just to prove something to the audience (when compared to general fan reaction that felt that the most recent film, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was a letdown compared to other Indy outings).
The 2011 Black List includes a Star Wars spoof
The Black List is an annual vote that picks the best unproduced scripts circulating around Hollywood. Among the top vote-getters this year is Evan Susser and Van Robichaux’s ‘Chewie,’ which Movieline describes as “A satirical behind the scenes look at the making of Star Wars through the eyes of Peter Mayhew.”
Previous Black List selections that went on to be filmed include Diablo Cody’s Juno and Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Network.
Video: New John Carter trailer evokes AOTC, Avatar
Reddish arena, giant snarling alien monsters, forced combat… There’s a very Geonosis vibe to the new John Carter of Mars trailer, selling the Avataresque motion-capture and narrative. It’s deeply action-packed, but I don’t find it nearly as intriguing as the first trailer. (Kashmir? Really?) Still, I suppose it’ll work to sell the movie to the masses. Or not.
Santa Maul wishes you a fruitful bird-devouring day
…With three of Santa Maul’s favorite things: Sarcasm, arson, and Christina Ricci, in the form of this clip. May your enemies be vanquished and your feasting sublime!
Twilight means never having to say you’re kidding: Cleolinda’s Breaking Dawn: Part 1 in Fifteen Minutes
Twilight snarkster Cleolinda, whose book recaps are much beloved of many Jaders, has recapped the franchise’s fourth film.
Star Wars Identities exhibition to start in Montreal in 2012
Star Wars Identities has been revealed! Lucasfilm is launching a new Star Wars-themed traveling museum exhibition in 2012. Using the characters of Anakin and Luke Skywalker as examples, the exhibition explores the core concepts of human identity, both in the real world and for fictional characters: their origins, influences, and choices. Lucasfilm and Montreal’s X3 Productions, its partner on the Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology traveling exhibition, will be using a collection from the Lucasfilm Archives to develop an interactive journey that will allow visitors to go on a quest to develop their own personal Star Wars identity.
Star Wars Identities will run at the Montreal Science Centre from April 19 through September 16, 2012 before hopefully touring other museums around the world. Go to the exhibition’s official website at starwarsidentities.com/. Looks like Dunc’s guess on what Identities would be just impacted on the surface.
Meanwhile, the Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology exhibit, which premiered this year at the Montreal Science Centre, will be opening in the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum in Valencia, Spain this December, and running through September 2012.