Zack Snyder To Direct Star Wars Reboot? Or April Fools Joke!?
At this year’s ShoWest, Zack Snyder and George Lucas announce to the world that Snyder has been tapped to reboot the “Star Wars” franchise!? April fools joke?
Maybe but here’s the word from MovieWeb.com:
“To be honest, Zack wasn’t always my first choice,” Lucas told a crowd of skeptical journalists and fans. “But I feel he can really 300 up the project.”
“The original trilogy is really lacking in terms of cohesiveness, writing, and overall story structure. I just didn’t have the time then to do what I did with episodes 1, 2 and 3 which represent the true intended Star Wars universe,” Lucas added.
“Quite frankly, and I know a lot of people won’t want to hear this, but I find the episodes 4-6 to be somewhat boring when compared to episodes 1-3. I just have never felt totally satisfied with this franchise and I think the fans know that.”
Snyder has said that he’d like to use the original cast’s voices somewhere in the mix. There is even talk about new 3-D technology!
“Fanboys” Trailer
In “Fanboys,” a group of friends who are avid Star Wars fans travel west to see the Holly Grail of all sci-fi movies, “Star Wars: Episode I.” The year is 1999 and for these death star dorks, the Star Wars films are more than just movies; they are a way of life.
So, after one of the group takes sick it is nothing short of a moral imperative that the friends break into George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch to watch the seminal sci-fi picture together before its release. Enlisting the help of an estranged friend, who has traded in his Darth Vader mask for a proper day job, the adventure lays way to some extremely funny situations, including an outrageous brawl with some hard-core Trekkies.
“Fanboys” directed by Kyle Newman, stars Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Chris Marquette and Sam Huntington.
The Weinstein Company originally scheduled Fanboys for release a few years back but kept delaying it due to test screening complaints and other issues. It looks like the flick will finally hit theaters February 6, 2009.
Funny New “Fanboys” Poster
Another poster for the upcoming “Fanboys” movie has just debuted over at Cinematical, showing a fan wearing a Darth Vader helmet.
In the movie, a group of friends who are avid Star Wars fans travel west to see the Holly Grail of all sci-fi movies, “Star Wars: Episode I.” The year is 1999 and for these death star dorks, the Star Wars films are more than just movies; they are a way of life. So, after one of the group takes sick it is nothing short of a moral imperative that the friends break into George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch to watch the seminal sci-fi picture together before its release. Enlisting the help of an estranged friend, who has traded in his Darth Vader mask for a proper day job, the adventure lays way to some extremely funny situations, including an outrageous brawl with some hard-core Trekkies.
“Fanboys” directed by Kyle Newman, stars Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Chris Marquette and Sam Huntington. The Weinstein Company originally scheduled Fanboys for release a few years back but kept delaying it due to test screening complaints and other issues. It looks like the flick will finally hit theaters February 6, 2009. Continue Reading…
New “Star Wars:The Clone Wars” Photos
Seven new photos for the upcoming animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” has been released Taking place between “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of The Clones” and “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith”, “The Clone Wars” finds Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano squaring off against Jabba the Hutt, with Count Dooku in hot pursuit.
“The Clone Wars” will hit the theaters on August 15th and will set up an animated series that will premier on Cartoon Network in the fall.
New “Star Wars:The Clone Wars” Featurette
Thanks to Lucas Animation we have “Clones” – great new featurette for “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.”
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” is a CGI-animated feature film that tells the story of the legendary and oft-referred to “Clone Wars“.
Taking place between “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of The Clones” and “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith“, “The Clone Wars” finds Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano squaring off against Jabba the Hutt, with Count Dooku in hot pursuit.
It’s called Star Wars: The Clone Wars for a reason, so these Clones are obviously important.
Watch the featurette after jump Continue Reading…
Harrison Ford Had No Faith ‘Star Wars’ Would Succeed
Asked by Home Media magazine what his “defining memory” of Star Wars was, Harrison Ford responded,
“The day my accountant convinced me that the success of the film and the two sequels that I was in meant I would never be poor again. It was a very Scarlett O’Hara moment considering prior to that I was making more of a living as a carpenter than an actor.”
Ford indicated that he had little confidence while he was making Star Wars that it would become successful.
“Whenever we would ask [director George] Lucas what we were shooting at or fleeing from he’d just tell us the special effects will be put in much later and that will explain everything, George will never be known as an actor’s director.”
