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APRIL
29, 2005
UK Readers, This One's For You
For anyone in the UK, here's an opportunity for you to win
a trip to celebrate
the LA Charity Premiere of the biggest film saga in history. Click
here for more
info.
On Monday, May 2nd, Hayden Christensen will be appearing
on Good Morning
America. He will also be showing up on the Regis and
Kelly show on
Tuesday, May 3rd, and as a reminder, w/Jay Leno on May 6th. Sounds
like
the guy won't be getting to watch much TV, b/c he'll be on
every channel
ON TV!
According to Empire Online, you will have a cool opportunity
to chat online with
Mr. GoldenRod himself, Antony Daniels, on Wednesday, May 4th! More
details
should be available here
in the near future.
2 new reviews of the film have been posted at aintitcoolnews.com.
You can
check out what they had to say here.
Although leaked versions of the Ep III soundtrack have been
available online
recently, the soundtrack was officially released in Germany this
week. The cool
thing about it is, it is in DVD format, and even includes
some footage from the
film as well. Sounds sweet!
On a recent TV show on Norwegian TV, some more tidbits of
Episode III have
popped up. The footage is spoiler-heavy, so steer
clear if you're trying to
hold out until 5/19.
Controversy continues to trudge on regarding the possibility
of Liam Neeson
making a return appearance in Episode III. For
the latest article from USA
Today, read here. Spoiler-wary,
don't read..
Thanks to our friends at Toy
Shop magazine, we're glad to provide you with
this toy event update- Toy show events are
scheduled this weekend in the
following states:
IL,
NC, NY, OH, PA
If
you are interested in more info on where these events are, please drop
me an email.
And to subscribe to Toy Shop magazine with a nice price break,
click here!
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I'd like to take a moment to thank all of you who read
my website on a
regular basis. The numbers are still running
for April, however the stats
reveal that this is the 2nd highest month of traffic that
has hit the site since its
debut in September of 2004. Thanks to all for
your support, and feel free to
come back anytime!
-Jim Brady III, Webmaster, b4thedarktimes.com
ESB Lovers Rejoice: Happy Birthday Irvin Kershner!
Birthday wishes go out to the man who made ESB the best
film of the saga
(thus far, and in my opinion), Irvin Kershner. Irvin
was born in 1923 in
Philadelphia, PA. His lengthy career is filled with
involvement in many
other sci-fi projects, horror movies, even James Bond! You
can check
out the list here.
Happy Birthday, Irvin!
APRIL
26, 2005
BTDT Flashback: Luke And Biggs
As a kid, I remember reading through my Star Wars Storybook,
and always
wondered why I never remembered this scene in my Storybook
from the actual
movie.. Well, as we all know today, that scene
never made it into the movie-
At any rate, here's
the pic from my actual Storybook, that I still have today,
28 years later..
According to the folks at Empire
Online, Lucas will be making an
appearance on the popular TV series, O.C. Maybe that's
why we saw
the most recent Ep III trailer after this show?
In the May 2nd issue of Us magazine, Hayden Christensen
tells he knew
he'd "made it" in his career when he was signed to play
the part of Anakin
Skywalker. You can check out the article here. Thanks
goes out to Queen
AmiDana for the tip!
According to this
report at BBC.com, the word is officially out that Star Wars will
be moving to TV after the release of Episode III. The
funny thing is, I keep
hearing the ad in my head from when the Special Edition was released,
regarding
a generation only being able to see the films on the "small
screen", and now
the saga is headed back that direction anyway! Thanks
goes out to Count
Brumbaugh for that news update!
UPDATE: This
article is also posted on the same topic- Thanks to
Admiral_Pellaeon!
File downloads are happening furiously across the web,
as fans scamper to catch
a glimpse of Ep III footage displayed at C3, known as "Rick
McCallum's C3
Spectacular". The footage highlights detailed battle
scenes, some shots of
General Grievous, and other SW eye candy. If
you get the opportunity, and
you're viewing spoiler details, then this is a must-see..
Much of the article seems redundant of news I've been
posting over the past
few months, however there still is some detail regarding Lucas'
forthcoming films
and other details regarding the Indiana Jones series
as well. You can read it
all here.
APRIL
25, 2005
JEJ In On Golden Pond
James Earl Jones will be appearing in the theatre/play rendition
of On Golden Pond
on June 15th, 2005. Click
here for more info.
