SF Signal points to a blog entry by Lou Anders about his essay for the book Star Wars on Trial. The book includes contributions from Matt Stover, Karen Traviss, Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Keith R. A. DeCandido for the defense, and the site even has a forum that I expect to show up on Fandom Wank the minute our nuttier fandomates discover it.
Up with People
NerfHerdersAnonymous has a list of Star Wars folks who’ll be at Comic Con.
George Lucas was a celebrity judge at Britain’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Scottish playwright Brian McGeachan gets a call from Carrie Fisher, who is considering performing his one-woman play.
Kenny Baker auctioning off his 1982 Rolls-Royce.
Check out Life, the Star Wars Universe and Everything for more Star Wars alumni news.
Bikini Cult
Pirates nabbing records
In addition to breaking Revenge of the Sith’s record for best opening day, Jack Sparrow and crew also smashed Spider-Man’s record for best opening weekend, earning a whooping $132 million.
For more Pirate-ocity, /Film (slashfilm, heh heh heh) explores why Dead Man’s Chest fails where Empire Strikes Back succeeded.
Christmas in July
Rebelscum reports that this year’s Star Wars ornaments will debut at Hallmark next weekend.
Who’s the number one Star Wars fan?
In the UK, it’s apparently this guy. Now if only he’d put a shirt on…
Under – and over – the sea
French architect Jacques Rougerie has designed a fantastical
Don’t go betting on Portman yet
The old rumor that Natalie Portman may be playing Indiana Jones’ daughter in Indy 4 resurfaces yet again, thanks to Raiders of the Lost Ark’s Karen Allen. Cinematical reports that she mentioned that Portman had been cast. A comment by the runner of an Allen fansite at Cinematical claims the actress heard it from him, not from an inside source. In any case, I remain skeptical.
Video Monday
All Your Snakes Are Belong To Us, a mashup of Snakes on a Plane and All Your Base. Brilliant!
Ask a Ninja review Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. If you don’t laugh at this I fear for your soul. (Thanks, Rogue!)
This is incredibly bizarre – a hip-hop dance routine with a Star Wars theme. So, of course, there’s Prince.
Star Wars: A Clone Apart is trying for a Star Wars version of Red vs. Blue. Does it suceed? You tell me.
– Han Solo switches to Apple
– Scout trooper on a jetski
– X-Men 3: Standing Ovation
From the Blogside
Jedi Wampa’s treatise on the die hard fan. His State of the Fandom speech is a must-read for all Starwars.com blog regulars.
Sunnyskywalker is rereading Courtship of Princess Leia and taking notes. We salute your bravery, ma’am! Meanwhile, Gabri Jade analyzes Bantam whipping-book Children of the Jedi.
Snarky taglines for popular movies from The Jay.
Kenobi-fan rises to the challenge with entries on moonlighting mercenaries and dust cavities.
In the land of VIPs, Don Bies addresses the sale of ILM’s model unit and other fun and games, Aaron Allston is inducted into a gaming Hall of Fame, Pablo Hidalgo reviews Dead Man’s Chest, and Ryan Kaufman wonders if Luke would listen to Nirvana.