When David Lynch turned down the chance to direct Return of the Jedi

I’m a Star Wars fan and I didn’t even know this. I found this on one of my favorite sites Dangerous Minds, it tells a tale of when David Lynch was approached by George Lucas to direct Return of the Jedi. Sounds crazy right? Well it kind of makes sense seeing as how Lynch was

Illustrator Richard Lim puts the Wars back in Star Wars

  Given the high gloss treatment Star Wars has seen over the previous years, it doesn’t take much to reinvent the look of a franchise and I’d say artist Richard Lim pretty much nailed it. This conceptual artists take on Star Wars, takes it a step further, by making it a real war. With blurred

Full scale Millennium Falcon completed for Star Wars:Episode VII

When I hear or read about things like this, I always think about that line from Jurassic Park, when the parks creator John Hammond says “Spared no expense”. If this full 1:1 scale model of The Millennium Falcon is any sign of J.J. Abrams dedication to these movies, I’d say he’s in it to win

Dark Horse’s THE STAR WARS #1 brings to life George Lucas’s first draft

The premise of George Lucas’s “The Star Wars“, written by J.W Rinzler and illustrated by Mike Mayhew, pretty much follows what we now know as Star Wars, but with a little something different…no force, or at least not in this first issue of the Dark Horse Comic’s release. The “Force”, however, is mentioned in a

Has the Jedi mysticism in Star Wars been lost over the years

The years have not been kind to the Jedi, a once benevolent group of mystics whom occasionally had to do battle with the forces of evil to create balance in the universe. Remember when Star Wars was just about Luke Skywalker, Obi Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Darth Vader? It’s been a very long time since

Michael Giacchino to compose music for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Michael Giacchino has worn many hats as a composer. He’s laid down some amazing tunes for some equally amazing films like The Incredibles, Star Trek, Super 8, but this gig will reunite him with Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves who directed Let Me In, a film that Michael composed. This