LOL: Star Wars “The Force” Action Figure
Lets face it, LucasFilm is a whore when it comes to merchandising. I personally don’t have a problem with any company making money of a large fanbase. If a market exists, and fans are hungry for the product, than that’s great. But I do find it kinda sickening the extent of the outer and extended universe offerings. For example, action figures of characters who showed up in the extreme background of a scene. I found this image over on Fukung (via: TDW ) that says everything I want...

Zachary Quinto To Record ‘Star Trek’ Audiobook
It's being reported that Spock himself, Zachary Quinto will lend his voice to the reading of the novelization of JJ Abrams upcoming reinvention of Star Trek for the recording of the audio book. The book will be written by Alan Dean Foster, who isn't new to the novelization game, not in the least. Foster was a ghost writer on the adaptation of the Star Wars movie, and he wrote a Sequel to Star Wars called Splinter of a Mind's Eye. Other notable novelizations he's penned include The Thing,...

Have Sweet Dreams Resting In The Innards Of Your Own Tauntaun [Star Wars]
Zip open the carcass of your very own Tauntaun sleeping bag, and rest inside its warm gooey organs, for a snowy sleep.The brilliant minds over at Think Geek cooked up this Tauntaun bag, complete with light saber zipper, how else were you going to get inside?Sadly, it's an April Fools' joke but wouldn't it be amazing if someone actually made these sleeping bags, hell I'd still sleep in it today. This is by far the best, and cruelest joke we've seen all day. Well done, geeks.

Original 'Darth Vader,' David Prowse, battling cancer
David Prowse, who wore Darth Vader's black armor in the original Star Wars movies, revealed that he is battling prostate cancer, but is responding well to radiotherapy treatment for his illness, according to a report in the British Daily Mail newspaper. The 73-old-actor, who appeared as Luke Skywalker's nemesis, has been undergoing radiotherapy for the last couple of months, the newspaper reported. Speaking on a British radio show, Prowse added that he was feeling fine. Prowse is being treated...

Harrison Ford & Calista Flockhart: Engaged!
Harrison Ford and his longtime love Calista Flockhart are engaged, reports People . Harrison , 66, surprised Calista , 44, with an engagement ring on Valentine’s Day weekend while the two were away on a family vacation with son Liam . The couple met over seven years ago at the 2002 Golden Globe Awards. Congratulations to the happy couple! FYI: When Calista was on The View last week, she admitted she hadn’t even seen the Star Wars films, where Harrison ...

Orci & Kurtzman: Why they don't call Star Trek a reboot
Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, co-writers of J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie, told SCI FI Wire that they don't consider the movie a "reboot" of the franchise or the original series and argue that the film's time-travel element was necessary to bridge the new story with everything that has come before. They also told us why this Trek may have more Star Wars in it. (Spoilers ahead!) In this final part of our three-part exclusive interview, Orci said, "We couldn't imagine not having this...

Zack Snyder To Direct Star Wars Reboot? Or April Fools Joke!?
At this year’s ShoWest, Zack Snyder and George Lucas announce to the world that Snyder has been tapped to reboot the “Star Wars” franchise!? April fools joke? Maybe but here’s the word from MovieWeb.com:“To be honest, Zack wasn’t always my first choice,” Lucas told a crowd of skeptical journalists and fans. “But I feel he [...]

How will 'Battlestar Galactica' void be filled?
One of the best science fiction series ever put on television closes out tonight, as "Battlestar Galactica" ends its four-season run with a two-hour finale. In a galaxy somewhere south of it, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," an animated series on the Cartoon Network, ends its first season on a ratings roll.

Star Wars&squo; Darth Vader actor David Prowse battles prostate cancer | Herald Sun
The 73-old-actor, who appeared as Luke Skywalker's nemesis in the original Star Wars films, has been undergoing radiotherapy for the last couple of months, according to the UK's Daily Mail. He explained on a radio show in the UK yesterday that he was feeling fine, apart from 'hot flushes' and praised highly the hospital where he has been attending. He has been going for treatment to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, the same hospital where reality TV Star Jade Goody had been atten

S.S. Natalie Portman’s Star Wars Wardrobe Test Shoots
Putting up these pictures from Natalie Portman’s Star Wars wardrobe test shoots will no-doubt secure my recognition in the archives of my online Jedi Council Forum, right behind Alderaan21’s Trapper Keeper drawings of Princess Leia naked and Qui-Gon Tims’s miniature Twi’ilek collection.

