Better than normal bloopers are the long-lost bloopers of a much-loved film. Recently, some old Star Wars bloopers surfaced on YouTube which shows that not everything went smoothly a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. And we also get to see why stormtroopers struggle so much with their job. Not only can they not see anything in that helmet but they can barely stand up straight.
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Amy Hennig Joins Visceral Games as Star Wars Creative Director
When you’re talented, people are going to want you. Just look at former Naughty Dog superstar Amy Hennig. The former creative director on the Uncharted franchise has moved from a game inspired by a LucasFilm franchise to working on a game that is a LucasFilm franchise. She’s turned to the dark side and joined EA’s Visceral Games to head up their upcoming Star Wars game.
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All 32 NFL Teams in the Star Wars Universe
While Disney might be gutting the Expanded Universe, who knows what the rebuild could result in. Given that Disney’s ESPN channel pays NFL rights fees in excess of $1 billion, Disney’s propensity for cross-promotion and the inclusion of various sports in the prequel trilogy, a Star Wars-ized football league wouldn’t be out of the question for the Disney trilogy.
So what would the Star Wars equivalents to the current crop of NFL teams look like? Reddit user IlliterateGenius dreamed it up. Go Rancors!
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Pixar to Make Its Own Star Wars Movie
When Disney said that they would be producing “spin-off” movies alongside the VII, VIII, IX trilogy of films, I don’t think anyone expected them to bring their biggest guns off the shelf to make a movie.
No, Johnny Depp isn’t making a Disney produced Star Wars film. (Well, not yet and hopefully not ever.) Reports indicate that they’ve called in Pixar to make an animated Star Wars spin-off movie.
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Star Wars: Episode VII Undergoing Massive Changes in Pre-Production
Remember when you were excited for a new Star Wars trilogy to continue the story beyond what was already in the Expanded Universe. Noted Star Wars fan J.J. Abrams was directing. Oscar-winner Michael Arndt was tabbed to write the script. Everyone and their mother was meeting with Abrams. Some of the top behind the camera in Hollywood were onboard, including John Williams and Ben Burtt.
Now, the latest rumours about Episode VII are a little less promising. Nothing is confirmed or set in stone but rumours that indicate retconning established Star Wars canon concerns me.
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Marvel Takes Over Star Wars Comics in 2015
In a move that should shock no one, another part of the Star Wars empire has been taken over by another Disney company. Disney’s comic book company, a little publisher called Marvel, will be taking over the Star Wars licence starting in 2014.
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New Star Wars: Battlefront Coming Summer 2015
Can’t wait to get your hands of the upcoming EA Star Wars games? Well, I would advise you not to hold your breath because we’re still a ways out from seeing them.
During their 1st quarter earnings call, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen revealed that the first of EA’s Star Wars games under the current licensing agreement will be the new Battlefront. Unfortunately, we shouldn’t expect it until summer of 2015 which means another two years of waiting for a new Star Wars game.
In his announcement, Jorgensen noted that they were timing the release of Battlefront around the planned release of Episode VII. While the teaser trailer was decidedly original trilogy inspired, it’s entirely possible that this could mean that the new Battlefront could tie into the new trilogy. Even if it’s DICE making the game, the prospect of a movie tie-in game worries me. I don’t think I need to tell you why.
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Wouldst Thou Read William Shakespeare’s Star Wars?
Normally when I look at mashups, it’s of two sci-fi properties. Now, you can read modern sci-fi and classic drama mashed up in William Shakespeare’s Star Wars.
This book is the classic Star Wars story reimagined as a Shakespearean play complete with classic lingo and iambic pentameter. And the actors threatened to make George read his dialogue. What would they do if they saw this dialogue?
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Star Wars Meets Game of Thrones in Game of Clones
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What happens when geekdom’s iconic old school franchise meets the new standard of quality for geeks? You have Andrew Spear’s mashup of Star Wars and Game of Thrones in a wallpaper series that he calls A Game of Clones.
Samuel L. Jackson Talks About His Purple Lightsaber
Samuel L. Jackson was recently on the Graham Norton Show, presumably to promote the upcoming IndyCar-ish movie Turbo, but, naturally, talk turned to his turn as a Jedi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. This included Sam talking about how Mace Windu’s lightsaber ended up purple and the special inscription on the lightsaber hilt that he has at home.
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