Star Wars Bits: ‘Episode VII’ Going IMAX? Plus ‘1313’ Boba Fett Footage, ‘Black Angel,’ ‘Return Of The Jedi’
The long wait for officialStar Wars Episode VIIinformation continues, but theStar Warsnews never stops. In this edition of Star Wars Bits, the CEO of IMAX makes it sound likeEpisode VIIcould have IMAX scenes as well as the following:
Just how big, physically, couldStar Wars EpisodeVIIbe?Ain’t It Cool Newswas tipped off about an investor conference with IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond, who said the following:
We are talking to J.J. Abrams' [team] now about the next Star Wars being used with partly IMAX cameras.
This makes total sense. Abrams' last film,Star Trek Into Darkness, was partially shot with IMAX cameras and an IMAX executives are on record saying they’re still committed to making film cameras. Do you think they’ll actually shoot the film in IMAX or just upconvert?
Star Wars 1313was a major video game being developed by Lucasarts that was reportedly canceled when Disney purchased the company. The third-person action film starring Boba Fett was likely the biggest loss in the entire ordeal.IGNhowever has now posted some new images from the game, as well as a reaction video to seeing a 15 minute demo that was being prepared for this year’s E3. Here’s their reaction video, there are more images and story pointsat this link.
J.W. Rinzler’s latest book,The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, is coming out soon.IO9went through the whole thing to find 10 things you didn’t know aboutReturn of the Jedi.I09also tipped us to this great animated video, which is an open letter toJ.J. Abramson how to not screw upStar Wars. Great points here told with real style.
In the past,we’ve written about a short filmcalledBlack Angel, which played in front of select screenings ofThe Empire Strikes Back. Directed byRoger Christian, the 22-minute short was approved byGeorge Lucasand screened in Europe, before getting lost in archives for decades.Mashableis now reporting the film is having its first public screening in over thirty years on October 13 at the Mill Valley Film Festival in Marin, California.
One of my favorite iOS games isStar Wars Pinballby Zen Studios and they’ll soon release an update themed toReturn of the Jedi. Here’s the trailer thanks toApp Advice.
A fan recreated theStar Warstrench run with the new virtual reality 3D headset, the Oculus Rift. Check it out below viaThe Verge.
Finally,Gizmodowrote about a new discovery by scientists at Harvard and MIT. They figured out how to get photons clump together to form a whole new kind of matter, matter that acts very much like a lightsaber. Obviously, it’s more complicated than that so head over to that link.
