Darth Vader actor David Prowse treated for prostate cancer
David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, has been treated for prostate cancer.

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."

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...

Live Action Star Wars TV Show Now Casting: Jedis Need Not Apply [Star Wars TV]
Looks like the long-promised live-actionStar Wars TV show is finally getting made. At the Knowing junket, actress Rose Byrne (who was actually in Episode II as one of Padme's handmaidens) revealed that not only is Lucas casting for his new series, set between episodes III and IV, but some of her friends are auditioning. The TV show was rumored to follow some of the side characters as they build up the Rebel Alliance, but there are no Jedi in the cast. Which is odd, but hey, Lucas hasn't been...

Jade Goody in her own words: Dying star pens cancer diary as a final love letter to her sons | Mail Online
The dying reality TV star has secured a deal with HarperCollins for the book which will detail her final months and is to be entitled Forever in My Heart.

‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Show Now Casting?
Once upon a time, we heard the wonderful news that we would be eventually seeing both animated and live-action TV shows based in the world of Star Wars. The Clone Wars animated series has come along, but we hadn't heard any news on the live-action show -- a show which had most people already hooked with promises of being "Deadwood meets The Sopranos in space" and rumors of it airing on HBO. Though the HBO thing is probably too good to be true, now comes some surprising news that the show may...

Star Wars Live-Action TV Series Begins Casting?
One actress let it slip that George Lucas is currently looking at actors for a new TV series set within the film saga.

Star Wars Legacy: John Ostrander & Jan Duresma
John Siuntres (Newsarama/Word Balloon) talks with writer John Ostrander and penciller Jan Duresma about Dark Horse's Star Wars: Legacy. Credit: Newsarama TV

Star Wars Live-Action TV Series Casting has Begun
For the last two years, George Lucas has been developing a live-action Star Wars television series . I think it was originally stated that they would not begin production until they had the first 50 scripts in hand, and I’ve heard about a bunch of screenwriters around Hollywood have been working on the series. 2009 was originally announced as the show’s targeted premiere (see the sign above), but Lucasfilm has since been quoted as saying 2010, and later 2011. With a lack of news...

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Series Casting Underway
A live-action TV series set in the “Star Wars” cosmos has been an elusive, tantalizing prospect for years. News of the potential production first surfaced in 2005 while George Lucas was promoting “Revenge of the Sith.” Work on the “Clones Wars” animated feature film and Cartoon Network series, though, took creative precedence. In late 2007, Lucas revealed that he and his team were about to begin writing scripts for the live-action show. Now MTV News has learned that casting for the...

Anakin State - Star Wars Prequels & Garden State Trailer Mash-Up
This little trailer mash-up is actually pretty entertaining. We have the Star Wars Trilogy prequels mixed with the Garden State Trailer. It’s amazing what music and sound can do to a movie, this actually makes the acting in Star Wars look good. It’s funny how the guy that made this seemed to convey so much of Anakin in three minutes than Lucas did in 3 movies. Check it out below and enjoy!

'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.

Live Action Star Wars TV Show Closer To Reality
A live action Star Wars television series has been talked about since 2005 when George Lucas first mentioned the show and the Clone War animated series while doing promotion for Star Wars Episode III Revenge of The Sith. Lucas and a group of writers started writing scripts for the 100 episode series way back in 2007, [...]

Lucas Casts Star Wars TV Series
And although he revealed in 2007 he and his team were writing scripts for the project, the long hiatus has caused fans to question its indefinite release.

'Star Wars' live-action series...still far, far away
Okay, well, at least another year or so anyway. Rose Byrne got the gossip wheels spinning this week when MTV News quoted her as saying her friends had been auditioning for a long-discussed live-action Star Wars television series. But EW has confirmed with a Lucasfilm rep that a casting agent in Australia is "doing some preliminary ground work, but official casting will not start until the scripts are complete." At the earliest, the series would go into production in 2010, the rep a

'Star Wars' live-action series...still far, far away
Okay, well, at least another year or so anyway. Rose Byrne got the gossip wheels spinning this week when MTV News quoted her as saying her friends had been auditioning for a long-discussed live-action Star Wars television series. But EW has confirmed with a Lucasfilm rep that a casting agent in Australia is "doing some preliminary ground work, but official casting will not start until the scripts are complete." At the earliest, the series would go into production in 2010, the rep a

Family Guy Turns to 'Dark Side' with New Star Wars Spoof
Following the success of Family Guy's special Star Wars spoof, "Blue Harvest," Seth MacFarlane and company are wrapping up their latest trip to a galaxy "Far, Far Away" with a send-up of The Empire Strikes Back, "Something-Something-Something Dark Side." "Blue...

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.

STAR WARS Live Action TV Show has Begun casting
I remember a couple years ago Lucasfilm was talking about putting together a live action Star Wars TV series but I have not heard anything about it really until today when I find out they are casting for it. I actually never thought it would happen, I never thought I would see it. The last thing I heard about the TV show was that they would start production until they had 50 scripts under their belt. Now that they are casting I assume the 50 scripts have been written and Lucasfilm is ready to...

Jade Goody Takes Her Boys To School
Jade Goody, who is battling cervical cancer, took her uniformed boys Bobby Jack, 5, and Freddie, 4, to school in Sussex, UK. Afterwards, she headed to the The Royal Marsden hospital with her friend, Kevin Adams. Photo: Flynet SIMILAR ENTRIES Jade Goody: ‘How Can I Explain Illness To My Babies’ A Jade Goody Update Jade Goody Won’t Tell Sons About Cancer 5 Comments It’s Bobby-Jack and F

The most tasteless website in the world
There is a supremely tasteless website which invites you to predict when Jade Goody is going to die. The closest guess wins an iphone

Goody upset with hair loss fear post chemotherapy
London, Sep 24 (IANS) British reality show star Jade Goody has been told by doctors that she will loose all hair due to strong chemotherapy sessions.According to The Sun, Goody is facing a year of intensive chemotherapy after her cervical cancer spread to the sac around her abdominal organs, reports dailymail.co.uk. As a result, she would require to undergo strong chemotherapy sessions for a year that might result in a major hair loss. “She had hoped that she would not lose all her hair. But now she has

Hollyoaks The Fragrance?!
We could stomach it when Jordan first launched her perfume, we didn’t even mind too much when Paris Hilton first introduced her new fragrance. We thought it was slightly pushing the line when Jade Goody brought out her new scent, but when we saw this, we were in a state of absolute shock! Hollyoaks, the teatime channel 4 soap, has launched a selection of new fragrances, called Hollyoaks The Fragrance (funnily enough). Sounds divine, doesn’t it? We wonder what L’eau D’Oaks smells like anyway? We did

Cancer victim Jade Goody manages a brave smile as she takes her sons to school
Cancer sufferer Jade Goody hasn't had much to smile about in recent weeks, but today she put on a brave face and cracked a smile as she took her two young sons to school.   The 27-year-old recently found out that her cervical cancer is now classed as Stage Three and she has only a 50 per cent chance of survival after it spread to other organs. But she is determined not to let her illness affect her relationship with sons Bobby, five, and Freddie, three.      Putting on a brave

Jade Goody Shocked and Hurt by Death Predicting Website
Jade Goody's lawyers are now trying to shut down a really sick website, which is taking bets on when Jade will die. Jade, 27, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in September and recently underwent a full hysterectomy in an effort to halt the cancer's spread. Now there's a web site - whenwilljadegoodydie.com - that is not only creating a pool of bets on when Goody will die, but really slamming her. Here is some of the shit they're saying: "Jade Goody started out as a loud mouth nobod