>>>we have plenty of
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
news today as the clock counts down towards the completion of the film.
with steven spielbergs final edit all but locked and john williams
working on the score, with february penned in for recording, the film grows
ever closer. here we have the latest photo released from the film with
indiana, marion and shia lebeouf's character preparing
to fire a bazooka...
indiana in the
truck. truck...what truck?
>>>the novelisation of
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
will soon arrive, written by bestselling author james rollins, whose
past works include subterranean, evolution, deep fathom,
amazonia, ice hunt, sandstorm, map of bones and
black order. released in hardcover from del rey, the cover is
adapted from the teaser poster art by drew struzan.
indy reads
again...
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
grantooine, the dusty arid world that was a haven for setnin
smugglers and underworld types...
Dusty, arid Setnin Sector world plagued by
dust storms that made life there almost impossible.However, a select few managed to survive
this natural assault and enjoy the mineral riches of the planet.Few stayed for more than a couple of years
at a time, the sun being covered by dust and debris.Grantooine was a haven for smugglers, low
lives and others who wished to keep a low profile
wednesday 30th january 2008
>>>the
official site unveil a new addition to the star wars cast of
characters - padawan ahsuka. over to the
official site.
"in 2008, star wars: the clone wars expands the star wars
universe with plenty of surprises. this week, lucasfilm
begins offering a glimpse at some of these surprises during the annual
toy fair events around the world. as it unveiled many of its upcoming
toys and collectibles, including those from the clone wars tv series,
among the familiar characters like obi-wan, anakin and yoda
is a mysterious new padawan named ahsoka tano. this
young togruta is eager to prove herself as a worthy padawan to her
bold master, anakin skywalker. able to wield a lightsaber and
pilot a spacecraft with great talent, ahsoka promises to become a
worthy jedi." thanks to friend of the site
bonnie burton for the tip off.
ahsoka tano -
not to be trifled with...
tuesday 29th january 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number 274 with
artwork by
tim wann. this shows
chewbacca
as he will appear in this years sequel to quest for freedom,
the lydon legacy.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>ok, in the pantheon of great
james earl jones performances, one stands out in a classic john
landis film starring eddie murphy - coming to america.
could you imagine if certain scenes from a new hope were overdubbed with
lines from that film? no need - it's already been done. click
through and enjoy this hilarious spoof video...
>>>just a week after its release the
sales figures for
family guy blue harvest have arrived, and healthy they are. the
star wars spoof beat out i love chuck into second place and
proved once again that the force is worth having as an ally.
a story of a boy,
a girl and a fat, stupid smuggler called han freakin' solo...
>>>the forthcoming
memorabilia show at the nec in birmingham, uk will boast a
number of noted star wars guests. as well as
warwick 'wicket' davis, scott 'fode' cappurro and oscar
winning costume designer john mollo, anthony daniels will be
signing for both days of the show. get over to the
memorabiliasite and make your reservations for this rare
appearance...
anthony and his
metal buddy...
sunday 27th january 2008
>>>we are excited to welcome to
Lightsabre
the lady who wrote the fantastic second han solo trilogya c
crispin.
we spoke to ann about her star wars works as well as her
further career, the results of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then go and discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com.
a c crispin
saturday 26th january 2008
>>>the trailer for
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
debuts february 15th on the
official indiana jones site at 12.01am. rumours abound
about the content of the trailer but it seems clear that this first teaser
will show scenes from the first three movies before launching into clips
from the new production.
he's a part-time
school teacher...
friday 25th january 2008
>>>gloob
tv bring us their list of the 10 best star wars spoof videos.
from the star wars kid to troops, tokyo dance trooper
to star wars gangster rap this brings us some of the best laugh out
loud moments from star wars spoofs of the past
troops - one of
the star wars spoof classics...
