Tag: George Lucas

  • George Lucas Backs Bob Iger in Disney Proxy War

    George Lucas Backs Bob Iger in Disney Proxy War

    George Lucas is throwing in with the Empire. Disney CEO Bob Iger is currently engaged in a “proxy fight” with Nelson Peltz, an investor who is trying to get Disney shareholders to vote him onto the Disney board so he can increase his influence over the company. Now, George Lucas – the largest single Disney…

  • Jake Lloyd’s Mom Clears the Air

    Jake Lloyd’s Mom Clears the Air

    Jake Lloyd’s mother, Lisa, recently spoke with Scripps News about her son’s mental health. She discusses how Lloyd, who played Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace, is doing now, the tragic loss of his sister, Madison, and how he feels about Star Wars these days. “He just couldn’t handle it,” Lisa said of Jake’s sister’s passing.…

  • Az vs. Act Man: A Requiem for the Haters from the Geeks and the Gamers

    Az vs. Act Man: A Requiem for the Haters from the Geeks and the Gamers

    Geek cannibalizes gamer in a world devoid of brotherhood as the networks of whisper pump us with poison. View counts tally as consumers shuffle rage baits. The algorithm craves its blood, and we happily oblige.  Having your guts spilled on Twitter for spectacle is just another given Sunday in our stunning and brave new world.…

  • Samuel L. Jackson Says Mace Windu is Alive

    Samuel L. Jackson Says Mace Windu is Alive

    Samuel L. Jackson wants to trade in Nick Fury’s eyepatch for Mace Windu’s lightsaber. In an exclusive talk with Empire about the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (which is being re-released in theaters this May), the British film magazine asked Jackson about Windu’s death in Episode III – Revenge of the…

  • Dave Filoni Talks the Force

    Dave Filoni Talks the Force

    Dave Filoni appeared on Entertainment Weekly’s Star Wars podcast, Dagobah Dispatch, to discuss the Force and how it is shown in Ahsoka. Check out an excerpt, transcript courtesy of That Park Place: “The idea that she’s not incredibly adept at wielding the Force, I think,” Filoni says, “is a strong thing… It’s amazing how fans and the…

  • REVIEW: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

    REVIEW: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is what we all assumed it would be. It’s the next Star Wars: The Last Jedi or Terminator: Dark Fate, a movie that brings back a beloved character to humiliate him while his modern-day-acceptable contemporary steal the show. It’s also the latest in a long line of recent…