The official site points out some of the little details in the new movie.
Commemorative coin honors Katie Johnson
A special R2-KT collectible coin is now available, commemorating Katie Johnson, the 7-year-old daughter of 501st founder Albin Johnson, who died after a long batte with cancer in 2005. (R2-KT is Katie’s namesake.) All proceeds from the sale of the coin will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Star Wars roundup: Games, girls, and… Latin?
A lightsaber game for the Wii is closer than you might think, Lucasarts’ Jim Ward says: “We’re all over that, and internally we have already played a lightsaber game on the Wii. It’s a lot of fun, and we’ll get there.”
Luckily, fans are more than ready ready – check out these cute Star Wars Miis in IGN’s mailbag
Also…
- LFL’s Bonnie Burton and illustrator Cynthia Cummens have a comic called “A Star Wars Fan Boy Field Guide” in the anthology A Girls Guide to Guys’ Stuff.
- Chicago fans build TIE fighter for parade
- Middle schoolers put Luke Skywalker on trial
- Filmjerk reviews Heart of an Empire
- Five lessons IT managers can learn from Darth Vader
- Harvard scholar delivers Star Wars-inspired oration – in Latin.
Fan documentary updates
TFN is reporting that The Force Among us crew has been invited to Celebration.
Meanwhile, AICN has a Heart of an Empire review. (And apparently a copy of The Making of Star Wars as well…)
Additional Heart of an Empire screenings
TFN reports that the 501st documentary is screening in Tucson and Newport Beach.
Heart of an Empire trailer
Katie Johnson: 1998-2005
Katie Johnson, daughter of 501st founder Albin Johnson, passed away this week after a long battle with cancer. She was 7 years old. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family.
The Johnson family is accepting donations for funeral costs and the Make-a-Wish foundation at ForKatie.org