Lightsaber Flash Mob Video
February 15, 2010 by admin · 2 Comments
On February 13th 2010, Jedi and Sith met to do battle for the neutral planet Slotsirb Tobac Sucric. Well, actually it was just a few hundred well organized Star Wars fans who invaded Bristols Cabot Circus, a shopping mall in Bristol, England. The fans of all ages, shapes and sizes used Facebook to set up the “Flash mob” scene. A flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse.
Bravo to all of those involved, even the guy with the paper tube aluminum foil lightsaber!
Star Wars TV Series Casting Begins
February 11, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The oft mentioned and long anticipated live-action Star Wars television show has apparently begun the casting process. The MTV Movies Blog interviewed actress Rose Byrne at a junket for her new film Knowing, and she let slip that many of her friends had already auditioned for the Star Wars series. Byrne, no stranger to the Star Wars univerese appeared in 2002’s Attack of the Clones.
Star Wars Live-Action TV Series Exclusive @ MTV Movies Blog
As with the Clone Wars animated series, George Lucas plans to produce an entire seasons worth of shows before shopping it to potential networks. Set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, the series is said to focus on the early days of the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Although the TV show will focus on lesser known and new characters, the possibility of cameos from familiar Star Wars characters has not been ruled out. Cyborg Darth Maul and Boba Fett anyone?!
As long as Lucas gets a strong team of writers and directors for the series, this property has a lot of potential. Frankly, the less involved he is the better. Director Kevin Smith has openly admitted many times that he would love to write or direct for the TV series. Plus, there are so many talented writers working in sci-fi TV right now that were weaned on the original trilogy—the writers of Lost, Heroes and Battlestar Galactica come to mind. George, I know it’s your sandbox but it’s time to let the new kids play in it.
