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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Series Casting Underway
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Series Casting Underway
A live-action TV series set in the “Star Wars” cosmos has been an elusive, tantalizing prospect for years. News of the potential production first surfaced in 2005 while George Lucas was promoting “Revenge of the Sith.” Work on the “Clones Wars” animated feature film and Cartoon Network series, ...
The “Raiders” Story Conference
The “Raiders” Story Conference
mysterymanonfilm.blogspot.com — Hey, guys, you’re going to love this (and thanks, Viktor). There is a link available to download... the 125-page transcript (in the form of a .pdf document) of the original 1978 story conference between Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Lawrence ... (more) The “Raiders” Story Conference
Live-Action 'Star Wars' Bridge Series Casting
Live-Action 'Star Wars' Bridge Series Casting
getthebigpicture.net — Far be it from me to question George Lucas (OK, maybe not), but are we really itching... for more Star Wars at this point? I guess we are, because we're getting it. The lovely Rose Byrne , who can see next in Knowing , revealed to MTV that a live action Star Wars TV series is in ... (more) Live-Action 'Star Wars' Bridge Series Casting
Live Action Star Wars TV Show Closer To Reality
Live Action Star Wars TV Show Closer To Reality
screenrant.com — A live action Star Wars television series has been talked about since 2005 when George Lucas first... mentioned the show and the Clone War animated series while doing promotion for Star Wars Episode III Revenge of The Sith . Lucas and a group of ... (more) Live Action Star Wars TV Show Closer To Reality
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Star Wars Live-Action TV Series Casting has Begun
/Film — ... I think it was originally stated that they would not begin production until they had the first 50 scripts in hand, and I’ve heard about a bunch of screenwriters around Hollywood have been working on the series. 2009 was originally announced as the show’s targeted premiere (see the sign above), but Lucasfilm has since been quoted as saying 2010, and later 2011. With a lack of news leaking, I was beginning to believe that it might never actually happen. But MTV reports that casting is already underway. Rose Byrne, who played Dorme in ...

Live-Action 'Star Wars' Bridge Series Casting
Get The Big Picture — ... , who can see next in Knowing, revealed to MTV that a live action Star Wars TV series is in the casting phase, and she knows this because "a lot of my friends have been auditioning for it." What'll it cover? According the the Lucasians, it'll be a bridge between Darth Vader's bellowed "Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" at the end of Episode Trois and Star Wars. Finally, we'll get an explanation for why they went with the feathered hair. I can't wait. ...

Live Action ‘Star Wars’ TV Show is Casting
We Are Movie Geeks — ... an entire year’s worth of episodes before looking for a cable channel on which to air the series. — MTV So, what do you guys think? Does it sound cool? Is it just more of Lucas marketing his cash cow, or is it something new and different, or both? Does he need to let ‘Star Wars’ go and create something fresh, new and different? (I do, actually, lean towards the latter.) Let us know how you feel by leaving comments. [source: MTV Movies Blog] ...

It’s Pilot Season And George Lucas Has Begun Casting His Live-Action STAR WARS Series!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... entourage in “Attack of the Clones.” So which newly available actors and actresses should Lucas be looking at? Some the dead and soon to be dead girls from “Lost”? One suspects a good chunk of the casts of “Friday Night Lights,” “Life,” “Knight Rider,” and “The Sarah Connor Chronicles” could soon be available. Adrianne Palicki as Han’s snotty older sister? Selma Blair as a Wookie slaver? James Spader as the harried mayor of Coruscant City? Find all of MTV’s story on the matter here . [image] ...

Live Action Star Wars TV Show Closer To Reality
Screen Rant — ... in the 20 years between Episode III and Episode IV but with no major character making an appearance. If Lucas is only casting at the moment I’d say that the show is probably another two or three years away due to the technical effects and because I’d imagine that they’d want a few episodes in the can before they premiere on television. Screen Rant will have more news on the live action Star Wars series when we get it. Source: MTV You Might Also Be Interested In: The Star Wars Mythos ...

Newsbites: The sci-fi and fantasy edition!
FilmChat — ... the third movie in the Twilight series, is that of Juan Antonio Bayona, director of the spooky Spanish ghost story The Orphanage (2007). -- Hollywood Reporter 5. Casting is already under way for the live-action Star Wars TV series that will take place between the two big-screen trilogies. Hmmm, will George Lucas cobble a few episodes together for the big screen, as he did with the animated Clone Wars? -- MTV Movies Blog 6. Morena Baccarin, of Firefly and ...

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