According to this
post over at aintitcoolnews, Nick Gillard (stunt coordinator)
actually did a bit of spoiler reviewing on his own at CIII
regarding ROTS. I
would think this would be a given at this point, but will
say it again anyway-
Don't click on the link if you're avoiding spoilers!
Hayden Christensen will be making an appearance on The
Tonight Show on
Friday May 6th, and as all of you probably know, they always end
up showing a
chunk of movie footage to give you a little taste. Be
sure to set your TiVos and
VCR's for STUN... (I meant, "tape").
With Celebration III behind us, the Star Wars engine is in
full momentum as we
run the final leg to May 19th. Do you have your
tickets yet? Don't wait.. They
are quickly selling out at theatres across the country- Don't
get stuck listening
to the movie from outside the theatre doors!
APRIL
22, 2005
Battlefront II Screenshots Released
The folks over at gamesradar have posted some sweet new screenshots
for the forthcoming relase of SW Battlefront II. Click
here to take a peek!
Another
article on the celebration is viewable over at CNN.com. They
mention
that the winners of the fourth annual Star Wars Fan Film
Awards will be
announced tonight (at 10PM PST). Finalists can be viewed at
http://starwars.atomfilms.com.
This
article over at aintitcoolnews gives us an idea of how things are
going at
Celebration III. It also gives us a partial update
on the itinerary for tomorrow.
Check it out!
This
auction on eBay struck me as somewhat strange, since one individual
had the opportunity to acquire TWELVE of the exclusive Vader to
resell. So,
for those of you who wait in line at CIII, and end up being told
they ran out,
be sure to keep this guy's name on file..
An article in the Chicago Sun Times puts their
spin on the current event bringing
Star Wars fans together in the MidWest. Click
here to read their take on the
spectacle.
Announced at Celebration III today, the final cut of ROTS
was completed
this past Wednesday, and the film was even streamed then for
Steven Spielberg
to review! You can read more details on the completion here.
A new trailer is available for the Game Boy Advanced and
Nintendo DS
versions of the forthcoming ROTS video game. You
can check it out here.
APRIL
21, 2005
Walmart Supports The Sith
In the event that you've spent the past 6 months hiding in
the Sarlacc Pit,
here's one
of the latest ads showing the price of the latest wave of figures.
Thanks to JB2 for the heads up!
This
post over at msnbc.com highlights the memories of some folks as they
share their experiences in going to see the first film, allll the
wayyyy back
in 1977. Some great stuff too-
This
article in the Indianapolis Star provides a great heads-up to the
huge event
taking place this weekend. It even recaps some
highlights from the CII event,
which I was lucky enough to attend myself. This
is definitely a great article to
read.
As if CIII doesn't already have enough good points (exclusive
figure, folks in
dead-on accurate costumes, and tons of Star Wars collectibles
on site), AMD
is sponsoring a CIII LAN Party right on site! Games
currently scheduled are
Republic Commando and KOTOR II. All I can say is,
WOW...
Alienware, the company best-known for its awesome gaming
hardware,
will be producing 2 machines with the latest technology, encapsulated
in
a badass PC tower. The towers available include a Dark
Side edition, as
well as a Light Side edition, which can be viewed here
and here.
To even go a step further, Alienware will give away one
Alienware
Aurora: Star Wars Edition desktop PC — featuring the
AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
processor — at Celebration III. What a prize!
I just finished picking up my tickets for Episode III via good
ole Fandango. If
you have not yet ordered your tickets, don't put it off! As
per the post
below, the tickets for the theatres in Kansas sold out in
4 hours!
You can order the tickets here.
According to a recent post at contactmusic.com, Hayden
Christensen, Samuel
Jackson, and Ewan McGregor refused to undergo stunt training unless
they
could listen to their favourite music at the same time. See
that, even Jedi
throw temper tantrums! Click
here for the full article.
Within 4 hours of opening the floodgates on Tuesday, the
tickets for the first
showing of Episode III sold out for Warren Theatres in Wichita,
KS.
A spokesman for Warren Theatres said about 900 tickets
were sold for the
east-side theater by midafternoon Tuesday. You
can read more on the story
here,
but as you can see, the hype is in full momentum for ROTS.
APRIL
20, 2005
Trailer #2 For Revenge Of The Sith Video Game
The second trailer for the forthcoming video game
is now available over at
gamershell.com You can check it out here. Caution
to the spoiler-wary..
