(+1 rating, 1 votes)02.03.2010 | Bounty | 
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Shown at the UK Toy Expo, Hasbro will be releasing a kid-sized helmet with some canned sounds. "I'm Boba Fett, you may have heard of me," is one of five phrases spoken by the toy.
See starwars.com for the pictures, but credit goes to jedinews.co.uk for taking them in the first place.
(+1 rating, 1 votes)01.28.2010 | Film & TV | 3 comments
"The Mandalorians are all New Yorkers."
Jokes from the actor aside, part one of the three-episode story begins at 9:00pm (Eastern and Pacific) this Friday, January 29th on the Cartoon Network. Actor Jon Favreau voices Pre Vizsla, a Mandalorian in the storyline for episode "The Mandalore Plot."
From April MacIntyre's article on MonstersAndCritics.com:
[Favreau's] involvement in The Clone Wars came as an indirect result of post-production for the first Iron Man film; he was working with Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound when his path crossed with [Supervising Director Dave] Filoni’s at Lucasfilm’s Skywalker Ranch.
“I had mentioned that I would love to do a voice, and that I’d done voices before – and the idea for me to play a Mandalorian came up. I wasn’t holding out for a cool character, but I think the Mandalorians are probably the ones that the die-hards are going to be the most curious about,” says Favreau.
“I grew up a fan of Star Wars. It was the first time I had ever experienced that really iconic, mythic archetypal storytelling. What’s fun about Star Wars is that it still has as much relevance and impact now as it did then. It seems to be a set of characters and a world that is timeless, and every generation seems to embrace. So it’s fun to be able to share with my family and my kids the excitement that I had when I was young.”
JediMaster.com.bk posted a video on YouTube:
(Pictures thanks to BigFanBoy.com.)
(No Ratings Yet)01.23.2010 | Film & TV | 4 comments
The Mandalorians are coming up in the next episode of the animated Star Wars: Clone Wars series.
But, it appears, these aren't the same Mandalorians. In fact, Karen Traviss, the author who took the original stories — starting in vintage Marvel comics and developed further by Andy Mangels until the drastic changes in Episode II — allegedly quit over related issues.
On the StarWars.com blog, regarding the upcoming Star Wars Insider #115 cover story, some fan comments to note:
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(No Ratings Yet)01.17.2010 | Bounty | 1 comment
Sideshow Collectibles, which has brought us some notable Boba Fett statues, has a new pre-order going for it's bronze Boba Fett. Limited to 75, it's currently going for $5,000. The pre-order began at $4,250 but, after a few more sales, it'll soon be $6,000 and then sold out.
Bronze'd Boba isn't exactly new. In 1997, there was a bronze Boba Fett statue designed by Randy Bowen. The collectible went for $3,000.
Sideshow is also doing a bronze Jango Fett.
Got a favorite Sideshow Boba Fett statue? We'd vote for the Premium Format Boba Fett.
(Thanks to Sadriel_Fett for the original report.)
(No Ratings Yet)01.11.2010 | Features | 3 comments
Overkill
Part of a series of posts highlighting new content, features, and members at The Boba Fett Fan Club.
(+2 rating, 2 votes)01.07.2010 | Community | 2 comments
VladislausDantes, aka Danny Ashby, put together an elaborate Steampunk Boba Fett costume. Sewing is by Lindsay Hamilton and Christa Wood, while the design, gear, and weaponry is by Ashby, who's based in Georgia.
OutlandArmor.com has a fantastic gallery. Yet another example of creative takes on Boba Fett costumes.
Photo (alternate angles: 2, 3, 4) by LJinto, who also shot some Fett-inspired costumes at Dragoncon 2009: 1, 2, 3, 4
Any favorites out there? Link it up in the comments below!
(via tcritic.com)
(Extra: Back in Halloween 2009, we caught a different Steampunk Fett over on actress' Felicia Day's Twitter.)
(+3 rating, 3 votes)12.03.2009 | Community | 1 comment
The announcement for "Star Wars: Celebration V" was finally made today on the event's official site. Celebration V will be held August 12-15, 2010 in Orlando, Florida.
