Billboard advertiser Skywalker Outdoor Inc. is feeling the wrath of Lucasfilm’s legal department. The company had agreed in 2007 to stop using the name, but didn’t followed through.
Teaser: The Last Airbender
The Clone Wars review: ‘The Mandalorian Plot’
Yoda once told Luke Skywalker that you have to unlearn what you have learned. Certainly true in order to enjoy last week’s episode of The Clone Wars, ‘The Mandalore Plot’. Even knowing it was coming from Karen Traviss’ departure from the EU last summer, the modern history of the Mandalorian people took an abrupt revision. My first viewing of the episode left me focusing more on picking out what had been kept and tossed from previous continuity than on the actual story. But after letting it all go, I watched it again to see what was actually there. Continue reading “The Clone Wars review: ‘The Mandalorian Plot’”
Clone Wars keeps Star Wars on top of toys
The press release has been issued, and Star Wars has claimed the top spots for licensed and boy toys.
Sorry collectors, you have to go to McDonalds
With the franchise really pushing the kid market lately (Thanks, Clone Wars!) it’s only natural that the Star Wars Happy Meals are coming back. The look here isn’t all that far off from the last round, but at least there are far less of them this time.
Three genre movies up for Best Picture Oscar
It’s not a huge surprise that Avatar scored nine nominations – including Best Picture and a Best Director nod for James Cameron – but I can’t say I expected to see District 9 up there with it. Pixar’s Up (Fantasy? Sci-fi? You tell me.) also made the big time, the first animated movie since 1991’s Beauty and the Beast to be nominated for Best Picture.
Avatar and District 9 will also be taking on Star Trek for Visual Effects. Sorry, ILM. Trek might have a chance at Makeup: It’s up against Il Divo and The Young Victoria.
Clone Wars: Watch ‘The Mandalore Plot’ now
The episode, Dave Filoni’s commentary, and a look at the Mando character design with Kilian Plunkett are all available for your consumption.
Out this week: Star Wars Adventures
Wednesday brings the latest Star Wars Adventures digest, Tom Taylor’s Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes, which he’s teasing over at TFN.
Video: Star Wars is made of meat
Leave it to Japan to make the Holiday Special look tasteful and restrained. (via)
Randy Stradley teases Star Wars comic fans
Over at the Dark Horse message boards, editor Randy Stradley responded to a fan idea with a hint at what’s coming up in the future…
…I am so NOT opposed to the idea that I might mention that we have at least a couple new things in the works which focus specifically on a single main character — one of whom you may even have heard of before.
You may begin speculating . . . now.