thursday 24th january 2008
>>>the oscar nominations are in
and various lucasfilm
divisions have been honoured in six departments. in the best special effects
category,
ilm's transformers and pirates of the caribbean - at
worlds end were nominated, along with - for best sound editing -
skywalker soundsthere will be blood, transformers and
ratatouille, the last of which was also nominated for sound mixing.
including the two current nominations,
ilmhas been nominated for 38 oscars since its founding in
1975 and is the recipient of 15 oscars in the visual effects
category.
skywalker sound is the recipient of 48 nominations and 19 oscars.
as ever a hearty congratulations to all involved, and fingers crossed for
the awards on february 24th.
ratatouille - he ain't no dirty rat...
wednesday 23rd january 2008
>>>we update our
linkssection to include many more banners taking you through to
cast and crew sites, artists, authors and much, much more. click on
links and see what's out there...
tuesday 22nd january 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number 273 with
artwork by jason brown. this shows
glann cipples
cruiser
the heart of amagad, a vessel later destroyed over
soluman.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>the record lasted over a decade, but the
final box office opening weekend record set by a star wars film has
fallen. cloverfield hauled in $41 million dollars this weekend
to surpass the special editions january 1997 take of $35.9, pushing
the controversial re-release down to second place. with the special
edition being the oldest film on the january opening weekend top 30,
it's still a mighty impressive position to be in.
star wars -
special edition
monday 21st january 2008
>>>it's out today and it's freakin' marvellous.
family guy blue harvest, the notorious spoof episode that features an
interview with george lucas, now has a viral site hosted on
boreme.com. click
here or on the image below and check it out. giggedy giggedy
giggedy!!
"holy crap, it's
a website!"
>>>we update our
quest for freedom script of the comic strip adaptation by
richard skidmore with the script
from issue two, page five. designed to show the evolution from written
page to full colour artwork, this shows the detailed work that goes into
building the visual
setnin sector of quest for freedom. click
here to have a read of the script or go through assorted on
the sidebar and click on
Lightsabre articles to watch the evolution...
page five, issue
2...
sunday 20th january 2008
>>>Lightsabre
continues its
webmaster interviews. this week
we interview one of the very first member of
club jade, tracy duncan. tracy very generously
gave us her time - and Lightsabre a place on
club jade's front page - and her interview can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then go and discuss
it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com.
tracy duncan
>>>a decade is a long time in anyone's book,
and so a sequel to the x-files movie may seem like a nostalgic
long-shot. but, if
indiana jones can leave it almost twenty years then who
knows. a cult classic of the 1990's, ending in 2002 on its 9th season,
the x-files makes a welcome return, as evidenced by this first
production shot from the movie. creator chris carter is
optimistic of the second films success, and notes one of the reasons for the
shows cult status, but also it's downfall. "we spent a lot of time on
(the mythology) and wrapped up a lot of threads. we want a stand-alone
movie, not a mythology conspiracy one." so, the return of fox
mulder - david duchovny, now currently enjoying another cult role
as hank moody in the consistently brilliant californacation -
and the fantastic gillian anderson looks set to be a classic stand
alone adventure. we can't wait...
"things are
getting strange, i'm starting to worry
this could be a
case for mulder and scully"
saturday 19th january 2008
>>>we bring yet another nostalgia trip down
memory lane with father and son, a snapshot of the first meeting in
25 years between mark hamill and
david prowse. brought to us by event co-ordinator and soon to
be Lightsabre guest barry eldridge, the selection can be found
here or by clicking through to our
conventions page.
reunited for the
first time in 25 years...
>>>if you're not excited by this
trailer then you're definitely interested in the wrong kind of movies.
the teaser trailer for next years star trek xi, now trailing with jj
abrams new film cloverfield. it's not the best quality, but share and enjoy...
>>>those wonderful folks at
the official site have been good enough to share an immensely cool
image with us, teasing what's to come in 2008. and if this teaser
below is any indication, we're in for a heck of a ride...
