Reed has nabbed the “original princess with an attitude” to appear at Celebration V. Currently she’s only on for autographs, but cross your fingers.
Fisher will also be at another Reed convention, C2E2, next month in Chicago.
Lil’ Boba Fett to appear in The Clone Wars
USA Today was in a Star Wars mood, busting out a big article on the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back focusing on the consistently overhyped yet always fanboy-pleasing Boba Fett, who will be making his Clone Wars debut next month voiced by Daniel Logan. I remain perplexed, but what else is new?
Cheap shots: Han learns the truth about Luke & Leia
The beauty of simplicity. (via)
New Firefly comic by real Browncoat
Clearly, Patton Oswalt is a man obsessed with Firefly. (And I so understand that!)
He talks with Entertainment Weekly about his upcoming Firefly comic “Float Out.”
I like him. In this article, it is clear he totally gets the Joss Whedon vibe. But you’ll have to wait until June to read it!
Details of the Celebration V VIP packages
There are a limited number of packages avaliable: 250 ‘Jedi Knight’ for #350 and 50 ‘Jedi Master’ for $750. Both come with early entrance, access, store discounts, reserved seating and a special concierge lounge. The ‘Master’ package features a private meet and greet with and original art from Dave Filoni, as well as a ‘personal shopper.’ (Sadly, not someone who will follow you around the floor and carry your purchases.)
The packages will go on sale in “the very near future,” with those already having badges getting an email notice today to set up a “live time” to purchase.
The Clone Wars: Watch ‘Senate Murders’ now
Friday’s episode is now up and running on StarWars.com for a limited time. Or, if that’s old hat, there’s always Dave Filoni’s commentary or a peek at next Friday’s ‘Cat and Mouse.’ (Cue debate on if there are cats and mice in the GFFA at all…)
Backlash takes to the bestseller lists
Sunday reader: Star Wars as an Icelandic saga
Image: Parque sulfúrico by Jozelui. Used under the Creative Commons license BY-NC 2.0.
Jackson Crawford is ‘translating’ the Star Wars saga from Old Norse. Here’s a sample from the introduction:
Víga-Óbívan waits for Lúkr to attain manhood, and by now is himself an old man. When young Lúkr follows some lost sheep onto Víga-Óbívan’s property and is attacked by his retainers, Víga-Óbívan defends him and later tells Lúkr (who in a dream has been given his father’s byname, “himingangari,” by a dís, but is unaware that his father also bore it), that Lúkr’s father Anakinn was slain by Veiðari, the great captain of King Falfaðinn of Kóruskantborg.
It seems seems to be ongoing, and currently up to Chapter 6.
The Star Wars live-action series has not been forgotten
In the wake of yesterday’s rumor, I was being all depressive about the live-action show on Twitter. (As you do.) But today, miracle of miracles, the Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan has a post on the live-action show! Here’s the money shot:
“They are working with writers on scripts,” a Lucasfilm representative said in response to a query. “They won’t set a production date [for Season 1] until the scripts are done.”
But work on the unnamed show’s scripts appears to be at an advanced stage — which isn’t surprising, considering the writing of the live-action show began two years ago.
Casting will begin once the scripts are done as well.
Sure, from what we know so far (bounty hunters, eww) it probably won’t appeal all that much to me, but it feels like the franchise is getting more and more kid-centric on a daily basis so I’m just happy to hear that the thing hasn’t been swept under the carpet in the name of indoctrinating the young. (Hey you kids! Get off my lawn!)
Friday afternoon news sweep: Dave Filoni, John Jackson Miller and the Squishies are starting a band
There’s been an absolute barrage of news today and I haven’t much time, so you’re getting most of it in roundup forum. Aren’t you lucky?
- TFN’s Mandy is really lobbying for that Barbara Walters job: Today her interview with Dave Filoni went up on TheForce.Net.
- Is this a confirmation? Lucasfilm told MTV they have “many projects in development. One is for a younger audience but it’s in very early development and too early for any details.” I’ve moved from annoyance to meh about this whole deal, if that’s any consolation to you.
- John Jackson Miller is doing another Knights of the Old Republic-era fiction project for Hyperspace.
- StarWars.com has revealed the cover and slipcover art for Star Wars: Year by Year — A Visual Chronicle.