>>>indiana
jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull gave way on the
top spot yesterday to four women of a certain age as sex and the city
opened to a terrific $26,100,000 friday launch.
indy
followed closely, raking in $12,250,000 for a north american total of
$183,131,000 in just 9 days. the third sequel now boasts a worldwide
total of $330,103,020 in its openeing 9 days, a figure that's sure to at
least double before the dvd hits shelves worldwide in november...
indy does his
best hank marvin impression (ok, that bad pun is for old uk
readers only...)
>>>it seems that, one year on from
celebration europe,
celebration japan will have just as
stellar a guest list. joining the already announced carrie fisher,
peter mayhew and
dave prowse at the
july 19-21 convention in the makuhari-messe
convention centre near tokyo comes anthony daniels and mark hamill.
with matthew wood, temeura morrison,
daniel logan,
jeremy bulloch,
kenny baker, jake lloyd, ray
park, tim rose, orli shoshan and amy allen this
looks set to be an amazing weekend...
luke skywalker -
appearing in japan this july as mark hamill...
friday 30th may 2008
>>>harvey
korman, the comedian who brought the character gormaanda
to life in 1978's
star wars holiday special, has passed away. famous for his
performances in blazing saddles, the carol burnett show and
latterly as a childrens tv voice over artist, korman was best known to
star wars fans for his performance in the uniquely remembered '78
special.
star wars holiday
special...
>>>legendary
star trek composer alexander courage
has passed on. with a career dating back to the 1950's, courage had
the rare accolade of creating a theme tune that was not only instantly
recognisable from the first bar, but one that would also be lovingly adapted
right through the various incarnations of the show. working alongside
such composers as john williams and the late jerry goldsmith,
courage joined the composing greats and he will be sorely missed...
the late alexander
courage...
>>>futurama is back - well, it
should never have gone away - so for all you
star wars maniacs who want a good laugh but can only stand to watch
jabba flicking the nuna off the balcony so many times, we
present the trailer for the beast with a billion backs, on dvd june
24th. buy it, or bite my shiny metal...oh, you know the rest...
thursday 29th may 2008
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance
from the history of the setnin sector with
nogard, the world where yullm was rescued by shadow warrior
malleta...
Hot and sunlight sister world of
Afagard and Leogard in the GardaSystem.
Negarde Town was the planetary capital where most illegal
business was conducted – although not much was, given the almost
constant presence of the Empire during the Galactic Civil War.
Glann Cipple's information agent
Yullm
once crashed there along with the crazed assassin droid BB-6174, before being saved by the ShadowWarrior Malletta.Years later, after the Empire had been
removed Nogard became a prosperous planet once again.
>>>troy denning is a man in
demand. following on from the release of his hotly anticipated final
legacy of the force novel invincible, denning chats to
the rising stars of the
eu cantina in a live chat taking place june 13th at 19.00pm est.
get on over to
eu cantina, see what all the fuss is about and make a date to join
in with the chat.
wednesday 28th may 2008
>>>it will be a day long remembered.
the
star wars outer rim alliance -
swora-
launches to the public, with the official opening of the
swora
website. formed by a grouping of 7 nations, with websites covering all
aspects of
star wars, the aim of
sworais
to reach out across europe and the world and embrace the many and varied
facets of
star wars fandom. so, from mongolia to mauritius, alaska to
azerbaijan and everywhere in between we're waiting for you to contact us. the site is
www.swora.net and we can't wait to hear from you.
>>>we make more additions and
alterations to our
guides with our latest planet guide, a look at the underworld
planet of
amagad. controlled and run by
ganglord glann cipple,
amagadis
the central hub for underworld activity in the setnin sector, second
only to zelon in influence and importance. click
herefor a look at
amagad, and take a roll through the
scroll bar above and our setnin sector section for more information
from the mid-rims wildest locales...
take me down to
amagad city where the grass is green and the trandoshans are
damn ugly...
tuesday 27th may 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number 291 with
artwork by
jules corellia. this shows
terrie saffra
arriving on
tantum v.
for more looks into the
worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to
the setnin select archive.
