Star Wars Bits: Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, Zac Efron, Star Wars Rebels And Angry Birds
February 2014 is here and we still don’t have official news onStar Wars Episode VII. What we do have isStar Wars Bits, lots of tiny pieces of news to tide us over before the big stuff hits. In this edition read about the following:
Back in July, a rumor broke thatZac Efronwas being considered forStar Wars Episode VII. Many fans didn’t believe it but, in a new interview, Efron himself confirmed he did take a meeting. It’s at the very end of this video fromMTV.
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With the rumor J.J. Abrams’Star Wars Episode VIIscript is focused more on the aged version of classic trilogy characters,Blastrspoke toBilly Dee Williamsabout how he looks back at the series and if he’s heard anything about the film. It’s a fun read, but here’s theEpisode VIIquote:
I haven’t heard anything. No midnight calls yet. Sure, I’d be interested in playing Lando again, if it came my way. Sure.
Atamaii.tv(viaJediNewsandNeoApe) posted some really great looks at theStar Wars RebelsLego sets, including The Ghost and The Phantom. You can look at two of the better images below, but head to those links to see much more.
WithStar Wars Episode VIIcoming out at the very end of 2015, many of us wondered how – if at all – that would effect the “every year"Star Warsrelease schedule. Well, Twitter user@aliarikan(who has tweeted insider information before) surmises the first spin-off film will be bumped into at least 2017, andEpisode VIIIcould go into 2018 or even 2019. Of course, this is a total rumor but it’s worth considering. Thanks toJediNews.
No real specifics here, but there’s a pretty aggressive schedule of books tied toStar Wars Rebelsbeing planned later this year. A full list has made it online featuring graphic novels, novelizations, sticker books and more.Check it out here.
Over on theAngry Birds Tumblr, there’s a countdown to a “Carbointe” update forAngry Birds Star Wars II. It’ll hit later this week and while I have no idea what it entails, I’m so in.
Phil Tippett, a legendary animator and visual effects supervisor, spoke toThe Hollywood Reporteron the occasion of the Annie Awards and confirmed he’s working onJurassic Worldnext but isn’t sure if he’ll return to the universe that won him an Oscars,Star Wars:
Nerdistposted this below video which gives all the information you need to possibly win a trip to Skywalker Ranch withGeorge LucasandMark Hamill. That’s awesome enough, but Hamill also looks and sounds much better than he has in a while. Possibly a result of a training regiment for a new movie he’ll be making?
