Boing Boing’s Mark Frauenfelder blogged briefly from a presentation the ILM VFX Supervisor gave at the TED conference yesterday in California. (via)
“KOTOR III concept art,” the continuing story
Remember the supposed ‘KOTOR III’ images? Here’s what artist James Zhang told EUCantina:
“I’ve never used photobucket — those images were swiped off a private folder on my website, and certainly weren’t intended for public use.”
and
“I can’t really comment on anything regarding the images.”
I’ve been hearing some rumblings – nothing verifiable, and quite possibly simple fan speculation – that a KOTOR III was at one point being considered, but was dropped/postponed for The Force Unleashed, something a lot of the GDC stories last week support. I wouldn’t give up hope for future installments, but don’t certainly lose sleep over it.
Kenner + Hasbro = Art?
Photographers Andrea Robbins and Max Becher have a gallery show at the University of Maryland Baltimore County of photographs including their “Figures” series, which pairs a Kenner SW figure with a corresponding Hasbro figure. A Washington Post reviewer thinks that “recent figures boast six-packs, bulging biceps and narrower waists. Both their femininity and masculinity have ballooned.” I’m not sure that we can blame the 90’s for this; after all, the 70’s brought us the Brothers Hildebrandt.
So are action figures modern art? Decide for yourself at the artists’ site ; scroll down to the Figures link on the left.
Variety adds fuel to ‘Indy IV at Cannes’ fire
They report that “Paramount insiders” feel it’s a sure thing, and that the stars have already been told. The official lineup won’t be confirmed until April.
30 under 30, the ladies
There are a lot more familiar faces in Entertainment Weekly’s under 30 actress roundup than there were for the men, including Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley, Kristen Bell, Katee Sackoff, Emma Watson and Summer Glau.
What the frak is going on?
Has it been a while since you’ve watched Battlestar Galactica? Trying to dust off the cobwebs, but don’t have hours to rewatch all your DVD’s?
Have no fear. SciFi put together a really funny summary that takes you from the beginning of the series through the end of Season 3. Well worth enjoying.
(By the way, the Season 3 DVD set is finally coming out on March 18th.)
Robot Chicken heads north
Season three of Robot Chicken is premiering in Canada tonight, leading off with their Star Wars special, which explains why articles on the show are appearing on both CBC and the Times Colonist. Check your local listings!
On the TOS: Japan, Gaming, Clone Wars
StarWars.com celebrates the Celebration Japan announcement with a ‘Star Wars‘ in Japan checklist, a comparison of manga and American comic adaptions, and ten items they beat us to.
- The Clone Wars: Captain Rex concept art, Plo Kooned and all.
- Gaming: TFU miniatures.
- Source Archive: Neile Janna Returns to Adarlon for New Holo and Smuggler’s Roster: Random Rumors.
Om nom nom: WB consumes New Line Cinema
New Line is now a ‘unit’ of Warner Bros. How this will affect The Hobbit, no one knows yet, but I’m thinking it does sort of make the production in-laws with The Clone Wars.
Resisting the inevitable ‘leaf on the wind’ joke
New York Magazine’s Vulture blog counts down ten beloved characters who didn’t deserve to die. Wash’s Serenity is the only real genre character on the list, but Samuel L. Jackson’s hilarious end in Deep Blue Sea and Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction are also contenders.
With that in mind, what sudden character death (outside of Star Wars) still haunts you? (Seriously, if you post any Legacy of the Force spoilers in this thread, I will cut you. Okay, maybe not. Just delete them. But I’m sure there’s a sidebar poll in this about six months down the line.)