>>>if this isn't cool enough for you
then nothing is. millennium falcon by james luceno will
be hitting stores december 30th 2008 in a 320 page hardcover edition.
with a teaser at the end of the final legacy of the force novel this
looks set to be another thrilling dive into the
star wars universe...
all hail the
fastest piece of junk in the galaxy...
monday 26th may 2008
>>>indiana
jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull is really setting
the box office on fire with a stellar $151,081,072 in the hole by
the end of its opening five days, making it the fifth biggest five day
opening after revenge of the sith, pirates of the caribbean -
dead mans chest, spiderman 3 and spiderman 2.
worldwide the film made a further $146,455,434 - beatingrevenge of the sith$145,500,000
international opening for the fifth best ever international opening
- making a five day worldwide
total of $297,536,434. and for a memorial day opening, only
pirates of the caribbean - at worlds end beat it, opening with
$139,802,190 last year, as well as becoming the 10th biggest opening
weekend with $101,000,000, narrowly beating out last current box office star
iron man which opened with $98,618,668. if mouth is good, the third
sequel to
raiders of the lost ark could feasibly
bring in north of $350 million in the states alone, and potentially $800
million worldwide - figures comparable to
revenge of the sith three years ago. and with another
two
indiana jonesfilms in the
pipeline, the future is looking rosy for the
jonesboys...
all in the
family...
>>>we've been hard at work updating
our
guides sections. check out our
chancai page for some more detailed information on the setnin
sectors prime trade city as well as our
ki-ki sector,
janos,
squadron indigo and
a-desando, and take a look at our fast expanding
roleplay section for even more d-20 stats and information...
>>>have a listen to this, it's
weezers new single pork and beans from their forthcoming red
album, out june 3rd. watch for some very familiar youtube
faces, and a bit of tasty lightsabre action...
sunday 25th may 2008
>>>Lightsabre
continues its
webmaster interviews. this week
we interview one of the founders of the hot new site
eu cantina, austin blankenship. austin has
overseen the creation and growth of of the site, turning it into one of the
web's must-visit
star wars sites and his interview can be found
here or by hovering over the menubar
above and clicking
interviews. then go and discuss
it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com.
austin blakenship
>>>indiana
jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullcontinued it's stellar box office assault with an estimated $31
million dollars on friday, bringing its total to a meaty $56,041,000 in just
two days. that makes it the third highest friday for any film opening
on a thursday, behindrevenge of the sith and
the matrix reloaded, and the 14th best ever friday total, sandwiched
between
the simpsons movie and
x2 x-men united. check out
box office mojo to keep track of the latest facts and figures, and
stay tuned to Lightsabre for the very latest box office information
as
indyrolls out across the
globe...
the gang reunite
for a 2008 version of chorus line...
>>>may 25th 1977 saw the release on 32 screens
of a future cinema legend.
star wars came to our galaxy and
dominated that summer, and every year since. happy birthday to the
greatest space fantasy of all time and happy 25th to
return of
the jedi which hit screens may 25th 1983...
happy 31st
birthday star wars...
saturday 24th may 2008
>>>louis
turfrey adds a new review to the site, a look at the
first legacy of the force series, betrayal by
aaron allston. for
louisreview of the landmark novel click
here or the assorted button on
our redesigned menu bar above...
>>>you may have noticed a slight change when
visiting Lightsabre today. well, that's because we've had a bit
of a facelift, courtesy of matt turvey
and
quantoniq group. have a browse around, get used to the new
menu bar and keep on delving into the setnin sector and the world of
Lightsabre...
friday 23rd may 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 ninth page of issue two of our comic strip adaptation of quest for
freedom.
>>>indiana
jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullopened to an amazing start, posting the fourth highest ever
thursday with $25,041,072 in the bank by end of business and a further $2.2
million overseas. with a $185 million dollar budget, the film has to
really fire on all cylinders this weekend, but reviews are generally
positive and the word of mouth is excellent, so a high $100 million weekend
seems highly likely.
