Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Seems some fans are just a bit too keen to get their hands on Burger Kings toys.
“They warned me before it started someone may try to steal my Darth Vader off the roof,” said Chris Hamilton, manager at a Columbus Burger King. But Hamilton wasn’t ready for thieves to break into his Plexiglas display case to steal “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” toys during the promotion. His restaurant is on its third case.
PG denies being in the vicinity. Yav isn’t even on the continent.
Author Karen Traviss tells fans what we can expect – within limits – from the new Republic Commando book, Triple Zero.
Meanwhile, on starwars.com, Sue Rostoni confirms that Triple Zero is an add-on to the existing contract and there are still two books left unassigned in the current Lucasfilm/Del Rey contract. No plans for them yet: they don’t have to be assigned until mid-2006.
Sue does refrain from comment on the fate of the Skywalker-Solo clan meeting up with Padme’s family, which could warrant a hardcover. I’m betting they show up in Legacy; with a title like that…
And, of course, September comics. Dark Horse is actually doing something newsworthy: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Leader #1. Huh.
According to Variety, Lucasfilm is shopping the rights to air all six movies on broadcast TV. Meanwhile, I’m still traumatized by Fox’s recent airings of the original trilogy Special Editions. Hopefully LFL is supplying the DVD versions this time around.
Star Wars vomit bags. Just the thing for rewatching the prequel ‘romance’ scenes!
Name of newborn Norwegian princess inspired by Star Wars:
“I must admit that I have always been a big ‘Star Wars’ fan, and Princess Leia has always been the most beautiful in the whole world,” Princess Martha Louise said in an interview with the Norwegian daily Aftenposten.
Princess Leah, born on April 8 this year and fifth in line to the Norwegian throne, was due to be baptised on Thursday.
The Internet Movie Database reports that Mark Hamill is in the running to play the Joker in the sequel to “Batman Begins.”
The actor, who played Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, has become a fan favorite to play Batman’s colorful foe. He joins Crispin Glover and Aussie actor Lachy Hulme on the three-strong internet shortlist.
Hamill became an obvious choice for some Batman fans after voicing The Joker for the Batman cartoon series. A spokesman for top Batman website Darkhorizons.Com points out, “The net basically picked Christian Bale to play Batman, so who knows.” Batman Begins opens across America and Europe this week.
Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor have both done promos for Make Poverty History. Neeson narrates and appears in the spot called “Click,” while McGregor is featured in a parody ad for Orange that will be appear in British cinemas.
Both spots and more information about Make Poverty History can be found here.
Bonniegrrl found an adorable knitted Yoda on Livejournal. I was never one to make sweaters for the plastic boys, but this might be worth learning how to knit.
Slate explores the friendship and rivalry of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, and then wonders if they ruined movies. Because, you know, god forbid people actually go see movies for fun.
There’s an all new version of the classic Star Wars Gangsta Rap!