A press release says that model Laura Dutta has landed a role in the fourth Indiana Jones movie. Fan site The Indy Experience confirmed this with Dutton’s agency, but nothing (yet) from Lucasfilm.
Because someone had to comment….
The odd celebrity names movement has now extended to another casualty.
Welcome to the world Kal-El Coppola Cage.
Yes. You read it correctly. Kal-El. As in Superman?
Yeah.
Open Thread: Serenity
It’s out. Who’s been?
(Comments contain spoilers.)
Pssst…
I’ve heard that you can find screencaps of some of the deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith. But you totally didn’t hear it from me.
Saucing it up in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
The second part of Halagad’s hilarious “Star Wars Blogs of Sin” series is up on the official site. First he tackled cursing, now he’s taking on alcoholic beverages.
Go check out the list and see what you can add. We certainly have enough veterans of Jessa’s Bar to make a contribution!
Gaiman and Whedon, together at last (for an interview)
Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon, via Time magazine. (Thanks to Christy on the list for the link.)
Tolkien and Lewis… friends and rivals?
The Scotsman has a fascinating article on the friendship between two of Britain’s most beloved literary figures.
CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien were the closest of friends, one struggling to make his fantasy world of Middle Earth a literary reality, the other trying to convince friends his first book about Narnia deserved to be published.
But new research has revealed that their friendship was riven by the most bitter and personal of rows on everything from literature to religion and even their choice of spouse.
The fascinating revelations about their real relationship have been made by film-maker Norman Stone while researching a new drama-documentary on the life of Lewis. Stone, who made the award-winning movie about Lewis, Shadowlands, talked to mutual friends of the literary pair as well as examining documents in minute detail.
The drama-documentary is scheduled to air on the Hallmark Channel in the US this December. The BBC is hoping to air it at the same time.
EastEnder to fill McGregor’s shoes
EastEnders’ star Nigel Harman will replace Ewan McGregor in the West End production of “Guys and Dolls.”
EastEnders heartthrob Nigel Harman will swap the East End for the West End this winter and replace Ewan McGregor as gambler Sky Masterson in the hit musical Guys and Dolls.
Harman, 32, is set to film his final scenes in Albert Square in November and will make his debut at the Piccadilly Theatre on December 5.
The actor who catapulted to stardom as Dirty Den’s son Dennis Rickman is no stranger to treading the boards. He has previously appeared in the West End musicals Mamma Mia!, Damn Yankees and Tommy.
He will join former Coronation Street star Sarah Lancashire, who will play the nightclub ‘hostess’ Miss Adelaide.
Star Wars actor McGregor will be a hard act to follow. He has had warm reviews for his all-singing, all-dancing role, famously played by Marlon Brando in the 1955 film.
McGregor will be a hard act to follow, but I suspect that Harman is up to the task. Now I want to see “Guys and Dolls” again!
Open Thread: Fall Book Releases
I was at the bookstore today, and noticed two of fall’s big fantasy releases are already out: Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys and Robin Hobb’s Shaman’s Crossing. Coming out next Tuesday is Gregory Maguire’s Son of a Witch and the latest SW novel.
Also coming out soon is George R. R. Martin’s long-awaited A Feast for Crows, and – surprise! – yet another Wheel of Time book from Robert Jordan.
Star Wars aside, what fall releases are you most looking forward to?
Star Wars theme is tops
The American Film Institute has named the score for A New Hope as the greatest film score of all time. John Williams has three scores in the top 25, also including Jaws (#6) and E.T. (#14.) Rounding out the top five are the scores for Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, Psycho, and The Godfather.