On the August 24, 2010 episode of The Colbert Report, during a segment about U.S./Iran relations, Stephen Colbert included Boba Fett in a diorama presentation. Jump to the 12:58 mark and you can watch the moment. Colbert notes, “oh, who’s this to come help me? It’s Boba Fett. Out of his original packaging. [Gun noises ensue.] Are you shaking yet, Iran?” The only question is, does Boba Fett survive the mushroom or the rotten egg..?
Following up to the announcement of Boba Fett’s role in the Force Unleashed II video game, LucasArts just released a “developer diary” video that reveals more about the plot. Included within is some new video of Boba Fett:
The Fall/Winter 2010 line for Adidas is all about Star Wars. Sure, you could go with Han Solo in Carbonite, C-3PO, or even Jabba the Hutt inspired footwear, but this isn’t the R2-D2 Fan Club.
The items are not yet available for purchase online, but the announcement suggests they’ll be available soon in retail stores.
FORA.tv has a video from the January 2010 DLD [Digital Life Design] Conference in Munich, where Peter Hirshberg talks with Tim Kring, creator of the TV show “Heroes,” about how Boba Fett was the start of transmedia/cross-platform storytelling:
Updated — Spoiler alert here. According to The Sixth Axis, Boba Fett is not a playable character.
Boba Fett will be in The Force Unleashed II, which is available on all game systems this October. The news was special for the San Diego Comic Con.
USA Today covered the news and spoke with LucasArts’ Haden Blackman about the plot:
“Darth Vader is hiring Boba Fett for this top-secret misson. Boba Fett realized that Starkiller has quite a head start on him having escaped from (cloning plant planet) Kamino so he goes after what Starkiller is probably after which is (love interest) Juno (Eclipse),” Blackman says. “It’s easier for him to track down Juno than it is to track down Starkiller and use that to lure Starkiller back into Vader’s clutches.”
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“Boba Fett is one of those characters that really resonates with fans,” he says. “There is obviously a lot of fan favorites and it’s a really, really rich universe with tons and tons of characters but Boba Fett is one of those characters that fans just keep asking for more of.”
Here is a excerpt of the game’s cutscene with Boba Fett and Darth Vader, presented at this year’s Comic Con:
The game follows Starkiller, a secret apprentice to Darth Vader. The storyline takes place between Episode III and Episode IV.
Sideshow Collectibles is now accepting pre-orders for Medicom’s 12″ Boba Fett statue and 12″ Jango Fett statue online, part of the upcoming San Diego Comic Con buzz. Both figures are expected in Winter 2010 and will retail for $150. Boba features his “Jedi” garb and Jango, who was released earlier, features a newly modeled jetpack. These figures are slightly smaller than the Sideshow Collectibles 12″ statues.
Entertainment Earth is now pre-ordering a new Boba Fett piggy bank. It sells for $19 and is expected December 2010. The statue is based on digital files from the Lucasfilm Archives.
Entertainment Earth is also selling new Boba Fett Fold Up Headphones. Made by Funko, they’re $28. “This Boba Fett Fold Up Headphone is compatible with most MP3 players, iPods and portable and console games with its standard 3.5mm audio jack. The headphone is lightweight, compactable, fully adjustable and feature 40MM stereo sound speakers. Comes with 1 year limited warranty.”
There’s also the Boba Fett “Back Buddy” Jet Pack. It’s also available for pre-order at Entertainment Earth. It’s selling for $35 and will be in stock this August.
StarWars.com has a round-up of artists who have exclusive prints available at Celebration V:
Star Wars artists of extraordinary vision will be exhibiting and selling their original prints at Celebration V. Each of the artists listed here will have a limited number of prints available, created exclusively for the show, for sale August 12–15 as part of the Celebration Art Show.
Most of these artists will be within the Celebration V Art Show area, hosted by ACME Archives, in the Celebration Experience Exhibit Hall. A few others will appear in their own booths on the exhibit floor. Here are some of the artists participating. Check back soon for additional artists.
Chris Trevas has Boba Fett overlooking the Falcon on Cloud City.
Kevin Graham has five bounty hunters, including Boba Fett, as an homage to the scene in The Empire Strikes Back.
Doug Cowan has Boba Fett outside Slave I, sporting some handcuffs.
Kyle Babbitt re-created the moment between Darth Vader and Boba Fett, composed on top of the Slave I.
Just announced, George Lucas will be attending Celebration V is Orlando, Florida this August. With him will be Jeremy Bulloch, Daniel Logan, and Temuera Morrison.
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