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   11 May 2008
Bring Back ... Turkish Star Wars!
Reported by Adam on 11 May 2008 21:12

More news from the producers of Bring Back ... Star Wars, who have let us know that for the first time on British TV, they will be showing archive footage never seen before including Turkish Star Wars as well as getting this man's reaction to the infamous 'goldmember' Top Trumps card (which JLC is a proud owner of!)...

More Indiana Jones Midnight Screenings Announced
Reported by Graham on 11 May 2008 17:57
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It's just a week and a half until the new Indiana Jones installment hits cinemas - time to start planning where and when you'll see it! For those who are interested in being the very first, Odeon Cinemas have let us know they will be having no midnight screenings. Cineworld will be having a handful, and AMC's two cinemas will be holding them. Read on for the full list.

The best advice if you're not in one of the listed areas is to contact your local cinema, and if they are having a midnight screening on Wednesday 21st May, please pass the location and venue along to Jedi News.

In other Indy news, the Hasbro electronic whip is turning up now, and don't forget to tune into Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom on BBC1 tonight.

Dave Filoni - The Jedi News Interview - Part 1
Reported by James on 11 May 2008 12:31
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JN:   Hi Dave, thank you very much for taking some time out.  I appreciate you’re pretty busy at the moment!
DF:   Yeah, no problem, no problem.
JN:   So, how are you doing?
DF:   Oh, you know super busy right now.  Juggling a lot, but everybody is on the show, so... pretty excited that we’re finally going to be coming out later this summer.
JN:   Cool, so is it all done and dusted or are you still putting the final touches to it?
DF:   No, just like, I think, any other movie... we’re working on it all the time, trying to make it better and still working on little tiny things right now.

Read on here...

   10 May 2008
Dave Filoni Speaks to Jedi News
Reported by James on 10 May 2008 15:48

As part of our 1st Birthday celebrations and us wanting to give something back to all our loyal readers we're thrilled to annouce that Dave Filoni, director of the Clone Wars, spoke to Jedi News about Plo Koon, the Clone Wars, George Lucas and much more...

Read the first part of our interview tomorrow...

Hasbro Q&A - The Answers (Week 53 - Jedi News Week 15)
Reported by James on 10 May 2008 15:01
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You asked the questions (were your's chosen?) and here's the answers to the 15th  batch of questions and our seventh batch for 2008.  Thanks to Hasbro for giving the UK fans a chance to get their voices heard and their questions answered here at Jedi News, the UK's premiere Star Wars fan site.

Thanks for sending in your questions and keep them coming for the next Q&A (take the link above or on the left hand menu), we need your questions by next Friday, 16th May, please.

Read on for the Questions and Answers...

LEGO Fans' Choice - Vote Now!
Reported by Graham on 10 May 2008 14:49

The LEGO Fans' Choice Poll (uncovered yesterday) is now live at the Toys R Us US website. Head on over there and choose between the following three options:

  1. The Arrest of Palpatine
  2. Slave I and Cloud City Landing Platform
  3. Mon Calamari Cruiser Set

Make sure you note that option #3 isn't the entire Cruiser! Voting is only open for a week, but unfortunately we'll have to wait until New York Toy Fair next February for the result.

Source Toys R Us
Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom on BBC1 Sunday
Reported by James on 10 May 2008 14:37

In the BIG build up to the 4th installment in the Indiana Jones franchise, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - unleashed on the 22nd May, BBC1 started to show the orginal Indiana Jones trilogy last week.

The second installment 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' is on BBC1 tomorrow night at 8:05pm.

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Star Wars Aficionado Issue 14
Reported by Adam on 10 May 2008 10:13
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Scott has been in touch to tell us about the latest issue of Star Wars Aficionado which celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi



Just to let you all know that the latest issue of the UK fan magazine STAR WARS AFICIONADO is now available, and we think it's our best yet - a mammoth 572 pager on PDF/CD-R disc, dedicated to the MAKING OF RETURN OF THE JEDI, and celebrating its Twenty Fifth Anniversary!!

Source Star Wars Aficionado
The Clone Wars Theatrical Trailer
Reported by Graham on 10 May 2008 01:19

StarWars.com has a new The Clone Wars styled front page, with the main feature being the official release of The Clone Wars movie's theatrical trailer. Check it out umpteen times in it's official, high quality glory...

Source StarWars.com
   09 May 2008
New Star Wars Weekends Site
Reported by Adam on 09 May 2008 17:05

With this year's Star Wars weekends just around the corner, Disney's microsite has had a facelift and now features a trivia quiz and a Bounty Hunter's guide to Star Wars weekends among other things.

Follow the link below to check it out....

Source Disney's Star Wars Weekends
LEGO Star Wars Vote
Reported by Adam on 09 May 2008 11:22

Action Figure Insider have reported on a campaign that LEGO and Toys R Us are running, where they're asking for Star Wars and LEGO fans to choose a classic Star Wars scene to turn into a LEGO set....

The LEGO Group and Toysrus.com want you to help pick one of the new Star Wars products for 2009. Go to www.Toysrus.com/LegoStarWarsVote from May 10 at 12:01 am to May 18 at 11:59 pm to vote for one of three classic Star Wars scenes that you’d like to see transformed into a LEGO set.