"look! over
there! someone who doesn't know the films coming out!"
thursday 22nd may 2008
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance
from the history of the setnin sector with
moot, the world that boasts the enormous villall trade canopy...
The planet that Glann Cipple sent mercenary Ryath Centaur to straighten out trade
disputes that threatened to disrupt his business.Industrialised and heavily populated,
Moot is also one of the residences of
Torona Formoon in the
Setnin Sector.Also located on Moot is the massive Villall Trade Canopy, the largest
outdoor market in the sector and almost as huge in ground size
as Chancai.Formoon had a huge hand in the running
of the Trade Canopy and skimmed profits off the top to fund his
own operation.
>>>it looks like jimmy smits
will be once again involved with the star wars universe, by voicing
his character in the force unleashed. adam kahn of
lucasarts has confirmed smit's involvement, so keep an ear out for
jimmy in the force unleashed and hopefully samuel l jackson in
the clone wars later this year.
out on bail for
the force unleashed
wednesday 21st may 2008
>>>well, it opens worldwide tomorrow and
Lightsabre was lucky enough to be invited down to london last
night for the exclusive press screening of
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull at the
odeon leicester square. click
here for our joint review with good pals and comrades-in-arms
jedi news
and then get yourselves down to the local cinema and queue up for the
12.01am screening to welcome back the worlds greatest action hero...
there was much
munching of popcorn...
>>>our good friends over at
star wars poland have snagged a great interview with wes
janson himself, ian liston. click
herefor the interview, in english, and learn about ian's
excitement for wes' post-empire
strikes back life and his adventures in fandom...
two faces of ian
liston
tuesday 20th may 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number 290 with
artwork by
tim wann. this showsthe millennium falcon and the berone sunrise swooping in
to chancai in a scene from 2009's lydon legacy adaptation.
for more looks into the
worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to
the setnin select archive.
>>>on may 11th harrison ford appeared on
the tonight show with jay leno to promote
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skulland his ecological concerns. watch below for part two and
harrison on absolutely top form...
monday 19th may 2008
>>>turning to the dork side 43 hits the
site direct from
neil bakers own
dork side blog. you can view it there or go to our
assorted section on
our dropdown menu above where for one week only jedi mind tricks
work on toydarians and hutts...
>>>today is a very important anniversary day in
the world of
star wars. as three of the six films saw their release on this date
28 years ago today in 1980 saw the release of
the empire strikes back, may 19th 1999 saw the relaunch of the saga
with
the phantom menace and three years ago saw the conclusion of the six
movie saga with the opening of
revenge of the sith...
happy birthday
star wars...
>>>back on may 11th harrison ford
appeared on the tonight show with jay leno and much hilarity ensued.
watch below for the first part...
sunday 18th may 2008
>>>we welcome back to the site the executive
editor at lucasbooks, jonathan rinzler. we caught up
with jonathan this week to chat about his latest book,
the making of indiana jones, the results of which can be found
here or by hovering over the menubar
above and clicking
interviews. then go and discuss
it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com.
j w rinzler
>>>george lucas has been
speaking about not only the new indiana jones film
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullbut has also weighed in on the possibiity of a fifth instalment
in the series. "i
haven’t even told steven or harrison this but i have an idea
to make shia the lead
character next time and have harrison
come back like sean connery
did in the last movie. i can see it working out.
and it’s not like harrison is even old. i mean, he’s 65 and he did
everything in this movie. the old chemistry is there, and it’s not like he’s
an old man. he’s incredibly agile; he looks even better than he did 20 years
ago, if you ask me." click
here for the full report on the new film and also lucas'
comments on
the clone wars
movie - 20th century fox were given first refusal but turned it
down...
uncle
george and companion at the cannes last thursday
>>>while george lucas,
steven spielberg, harrison ford, cate blanchett, shia
lebeouf and karen allen may be receiving the red carpet treatment
this evening for the world premiere of
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullit seems that the weather won't be so kind. with torrential
rain forecast, plans for a 400 seat outdoor dinner have been moved indoors.