According to Reuters, The next "Star Wars" theme
tune will be issued as a single
to coincide with the big screen release of the final episode
of the Star Wars
saga. Click
here to read more, and thanks to Cinescape for the heads up..
For folks in the vicinity of th UK, it looks like the place
to be on May 16th is in
Leicester Square in London! The premiere of Episode
III will be taking place that
day, and has quite a few members from the Star Wars Staff attending
as well!
Guests include Antony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Mr. Lucas
himself-
New spoiler images have popped up today at this
link of the Danish website,
moviemarket.de. Some great great pics are highlighted there,
so be sure to
give them a look (that is, if you're looking)!
APRIL
19, 2005
Cannes It Be True?
From May 11th to the 22nd, the Cannes Film Festival will be
underway-
Among the list of films featured is, none other than, Episode
III: Revenge
Of The Sith.
Among the details posted on the World Wide Web regarding this
event is
this
page, which provides running times for all of the films entered in
the
festival. According to its details, it lists ROTS
with a running time of 2:10, much
shorter than we quoted on April 15th.
We'll continue to stay on top of this until
we can get an "official" signoff on the true length
of the film. Stay tuned..
UPDATE: this has now been
reflected on the link above to show a running time
of 2:20. Thanks to Eric in the Netherlands for the update!
In this pic
from the "Making Of" book, we see George Lucas feeling a little,
well,
BLUE. Spoiler-wary, refrain from clicking..
Thanks to an article in a recent French magazine, the
following 6 images have
made it to the web:
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Birthday wishes go out to the man who has filled the shoes
of Anakin
Skywalker for the final round of Star Wars! Born
April 19th, 1981 in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, this guy has really
come a long way.
One of his first roles was in a film called "In
The Mouth Of Madness", where you
see young Hayden riding a bicycle in a world totally bizarre
and overtaken by
evil (yes, that was him!). You can read more
on his filmography here.
There's just one thing that's really getting to me here
about Hayden's
birthday... Just 2 days ago, we were celebrating the birthday
of Anakin's
Master in ROTS, Ian McDiarmid.. Are we sure
there's no connection between
those 2???
Happy Birthday, Hayden..
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One Month To SithWell, we're down to the final stretch, with less than 30 days to go. Are you
ready?
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"Begun, The Scalp War...Has"
A new surge has hit eBay like a Tsunami.. The TRU exclusive Holo Yoda has taken
the auction site by storm, with listings like these. If you think this is something,
tune in next week when the C3 Vader is released to the masses..
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"Was Ist Das? Das Ist Star Wars!"Apparently, Episode III footage has managed to make its way to German TV's..
The german TV station "Pro7" provided several new ROTS scenes in their TV
show "Focus TV". Copies of the footage are currently available at this link.
Thanks to the gang at MF once more for the heads up.
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Maxim-um Screen ShotsThe latest issue of Maxim magazine sports 3 nice photos of the
forthcoming Revenge Of The Sith video game. You can check them out at
the following links:
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APRIL
17, 2005
Ever Wonder About Typos?
Typos on Star Wars merchandise are quite a regular occurrence
(much to
the dismay of Hasbro's QA department), but this post goes
to show that the
issue has been around since long before Hasbro even knew
what Star Wars was..
In 1977, a special promo offer was available, thanks to
Wonder Bread, where
kids just learning about the Force could pick themselves
up 16 collectible trading
cards. This set of cards highlighted most of
the characters we've all come to
affiliate with the Star Wars saga, and in addition, some
of the ships that those
characters piloted. One of the ships highlighted
is the Millennium Falcon-
However, as shown in this
scan of the trading card, someone didn't get the
memo stating that the ship's name should contain TWO 'n's,
not just one..
It's nice once in a while to reflect on such minute details
that took place when
Star Wars was still green and growing. And for
whomever made the boo boo,
don't get upset.. Everybody makes mistakes!
Today is the day that the man who brought us Force
Lightning was born, all of
the way back in 1947! Ian McDiarmid, the man who is
currently best-known for
his portrayal of Senator Palpatine/Darth Sidious/The Emperor
is 58! He has had
a very impressive career, which you can read up on here. Happy
Birthday Ian!
APRIL
16, 2005
BTDT Flashback: Spirit Of Obi-Wan Mail-Away
In 1997, to create hype for the Star Wars OT Special Edition being
released to
theatres, Frito-Lay ran a promo for the first "holographic"
figure of the
Star Wars line, known as the "Spirit Of Obi-Wan".
