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And now for some legitimate news – AICN is reporting that Revenge of the Sith will be PG-13. I don’t think anyone is really surprised – Lucas has been saying that Sith would earn the higher rating for a while now.
I wonder how many chopped-off limbs this means?
Well, not quite that good, but “Revenge of the Sith” — the Toilet Paper?
What next?
Remember the folks waiting for Revenge of the Sith at Grauman’s Chinese Theater? They’re in the wrong line.
“The telling thing is — for me, at least — if the film is not playing at the Chinese … I have zero desire to see it at all,” a fan who calls himself Obi Geewhyen posted on the message board at Liningup.net. “I’m in it for the lineup only and don’t give a darn about the conclusion of this lackluster, so-called ‘Star Wars’ series.”
How touching.
The story has been pretty widespread: Boing Boing, Metafilter, and Slashdot all blogged it and it’s pretty much spread all over by now. Nothing like laughing at a bunch of crazy geeks to bring the internet together.
UPDATE 4/7: The story’s made it to mainstream media, and Defamer is on the case.
The uberfans at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles are lining up already for the opening of “Revenge of the Sith.”
You can call them on a payphone at (323) 462-9609.
It is for a good cause. The group is raising funds for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. You can donate here.
You can watch three new TV spots for Revenge of the Sith: Tragedy, Dark Side Unleashed and a shortened version of the teaser on starwars.com.
And don’t forget… pretty much all the merchandise is coming out today. Spoilerphobes, now is the time to barricade the doors on the cave. See you in May.
Starwars.com posted a pretty hefty look at ROTS literature last night – interviews with authors Matt Stover (novelization) and J.W. Rinzler (Making of/Art of) as well as excerpts from all three books.
Even M&Ms have a trailer. And they’ve put an X-Wing in Times Square, of all places.
Revenge of the Sith soundtrack with bonus Palpatine! Well, and a DVD. But mostly Ian McDiarmid. Oddly enough, does not come out on April 2nd with the rest of the prequel stuff…
We also get a look at some new toys. The highlight? An Obi-Wan lightsaber that, um, vibrates:
Obi-Wan Kenobi Electronic Lightsaber — Turn it on and it vibrates with the power of the mystic energy field that surrounds all living things.
Mystical power of the Force. Sure.
Jonesing for the trailer? Missed The O.C.? Don’t have Hyperspace or AOL? Too moral and upstanding to download an illegal copy? Well, just for you, TFN has a Frame by Frame ROTS Trailer Description!
There’s some new information regarding a cameo by a Classic Trilogy character… Namely, the official site has updated their cast list, and someone (not us) noticed. For more, check out ComingSoon’s latest Star Wars Roundup.