As posted on the official site:
"Star Wars Celebration is the official Lucasfilm event celebrating all things Star Wars, produced by fans for fans. Celebrations are the largest Star Wars parties, featuring cast and crew celebrities, fans, costumes, music, live entertainment, autographs, collectibles, and panels — but mainly friends who gather to have fun and celebrate their love for the saga. From fans who first experienced A New Hope in theaters to kids just discovering Star Wars through Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Celebration touches on anything and everything connected with that galaxy far, far away. The first such event took place in 1999, and we’re proud to host the fifth Celebration in 2010!"
The guest list and other information about the event have not yet been revealed.
An added bonus, Celebration V's logo is marked with fan favorite Boba Fett in all of his Mandalorian glory.
Speculation over the whereabouts of "CV," as it is called, was a topic of discussion for many fan groups over the past few months. Concerns over attendance of 2010's "Dragon*Con" in Atlanta, Georgia have also arisen due to there only being a two week break between the two.
To add to our discussion on "CV," be sure and visit the topic in our forums.
Related, check our BFFC's coverage of Celebration 4 for an idea on the event.
(No Ratings Yet)12.03.2009 | Bounty | no comments
Released back in October 2009, "Star Wars: 1,000 Collectibles: Memorabilia and Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away" is the 568-page paperback coffee table book co-written by Star Wars collector (and head of fan relations at Lucasfilm), Stephen J. Sansweet. Today, it made the cut on the popular blog /Film.
Featuring several Boba Fett collectibles, the book is on sale right now at Amazon.com
From the publisher, Abrams:
Star Wars: 1,000 Collectibles takes the reader on a journey through cool and kitsch, from toys and costumes to life-size statues made of LEGO bricks to consumer goods such as candy, clothing, toothpaste–and much more. Drawn from the largest private Star Wars collection in the known universe, this stunning treasure trove of memorabilia and colorful anecdotes mixes fun with nostalgia, delighting both the casual fan and the serious collector. Since the first Star Wars film opened in 1977, George Lucas's epic space fantasy has become not only one of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time, but also an obsession for collectors around the globe, who have spent more than $15 billion on Star Wars merchandise.
These collectibles range from the offbeat–C-3PO tape dispensers, fan-made bantha pinatas, and Darth Vader popcorn poppers–to the everyday–Boba Fett cake pans, Yoda PEZ dispensers, and "Cream of Jawa" soup. Here for the first time is a chronicle of the constantly expanding, all-encompassing, often-surreal lifestyle of collecting Star Wars–filled with incredible stranger-than-fiction stories from the galaxy's foremost collector.
Thanks to /Film for the interior pictures of some Boba Fett memorabilia.
(+3 rating, 3 votes)11.25.2009 | Film & TV | 1 comment
"Look! The Giant Chicken's Boba Fett." That's the word in "Something, Something, Something Dark Side," the next chapter in Family Guy's take on the Star Wars saga.
According to an interview with the show's writer, Kirker Butler, c/o GalacticBinder.com, the Slave I will have chicken wings. (Thanks to Family Guy fan site, Stewie's Playground for the link.)
GB: We’ve heard that Ernie the Giant Chicken will play Boba Fett. Oh man, tell us it’s true!
KB: That is true. Our animators even designed the Slave 1 to have chicken wings. Brilliant. Our animators, by the way, are some of the best in the business and most of them are also huge Star Wars fans, so their contributions have been invaluable. They deserve as much credit for the success of these shows as the writers do.
You can watch the trailer in higher quality on Apple.com.
The episode is first available on DVD and Blu-ran this December 22nd. It'll be broadcast on Fox next year.
Giant Chicken, also known as Ernie, is highly likely to get into a big fight. Fans of the show will know what we mean. You can learn more about the character on the Family Guy Wikia.com site.
We first reported the episode back in October 2007 on our message boards. We also blogged about it and linked to some Giant Chicken clips on YouTube.
Props to ScreenRant for highlighting Boba Fett in their post.
(No Ratings Yet)11.14.2009 | Bounty | no comments
StarWars.com posted an update about the fresh portfolio of black-and-white behind the scenes photos being sold by licensee Official Pix (C2 Ventures). Here are all of the ones featuring Boba Fett:
Each sells for $5.99 before shipping.
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