Star Wars Bits: Star Wars 1313 Game Would Have Starred Boba Fett; Plus ILM Layoffs and Clone Wars

When Disney shut down the Lucasfilm gaming divisionLucasarts, the fans wondered about the fate of Star Wars 1313. The third person game, for whichwe’d seen gorgeous trailers, has been indefi... See full article

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Star Wars Bits: JJ Abrams Talks Trek Comparisons, LEGO Recalls a Playset, and Peter Jackson Makes a Joke

Disney shutting down Lucasarts is certainly the biggest Star Wars news of the day, but there’s plenty more where that came from. After the jump read about the following: J.J. Abrams talks about ... See full article

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Disney Closes LucasArts Game Studio

When Disney bought LucasFilm, questions about what changes would be wrought at Lucas’ various divisions were easy to miss thanks to the wave of interest in the new Star Wars film quickly announc... See full article

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Original George Lucas Script The Star Wars Gets Comic Adaptation

The original script for Star Wars was very different from what audiences saw on screen in 1977. George Lucas first wrote The Star Wars as a much campier tale. Some of the now-popular characters were a... See full article

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Star Wars Bits: Tokyo Disneyland, the White House, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Ian McDiarmid, Diane Kruger

Harrison Ford doesn’t “even want to discuss” Star Wars, but plenty of other people do.Also after the jump: Fans petition the White House for National R2-D2 Day A Lucasfilm exec blo... See full article

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J.J. Abrams Talks Star Wars Episode VII: There Are Infinitely More Questions Than Answers Right Now

In the coming monthsJ.J. Abrams is going to have a very interesting perspective on the eternal geek debate of Star Trek vs. Star Wars. He is (figuratively) helming both the U.S.S. Enterprise in this... See full article

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Star Wars Bits: Return of the Jedi 30th Anniversary Screenings and Making Of Book, Angry Birds Update and More

How beautiful is that fan-made Star Wars Episode VII poster? It’s by artist Adam Schicklingand it’s so cool, we decided to round up a few pieces of Star Wars news just so we could showca... See full article

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Star Wars Bits: Harrison Ford, Brad Bird, Dwayne Johnson, Dave Filoni, Star Wars: First Assault, Lukes Change: An Inside Job, Disney World, Atlanta Braves, and More

Jedi may be more comfortable swinging lightsabers than baseball bats, but Mickey-as-Obi-Wan seems to hold his own just fine against the Atlanta Braves in spring training. Check out the photographic ev... See full article

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Harrison Ford Hopeful About Star Wars: Episode VII

The actor himself reveals that a deal is not yet in place but he's very optimistic that it is happening. ... See full article

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Vintage 1983

With nothing new in theaters worth getting excited about my head has been all over the (time) map of cinema. I picked this year somewhat arbitrarily to discuss. Were you alive in 1983? Even if you wer... See full article

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Star Wars Bits: Disney CEO Confirms Original Cast Is in Talks, Plus: Star Wars: First Assault, Billy Dee Williams, Warwick Davis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and More

Now that a director’s been locked in for Episode VII, the big question is who’ll get to star in it. And that’s what today’s Star Wars Bits is all about. After the jump: Disney ... See full article

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The Link and I

tumblr screenshots without pausing of Zero Dark Thirty's hallway showdown sceneMNPP on responsibility in film criticism and Michel Gondry's The We And I Unreality the Han Solo in carbonite busi... See full article

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Star Wars Bits: Joss Whedon Wouldnt Bring Back Original Characters, Plus Lando, George Lucas Museum, Drew Struzan And More

The biggest recent Star Wars news is in regards to its animated future, but there’s plenty more Star Wars to go around. After the jump, read about the following: Joss Whedon wouldn’t bring... See full article

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Ends, New Star Wars Series to Take Its Place

A video update from Supervising director Dave Filoni offers footage from the final season, Star Wars Detours gets delayed. ... See full article

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New Star Wars Animated Series Coming, Detours Postponed And The Clone Wars To End

As J.J. Abrams and crew are hard at work on Star Wars Episode VII, the rest of the Lucasfilm team has decided to completely rethink their animated division. The biggest news is a new Star Wars animate... See full article

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George Lucas Confirms Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher for Star Wars: Episode VII!

The creator of the Star Wars universe reveals that the actors were in negotiations before they knew he was selling the franchise to Disney. ... See full article

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George Lucas Sheds Light on Return of Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill to Star Wars

Since Disney purchased Lucasfilm and announced the imminent creation of Star Wars Episode VII, we’ve heard a string of rumors suggesting that the film will feature the core cast of the original ... See full article

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Was Carrie Fisher Joking About Star Wars: Episode VII Confirmation?

A rep for the actress reveals that nothing has been announced about her participation in director J.J. Abrams' sequel. ... See full article

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Carrie Fisher Was Joking About Being Cast in Star Wars Episode VII

Carrie Fisher made headlines yesterday when she affirmed that she would appear in Star Wars Episode VII, as has been rumored since, well, pretty much the second the movie was announced. But it seems h... See full article

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Carrie Fisher Confirms Her Return as Princess Leia in Star Wars: Episode VII

The actress offers her thoughts on where the character would be today, saying she isn't as inclined to fight. ... See full article

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Star Wars Bits: Star Wars 1313, Star Wars Pinball, The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, George Lucas, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher gets ready to star in anotherStar Wars movie, whileGeorge Lucasconsiders the exciting world of museum curating. Also after the jump: Billy Dee Williams wants in on Episode VII R... See full article

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Star Wars: Episode VIII May Get Director Alfonso Cuaron?

Plus Simon Pegg shoots down a rumor that he will be involved in J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII. ... See full article

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Rumor: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Also Being Considered By Lucasfilm

And you thought we were going to get through a week without a juicy Star Wars rumor? Think again. Ain’t It Cool News is reporting one of the many (many) ideas currently floating around Lucasfilm... See full article

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I Linked a Link

Yahoo Movies Best Actress Roundtable - I chime in with Thelma, Peter Knegt and othersBuzzfeed Julianne Moore in Elizabeth Taylor's jewels. I'm glad she chose greenPlaybill Shia Labeouf departs his i... See full article

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Mark Hamill Says Hell Likely Appear in Star Wars Episode VII, But Nothing Is Signed Yet

Just like the rest of us, the original Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, is trying to find out about Star Wars Episode VII. He just can’t get a meeting. In a new interview, Hamill said he had meeting... See full article

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