"i don't know who
you are, or where you came from, but from now on you do as i
say..."
>>>it started at 7.00pm gmt, but it
will go on a lot longer than that if those fans who turned up for the
international star wars chat have anything to do about it. with
special guest
gerald home the chat covered a multitude of topics, from
international collecting to deciding the name of the international alliance
- swora, star wars outer rim alliance.
groups from belgium
and portugal joined the turkish and polish
groups as well as fans from new zealand took part in an event sure to
be repeated in the not-too distant future.
"it was like
the eurovision song contest..."
friday 18th january 2008
>>>we continue our four-issue online comic
adaptation of quest for freedom, drawn
to celebrate not only the 30th anniversary of the original star wars
but also the 25th anniversary of that very first Lightsabre story.
drawn and designed by richard skidmore,
with cover art by craig burtand logo design by
tim wann, this mark newbold
written story takes places between the events of the empire strikes back
and return of the jedi, as lando calrissian and chewbacca
search the galaxy for their lost friend han solo. click the
mini banner below to reach the comic book archive and
the fifth page of issue two of our comic strip adaptation of quest for
freedom.
>>>tenacious
d are, as every scumbag in the galaxy knows, the greatest band ever
in the history of the world ever. it appears though that even having
taken on satan himself, the d are frightened of one thing -
george lucas. working on their new album, the d
have a track that may cause them to be fearful of
lucas' wrath. "we
have a new song called death star and hopefully
george lucas will not sue us." says d frontman jack black.
"we just need about 13 more songs to go
with death star so i'm thinking the cd is gonna come out in the tens,
2010."
the mighty d...
thursday 17th january 2008
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance
from the history of the setnin sector with
gista, the spice capital of the setnin sector...
One of the major spice
manufacturing worlds in the
Setnin Sector, along with
Noscage.Gista was an inhospitable rock, lying
alone around a small star.
Despite this, controlling the Gista spice mines was the ambition
of many a Setnin ganglord, though no boss has ever quite managed
to achieve it.Gista was also the home of the small-time crook Gaalent, an old friend of
Jan Lomona who pushed his luck too far with Glann Cipple one
too many times.For
a while it was also the adopted home of Cipples former secretary
Jezzren
and his family, living as they did with Jezzren’s brother Marekk in the busy region of Silo Grain City.During the era of the Clone Wars, Gista was the world where Jedi KnightsNotami De’Athe
and Yyfekk Talaihin
encountered the dark Jedi
Garani Allafson and where Notami convinced his friend to
believe he was slain so as to continue arranging the
Rinsome Project.
During the last few hours of the Clone Wars the Jedi Knight
Sonness Essar was slain by her
Clonetrooper
battalion after the initiation of
Order 66.
>>>it's confirmed. after years of waiting
- and three years after
daniel logan put it on his wish list in his
interview with us back in 2005 -
rick mccallum has confirmed the presence of boba fett in the
live action television series, due in 2009. announced in an interview with
rickin issue 99 of the star wars insider,
mccallumconfirmed that fett will be an 'instrumental part'
of the show and the stories. great news for all of us wishing to learn
more about the mysterious past and history of the galaxies greatest bounty
hunter.
"you lookin' at
me? well you will be soon..."
wednesday 16th january 2008
>>>warwick davis brings us part three of
his three part exploration, via
youtube, to find out precisely what the great british public
knows about our beloved star wars. try imagining a world
without star wars. difficult, isn't it? well, meet some
folks who haven't a clue it's happened at all...
