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Police Break-up Brawl at Sci-Fi Convention, Three Light Sabers Bent Beyond Repair

Jeff Easterling — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:46:55 +0000

Usually, when police break up gang fights, the brawlers aren’t reaching for asthma inhalers. Not the case at a recent sci-fi convention. It happened this last weekend in England when the Jedi of the Norwich “Star Wars” Club was putting on a convention and film festival. The Norwich “Sci-Fi” Club showed up wanting to meet [...]

'Star Wars' vs. 'Star Trek': Which Is Better?

Eric Walkuski — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:30:39 +0000

It’s a battle of the two most revered sci-fi universes. ’Star Wars‘ vs. ‘Star Trek.’ Come on, fanboys, you know you have an opinion on this one! It’s one of the most hotly debated questions in geek history, and both have multi-layered worlds that span almost every conceivable medium: films, TV series, books, video games, toys, etc. Both [...]

The Best Star Wars Day Art on the Web

Emerald Catron — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:25:16 +0000

This Saturday is basically every geek's dream come true. Not only is it Free Comic Book Day (!!!!!!), it is also Star Wars Day. (Get it?? "May the fourth be with you.") Here are some of our favorite ways people have expressed their excitement over Star Wars Day, because if there's one thing geeks are good at, it's making stuff on a computer. Check it out.

'Star Wars Episode 7′: How Secret Will the Production Be?

Jacob Hall — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:53:21 +0000

Director JJ Abrams is infamous for keeping details on his projects on the down low, so many people have already begun speculating what will go on with the production of 'Star Wars Episode 7.' If there's one thing we learned from watching the production of the prequel trilogy, it's that 'Star Wars' fans are as passionate as they are nosy and if there's one thing we've learned from 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' it's that Abrams plays things close to the vest. A recent interview with LucasFilm honcho Kathleen Kennedy shed some light on this whole situation.

J.J. Abrams Officially Directing 'Star Wars Episode 7′

Damon Houx — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:04:03 +0000

There may have been some wiggle-room yesterday about the news that J.J. Abrams was set to direct 'Star Wars Episode 7,' but Disney and Lucasfilm have confirmed that your new 'Star Wars' director was your old 'Star Trek' director.

'Star Wars Episode 7′ – Did J.J. Abrams Turn Down the Directing Job?

Eric Walkuski — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:58:51 +0000

The question of who will direct the next 'Star Wars' still lingers quite maddeningly; while we would ideally be compiling a shortlist of contenders, we mostly collate who has expressed disinterest or denied involvement. One of those names is J.J. Abrams, who weeks ago stated in no uncertain terms that he didn't want the massive undertaking.

But did you know that he was evidently offered the job? A few choice quotes from the 'Star Trek' director indicates that he could have been the captain of two different space sagas. Jump after the break to learn more.

'Star Wars' Episodes 7, 8 and 9 Are the "Most Exciting," Will Focus on Luke Skywalker?

Britt Hayes — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:01:00 +0000

It was announced yesterday that Disney purchased Lucasfilm and its subsidiaries for $4 billion, with plans to release the first movie ('Star Wars: Episode 7') in a new planned 'Star Wars' trilogy in 2015. Although the additional news that these films will be based on an original story and not on any of the spin-off book series like fans were hoping, we are reportedly still in for an exciting ride.

According to author Dale Pollock, who wrote a biography on filmmaker George Lucas, the upcoming 'Star Wars' trilogy from Disney will be the most exciting 'Star Wars' films yet.

New Stars Wars Movie Coming in 2015 as Disney Buys Lucasfilm

Aaron on Air — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:35:49 +0000

The Force will be with us…again. In a shocking announcement, Star Wars creator George Lucas has announced that he’s selling his company Lucasfilm to Disney in a $4.05 billion dollar deal, and part of that deal will include a new Star Wars Film, Episode 7, due in 2015. In a statement, Lucas said, “For the past 35 years, one of my greatest pleasures [...]

George Lucas Speaks About a New 'Star Wars' Trilogy and Retirement

Damon Houx — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:13:11 +0000

Today's news that George Lucas is selling Lucasfilm and 'Star Wars' to Disney is so crazy that it's hard to believe it's true. Which may be why Lucas made a video to talk about the handover.

The Best Disney / Star Wars Mash-Up Art

TheFW Staff — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:29:12 +0000

The geekosphere was rocked today with the announcement that Disney has purchased Lucasfilm, the home of 'Star Wars,' for $4 billion. If that wasn't enough to inspire "Goofy shot first" jokes, Disney also announced plans to release a new 'Star Wars' movie in 2015 which will not be written or directed by George Lucas. (The creator fans love to hate will stay on in a creative consultant capacity.)

But fans of both "a galaxy far, far away" and The Mouse House have been creating awesome mash-up artwork as long as the internet (or at least DeviantArt) has been around.

'Star Wars' Sequel in the Works Sans George Lucas – Lucasfilm Now Owned by Disney

Damon Houx — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:15:25 +0000

George Lucas has been the master of 'Star Wars' since its inception and though spin-off cartoons and games have been the norm for years, the film series seemed done with after six movies. Disney has just purchased Lucasfilm for over four billion dollars, and have just announced that they're planning on a new movie for sometime in 2015.

This One Is For All The Star Wars Fans. A Capella Star Wars[VIDEO]

Aaron on Air — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:12:59 +0000

It’s Amazing How a Single Man (and Ladies I do Mean Single) Spent 300 hours into the production of this amazing one-man a capella rendition of the score from Star Wars. It has gone Viral, if you haven’t seen it already Watch this video you must, yes. Pretty Damn Cool.

AC/DC Rocks "Star Wars" [VIDEO]

Lisa Lindsey — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:03:30 +0000

Well, how cool is this? Check out this video of ‘Star Wars’ getting an AC/DC make over. In this video, Luke, Obi-Wan, Han Solo and all the rest gets a shot in the arm with AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’. I’m likin’ this! [via BuzzFeed]

48 Famous Movie Lines… Rhymed [Video]

Jeff Easterling — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:35:12 +0000

I thought this was GREAT! A new video remix on Vimeo.com called "Movie Line Rhymes", is just a basic beat, but all of the lyrics are famous movie lines... and they all rhyme!

A website called ScreenWerks.tv made it using scenes from 48 different movies, including "Scarface", "Airplane", "The Karate Kid", "E.T.", and "The Empire Strikes Back".