- Interview: VFXWorld talks to Richard Kerris, Lucasfilm’s Chief Technology Officer, about technology, The Force Unleashed, and The Clone Wars.
- Licensees: Zazzle featured in USA Today, which can’t tell the difference between Padme and Leia.
- From the ‘WE KNOW’ files: James Cameron ‘confirms’ that Star Wars will be rereleased in 3-D.
- Fandom: Chad Vader folks in The Badger Herald.
- Events: Star Wars Spectacular returning to Welland, Canada.
- People: Natalie Portman considers politics as a future career option. If she got elected, would that up the collectible value of those Padme Senatorial Gown figures?
- More People: Peter Cushing, artist? If you were hoping for something all creepy and Hammer-inspired, sorry: The art looks like something my grandmother would have a bad print of on her wall.
Tuesday morning reading list
Building notes and video of the X-Wing rocket.
Can Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda move beyond Chad Vader?
ABC News featured the Wilhelm scream Sunday night.
Drew Struzan’s original paintings on display at Oregon gallery.
Roleplaying jokes meet Star Wars in the Darths & Droids webcomic.
Video du jour: Chad sings!
Chad Vader covers Chocolate Rain. (Apparently a hip thing to do these days.) Oh, the humanity!
Rifftrax takes on AOTC
Attack of the Clones is the latest offering from MST3K alums Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy. And none other than Chad Vader joins the mocking this time around!
Video Monday
Latest Chad Vader is up. Could it be… almost at an end? Oh no!
From Bonnie – Bill Hader’s taun taun impression on Conan O’Brien. Starts at about 3:49.
Who knows how long this will last… The Cutting Edge, a hour and a half documentry on film editing.
Whatsit?
The man they call Chad
Chad Vader becomes a comedic force on the internet as the word spreads via the AP Wire…
We really like the vids
VH1 and iFilm are doing a list of the 40 greatest internet superstars, and you can vote! Both Chad Vader and the Star Wars Kid are candidates. Also in the running are Ask a Ninja, Chuck Norris, the Evolution of Dance guy, Mahir “I Kiss You” Cargi, the Numa Numa guy and the Spongemonkeys. I love the Spongemonkeys!
Internet Celebrity 101
Chad Vader dudes Aaron Yonda and Matt Sloan get profiled by Isthmus, a Madison WI alternative weekly.
Video Not-Quite-Monday
Just a few: Chad Vader Episode IV: Holiday Special and a Holiday Greeting from the same.
Is this the end?
Chad Vader: Episode 4. Watch him run!