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Archived News-July 2005
Week 1
| Friday July 08, 2005 | |
| Character Section Updated-Four More Clone Commanders | |
Today I have updated the Characters Section with some more of the Clone Commanders featured in Episode III. The latest additions are Commander Appo, Commander Bacara, Commander Neyo, and Commander Thire. Be sure to also read about Commander Bly, Commander Cody, Commander Gree, and Commander Odd Ball who are the other Commanders previously added. All of these characters are fascinating to me and I think we now have all of the known Commanders listed. There is supposed to be a Star Wars Insider coming out in the near future that will feature the Clone Commanders of Episode III. If there are others that I do not know about, I will be sure to post them as information becomes available. You can get a listing of characters using their picture by episode at the Characters Section. Or, if you would like to see an alphabetical listing of all of our characters, you can check out the Character Index. Enjoy! |
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| Thursday July 07, 2005 | |
| New LucasArts Store Launches! | |
Today the new LucasArts Store launched! It looks pretty cool! Visit now for new merchandise and exclusive products. You can get a free exclusive t-shirt when you pre-order Star Wars BattleFront II. Check it out! |
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| Thursday July 07, 2005 | |
| Untitled Hardcover by Elizabeth Hand Cancelled | |
The untitled hardcover to be released in 2007 by Elizabeth Hand has been cancelled. The Managing Editor of Lucasfilm Licensing, Sue Rostoni has stated that: "In the mature fiction area (I've never been comfortable with "adult" fiction -- too many connotations) we've had two unassigned hardcovers awaiting creative direction. Now there are three. Elizabeth Hand was slated to write a novel set in the Old Republic Era but, over-committed with other projects, has reconsidered and stepped out. Ms. Hand's hardcover was slated for an October 2007 release so this still gives us plenty of time to assign another author and explore other Eras as possible settings." Looks like we will have to wait for another author. |
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| Thursday July 07, 2005 | |
| Star Wars Wins! | |
Zeke from Venezuela has informed us of the winner! "Hello guys! Just wanted you to know that Time Movie Madness Tournament has just given Star Wars - A New Hope the best Movie of All Times Title!!! Episode IV beat The Godfather!!...Check it out!" Regars Ezequiel (Zeke) Caracas, Venezuela Thanks Zeke! Very cool for all of us Star Wars fans. I would have hated to see The Godfather win the title. |
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| Wednesday July 06, 2005 | |
| Bid on Luke and Vader's Lightsabers | |
Yahoo News reports that two of the most famous props in US film history -- light sabers belonging to Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader of "Star Wars" fame -- will go under the hammer in late July auction, organizers said. Dozens of objects from George Lucas' celebrated sci-fi saga will go the highest bidders at the July 29 auction in Beverly Hills organized by Profiles in History, which specializes in the sale of film props. The Jedi knight's light saber, owned by "Star Wars" producer Gary Kurtz, is estimated to sell for between 60,000 and 80,000 dollars. The light saber used by the evil Darth Vader character in "The Empire Strikes Back" is estimated to go for 40,000 to 60,000 dollars. The light sabers, of course, worked only on screen with the help of special effects. Luke's weapon, shown on Profiles in History's website, is a silvery tube with a black handle. The 75 objects up for bid include Skywalker's orange "X-Wing" pilot jumpsuit, estimated to go for 60,000 to 80,000 dollars. Actor Mark Hamill wore the suit for flight scenes in "Stars Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back." A Stormtrooper "blaster" weapon used in "Star Wars" is expected to sell for between 25,000 and 30,000 dollars, while a latex mask used for the green Yoda character may go for 8,000 to 10,000 dollars, organizers said. |
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| Tuesday July 05, 2005 | |
| Rumored Features for Revenge of the Sith DVD | |
TheDigitalBits has announced some rumored features for the upcoming Revenge of the Sith DVD. Consider this tidbit seriously Rumor Mill-worthy, but an Italian online DVD retailer has posted possible early details on a little of what you can expect from Lucasfilm and Fox's DVD release of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith in November. According to the site, look for the 2-disc set to include 2 behind-the-scenes featurettes/documentaries, 5 deleted scenes, a music video, theatrical trailers, 12 TV spots, a production photo gallery, DVD-ROM weblinks to an exclusive Star Wars.com site, an Episode III videogame trailer and a playable Battlefront II game demo. We suspect there will also be audio commentary. Watch for official details to emerge soon from Lucasfilm, with an anticipated street date for the release of either 11/1 or 11/8. Sounds pretty good to me! I only wish the Battlefront II game demo would be for the PC instead of the XBox this time. |
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| Monday July 04, 2005 | |
| Happy 4th of July! | |
Happy 4th of July! If you live in the United States, I hope that you have a great Independence Day and enjoy the fireworks and eat a hamburger for me!
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| Friday July 01, 2005 | |
| New Fan Art | |
Paul Spatola sent in some new fan art pieces a while back. Thank you Paul for your contributions and sorry for the delay. These pieces and others can be found over at the Fan Art section. Enjoy!
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