'Star Wars' scientists create laser gun to kill mosquitoes
Scientists in the U.S. are developing a laser gun that could kill millions of mosquitoes in minutes.

Moviehole. Blockbusters bound for Australia?
Adelaide Now has confirmed recent rumours that Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea : Captain Nemo" is looking to shoot in Australia, adding that South Australia itself is under consideration. They've also gotten wind that the studio's "John Carter of Mars" is checking out the area. Usually films of such large-scale head to New South Wales ("Star Wars : Episode II", "Superman Returns") or Victoria ("Ghost Rider", "Knowing", the forthcoming "Green Lantern") because of the studio spa

Will there be a familiar face in George Lucas' Star Wars TV show?
New Zealand actor Jay Laga'aia is talking to George Lucas about a role in a live-action Star Wars television series next year, the New Zealand-based newspaper The Dominion Post reported. Lucas had previously cast Laga'aia as Captain Gregar Typho, Amidala's head of sercurity, in Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith. It's unclear if he's in talks to reprise the role or to play a different one.

Dress up as Dr. Manhattan and more Moore heroes with Watchmen costumes
Eastern Toys, an online retailer of officially licensed costumes and accessories which already sells costumes from the Star Wars , Batman and Iron Man franchises, today announced a new line based on the recent Watchmen film.

Five reasons why Battlestar Galactica is the coolest sci fi show on TV
Back in 2003, executive producer Ronald D. Moore had a vision for an updated Galactica which would be everything sci fi classics such as Star Trek were not: Gritty. Explicit. Sexual. Flawed. And decidedly not about gadgets or technology. For those of us used to Star Wars-style space opera, it hit like a robot’s shot to the solar plexus. (read my first attempt to grapple with it in 2003 here ). Moore’s grand experiment ends at 9 tonight on the Sci Fi Channel with a two-hour movie,...

Zach Snyder Set for Star Wars Reboot!
Jaw-dropping news hit the convention floors at this year's Showest as attendees of the Lucasfilm panel witnessed Watchmen director, Zack Snyder and George Lucas himself announce to the world that Snyder has been tapped to reboot the Star Wars franchise. Snyder is apparently writing and directing a new version of the seminal George Lucas opus, with plans to "re-imagine" Lucas's original fan-beloved trilogy, with episodes 4, 5 and 6 of the franchise. "To be honest, Zack wasn't always my...

Darth Vader actor battles prostate cancer
David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" films, has revealed he is suffering from prostate cancer but is still feeling "fantastic."

Is Natalie Portman Set To Star In Thor?
Along with Nikki Finke's list of potential candidates for Thor, she also had a small blip about Natalie Portman in the lead for a female role. Excuse me for a second... (was your mind blown too?). The actress, whose career begun with films like Léon: The Professional and the Star Wars Prequels, might have a role in [...]

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Darth Vader actor pays tribute to Jade Goody
The actor who played Darth Vader in Star Wars has paid tribute to fellow cancer sufferer Jade Goody.

Umm Ok, Natalie
Not sure if Natalie Portman went clinically insane lately and I didn't get the memo or if there's some kind of real reason for these photos. Either way, Star Wars geeks are probably jumping all around their bedrooms right about now. As for me, I'm just a little confused.

'Dancing With the Stars' judge Carrie Ann Inaba: Are the pros to blame for the injuries?
) Carrie Ann Inaba thinks she may know what -- or who -- is behind all the crazy injuries on the show this season. From Nancy O'Dell's torn meniscus to Steve Wozniak's pulled hamstring, Inaba believes the ouchies may be due to the dancing partners who "have gotten more competitive as the seasons have gone on." So are Derek Hough, Cheryl Burke, and the impossibly gorgeous Edyta Sliwinska attempting the impossible with their klutzy C-listers? "The professional dancers are getting mo

Melissa Rycroft’s Sweet Revenge: ‘Look at Me Now!’
In the past few weeks, the former Bachelor contestant turned Dancing with the Stars front-runner has been embraced

Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas: DWTS’ Most Embarrassing Moment EVER! (Video)
We probably wouldn’t even have noticed Mark Ballas’ boner “little” problem if the “Dancing with the Stars” judge Carrie Ann Inaba hadn’t made a sneaky comment about his shorts and then looked really embarrassed after Shawn Johnson and Mark’s performance on Monday! And I also noticed how Mark always hides behind Shawn… that must be illegal! [...]