Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Like the rest of us, he “can’t wait to see” the latest take on his signature animated character.
“For all those fans that dreamed of an adult approach to the material, ‘Batman Begins’ got nearly everything right,” Mark Hamill wrote to MTV News upon first seeing the trailer for Chris Nolan’s The Dark Knight. “I have no doubt this one will be just as good or better.”
Like a select few event movies before it, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is getting a sizable spread in Vanity Fair, with the requite Annie Leibovitz photo shoot. There’s also an online-only George Lucas Q&A where he talks quite a bit about Star Wars, including the differences between the two trilogies:
People who are over 40 love [Episodes] IV, V, and VI and hate I, II, and III. Younger people like I, II, and III and don’t like IV, V, and VI, or they like I, II, and III better and think IV, V, and VI are kind of boring and slow. And of course the older people say, “Oh, I, II, and III—it’s too jittery, too fast, too complicated, it’s too digital,” or whatever they want to say. But definitely one generation has grabbed hold of one of them, and the other generation has grabbed hold of the next one.
The magazine ought to be on newsstands now. (via)
ETA: i09 has a rebuttal to George’s comments on why we’ll hate Indy 4. Awww. It’s so cute when they’re young and innocent enough to believe in the great and generous nature of fandom-at-large when confronted with new things.
George Lucas still is still raking in the cash – He’s #1 on Forbes’ list of the Biggest Celebrity Paydays of 2007 for Hasbro’s $200 million stock buy back.
Carrie Fisher Star Wars novel or Amazon glitch? Sorry TFN, but I’m voting for glitch… Probably something to do with that Star Wars memoir she’s writing – note that Simon and Schuster published Fisher’s Postcards from the Edge and The Best Awful.
UPDATE: Sue Rostoni says S&S is not the new contract holder, so it’s not a Star Wars novel.
After Jedi Apprentice came Jedi Quest. But what’s next for Jude Watson?
Scholastic announced a new kids’ series today. The 39 Clues is a series that will mix books, collectible cards, and online gaming. It’s all supposed to fit together like a giant puzzle.
The New York Times says this is Scholastic’s bid to follow up on their success as the U.S. publishers of Harry Potter. The books will be written by different authors (sound familiar, EU fans?) and Jude Watson is signed to write the fourth book, due out in July 2009.
Slashfilm is reporting that Ray Park has been cast as the GI Joe nemesis.
ILM effects guru is #10 on Entertainment Weekly’s list of the 50 smartest people in Hollywood. Also making the list are Steven Spielberg (#2,) Johnny Depp (#21,) J.J. Abrams (#29) and Cate Blanchett (#45.) (via)
Polish fansite Starwarsy.pl has an interview with Steve Sansweet, andTurkish fansite YildizSavaslari.com talks to Shannon McRandle. (Beware of LOTF spoilers!)
Yes, Masi Oka is adorable and I don’t know any fangirl who wouldn’t want to pay for his waffles. But one of the sexiest men alive? Damn it, People, geek boys are our secret. (via)