Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Don’t expect to see Jonathan Frakes back in a uniform ever again. He’s not impressed with how things progressed with the franchise.
For that matter, don’t expect to see William Shatner, either. Get a life, people!
We also get some weigh-in (and Heroes talk) from Nichelle Nichols, George Takei and Walter Koenig.
Oh, the drama!
The LA Times has an article talking with George Lucas about the the making of the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and their restoration and release on DVD as the Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. Rick McCallum recounts working with Elizabeth Hurley and they name-drop many of the other celebrities who appeared on the series. Also, they have a little photo album showing scenes, stills, and a few background photos from the show. So what does George Lucas think of the Young Indiana Jones project? The article’s tagline should give it away: The Indiana Jones adventure George Lucas is most proud of is a short-lived TV series from the early ’90s.
Members of the Writers Guild have authorized their leaders to call a strike as early as November 1.
In mail balloting and at Thursday-night meetings on both coasts, members of the Writers Guild of America East and the Writers Guild of America West granted strike authority with 90.3 percent approval, representatives of the guilds said. About 5,500 of the roughly 12,000 writers covered by the unions’ contracts cast votes.
Given historically low turnout rates in guild elections, the tally was a strong show of support for the tough stance taken by guild negotiators in their discussions with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Issues of contention include residuals from DVDs and payment for content used on the internet and mobile phones.
“Dang. Wait. I am a doctor!”
And, as previously reported, it would be Karl Urban who is that “I.” StarTrek.com officially announced it to the world.
According to this report by Slashfilm.com, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull wrapped production this week, with some filming at Eagle Field near Fresno.
…and in other Indy-news, the starwars.com tour of the Adventures of Young Indiana Jones DVD Set, Volume 1 continues:
Want to catch up on your Young Indy before the DVD release?
It’s barely a wisp of a rumor, but: Another Dune adaption? Have we learned nothing, Hollywood? (Don’t answer that.)
It looks like things are really starting to come together for another X-Files film. You know it’s serious in Hollywood when the leads meet for lunch.
Okay. We’ll start first with actual news, since TV Guide has an interview with Zachary Quinto. He’s had his first ears fitting. How cool would that be? (The article is mostly about Heroes, though.)
Now, let’s open up the gossip cage with talk about Bones. What about LOTR’s Karl Urban? According to the gossip, they’re interested if they can work out schedules.
Gossip is apparently panning out, if the blogosphere is to be believed. According to the director of White Jazz, Chris Pine has had to drop out of that film so he can play Captain Kirk.
Okay, now are we missing anyone?
Building notes and video of the X-Wing rocket.
Can Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda move beyond Chad Vader?
ABC News featured the Wilhelm scream Sunday night.
Drew Struzan’s original paintings on display at Oregon gallery.
Roleplaying jokes meet Star Wars in the Darths & Droids webcomic.
Did you know that the upcoming Indiana Jones movie is widely anticipated? In fact, it even tops a list of most anticipated movies. This list of 20 films is in fact worth checking out for the other randomness that appears on it…Mamma Mia!