The promo was a huge success, and many fans ended up
eating quite a large
volume of both regular Lays and new PIZZA Lays potato chips,
to get one
of these little guys shipped to their door.. To check
out the promo offer,
click here.
Ever since the original trilogy release in 1977, mail-away
offers have always
been a big hit. If any mail-away offers are to be released for
Episode III, we'll
be sure to let you know!
No, not the white clammy skin.. According to
this
article, Portman will be shaving
her head in prep for her upcoming role in V For Vendetta. Thanks
goes out to
natalieempire.com for the [shaved] heads up!
The May issue of GQ Magazine sports Mr. Vader himself,
Hayden Christensen.
You can check out the image here. Credit
goes to DesiringHayden.net for the
find.
APRIL
15, 2005
C3:
One Week Away
Well, the time has come.. You've completed your
costume- Your flight
tickets are neatly tucked in your suitcase- Your
hotel room is on standby,
awaiting your arrival- You keep staring at that pic of the
exclusive Vader with
the James Earl Jones voice sample.. Go over your checklist
one more time, b/c
this event is sure to make history, and you don't want to forget
ANYTHING.. Be
sure to let me know how it goes! I'll be glad to highlight
you and your personal
pics, so feel free to email
them to me.
In the most recent issue of Toy Shop magazine
(issue date 4/29), the center
section of the magazine holds a special surprise for all Star Wars
enthusiasts- It
is called the Star Wars Supplement, and if memory serves,
it is a first-time
addition to the content of their magazine. It includes details
on the latest toys,
value estimates on vintage ones, and even a brief highlight
of which Star Wars
sites are worth checking out on the World Wide Web.. Can
you guess one of
the sites listed? Click
here to pick up a subscription to this legendary magazine,
and I guarantee you'll read it cover-to-cover more
than once!
Up for auction on eBay is a die-cast replica of Nascar's
car #5, which sports
a new graphic layout for Episode III. This
auction also includes 3 autographs
on the car from Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, and Elliott Sadler. The
cool thing is
the car even displays the May 19th release date.. Very sweet
collectible!
The gang over at Underground Online has a nice update
on the forthcoming
release of Empire At War. Click
here for more info!
Upon checking filmratings.com,
it's now official that Episode III will be rated
PG-13 (at search box enter Episode III). Wow, what an
update.
Multiple rumors are circling about the overall running
time of Episode III, ranging
from 2:25 to 2:45. We'll provide you w/more updates
as we have them.
3 new video game trailers are viewable here,
here,
and here
for the
forthcoming ROTS video game. Mild spoilers, but
kickass content!
The most recent issue of Entertainment Weekly has quite a bit
of Episode III
content this week. Tune in later today for scans
from the mag. Thanks to
Queen AmiDana for the update!
Today is the final day to submit your taxes for 2004,
so make sure you get your
docs postmarked by the Post Office today! And sorry,
Star Wars figures are
NOT a deduction..
For those of you in the Delaware Valley, tickets for Episode
III go on sale
today! The current offerings are only at Painters'
Crossing at Rt 202 and Rt 1
and at a location in Media, PA. These details are courtesy
of 94.7 FM.
APRIL
12, 2005
New
Obi-Wan Images
The folks over at eccentricity-online have provided some new
images of
Obi-Wan from the ROTS film. Click
here to see the latest pics.
APRIL
11, 2005
Hayden Ain't So Sinbad...
Any classic Sinbad film fans here? You
know, those films with awesome old-school
special effects, and women with huge knockers that you were
dying to see more
of? Well, it looks like we'll get to see some more
(of the films I mean).
Apparently, development is underway for the 8th Voyage
Of Sinbad, and it
currently is set to star Keanu Reeves. Why am I
telling you about it here?
Because one of the folks who are being considered for Keanu's crew
is none other
than Hayden Christensen himself. You can read more
on the article, that was
posted in the April issue of Entertainment Weekly, here.
For those of you who follow the NASCAR circuit, car #38
is being sponsored
by M&Ms, and will be running their car with this
layout this year. Also in the pic
is the graphics for Jeff Gordon's car, which will be on the
track in a few weeks.
