When Disney bought Lucasfilm, we assumed George Lucas' live action Star Wars tv show had gone the way of the Star Wars 1313 video game. But maybe not?
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Rick McCallum was the face of Star Wars for almost two decades. He was the lead producer on the Special Editions, the Prequel Trilogy and, unlike George Lucas, was the guy talking about the films in public. Now, the former Lucasfilm employee will shepherd a totally new vision in sci-fi: R'Ha. R'Ha is based on a short film…
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Star Wars fans looking for some actual news, and even a few laughs, will find lots to like in this edition of Star Wars Bits. After the jump read (and watch) the following: The real George Lucas explains his role as consultant on Star Wars Episode VII. A fake George Lucas drops some funny hits…
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Not even a long, tryptophan-fueled weekend can slow down the Star Wars talk. After the jump: Jon Favreau raises eyebrows by tweeting about Stormtroopers Sir Derek Jacobi wants in on the new Star Wars trilogy Carrie Fisher was kidding about being cast in Star Wars VII Longtime producer Rick McCallum has retired from Lucasfilm A…
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For a while now, producer Rick McCallum has been describing his long-gestating live-action Star Wars TV series as "Deadwood in space." And while that may sound like an awesome idea to people like us -- i.e., grown-ups -- it's apparently turning out to be a real roadblock for execs who'd rather go for something with…
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Earlier this month, it was revealed Star Wars Weekends at Walt Disney World provided fans a chance to buy a custom made toy of themselves in Carbonite, just like Han Solo. That's now underway and, after the jump, you can see some video and learn more about that process. There's also a new video interview with…
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Is it Halloween already? Today's TV Bits is dark and spooky, as it deals with vampires, zombies, murderers, and other scary creatures. (Insert your own joke about some of Star Wars' CGI characters being their own brand of horrifying here.) After the jump: Rick McCallum talks about the Star Wars TV show (again) ABC releases a…
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As we know from multiple stories we've ran over the last year, the long-rumored, much-anticipated, live-action Star Wars TV Series is not happening anytime soon. George Lucas himself has sai until technology significantly lowers production costs, there's just no fiscally responsible way for the show to be produced. That doesn't stop fans from asking about it…
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When Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace would be released in 3D on February 10, 2012, the /Film readers spoke their minds. Here are some gems from the almost 100 comment thread: oh good so i can go and not see it again.. You know George, when everyone called the movie…
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It's been six years since George Lucas first announced that he was developing a live-action Star Wars television series, and it seems we're going to be waiting a little longer yet. In an interview, producer Rick McCallum revealed that he and Lucas would be putting the show on hold for another three to four years…
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What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 24 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…
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Not too long ago there was word that Red Tails, the WWII movie produced by George Lucas and directed by The Wire's Anthony Hemingway, would be undergoing extensive reshoots. At the time, the report was that Lucas and producer Rick McCallum were quite unhappy with Hemingway's material. That seemed dubious, though the idea of reshoots…
Read MoreNBC has decided to pull the Heroes spin-off miniseries Heroes: Origins from a midseason launch. THR is claiming that the writers strike may have contributed to this move, but I'm sure the slight drop is Heroes ratings had more to do with the decision. And while the network isn't saying what will become of the…
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