let's hope that the weather is the only obstacle the film has to overcome
and the road to box office fortune and glory is more straightforward.
indiana
jones and the cannes washout...
saturday 17th may 2008
>>>it's been a while - almost two years - but
Lightsabre is proud to present the first chapter in a new tale from the
setnin sector -
setnin star chapter one - hijack,
by louis
turfrey. in the twilight of the all-consuming
ki-ki/setnin wartar ranth finds himself in trouble. out of
the sector and travelling far the bounty hunter come jedi
finds himself embroiled in a sinister plot. click
here
or on the image below for chapter one of
setnin star...
tar ranth
>>>any regular visitor to
Lightsabre knows what a great artist
tim wann is - and there will be a lot
more of his brilliant art hitting the site during the coming year - but it's
a safe bet to say that he needed his wife amy to cook up their best
masterpiece. welcome to the world samuel logan wann, the newest
member of the ever extending Lightsabre family...
wann plus
wann plus wann equals family...
>>>the
daily mash seem to have unearthed an amazing discovery.
apparently, darth vader is a baptist. surprised? you will
be when you click
here and read the evidence, but beware of some course language on
the page...
vader
tries to altar his ways...geddit?
friday 16th may 2008
>>>can
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullbeat out
revenge of the sith and nab the biggest opening day in box office
history? well, tracking data for
crystal skull seems to show that the numbers are amazing with
un-aided awareness at 15%, definite interest at 63% and overall first choice
at 28% - figures all that add up to box office dynamite. with figures
like that the film can comfortably expect a 5 day gross of $160-$170 million
dollars in the united states alone, and if it reaches the upper end
of the predictions it could outreach even current 5 day champ
sith. so, all eyes turn to the box office...
lightsabre vs whip
>>>our good pals at
eu cantina have dropped us a line regarding a new interview they have
on the site. over to austin. "eu cantina.net has a new interview up with audio lead/voice
director of
lucasarts, david collins. currently, only the first
part is posted. in this section, david discusses what it's like in
his position, the work he has done on the force unleashed, and his
voicing of the secret apprentice’s droid sidekick proxy. some
very interesting information about proxy and his role in the plot are
revealed in the interview." our thanks to austin for passing on
that info. the interview can be found right
here, so click through and get updated...
david
collins
thursday 15th may 2008
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance
from the history of the setnin sector with
marner, the world where jan lomona gained his revenge...
Home of the ex-Trac-Tran Transit Company employee Larna, near to the Matuubii ruins.Marner was the world where Jan Lomona finally caught up with the
murderous Kee-livinees,
and where Lomona gunned him down
>>>it seems harrison ford isn't getting
the freebies that movie stars are usually afforded - especially when they
are transformed into a potato. here we see ford balancing two
coffee's, some
indylego
and a mr potato head - quite possibly his most dangerous mission
yet...
who needs
a p.a with balancing skills like this...
wednesday 14th may 2008
when i get older
losing my hair
many years from now
will you still be sending me a valentine
birthday greetings, bottle of wine?
if i'd been out till quarter to three
would you lock the door?
will you still need me, will you still feed me
when I'm sixty-four?
>>>our good buddies over at
jedi news
have been in the news this week - literally. they were featured on
five news here in the uk
yesterday discussing the new
clone wars trailer. have a watch...
>>>it seems troy denning is going to be
a busy guy this week, with the invincible tour promoting the final
chapter of the new jedi order series. click
here to see the full list of stores he is visiting over the next few
days...
invincible
>>>just in case you think you're seeing things
we have indeed changed our
interview guest for this weekend.
lorne peterson will be on the site in two weeks, but this week we
have a chat with j w rinzler, executive editor of lucasbooks
who spoke to us today about the new making of indiana jones book.
tuesday 13th may 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number 289 with
artwork by
jules corellia. this shows
commander terrie saffra
deep undercover on a covert mission.
for more looks into the
worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to
the setnin select archive.
>>>it's only a few days away now, but the
soundtrack is yet to be released, so here we present some
indiana jones
midi files. want to know how
irina's theme sounds? or
mutt's theme? click on the links
back there and find out...
irina
spalko - would you ask this lady for the first dance?