APRIL
7, 2005
Vader: Some Assembly Required.. *SPOILER*
In some pics that have surfaced from the ROTS "Making
Of" book, we get to see
this
glance of Vader. Episode III is surely turning out to appear
very impressive.
Let's just hope that the special effects aren't required to
hold the plot together.
Credit goes to Snake Plisken for this
image.
APRIL
6, 2005
"The Emperor's Coming HERE??"
Well, not really.. But about as close as you can get- George Lucas
himself
will be making an appearance at CIII. Hopefully that
means they'll "double [their]
efforts".. More info can be found at the Official
Site.
This new patch provides a new map for the game, plus
some other minor
updates. Click
here for more info-
At the end of the Pringles commercial that we highlighted
this morning, details
are briefly shown regarding a new contest called "The Jedi
Challenge"..
Apparently, Pringles will be offering 3 new flavors of potato
chips, and the
contest revolves around those. You can read more
on the promo here.
Sounds alot like the Pizza Lays promo we endured for the Spirit
of Obi Wan figure
a few years back- Hopefully this isn't the same "secret
ingredient", as I would
expect it to be expired by now!
So, how would you feel if you started the lineup trend
for Episode III tickets, only
to be told you're standing in front of a theatre that won't
be showing the film?
Apparently, a line has begun in front of the Grauman's Chinese
Theatre, even
though the film is scheduled to be shown instead at the ArcLight
theatre a
few blocks East..
More details can be found here.
If you haven't cast any votes for Empire Online's Star
Wars poll, the doors close
this Friday, April 8th. Click
here for more info on the categories-
Birthday wishes go out today to Mr. Billy Dee Williams, born
on this day in 1937.
You can read more about his career here.
Happy Birthday Billy!
In the latest online Pringles ad, a guy chomping on some
Pringles finds out the
storage can has more to it than just a plastic lid.. There's
also some great Ep III
footage in the ad as well- Click
here to check it out!
APRIL
5, 2005
New Images At Eccentricity-Online
The site has updated their gallery with 10 new ROTS images,
some of which
I had not yet seen before. You can check out the
gallery here. Spoiler-wary,
proceed w/caution..
For those of you who remember the old school freestyle
music from the '90s, the
title of this post is honor of the legendary Doo Doo Brown.. It
seemed fitting
for this post, which is to bring to your attention an ad from
Cingular Wireless. In
a flyer that arrived in today's mail, this
article highlighted the debut of the Star
Wars ringtones, as well as some details on the new
Sonic Ericsson phone. Be
sure to check 'em out..
It's become almost a tradition for George Lucas to
push the envelope during the
editing phase of his films- And as of today, April 5th, it's been
mentioned that
he is STILL making updates to Episode III, with May 19th just around
the corner.
For more details, check out this
article over at comingsoon.net.
Do you like setting up your figures in diorama settings,
or just like to "free" them
from their bubble prisons? Well, if you're an opener,
then REAL stands go
with your figure collection like milk goes with cookies.. The
stands are crystal
clear, and are perfect for re-enacting that battle in Episode
I, or even for
making your own personal layout of the Clone Wars.
Click
here for more info, and be sure to let them know you got word from
b4thedarktimes.com!
Sorry for the Kool And The Gang reference, but it seemed appropriate-
Celebration
III is just around the corner.. For those who have never
been to one of these
events, just think of every CON you have ever heard
of, and then combine all of
them together in your mind.. That pretty much sums
up what to expect with
Celebration III.. Costumes, cast members, toys,
memorabilia, and more can be
found at an event of this magnitude.
The event is scheduled from April 21st to the 24th, so if
you're still on the fence
about making the trip, you better get on the move! To
get an idea of the things
you run into, check out this
pic of me with a little guy I made friends with when
I was at CII in 2002..
APRIL
1, 2005
BTDT Talk- Speak Your Mind
If you're looking around for someone to talk Star Wars with,
be sure to try
the BTDT Talk page, accessible here
or by the link above.. It's always great to
hear everyone's thoughts on the forthcoming movies and toys!
Some awesome new promo pics have made their way to the
web, thanks to
moviemarket.de. These can probably still be construed
as spoilers, so I'll
tag them with that warning now. And note at the
bottom that there are actually
3 PAGES of them! Click
here to check them out.
Got your list ready? TRU is having their infamous
MIDNIGHT MADNESS toy event
to debut the Episode III toy line. This marks the
beginning of the true
countdown to Episode III- Doors open at 12:01AM
tonight!
