Infinity Plus has an interview with Karen Traviss, along with excerpts from her novels Republic Commando: Triple Zero and The World Before.
3.5 billion dollars!
George Lucas is #194 on Forbes annual list of billionares.
Easy Rider
A fairly extensive interview with Ewan McGregor. (And yes, the ‘stache is for a role.)
Ewan doesn’t win Olivier Award
Talking to Natalie
Interview with Natalie Portman. Mostly concerning her latest film, V for Vendetta. (via Cinematical)
And the Wantons swoon…
Those fans of Ewan McGregor‘s delightful singing voice will be pleased to hear that he will be contributing a song to a charity album benefitting the Los Angeles Philharmonic
George the Disrupter
More on George Lucas in Washington from the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and McClatchy Newspapers.
But what’s up with the earring?
We’ve been sadly lacking in Harrison Ford coverage, mainly because most of what I’ve seen is stuff panning his new movie, Air Force One in a Bank or whatever it’s called, and I really don’t see anyone but ultra crazy Ford fans going to see that. (And yes, I know you’re out there, but how far does one take ‘genre’ anyway?)
Anyway to make up for the lack, here’s a quote from Ford on why he doesn’t discuss politics in public, along with pictures from the premiere of… erm… Firewall.
RIP Phil Brown
From TFN comes the news that Phil Brown, who played Uncle Owen in A New Hope, has passed away.
Starwars.com: Phil Brown Remembered
Movie News: Costumes, naked starlets
Costumes from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Also, if you happen to be in or near Los Angeles in the next few months, the Fashion Insitute of Design & Merchandising is displaying costumes from several 2005 releases, including ROTS, Serenity, King Kong, The Corpse Bride, and others. (via The Daily Digest)
Vanity Fair has Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley naked on the latest cover. This is the infamous cover shoot that Rachel McAdams walked out of and really… Can you blame her? The creepy (clothed) guy that replaced her is Tom Ford, the issue’s guest editor.
Paradox now controls Robert E. Howard film rights. Come on, is the world really clamoring for more Conan?
Ewan McGregor to star as one of Hitchcock’s leading men in biopic of the director.