Greetings!
It's the end of another week, time for the news. ;)
Finding time, and finding the right words for all the letters im typing up is harder than I first thought. But it is moving along, though rather slowly. I do have a list of who are the first five lucky Actors/Actresses that I'll be sending a letter/interview to:
Natalie Portman
Samuel L. Jackson
James Earl Jones
Harrison Ford
Ewan McGregor
Hey, why start off small when you can start off with a list like that? Obviously, Natalie Portmant is my main target, mostly because thats what the majority of the EH wants. >:P Though, I'd almost kill for an interview with Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones, and Harrison Ford. You just cant get much bigger than those guys.. I have 3 days off in a row ( wow!) Sun-Tuesday, so I WILL be finishing thease things up and pricing how much it would take to send them certified US Mail. Why send them in a regular envelope if I can send them in a way they will get noticed alot easier? ;)
I am going to announce my CA within the next few days. I have had alot of applicants surprisingly. I have been very fair and looked at each one individualy. The decision mostly rested on who I know that could do the work, has any experience, and whom I trust completely.
I will be sending an email today to the FC and XO with my decision. Hopefully I can release that soon! :)
Now, on to the news!
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STAR WARS NEWS:
The Force.Net has a few great newsworthy Items.
MAIL CALL Contest: (Okay, so its not really SW news, but the grand prize is great)
We're always suckers for good prizes, and when Electric Artists told us about this contest we couldn't pass up the chance to let you have at a new Apple G3 iBook. They are giving away tons of great prizes in the promotion of the upcoming show MAIL CALL on The History Channel.
New York, NY, JUNE 11, 2003 — It's a national holiday and the start of the third season of MAIL CALL with R. Lee Ermey! To celebrate both events, The History Channel® is taking host R. Lee Ermey to the troops in the Middle East, for a one-hour special – carried live from Kuwait* – to launch a new season of MAIL CALL. The special is the culmination of three days of specially themed programming on The History Channel, called the "Force of July Weekend," dedicated to our fighting forces. The weekend will include the following programs:
§ Friday, July 4: DESERT RAIDERS at 8pm ET/PT
§ Saturday, July 5: USS EAGLE 56 at 8pm ET/PT
§ Sunday, July 6: MAIL CALL MARATHON, 1pm-8pm ET/PT
§ Sunday, July 6: MAIL CALL: LIVE FROM THE GULF, a special one-hour season premiere at 10pm ET*
§ Sunday, July 6: CONQUEST season premiere at 11pm ET/PT
MAIL CALL, the weekly half-hour series that answers viewers' questions about the evolution of combat technology, launched on The History Channel in August 2002, and quickly acquired a devoted following. The new one-hour season premiere will include segments on military technology relating to desert warfare and live host stand-ups by R. Lee Ermey on a base in Kuwait.
Register at: http://www.historychannel.com/mailcall/\
THQ Announces SW Flight of the Falcon for GBA
Wed, Jun 25, 03 10:09:49 AM EDT
Press Release
THQ Announces Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon for Game Boy Advance
Pilot the Millennium Falcon in a Battle Against the Empire
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2003--THQ® Inc. today announced Star Wars®: Flight of the Falcon(TM) for Game Boy® Advance. Flight of the Falcon is scheduled for release during summer 2003.
"We are extremely pleased to be publishing the latest Star Wars videogame for Game Boy Advance, Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon," said Tiffany Ternan, Senior Vice President, North American Sales and Distribution, THQ. "The broad appeal of the Star Wars franchise makes it a great addition to our leading portfolio of handheld games."
"Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon will once again offer Game Boy Advance players an opportunity to experience all the drama and exhilaration of the Star Wars universe," said Liz Allen, director of marketing for LucasArts. "LucasArts is happy to work with THQ to bring this compelling new title to Star Wars game fans everywhere."
About Flight of the Falcon
In Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon, gamers can pilot the Millennium Falcon, the most popular vehicle from the classic Star Wars universe, in 14 combat-filled missions interweaving the movie storylines with all new plot twists. Featuring highly detailed environments and ships, frantic battles and high-speed flying action, Flight of the Falcon lets gamers battle the Galactic Empire in the skies of Yavin, Endor and beyond.
Star Wars Galaxies Sign-Up Problems
Fri, Jun 27, 03 12:49:30 AM EDT
We've had reports of gamers having problems registering for Star Wars Galaxies.
fjk1138 writes:
So far I have installed the game and got about 1/2 way through the registration process and it keeps giving me errors. Until you register the game, you cannot even see what it looks like, nor can you make any control, video, or audio setups.
