Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Golden Globes ceremony canceled due to writer’s strike. Heh. Hitting ’em where it hurts! On the plus side, the WGA has struck a deal with WGA and United Artists. The Weinsteins, Lionsgate, and Lucasfilm may be next, according to Deadline Hollywood Daily.
JoBlo is reporting that Hayden Christensen has been cast as the lead in the film adaption of William Gibson’s Neuromancer. Could be a smart move for him (contingent on the success of Jumper) assuming they don’t pull a Dark is Rising with the script. And that it’s all not just wishful thinking, of course.
TFN (or RebelScum: potato, potato) did a little digging, and it looks like the new licensee for prop replicas may be a brand-new company called “eFX.”
Master Replicas, who previously held the license, did not have it renewed beyond 2007.
Sighted: A possible spoiler cameo appearance in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Seen on movieweb, which has a guy at CinemaBlend scared, and the peeps at Moviehole thinking it’s a slow week in Hollywood. Is this rumor Close to home? Could it be that Indy Encounters this? Does the Kingdom Of the Crystal Skull have absolutely nothing to do with the Soviets or the Third Reich? Would Spielberg and Lucas be so unkind?
And in other news, StarWars.com talks up the upcoming “Indiana Jones Heritage” trading card set, coming from Topps in early 2008 – going for a Retro feel to the cards highlighting the first three films, with autographs.
And the StarWars.com tour of Volume 2 of The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones continues with an in-depth look at Disc 2: Demons of Deception. Indy, as a courier and spy, witnesses the ongoing horror and futility of war in the Battle of Verdun, and then on leave tangles with Mata Hari in Paris. Documentary topics include the Battle of Verdun, Marshal P
Rebelscum spotted a supposed list of next year’s comic packs, which includes names sure to make many EU fans happy (Cade, Karrde, Thrawn.) And some that just make me want to facepalm (Xizor?) but we all have our demons.
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of the world tilting off its axis, as news spreads on the interwebs that yes, the Dragonball Z live action movie is a go. Among the rumored cast members are Justin Chatwin (from the War of the Worlds movie and Lost) as Goku and James Marsters, (of Buffy and Angel fame) as the villain. James Kyson Lee (Ando from Heroes) reportedly auditioned for the role of Yamcha.
My only question is, will Goku’s power level be over nine thousand?
Blue Sky Disney has a bluebird friend (err, ‘Bothan Spy’) who reports that “George Lucas is working with Disney on some very interesting designs for the sequel” to Star Tours, as well as additional GFFA-themed concepts to keep it company. Not surprisingly, a big promotion for Indy IV is also in the stars for spring.
The two have hooked up to “create an interactive entertainment product,” perhaps the long-rumored KOTOR MMO.
“A source close to BioWare” has confirmed to primotechnology.com the rumors that the game studio is working on a massively-multiplayer online Knights of the Old Republic RPG. It’s still a rumor as far as we’re concerned, but it’s a happy sign for the KOTOR era’s many fans. (via)