It’s official!
Ewan McGregor takes to the boards as Sky Masterson next June.
MIN-EE CON! MIN-EE CON!
Glam Rock
Qui-Gon: From Jedi Knight to Priest
There are those who equate the Jedi Order with monks. Apparently, they’re more like priests.
Entertainment Weekly reports that Liam Neeson will be playing a priest in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons.
I know more than a few ladies who would line up to give him their confessions!
Game On!
If you got a bit lost in the flurry of fanboy love that came with the movie trailer, you might have missed the release of the trailer for the ROTS video game. More fleshed-out on the actual game than the earlier previews, it gives us an early glimpse of what to expect from Lucasfilm in the way of CGI sets and weaponry… And some VERY interesting possibilities for the finished film itself. But it IS only a video game, and these things ARE variable… but it’s a gold mine of nebulous hints to poke and prod at, and isn’t that part of the fun of the spoiler penthouse?
Kenobi. Ben Kenobi.
A little gossip to go with your afternoon tea…
DigitalSpy is reporting that Ewan McGregor has been approached by producers about taking on the role of James Bond.
Ewan News is reporting that McGregor has officially been signed for the London stage production of “Guys and Dolls.”
Trailer Causes Gridlock
In case you missed it, the teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode III has been released.
Needless to say, it caused quite a stir. And the internet is still clogged up, today, with fans trying to get a glimpse of the trailer on StarWars.com.
The Daily Telegraph in Australia described well the phenomenon (AND THE TRAILER…for those avoiding it).
Stay tuned. I suspect Lucasfilm will be releasing hit numbers in the near future.
Mark Hamill, Up Close and on the Internet
I feel almost bad bumping down the ROTS teaser trailer, because that is the bigger story, today.
But in other Star Wars-related news, Mark Hamill (that’s Luke Skywalker, to all you non-SW fans out there) will be on a webcast from the premiere of his film “Comic Book: The Movie” at the California Independent Film Festival, today.
It’ll be something to do while you wait for space to open up on the StarWars.com servers.
Teaser Time
TFN has a handy guide to where the ROTS teaser is playing today. If you don’t have AOL or Hyperspace, it’s airing on Access Hollywood (syndicated) or Total Request Live (MTV.)
Et tu, Jar-Jar?
People News: Neeson, One Man Show, Authors
All you USA people go vote today, okay? This election is slowly eating away at my sanity, the least you can do is pull a lever. Anyway…
Coming Soon has talks to Liam Neeson about his new film Kinsey and the upcoming Kingdom of Heaven and Batman Begins.
Charlie Ross is scheduled to perform The One Man Star Wars Trilogy at Celebration 3.
In Star Wars author news, Elizabeth Hand (Scholastic’s Boba Fett series) won a World Fantasy Award for her short story collection Bibliomancy. Karen Traviss (Hard Contact) is active on forum.starwars.com and is currently answering questions in the Hard Contact thread.