Results will be released in February 2009, and the product will be available only at Toys"R"Us stores nationwide and online at www.Toysrus.com in September 2009!

Source Toys R Us
Bring Back ... Star Wars - First Lightsaber Test
Reported by Adam on 09 May 2008 09:44

More news from the people behind Bring Back ... Star Wars

Here we have a short video of graphic and special fx designer Gee testing out the fx for Justin's light sabre duel with a certain cast member of Star Wars.

I think that you'll agree that Gee has done a fantastic job with the fx and is pretty handy with the lightsaber to boot!

Keep checking back for more updates as well as exclusive screen grabs from the real fight closer to the transmission date.

Source YouTube
   08 May 2008
The Official 2008 Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge
Reported by Adam on 08 May 2008 18:33
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AtomFilms have let us know that they’ve launched a revamped 2008 Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge website to help Star Wars fans create the ultimate fan film and compete for the chance to get their movie on TV!

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Who Shot Darth Vader?
Reported by Adam on 08 May 2008 18:10
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Raindance have been in touch to let us know that they are running a movie masterclass at BAFTA in London on Saturday which is a must for SW fans....

Who Shot Darth Vader?

Kelvin Pike did. And that's not all...

This Saturday Raindance are welcoming veteran cameraman Kelvin Pike BSC to the Kodak Masterclass at BAFTA. His work includes 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, THE SHINING, STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, DR. STRANGELOVE and HEAVEN'S GATE.

Source Raindance
Released today by Dark Horse Comics
Reported by Graham on 08 May 2008 16:01

    

This week sees Legacy #23 released along with the Clone Wars photo comic, adapting the original micro-series. Both are available today from all fine comic importers.

Over on the Dark Horse website, editor Randy Stradley has updated the Star Wars section with an article on the re-configured Star Wars team.

Source Previews
Campaigners announce "Call Darth Weinstein Week"
Reported by Graham on 08 May 2008 15:30

The "Stop Darth Weinstein" website, run by fans protesting the changes made to director Kyle Newman's version of Fanboys, have announced the next event in their campaign. "International Call Darth Weinstein" week will request fans around the world to call the Weinstein Company's offices and explain their grievances.

They have also uploaded a video of one of the previously held protests, suggesting that there was more to the story than one photo suggested.

Source Stop Darth Weinstein
Hasbro Exclusive Droid Factory Sets - New Images
Reported by Graham on 08 May 2008 15:23

Hasbro have updated their website with packaged and loose images of each of the six new Droid Factory twin packs. These are exclusive to Wal*Mart in the USA, we've not yet had word of how UK collectors will be finding these. This wave is designed as an introduction to the Droid Factory concept, which will then be carried over into The Legacy Collection basic figures.

Source Hasbro
Galactic Heroes Images
Reported by Adam on 08 May 2008 02:40

 

Rebelscum have posted images of the next wave of Galactic Heroes, which will be a mixture of new and old figures, with Jar Jar Binks and slave Leia making their debut in the dual-packs.

Check them all out after the jump....

Source Rebelscum
   07 May 2008
L.A. Times Confirms Samuel L. Jackson for The Clone Wars
Reported by Adam on 07 May 2008 21:19
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George Lucas has been talking to the L.A. Times about The Clone Wars, and during the article, it is confirmed that Samuel L. Jackson will be voicing Mace Windu, at least for the movie.

The saga resumes in August, but don't expect any new ending from George Lucas.

Thanks to CGI animation, the "Star Wars" saga is coming back to theaters this summer -- but George Lucas said fans shouldn't get their hopes up about any future films that take the epic beyond the point of Darth Vader's death at the end of "Return of the Jedi."

In other words, it ends with the Ewoks.

Source L.A. Times
Bring Back ... Star Wars on 8th June
Reported by Adam on 07 May 2008 17:34

Whilst nothing has officially been announced as yet, the word on the grapevine is that Bring Back ... Star Wars, which will see Justin Lee Collins seek to reunite the cast members of the original Star Wars trilogy, will be broadcast on Sunday 8th June.

And if the image below is anything to go by, the show is not to be missed!

Personally, I don't remember Jabba wearing trainers!

New Clone Wars Poster and Trailer News
Reported by Adam on 07 May 2008 16:14

StarWars.com have announced that the first theatrical trailer for The Clone Wars is to premiere exclusively across multiple Turner Networks tomorrow, Thursday, May 8 in the US.

The article also shows the new theatrical poster and includes a brand new image from The Clone Wars.

Click on the thumbnail above for a closer look at the poster and then follow the link below for the full report.

Source StarWars.com
The Legacy Collection - ROTS Wave Rumours
Reported by Adam on 07 May 2008 13:58

Our Rebel spies have passed on a rumour of a possible new wave of figures that will be released as part of The Legacy Collection, featuring the following characters from Revenge of the Sith:

  • General Grievous (correct scale)
  • Commander Faie
  • Felucia Clone Trooper
  • Agen Kolar (softgoods robe)
  • Bail Organa - dress uniform
  • Queen Organa
  • FX-6

With the exception of the Felucia Clone Trooper, all of these are supposedly new figures.

As always, this is purely speculation and nothing is confirmed until an official announcement is made by Hasbro.

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