Eric G wrote:Rick McCallum and Rob Coleman at Skywalker ranch THE PROGRESS OF INDIANA JONES 4
George is doing 'Indiana Jones', the script, which he should finish by Sunday"
Eric G wrote:Rick McCallum and Rob Coleman at Skywalker ranch reveal information on,
Star Wars Animated Series. “The animation is being done right now as we speak," McCallum stated, "[That work] is being done here at the Ranch. A lot of the effects will be done in Singapore.
STAR WARS LIVE ACTION TV SERIES
Plans for the live action series are moving forward with productions based in Sydney, Australia. Unless “"another medium comes along to replace it,” the series will be entirely shot in HD.
STAR WARS MOVIES IN 3D
McCallum was asked how the project was going he was quoted as saying that Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope was already 20% complete in its transformation to 3D.
ANOTHER VERSION OF STAR WARS: EPISODE I IN THE WORKS?
According to Coleman, changes have already been made in Yoda to replace him with a CGI version, to match the look and feel of the character throughout the new trilogy.
THE PROGRESS OF INDIANA JONES 4
George is doing 'Indiana Jones', the script, which he should finish by Sunday"
Is this akin to the Clone Wars series, or is it going to be a different style of animation, I wonder? Either way, as long as it's not another Droids or Ewoks it should be okay.
I wonder what the pitch is for this series? I hope it's nothing Boba Fett or Skywalker related. They could mine the time period between episodes III and IV for all it's worth, though. The last of the Jedi hunted down. The rise of the rebellion. If they approach it right, it could be really good.
I heard about these 3D movies at CIII. I'll check them out, or at least ANH, but it seems more like a gimmick to make more money than anything else.
I do like the Yoda replacement in TPM, however. That Yoda sucked balls.
Shane wrote:The Live action series has the most potential than the rest, but I think they are beating a dead horse.
HollywoodBabylon wrote:Shane wrote:The Live action series has the most potential than the rest, but I think they are beating a dead horse.
But don't you know Georgy Porgy still needs to keep those dollars rolling in............
Shane wrote:The Live action series has the most potential than the rest, but I think they are beating a dead horse.
Shane wrote:The Live action series has the most potential than the rest, but I think they are beating a dead horse.
G.L.
Now the television show I’m working on, the Star Wars television show, is 3D.
R.C.When you said you were going to do Star Wars in 3D, do you mean in the old-fashioned 3D?
G.L.
Yeah, with glasses and everything.
Haden Blackman, the project leader on "The Force Unleashed" video game, has a daydream: He strolls into the movie theater, buys some popcorn and then sits down and watches his game's tale of Darth Vader and his secret apprentice flicker
to life as cinema.
"Oh, that would be incredible," said Blackman. "And it's not impossible. Never say never. George [Lucas] has looked to tell new 'Star Wars' stories through the games and with the entire Star Wars Expanded Universe, and then he has also shown a willingness to let the characters come into the films. Look at Aayla Secura, a creation in the [Dark Horse] comic books who became part of the theatrical films."
If the "The Force Unleashed" does become a movie, Blackman said it would be a testament to the priorities and sophisticated ideas of his team, who he says puts storytelling and game-play on equal footing and emphasized "the artistic nature" of the quickly changing video-game medium. "It's an incredible time," he said, "to be telling powerful stories in this fairly young medium."
Fried Gold wrote:It's what you've always dreamed of:
http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/01/g ... unroe.html
...a CGI musical from the makers of Attack of the Clones.
Borys Kit wrote:Kevin Munroe is directing the CGI film, which is expected to feature music from a variety of sources. Munroe hails from the animated world and made his directorial debut in 2007 with the fourth Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, “TMNT.” He recently wrapped production on his live-action debut, the adaptation of the “Dead of Night” comic that stars Brandon Routh and Taye Diggs.
David Berenbaum, who wrote the Will Ferrell comedy “Elf” and children’s fantasy “The Spiderwick Chronicles,” penned the screenplay. Plot details are locked tighter than the plans for the Death Star, but one element known is that the script features fairies.
It is not known whether Berenbaum is working from a story by Lucas, who tends to originate much of Lucasfilm’s intellectual property.
A Lucasfilm spokesperson said it was too early to comment on the details of the project.
DAVID S. COHEN wrote:Lucasfilm Animation is developing a new animated "Star Wars" TV comedy series.
Daytime Emmy and Gemini Award-winner Jennifer Hill ("The Backyardians") will produce with Todd Grimes ("Back at the Barnyard") directing. Brendan Hay ("The Daily Show") will be among the writers and Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, creators and executive producers of "Robot Chicken," will have "creative involvement.
