Fan-created Star Wars Spinoff in The Works 196
Lazarian writes "According to an article from the Edmonton Sun, director Mark Twitchell from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology has begun filming Star Wars: Secrets of the Rebellion, a non-profit venture expected to be released in 2008. From the article:
"The 27-year-old Edmonton director begins shooting a feature-length independent Star Wars spin-off film at NAIT Saturday, and has amassed $60,000 to bring his dream to life.
"I'm the only guy crazy enough to do this, because I'm not allowed to turn a profit. The film is for hardcore fans who miss the character development of the original trilogy.""
One in a long long line... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Do not want (Score:5, Informative)
Cast (Score:5, Informative)
Included in the cast:
Zach Jensen: Jedi Master Kit Fisto (Episode 2)
AND
Jeremy Bulloch: BOBA FETT!!!! Ok...he won't play Boba Fett in this movie.
You aren't the first (Score:4, Informative)
"I'm the only guy crazy enough to do this, because I'm not allowed to turn a profit."
Actually, you're not the first and only guy, and I doubt you'll be the last. Come on, this was only a year ago! Star Wars Revelations [ifilm.com]
If I'm not mistaken, that one sucked too
Re:Life Sucking Lawyers (Score:3, Informative)
Lucas has for years said fan movies of Star Wars are OK [creativecommons.org] as long as they don't turn a profit. This doesn't imply any other autors/screenwriters/directors think it's ok to make rip-offs of their movies. It's something Lucas has specifically said he's OK with. That's why it's ok with Lucas' laywers.
This isn't saying it's OK to make any ripoffs of any Spielberg, Woody Allen, etc, etc, movies. Just Lucas, and Star Wars specifically. Get it?
Leigh Brackett's Other Work (Score:3, Informative)
I'd really like to see Space Opera make a comeback, but it seems unlikely with the failure of Serenity at the box office.
Re:Democracy does work! (Score:3, Informative)
Re:A picture is worth a thousand words (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Meesa Dying! (Score:3, Informative)
I'm in the movie, and I don't know if I should say... but I don't think I'll get in trouble if I tell you that your concerns will be assuaged in a manner involving deep space and a fortuitous high-speed collision with a starship.