Kurt Russell As Hans Solo In Star Wars Audition

Lots of famous folks were up for the part of Hans Solo in “Star Wars”. Thankfully, Harrison Ford came away with the job. Besides Harrison, actors like Nick Nolte, Christopher Walken, Jack Nicholson and even Steve Martin were considered for the part. Here’s one guy that I think could...

October 30th, 2009 | Read More

Is Another Starwars Trilogy, This Time In 3D, Headed For Earth?

It’s just a matter of time before we see more “Star Wars” movies. Let’s face it. “Star Wars” is as popular as ever and other than the last movie of the recent trilogy, George Lucas’s recent efforts have been iffy to say the least. But will we see this new 3D...

October 21st, 2009 | Read More

Darth Vader In Love

Love turns us all into teenage dorks and Lord Vader is no exception. See Darth Vader unable to resist the power of the Pink Side in this brilliant video tale of one proud Sith Lord’s ironic destruction. Thanks Scifiwire for the scoop.

September 25th, 2009 | Read More

Patton Oswalt Explains What’s Wrong with the Star Wars Prequels

One of comedian Patton Oswalt’s most famous riffs is explaining what was wrong with the “Star Wars” prequels. By way of imaginary time travel, here’s Oswalt’s fictional encounter with George Lucas, who has just informed him of his ideas for a “Star Wars” prequels. The...

September 9th, 2009 | Read More

Live And With Real Humans Star Wars Series Update

Either the lads at LucasFilm are really taking their time to get things right on the new live action Star Wars series coming sometime in, sometime, or there is just not a ton of passion in the creative team to get this puppy on the air. I am growing dubious, dubious and impatient. The Examiner has a...

September 9th, 2009 | Read More

Living Sci-Fi With Star Wars: The Old Republic

Many of you Sci-Fi citizens, like me, get frustrated that we’re not living the life that constantly floats around in our imaginations. Watching or reading good or even bad Sci-Fi can be torture sometimes. I do not live on Coruscant or Naboo. I don’t have a Minority Report style computer interface...

August 22nd, 2009 | Read More

Anakin Skywalker’s Thoughts on The Phantom Menace — 10 Years Later

Remember Jake Lloyd? He played the young Anakin Skywalker aka Dark Vader in “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace”. Well, that was 10 years ago, and Jake is now older. Sci Fi Pi, the Australian version of the Sci Fi Channel’s Sci Fi Wire, got a hold of Jake and asked him about his thoughts...

July 28th, 2009 | Read More

A Trace Amount Of Star Wars TV News

George Lucas takes his time. I’d like to say that he takes the time to get it right but I’d be stretching it. George certainly has some mad world building skills. A live television series is on George’s mind these days. He is making preparations, slowly. Soon I’m sure the news...

July 15th, 2009 | Read More

Is The Star Wars Live Action Series In Production Down Under?

George Lucas is living the dream. No matter how many mistakes he makes with the Star Wars universe, I (and just about everyone else) still get excited at the mere suggestion of anything new that’s Star Warsy. Once bitten, twice shy has become 4 or 5 times bitten, Endy still putting hand in lion’s...

July 2nd, 2009 | Read More

LightSaber Innovation Wasted On Bad Teeth

Forget the iPhone. Though Apple has created what is probably the greatest pound for pound gadget in Nerd history, we both know that somewhere in your virtual ultimate wishlist tech budget is an account for what will be for someone a license to print money. You want a real lightsaber. When one of these...

June 17th, 2009 | Read More

The Dark Side Of Mail Order

I’ve often pondered what it would really be like to own a lightsaber. Seems cool in theory but there are some obvious complications. For one, Jedi and Dark Sith really like to whip those things around themselves. You know, between their legs, around their heads, etc. A lightsaber cuts in all directions...

June 15th, 2009 | Read More

Han Solo And Magnum P.I. Together At Last?

I’m so old that I remember when Tom Selleck was THE man. We used to gather around in the student council lunch room and reminisce about previous episodes. We fellas would wonder in awe at Magnum’s ability to get shot in the same place every episode and still turn out for the next show. The...

June 4th, 2009 | Read More

New 77 Trailer

According to Ain’t It Cool News this movie has been in post production for about 2 years now, following initial fan screenings which showed the film for all its flaws. The movie is an autobiographical account of director Patrick Read Johnson’s early years as a budding filmmaker on the...

May 26th, 2009 | Read More

Did the New Star Trek Crib Star Wars?

Maybe there’s a reason George Lucas sent his Death Star to take out the Enterprise after all. Stumbled across this video over at CollegeHumor.com, which not-so-subtly makes the case that J.J. Abrams’ new “Star Trek” is little more than a carbon copy of George Lucas’ original...

May 14th, 2009 | Read More

Lucas Reacts to Star Trek’s Box Office Success

Apparently the bearded one is none too happy about Star Trek taking the box office crown, and possibly knocking down his Star Wars to second place when it comes to viable sci-fi franchises. Check out what George has sent his minions to do. It ain’t pretty.

May 12th, 2009 | Read More

Your Beginner’s Guide To Essential Sci-Fi At The Movies

I can see you out there, hovering over your keyboard, slack jawed, staring with squinty questioning eyes into your bright LCD screen, yearning for something new. Thus far your movie watching existence has been confined to the clinically brain dead genres of the romantic comedy, the buddy movie or films...

April 23rd, 2009 | Read More

Star Wars Nerdgasm Alert: Hot Chicks Lightsaber Fight

So what can possibly be hotter than pretty girls who, for some strange reason, have an interest in “Star Wars” and doesn’t think you’re weird for dressing up as a Wookie and attending Star Wars conventions? Or cringe at your complete devotion to a short, bearded guy who lives...

April 8th, 2009 | Read More

Star Wars TV Series In Casting

I have mixed feelings about this. I love my Star Wars. I do indeed. I once blew a promising romance with a lovely blond girl by forcing her to stand in line with me for 8 hours for the Empire Strikes Back. It was playing at only one theatre where I lived. I made the ultimate sacrifice. And so I feel...

March 9th, 2009 | Read More

The Secret Life Of Stormtroopers

Couldn’t let this one get away. You ask yourself this burning question. “What do StormTroopers do when they are offduty?” Well wonder no more pilgrim. This mildly NSFW pictorial expose from Flickr tells all the juicy behind the scenes details. Check it out via Cinematical and then hyper-link...

February 26th, 2009 | Read More

A 3-Year Old Explains Star Wars

Okay, so this is pretty old stuff and has been floating around the Internet forever, but I wanted to post it here anyway because I haven’t done so previously. It’s someone’s three year old girl explaining the plot of “Star Wars”. The original movie, not those ridiculously...

January 5th, 2009 | Read More