>>>turning to the dork side 42 hits the
site direct from
neil bakers own
dork side blog. you can view it there or go to our humour section through
our
assorted section on
our dropdown menu above where order 66 isn't a whopper burger,
large fries and a shake...
>>>we have a new link, and it's a doozy.
creature cantina is a news site that also runs the brilliant 'the
cantina' comic strip. click through and check out the seven years
worth of 'the cantina' as well as all the latest creature cantina
news. oh, and we're honoured that we suck not.
sunday 11th may 2008
>>>Lightsabre
continues its
webmaster interviews. this week
we interview one of the original four members of Lightsabre back in
1999 and the creator of ryath centaur, paul squire.
paul is always on hand to run ideas past and his interview can be found
here or by hovering over the menubar
above and clicking
interviews. then go and discuss
it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com.
paul
squire
>>>over at
jedi news our pals have managed to snag a brilliant interview with
the director and force behind
the clone wars, dave filoni. talking about everything
from the film and television series to george lucas, it's a great
chat and part of their month-long first year anniversary. click hereand take a look...
>>>staying on the subject of
the clone wars, july 26th brings a new 90 card set from
topps. focussing on the
theatrical feature of
the clone wars you need to click right here, visit the
toppssite
and check it out...
clone troopers,
trying to find the tanks that climb walls...
friday 9th may 2008
>>>rachel
devenport of rachel devenport pr has contacted us about a
very interesting event happening in london this weekend. over to
rachel "who
shot darth vader? kelvin pike did. and that's
not all...this saturday - 10th may 2008 - raindance are welcoming
veteran cameraman kelvin pike bsc to the kodak masterclass at
bafta. his work includes 2001: a space odyssey, the shining,
the empire strikes back, dr. strangelove and heaven's gate.
kelvin will speak about his filmmaking career and show examples of his work
giving an lorne behind the scenes look at what it was like working on some
of the most iconic films of the 20th century.
and yes don't worry,
we've made sure to save some time for all your questions about
kubrick and lucas.
when?
saturday may 10th
from 2.00 - 4.00pm
where?
bafta, piccadilly london w1j
9ln
price?
£10.00
to book a place ring 020 7287 3833 or go to
www.raindance.co.uk and look under 'upcoming events'. be
quick - space is very limited so tickets are in short supply."
thanks rachel
and we'll be sure to keep you updated on the event.
pot shots just
out of frame...
>>>coming later this year is the 800 page
dark horse mega omnibus luke
skywalker - last hope for the galaxy. presented here is the cover
for the collection, replete with amazing
tsuneo sanda cover art.
luke skywalker -
he may not look like much, but he's got it where it counts...
thursday 8th may 2008
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance
from the history of the setnin sector with
maquina, the world where the durathosin prisoners were held...
Site of Jan Lomona and Terrie
Saffras mission to rescue rebel prisoners-of-war from an
Imperial jail. After
numerous missions to rescue the
Durathosin prisoners, captured years before the Battle of
Yavin, Lomona and Saffra are dispatched on what is
effectively a suicide mission. Dry and arid,
Maquina was one of the
Empires largest outposts in the sector during the
Galactic Civil War and still held a large number of troops
even after the
Battle of Endor
>>>"don't faint!" - that was the headline of
the email i received yesterday from co-owner and co-webmaster of
Lightsabrelouis
turfrey. after a protracted spell without any
original fiction hitting the site, hijack - chapter one of the five
part setnin star story will be hitting the site next week. set
out of the setnin sector towards the end of the ki-ki/setnin war,
tar ranth is in big trouble, but how will he manage to get out of it?
stay tuned and find out...
"i run 'a' wing,
you run 'b' wing! luke skywalker runs x-wing..."
>>>august 15th - set the date, that's when
the clone wars hits the big screen, and in advance of that here we
have the latest poster alerting you to that fact - as if you didn't already
know. further to that, click
here and visit our good friends at
jedi news with some spoilerific news on the plot and
herefor a piece from the