I bought the collector's edition and so far I cannot even see what it looks like. If you are trying to sign up, keep your manual handy. You might get through all 192 pages. I tried a live chat with a Sony CSR and they have a pre-written response that they paste in and send to you (to) "keep trying" and to reboot. This sucks! 1 hr 45 minutes and counting...
Tahigwa adds:
This game was released with very little concern for its inevitable traffic to join up. I have wasted the better part of a day, just trying to subscribe. I ALMOST created a character and haven’t even sniffed any sort of gameplay.
The galaxy servers keep going offline and the simple login servers to identify and choose a player type have been off and on for the past hour. From the looks of the forums on the official site, I am one of the thousands who are having an undesirable first experience.
Sounds like the Hyperspace registration problems all over again. Thanks for the alerts.
Celebration 3 in Denver?
Fri, Jun 06, 03 01:10:12 AM EDT
K3po gives us the inside track on another possible Celebration location:
Someone who is in the know told us that Denver has received a bid to host the next celebration in 2005. Also, hotels in the area have been asked to review the dates of the event. The Denver convention center is being expanded and remodeled and is scheduled to be finished 2004. Here's hoping from a Denver native!
(( A personal friend of mine went to SW Celebreation 1, when it was held in Denver. He said if he wasn't such a SW nut, he would have left for home halfway into the first day. With all the bad weather they had, I still cant see Lucas really holding it there. Atleast I hope not. :P ))
EP3: Rick McCallum Talks Filming & Finished Script
Thu, Jun 26, 03 01:26:42 PM EDT
The Sydney Morning Herald
The final episode in the Star Wars saga is about to start filming at Fox Studios.
The producer, Rick McCallum, said yesterday that Episode III would be shot almost entirely inside the studios from next Monday. The main shoot would take 12 weeks, with Lucas returning for additional filming over the next 18 months.
The only shooting outside Sydney would be some plate photography - for visual effects - in Italy, New Zealand and Switzerland.
It's a huge picture and, under today's standards, it's a pretty moderately budgeted film," McCallum said. "But they're a lot of fun to make."
For Episode II, Lucas finished the script only three days before shooting started. This time around, he finished with five days to spare.
"I think they're always tough for him to write," McCallum said. "Especially this one, because it has to tie everything up from the prequels to the original trilogy. And you've got really big themes and issues in this one - how and why Anakin turns into Darth Vader."
Hit the link above to check out the rest of the article. Thanks to Andrew for the alert.
EP3: POLL - Which Rumoured Episode 3 Title Do You Prefer?
Thu, Jun 26, 03 10:34:04 AM EDT
As more media outlets pick up on the various Episode 3 title rumours http://cgi.theforce.net/theforce/tfn.cgi?storyID=21286, we'd like to know which one you prefer - “Revenge of the Sith” or “An Empire Divided”. You can take part in our poll http://www.theforce.net/episode3/index.shtml.
EP3: Samuel L Jackson & Ewan McGregor Talk Episode 3
Thu, Jun 26, 03 09:33:26 AM EDT
MTV
"I'm just going to die, you know?" Jackson said recently of George Lucas' plans for "Star Wars Episode III," which the actor begins work on next month in Australia. "I'm basically going down there hoping that I'm going to have this really awesome lightsaber battle with somebody that takes me out in the proper way. You know, the way a Jedi of my status deserves to be taken out."
"[I owe] thanks to George for creating a character like Mace Windu that makes me, like, the second-baddest dude in the universe," he said. "It's kind of awesome. And then, you know, to top that off, giving me the oddest lightsaber in the universe. I got the only purple lightsaber in the universe.
And here's an excerpt on/from Ewan McGregor:
Like Jackson, Ewan McGregor — a.k.a. Obi-Wan Kenobi — is looking forward to getting his hands back on the Jedi knights' signature weapon, even if he isn't too psyched about shooting scenes on empty soundstages in front of green screens, interacting with things that will be added in later.
"I like the fighting sequences [the best]," he said. "They're good fun to prepare for and also good fun to shoot. It's one of the rare instances in the 'Star Wars' movies when you're working with someone else, because you can't really swordfight on your own. However, most of the other scenes seem to be played into midair with computer-generated characters."
You can check out the rest of the interview by clicking here
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That's about it for me this week. Hopefully I might have some news concerning talks with the IW about some massive recruitment Ideas they have.
Until next week.
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