Project marks the second "Star Wars" skein created by Lucasfilm Animation. The first was "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," which premiered in 2008 on the Cartoon Network. Series is currently in its second season.
No start date or network for the comedy skein have been announced.
Nellie Andreeva wrote:After two hit "Robot Chicken" parodies of "Star Wars," "Chicken" masterminds Seth Green and Matthew Senreich get to do the real thing.
Lucasfilm Animation on Monday announced it is developing a new animated "Star Wars" series that will take a comedic and irreverent look at the characters from the sci-fi franchise and feature creative involvement from Green and Senreich as well as writing from Brendan Hay ("The Daily Show").
Jennifer Hill ("The Backyardigans") will produce, with Todd Grimes ("Back at the Barnyard") on board to direct.
"The 'Star Wars' universe is so dense and rich; it's crazy to think that there aren't normal, mundane everyday problems in a world so well-defined," Green said. "What do these characters do when they're not overthrowing empires?"
Added Senreich, "We're going to pull back the curtain of some of those behind-the-scenes shenanigans."
There is no network announced for the new series, but given Lucasfilm Animation and Green and Senreich's close ties with Cartoon Network, a deal with Cartoon or its Adult Swim programming block appears likely.
The new comedic "Star Wars" series follows Lucasfilm Animation's series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," which airs on Cartoon Network.
Meanwhile, "Chicken," buoyed by its popular "Star Wars: Episode 1 and 2" specials, is the flagship series on Adult Swim.
TheButcher wrote:From AICN:
New Animated STAR WARS Series To Serve As Sequel To RETURN OF THE JEDI????
so sorry wrote:TheButcher wrote:From AICN:
New Animated STAR WARS Series To Serve As Sequel To RETURN OF THE JEDI????
This can't possibly come as a surprise to anyone. There are dozens of post-ROTJ novels in the world for them to mine (and they are all Lucas-sanctioned too).
Makes perfect sense to me. Not to say that I'll watch it, as I haven't watched any of the animated series...
TheButcher wrote:Wait, you never watched the Droids or Ewok shows? That's just crazy!
Fievel wrote: But then I realized that anything dealing with the Old Republic would have the KOTOR games to compare to and the first KOTOR game was better than 70% of the prequels.
Honor Hunter wrote:This isn't a rumor, it's a dream...
I grew up on Batman, I as a teen I was in love and amazed by Batman: The Animated Series" and Paul Dini and Bruce Timm are some of the most under appreciated talents in Hollywood if you ask me. My friends and I have had long discussions about what should become of Batman once Nolan no longer helms the features(perish the thought!). My idea has to go with a live action take with Dini and Timm that stays dark but doesn't stick to the reality based version starring Christian Bale. I believe any film like that will be compared, unfairly or not, to the current films and will always be a disappointment. So go the opposite way I say...
Anyway, if you remember my post "What Becomes Of Junior," you'll remember I said that they should do an animated series with the famous Archaeologist based on the Republic Serials/Max Fleischer style. Well, it appears I'm not the only one who feels that way. It's also an idea of Dini's and he happens to be working for Lucas right now on Clone Wars. He did an interview with The Force.Net and says as much in the latter part of the interview. My hope is that since he's much closer to Mr. Yoda than me he'll bend his ear and get this project going. It sounds like something out of my most personal, wildest fantasies. Kind of like what "Raiders" was for me. Please George, if you're listening... DO THIS. DO this! For the sake of the fans...
Please.
Hat Tip to The Raider.Net.
* The artwork used here is by Patrick Schoenmaker, I believe. *
Steven Zeitchik wrote:"Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" will be released sometime in the first four months of the 2012 with as little as four or five weeks separating it and the revamped DiCaprio-fest, according to those familiar with plans for "Star Wars" who asked not to be named because they had not been authorized to speak on Lucas' behalf.
Some of the reports about "Star Wars" in 3-D left the impression that Lucas and his Industrial Light and Magic were committing to six films in the new dimension. But the sources with knowledge of the plans said the 3-D conversion would happen one film at a time, not all at once, which means that in effect there's no hard commitment beyond "Phantom Menace." If that film's release doesn't hit box-office thresholds, Lucas could theoretically defer or scrap his plans.
It's understandable why he might: The conversion process won't be cheap, and unlike Cameron, Lucas is footing the bill himself. At 796 minutes of running time, the entire six films will cost about $80 million to convert even at the conservative estimate of $100,000 per minute. Chump change for Lucas, perhaps, but still not a bargain.
