In an interview with In Focus Magazine last year, Joss Whedon talks about what he would have done with Revenge of the Jedi. Drool. (via Binary Bonsai)
Sometimes you rescue the princess. Sometimes she rescues you.
Plenty of familiar faces on Revolution SF’s Top 75 Heroines of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror. Padme comes in at #67, and Leia at #6. (via eldritchhobbit)
The Leia entry also points to an interesting essay on The Star Wars Generation.
Rick, redux
iF Magazine’s interview with Rick McCallum at the Saturn Awards, way back on May 2nd. So it’s mostly stuff we’ve heard already, about 3-D, box sets, and the TV shows. Some interesting stuff about George’s perception of the audience for the prequels, though.
I see your Schwartz is as big as mine
MTV caught up with George Lucas at a dinner for Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people.
On Indy 4, he said that the film will be different, won’t be louder or bigger, and will be more about dialogue than stuff blowing up really good, and will probably start shooting next year:
“We’re working on it, we’re working on it,” Lucas said. “We’ve been working on it for 10 years. I think it’ll be a great film, but it’s completely different. It’s still got a lot of action, and it’s still very funny. I think it works like crazy.”
He was vague on Star Wars 3-D, but I know what you really want to know. Here’s what he said about the rerelease of the OOT:
He says he’s curious to see what the reception will be for the upcoming limited-edition DVD release of the three original “Star Wars” films. “It’s just the original versions, as they were,” Lucas said. “We didn’t do anything to it at all. But we’re not sure how many people want that.”
You might say quite a few, considering how many fans were angered by the digitized, expanded updates of episodes IV, V and VI. Lucas claims he’s not re-releasing the originals to appease fans, but rather to bate them. “Now we’ll find out whether they really wanted the original or whether they wanted the improved versions,” he said. “It’ll all come out in the end.”
So it’s a challenge then. Right-o, Big G.
In case you were wondering
The Library of Congress call number for Star Wars is PN 1995.9 .S695. Hey, it might come in handy one day.
And Wookiee makes three
For the slashers: The Top 10 Unintentionally Gay Moments in movies. Luke and Han’s break-up in A New Hope makes number 6. But guess who’s number one? Slow-motion hobbits.
The snark is strong with this one
Wired’s Lore Sjöberg reveals to us the Star Wars DVDs of tomorrow!
Flashback!
Rolling Stone talks to George Lucas, circa 1977. Also on tap is last year’s cover story, The Cult of Darth Vader.
But does he shot first?
Hasbro is making an action figure of George Lucas in Stormtrooper disguise. Hopefully the news of the rereleased OOT will keep fanboys from using it as a voodoo doll.
Oh, the puns
It’s May 4th, aka May the Fourth be With You, aka National Star Wars Day, apparently. (Thanks Bonnie!)