>>>it's getting closer - only 127 days
to go until
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull,
and the excitement builds with this new photo that features ray winstone
in character for the first time. goose bumps much?
indiana takes his
companions out for exercise to a step class...
tuesday 15th january 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number 272 with
artwork by richard skidmore. this showsthe might of the empire about to attack
ecaps city on a-desando.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>the world of star wars
online is growing continually, and here's another brilliant example.
jedi masters is a great blog, bringing
news from all aspects of the star wars universe as well as some class
interviews, including this week an chat with none other than
drew karpyshyn, discussing his new
novel darth bane - rule of two. click
here or below to get into the blog and
wiki of
jedi masters...
monday 14th january 2008
>>>our great friend
joao pinto
over at fan force portugal brings
us some great news about a new interview that hits the site. over to
joao.
i would like to
inform you of yet another great interview fan force portugal
was able to make. this time, the known writer and screenwriter drew
karpyshyn talks about his bond with the star wars and the dark
side of the force. please find the interview
here."
thanks as ever to joao and make sure you
check out their great interview with drew.
drew karpyshyn
>>>warwick davis brings us part
two of his three part exploration, via
youtube, to find out precisely what the great british public
knows about our beloved star wars. can't imagine that no one
knows who darth vader is, or artoo detoo? think again...
sunday 13th january 2008
>>>we are thrilled to welcome back to
Lightsabre
a man who
is a true titan of the special effects industry with eight
oscars cluttering his shelves and a lifetime of innovation, dennis
muren.
we spoke to dennis
earlier in the year and chatted at length about his four decade long career,
the second part of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then go and discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com.
dennis muren
saturday 12th january 2008
>>>you want the inside skinny on what
kind of conversations darth vader and emperor palpatine have?
well, listen to this secretly recorded chat between the two sith
lords and learn. little ones and parents beware, there's some course language but it's
well worth the watch.
friday 11th january 2008
>>>how is this not the coolest thing
in the history of the world ever. soul calibur 4 - certain to be a
mega hit on its own two feet - now has the amazing opportunity of being able
to play two special characters. on the playstation 3 you will be able
to play darth vader, and on the xbox 360 jedi master yoda. click
here
to check out the official site's report, with a link to the trailer
which you can view here in all its glory below...
>>>ever wandered how the technology of
the star wars universe works? if a lightsabre could actually
store light to be a deadly weapon, or how powerful the death star
would have to be to destroy an entire planet? Well, this is the dvd
for you. star warstech answers those questions and more.
available only as a
star wars shop exclusive, this
history channel documentary will teach you much, oh young padawan...
star wars tech -
a rare official lucasfilm dvd release
thursday 10th january 2008
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
foron, the world where the mighty starship heed was
discovered...
Flat surfaced Setnin Sector planet covered in
low lying brush and birthplace of the erstwhile smuggler and billionaireBacca, a friend of Jan Lomonas.Three years after his death Baccas will
was revealed, and buried on top of his grave was a sheet detailing the
conditions to hand in the will and claim the bounty.The location revealed was the planet Foron.Foron was where future Jedi Knight Blake De’Athe was raised
by foster parents and was also the location of the famed Chantra Mines, Foron was the birthplace of the acclaimed
neurosurgeon Doctor Joeness and where the
legendary starship Heed was discovered
by agents of Glann Cipple, hidden within the Foron Dustcloud close to the
planet.Darwyn T’Reller also finished her final job as a smuggler on Foron, handing over all
her key smuggling charts and knowledge to Jan Lomona after their agreement that when Lomona surpassed her in skill she
would retire from the lanes.Formerly
known as Kaal, the planet was
renamed after its invasion by the forces of Emperor Priest Foron of Escall
>>>our great friend
gerald home brings us news of two fantastic events. firstly,
he has been featured in the latest online issue of
bantha tracks in a piece detailing his adventures around europe in
the second half of 2007, which you can read about by clicking
here or on the image below. for the second part it's over to
gerald himself. "this
is to tell you about an exciting development in the european star wars
fan alliance: they’re going to have their first ever international chat
– via ico (imperial city online), january 18th, 8pm polish
time - 7.00pm gmt. the alliance has grown – groups in belgium
and portugal have formally joined the turkish and polish
groups, and lots of others take part too. even star wars new zealand
will be participating in the chat, so it’s more than just a european
alliance now." if you are interested in taking part, click
here and go to imperial city online to register for this
unique pan-european star wars chat.
gerald points the
way...
wednesday 9th january 2008
>>>one of the grand old sites of
star wars fandom,
club jade, has recently undergone a revamp, and looking very sharp
it is too. and being the top folks they are they've added us to their
blog roll, so now you can swiftly click through to Lightsabre while
browsing the ecclectia at
club jade. take a trip over there and mooch around their new
site.
trust us, they
really are just chocolate cakes...