Fievel wrote:But then I realized that anything dealing with the Old Republic would have the KOTOR games to compare to and the first KOTOR game was better than 70% of the prequels.
Sigh.
Fievel wrote:But if there really is a chance that they'll base the future films off of the first film's returns.... then it makes even LESS sense to release them in numerical order. The Phantom Menace is considered the shittiest Star Wars film by just about anyone raised on the Original Trilogy. Had they started with A New Hope, then they would likely strike gold with all of the original fans wanting to check out the "real" Star Wars in 3D.
TheButcher wrote:From 24 Frames:
'Star Wars' and 'Titanic' 3-D: How much is too much?Steven Zeitchik wrote:"Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" will be released sometime in the first four months of the 2012 with as little as four or five weeks separating it and the revamped DiCaprio-fest, according to those familiar with plans for "Star Wars" who asked not to be named because they had not been authorized to speak on Lucas' behalf.
Some of the reports about "Star Wars" in 3-D left the impression that Lucas and his Industrial Light and Magic were committing to six films in the new dimension. But the sources with knowledge of the plans said the 3-D conversion would happen one film at a time, not all at once, which means that in effect there's no hard commitment beyond "Phantom Menace." If that film's release doesn't hit box-office thresholds, Lucas could theoretically defer or scrap his plans.
It's understandable why he might: The conversion process won't be cheap, and unlike Cameron, Lucas is footing the bill himself. At 796 minutes of running time, the entire six films will cost about $80 million to convert even at the conservative estimate of $100,000 per minute. Chump change for Lucas, perhaps, but still not a bargain.
DAVID S. COHEN wrote:Lucasfilm will build a new facility in Singapore to house its burgeoning digital production businesses there.
The Singapore branches of LucasAnimation, LucasArts Games and Industrial Light & Magic will all be housed in the new facility.
Together those operations already have a staff of 400 in Lucasfilm's existing office in the Signature Building in Changi Business Park. Staff at those offices is increasing rapidly and Lucasfilm is outgrowing the space.
New building in the Fusionopolis area of One North will comprise eight floors of office space and be roughly 409,000 sq. ft., with 242,000 sq. ft of gross floor area.
Lucasfilm has 1700 employees at its headquarters in San Francisco's Presidio.
The new building, which looks like something from the Star Wars universe, will be built above a public garden. Groundbreaking will be early 2011 with completion skedded for late 2012 or early 2013.
Colum Slevin, vice president/head of studio operations Lucasfilm Animation oversees ILM Singapore from San Francisco. Xavier Nicolas runs the facility locally.
TheButcher wrote:From /film:
Your Daily Rumors: Indiana Jones Series Getting 3D Treatment
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (March 3, 2011) – Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox announced today that the 3D theatrical launch of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace now has an official release date – February 10, 2012! Set against the thrilling and exotic backdrop of a “galaxy far, far away,” Star Wars is perfectly suited to the immersive 3D theatrical experience, and Episode I delivers some of the Saga’s most stunning and spectacular sequences – from the Naboo invasion to the Tatooine Podraces to the climactic lightsaber battle between Darth Maul and the Jedi. Supervised by Industrial Light & Magic, the meticulous conversion is being done with utmost respect for the source material, and with a keen eye for both technological considerations and artistic intentions.
Fox today announced that the first installment in its "Star Wars 3D" re-release series is indeed coming in 2012 -- and rather early in the year, in fact.
A converted version of George Lucas' "Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace" will come out in just about 11 months, on Feb. 10. Interestingly, the Natalie Portman-Ewan McGregor space opera will open against another film that could appeal to the same adventure-oriented audience, Ryan Reynolds' and Denzel Washington's "Safe House."
There are still few details on what the new release will contain (Lucas, incidentally, hopes to open a converted "Star Wars" film each year), although given all the DVD extras we've seen for the franchise over the years, we could probably expect some additions here that go beyond a new axis.
The early-year release of "Phantom Menace" should give it plenty of room before that other 1990s tentpole comes back in 3-D, James Cameron's "Titanic." (That movie isn't expected to come out until April 2012.)
Of course, that doesn't mean there won't be some 3-D overload before we even get to February.
A quick look at the release calendar shows a whopping 15 3-D releases already dated for the August-December period alone, movies as different as "Conan the Barbarian," "Fright Night" and "Adventures of Tintin." In fact, between now and Thanksgiving, no more than two weeks will go by without a new 3-D movie opening. Come February, the question may be whether viewers will want to see not only more "Star Wars" but more 3-D.
--Steven Zeitchik
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