Our friends at ClubJade.net give us the heads-up that some of the more action-heavy, “adult” oriented episodes and story arcs from The Clone Wars will be returning to Cartoon Network via their Toonami programing schedule starting Saturday, August 17. If all goes as planned, they hope to release these episodes in their uncut and original 2.35:1 aspect ratio airings.
Our friends at JediNews have alerted us to the fact that Disney and Lucasfilm have registered several new domain names surrounding the terms “Attack Squadron” and “Disney Side”.
Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy announced (and confirms our hopes) today that the venerable composer, John Williams has signed on to score Star Wars: Episode VII! Head to the official site to view a new interview with Williams.
StarWars.com has announced that The Clone Wars Season 5 will be released this October 15th as a stand-alone Blu-ray/DVD set or as part of a complete boxed set including all 108 episodes. The boxed set include a limited edition Art of The Clone Wars book containing never-before-seen concept art from the series. For the full announcement, head to The Official Site and watch the announcement trailer.
Throw this one on to the pile of Supershadow-esque rumors, but BadassDigest is posting that rumors have surfaced of J.J. Abrams maybe considering dropping out of Episode VII. Discuss.
Update: Apparently, Lucasfilm has weighed in on the matter and states that the rumor is false. (As if there was any doubt.)
Our very own DanoftheDead has been working behind the scenes with a group of close friends for many years to complete a fan made film, called Star Wars: Hunt for the Holocron.
It appears all the hard work and dedication has paid off as their team is inching closer to releasing their film. Check out their official site and while you’re at it, leave some feedback for Dan and his friends in our forums!
Gentle Giant is now taking pre-orders for a set of Imperial Seal bookends – perfect for you library of books of DVDs/Blu-rays
Back in January it was announced that Disney was postponing/canceling the release of Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith in 3D. But now, if you are one of the fortunate attendees of this year’s Celebration Europe II, you are in luck as they have announced that Episode II in 3D will be presented at the event.
(Oh, and I fixed that image on their site while I was at it.)
From our friends at Plastic Galaxy:
X-Ray Films is proud to present this SNEAK PEEK TEASER for our upcoming documentary, Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys. These 13 minutes and 24 seconds of preview footage were lovingly selected and randomly assembled for your viewing pleasure, and showcase a few of the collectors, historians, and toy designers that help bring this story to life. We hope you enjoy this small taste of the documentary, which will be available on DVD in September 2013.
Head on over to their Vimeo page for a preview
The Official Site today has updated announcing Star Wars Rebels, a new animated series coming in 2014
Production has begun on Star Wars Rebels, an exciting, all-new animated television series based on one of the greatest entertainment franchises of all time. Scheduled to premiere in fall 2014 as a one-hour special telecast on Disney Channel, it will be followed by a series on Disney XD channels around the world.