>>>warwick davis brings us part
one of his three part exploration, via
youtube, to find out precisely what the great british public
knows about our beloved star wars. and you'd be surprised how
many people know lines from the films, and how many know absolutely
nothing...
tuesday 8th january 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number 271 with
artwork by
jules corellia. this shows
terrie saffra
in her flight outfit ready for another mission.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>our quest
for freedom work continues into 2008 with the script for issues 1
and 2 of the comic strip adaptation by richard skidmore.
designed to show the evolution from written page to full colour artwork,
this truly shows the detailed work that goes into building the visual
setnin sector of quest for freedom. click
here to have a read of the script or go through assorted on
the sidebar and click on
Lightsabre articles and watch the evolution...
page four, issue
2...
>>>ewan mcgreggor is
notoriously unimpressed by the making of the star wars prequels,
while clearly enthusiastic about his place in the saga. here we have a
clip of an interview with legendary interviewer michael parkinson
back in 2003, with ewan discussing, among other things, winding up a
dutch interviewer...
>>>our great pal and former interview
guest
cynthia cummens brings us news of her latest works via
her brilliant website. as well as her own artwork she's
continuing to teach us all how to draw
star wars through the official site, as well as teasing
the awesome looking indiana jones heritage cards. click
here and take a closer look.
cynthia cummens
saturday 5th january 2008
>>>after our plea last month from
friend of the site
paul yates we bring this intriguing
photo, teasing season four of battlestar galactica. in a
classic 'last supper' pose, our heroes clearly have vital issues to combat
in the final season of the genre breaking show.
entertainment weekly broke the story, so head over there for more
entertainment news...
the last supper?
>>>2008 is here and
ilm is gearing up for the
oscars. looking to pick up the prized gong for the second
consecutive year,
ilm had a third of the films nominated for the prestigious award.
narrowed down to a list of seven films, the
ilmentries are evan almighty, transformers and
pirates of the caribbean - at worlds end. will optimus
confirm the thoughts of many and steal the prime award, will
captain jack retain his bounty for the second year, or will evan
sail away with the prize? the final three will be announced on january
22nd.
if this didn't
win best visual effects it would be an optimus crime...
friday 4th january 2008
>>>we continue our four-issue online
comic adaptation of quest for freedom, drawn
to celebrate not only the 30th anniversary of the original star wars
but also the 25th anniversary of that very first Lightsabre story. drawn and
designed by richard skidmore,
with cover art by craig burtand logo design by
tim wann, this mark newbold
written story takes places between the events of the empire strikes back
and return of the jedi, as lando calrissian and chewbacca
search the galaxy for their lost friend han solo. click the
mini banner below to reach the comic book archive and
the fourth page of issue two of our comic strip adaptation of quest for freedom.
>>>with only 139 days to go until the
release of the film the hype begins to ramp up for the release of
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
and as ever vanity faire get in on the act with an article chatting to
george lucas, harrison ford and steven spielberg.
lucas mentioned his other trilogy, explaining the fans love of the two
trilogies. "people who are over 40 love 4, 5, and 6 and hate 1, 2, and
3. younger people like 1, 2, and 3 and don’t like 4, 5, and 6, or they like
1, 2, and 3 better and think 4, 5, and 6 are kind of boring and slow. and of
course the older people say, “oh, 1, 2, and 3—it’s too jittery, too fast,
too complicated, it’s too digital,” or whatever they want to say. but
definitely one generation has grabbed hold of one of them, and the other
generation has grabbed hold of the next one."
lucas, ford and
spielberg on the set of kingdom of the crystal skull...
thursday 3rd january 2008
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
ferrerea, the deadliest planet in the entire setnin sector...
