Cleolinda has stumbled upon the secret to every Nancy Drew book ever.
Dooku Enterprises: Working For You!
Web 2.0 or Star Wars character? I got 41 (out of 43) despite not recognizing most of the Web 2.0 names, but obviously crazy Star Wars fans are not the demographic they’re going for. I do really want to name a company ‘dooku’ now, though.
The land of THX
George talks to Time about moviemaking, his upcoming projects, (yes, Indy 4!) and what he sees for the future of film.
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TrekPassions.com, “a free personals site for science fiction lovers, including but not limited to Star Trek. Find others who share your passion for sci-fi. Meet people who read Asimov, Bova, Heinlein, Adams, Clarke and more.”
The Empire scores big at The Empire Movie Awards
The Empire Movie Awards were announced, last night. Star Wars finally won some awards that didn’t involve a Razzie.
Love or hate the Frankenstein tribute, the Birth of Darth Vader won Scene of the Year.
Revenge of the Sith also won for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film of the Year. (There’s even a little video message from George, in acknowledgement.)
Other Club Jade favorites that won:
Johnny Depp – Best Actor for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Pride and Prejudice – Best British Film
The Harry Potter Films – Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema
Congratulations to them all!
Rick spills the beans
Rick McCallum loves to talk when he does anything with Empire Magazine.
A summary of what he said:
– The TV show will be set between Episodes III and IV, will be “much darker,” and “character based.” But we still have to wait about 18 months before that starts cranking.
– George’s movie Red Tails about World War II fighter pilots is in the script-writing phase.
– George has finally approved the IndyIV script. Maybe we’ll be able to do it before Harrison Ford is in a wheelchair!
See the full article here.
Sci-Fi All-Stars
George Lucas to be inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Anne McCaffrey, Frank Herbert and Frank Kelly Freas will be likewise honored in a June ceremony hosted by Neil Gaiman.
Reign of the Bureau-Morons and other tales
Infinity Plus has an interview with Karen Traviss, along with excerpts from her novels Republic Commando: Triple Zero and The World Before.
In the beginning, there was Star Trek
The History Channel will be showing a documentary called How William Shatner Changed the World. Shatner will chat with researchers and innovators inspired by Star Trek.
3.5 billion dollars!
George Lucas is #194 on Forbes annual list of billionares.