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Live-Action Star Wars Series In Pre-Production In Australia?
Posted on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 by Russ Fischer
Remember the time when rumors that a live-action Star Wars television series was in pre-production would have ignited swirls of fan frenzy? How things have changed. Now SciFiWire’s report that writers are being assembled down under is just another line item in a crowded RSS feed. The show has long had a planned start date of late ‘09, so this report goes along with what we’ve already known. Assuming we do see a Star Wars series premiering next year, what will it actually be? Read More »
VOTD: R2-D2 Falls In Love With a Fire Hydrant
Posted on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
In 1980, Sesame Street had a Star Wars crossover episode which featured R2-D2 and C3-PO landing on earth to hang out with the Sesame Street gang. Part of the episode involved R2-D2 falling in love with a fire hydrant. I kid you not. Video after the jump.
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Designed by Gimetzco, Dutch Southern’s “May the Best Prequel Win” T-shirt design shows the new battle between JJ Abrams’ Star Trek and the Star Wars prequels. Anyone who has seen that Wars prequels already know who won - Trek out Star Wars’d Star Wars. But this t-shirt shows the battle: Sulu vs. Darth Maul, Spock vs. Obi-Wan, Chekov vs. Jar Jar, Kirk vs. Anakin, Uhura vs. Padme, Scotty vs. General Grievous, Bones vs. Samuel L Jackson, and the Enterprise vs. the Death Star. Screen printed on an American Apparel teal tee, sized small to XXXL for $20.
In April we featured a mash-up of Star Wars and MacGyver, and now someone has created a Star Wars mash-up using Magnum P.I. No more explanation is needed. Who wouldn’t watch Han Solo P.I.?
What if the Galactic Empire was actually a set of killing machines? And what if the leader of the darkside possessed the invisibility of The One Ring. The shirt design also features Vader wearing The One Ring.
TeeFury’s T-shirt fo the day is Steven Tu’s The Terminated March design, which is a mash-up of Star Wars, Terminator and Lord of the Rings. Available for 24 hours only, and only 24 hours. Sized small to XXL, printed on Black tee, and on sale for only $9 (+ $2 shipping). Check out the full design after the jump.
32 years ago today, on May 25th 1977, George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope was released in movie theaters. The amazing thing is that most people consider Star Wars to be one of the first huge blockbusters, but it was only initially released in 32 movie theaters. In contrast, The Exorcist II was released on over 700 screens. Of course, the film had incredible per-screen averages and broke numerous box office and attendance records at the few locations playing the movie. And the film eventually expanded to more and more screens.
The film became a huge success, spawning 5 additional live-action films, countless merchandise, theme park rides and even a few television shows. But lets forget for a minute about the prequels and everything since, and go back to the film that started it all. Share your thoughts about A New Hope in the comments below.
Dan Fogler tells moviehole that director Kyle Newman has an idea for a Fanboys sequel that would see the characters from the first film to go on mission to crash the set of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones in Australia.
Cool Stuff: Jimiyo’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse T-Shirt
Posted on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
This badass gold ink t-shirt was designed by Japanese-born artist Jimiyo, for the Back in Black 2 t-shirt exhibit . The design features a bunch of great movie villains from years past, including Freddy, Predator, a T-800 Terminator, and Darth Vader as the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Apparently it’s a limited edition print, and will only be available for the month of May. Printed on %100 ringspun cotton, lightweight fitted T-shirt. Available in sizes small to XXL for $25. More detail after the jump.
R2-D2 in Star Trek? Astronaut To Watch New Star Trek Movie in Space
Posted on Friday, May 15th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Remember when George Lucas hid E.T. creatures in Star Wars: Episode I? Well apparently JJ Abrams did the same kind of thing in Star Trek, hiding the robot R2-D2 from Star Wars in one of the scenes (yes, the photo above is an obvious photoshop). I watched the film twice and definitely didn’t notice the little droid anywhere, so it must be a really obscure easter egg. I also haven’t seen any mention of the “cameo appearance” made anywhere online.
But Paramount Pictures has announced a contest, giving away an official prop from the film to one of the people who actually spotted the beeping droid. What scene in the new film Star Trek features the robot “R2-D2″ from Star Wars? Email your answer to facebook@paramount.com with “STAR TREK Easter Egg Sweepstakes” in the subject line. Full rules are listed on Facebook.
Paramount Pictures has also announced that NASA astronaut Michael Barratt will have the opportunity to watch the film aboard the International Space Station, while he and two crewmates fly 220 miles above Earth. How cool is that? You can read more in the official press release after the jump.
VOTD: My Favorite Movie (Star Trek vs. Star Wars)
Posted on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
My favorite sci-fi movie of all time if the one that starts with a small ship being attacked a larger ship…
You know, Star Wars…
I mean… Star Trek.
Did you notice all the similarities between George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope and JJ Abrams’ Star Trek? You must watch the College Humor video after the jump.
Spoiler Warning: if you havent seen the new Star Trek movie yet, you might not want to watch the video!
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VOTD: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis and Natalie Port-Man!
Posted on Monday, May 11th, 2009 by Hunter Stephenson
What you are about to see is requisite viewing and categorically real: scruffy snuggler and heavyweight comedian Zach Galifianakis interviewing Natalie Portman about her pooch. Other topics discussed on this rather hirsute (or is it?) edition of the très awkward talk show Between Two Ferns include the dilemmas of working with Wookiees and pet musk. And, cough, IMDB.
With Galifianakis set to become a big ole’ tabloid star with June’s The Hangover, we were a bit concerned if anyone would remember to feed his ferns. Our worries were for naught. They have almost certainly been feasting on large children.
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A new video has been spreading around the interwebs today showing the Starship Enterprise being destroyed by the Death Star, finally settling the sci-fi battle of Star Trek vs. Star Wars. The video was created by M Horn, the same guy who released the Death Star over San Francisco video which we also featured on the site (almost a year back). It’s funny that Horn chose to release the short on the same release date of JJ Abrams’ reboot. I’m sure that choice was not a coincidence. Watch the video after the jump.