Setnin Sector homeworld of the feared assassin aliens the Ferrereans.Living in a multi-levelled culture, divided
intoDeath Cultists, Stalkers and Priests, the Ferrereans rarely left
their homeworld, preferring the comfort of their own environs.Offended by other cultures and religions it
wasn’t long after the Ferrereans began travelling through the sector that
conflicts began - first the Janos/Ferrerea
War and later the Hellion/Ferrerea
War.But it was the intervention
of the Empire, and the brief
occupation of their homeworld that offended the Ferrereans the most.Taking a handful of young, idealistic Warriors the Empire broke a millennia of tradition and affronted their entire
society.Despite their mistrust of
outsiders the Ferrereans allowed Glann
Cipple to set up a Shadow Warrior
Academy on Ferrerea, under the tutelage of his chief bodyguard Melm.Working closely with the Ferrerean
Death Cultists this elite fighting force was trained to the heights of
human possibility
wednesday 2nd january 2008
>>>backyard
productions - sounds inauspicious, but this lincoln based
company is making star wars magic for Ł3000 a film. featured on
bbc news this brilliant company is producing top quality movies
based not only on star wars but jurassic park, batman
and indiana jones. click
here to go to their official site and enjoy the great work of
backyard productions.
darth surveyed
his oversized corridor
tuesday 1st january 2008
>>>welcome to 2008. just because
the 30th anniversary is behind us and there are no celebrations
this year doesn't mean that star wars is having a slow year.
due in the spring is the force unleashed, blasting its way across
multiple platforms, followed in the autumn by the new cgi clone wars
series. and Lightsabre has plenty to bring you. as well
as more star interviews - and we have some huge names coming in 2008
- we'll also be bringing you the next two issues of our quest for freedom
adaptation drawn by new artist dan biesel and later in the year the
start of the lydon legacy, the second part of the search continues
trilogy drawn by tim wann. with our continuing setnin
selects, our 2008 audio drama and our continuing reports from
conventions around the world as well as daily news updates and much more
besides we hope you'll find Lightsabre is worth sticking around for
as we enter our twelfth year on the net and our ninth as Lightsabre.
>>>we're thrilled to bring you our first setnin select
of 2008, which reaches number 270 with
artwork by
jules corellia. this shows
terrie saffra
and
tarr ranth
preparing for action.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>we are thrilled to welcome to
Lightsabre
a man who
is a true titan of the special effects industry with eight
oscars cluttering his shelves and a lifetime of innovation, dennis
muren.
we spoke to dennis
earlier in the year and chatted at length about his four decade long career,
the results of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com
or at our Lightsabre blog at
blog.lightsabre.co.uk.
dennis muren
>>>Lightsabre
continues its
webmaster interviews. this week
we've really scraped the barrel as we interview the webmaster and co-owner
of Lightsabre, mark newbold. throwing the floor open to
questions from an assortment of friends and fans his interview can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com
or at our Lightsabre blog at
blog.lightsabre.co.uk.
mark newbold
>>>we welcome to
Lightsabre
the man who's world renowned for making bad girls look so good, adam
hughes. we met adam at
celebration europe and chatted to him
soon after, the results of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com
or at our Lightsabre blog at
blog.lightsabre.co.uk.
>>>we are thrilled to welcome back to
Lightsabre
the man who set the bar for all future star wars productions, irvin kershner.
we spoke to kersh
earlier in the year and he generously gave us half an hour of his time
answering questions, the second part of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com
or at our Lightsabre blog at
blog.lightsabre.co.uk.