Later Alex learned that Jeremy actually wanted a full Fett suit for himself and had been wanting one for some time. And so, the Jeremy Bulloch Project began. The joint powers of memebers from The Dented Helmet and Rebelscum worked on the project for 6 months. The final costume was presented to Jeremy on April 5, 2008 at the Dallas Comic Con.

Pictures of the event and a link to the original story at Ricks Family Website Blog.

The Dallas Morning News wrote up a post, which includes a picture. "'To get this suit is a highlight,' Mr. Bulloch said. 'We never got to keep our costumes after filming. I now have one to wear to events.' The British actor flew in especially for the Boba Fett fete."

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Jeremy Bulloch portrayed Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). Daniel Logan played Young Boba Fett in Attach of the Clones (2002).

For more stops in Jeremy Bulloch's tour, or to see where he's been recently, see our convention schedule page.

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We just received permission from the publicity handler for George Lucas to air this *!*!*!*exclusive*!*!*!* interview with the Star Wars creator about his new self-help audiobook and line of aromatherapy bath salts and sugar scrubs, "The Boba Fett Mystique."

This product is co-branded by notoriously cocooned celebrity author JD Salinger. Behold, our power of videobloggage is mighty! It's a special calendar day.

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The story is set in 1998 and centers on a road trip by a group of friends who literally can't wait until Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace hits theaters. They head to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch intent on sneaking a peek at a rough cut. They can't wait because one of the friends is dying of cancer and may not live to see the release of Episode I. Their road trip is like a geeky, illegal version of the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

That version of the film, however, has been changed. The studio thought that the film wouldn't be much of a comedy with cancer being mentioned.

"Have you seen the cancer version of this movie?" writes Steven Brill, the director of Little Nicky and Drillbit Taylor, in an email to an angry fan. "I have. It is unreleaseable. It would be irresponsible to release it." Brill was brought in to reshoot the film and erase any reference of cancer.

Rebellious fans have rallied under the banner Stop Darth Weinstein! They have begun spamming the email addresses of Weinstein employees and protested at the NYC and LA premiers of the Weinstein film Superhero Movie.

The release date of the movie is yet to be announced, and fans will try their hardest to get the Weinstein company to change the film back to its original form. The form that most beleive had heart, but now may just be another run-of-the-mill comedy. Only time will tell.

On a side note, a story more related to the BFFC was the picture of Boba Fett next to the actual article in Wired Magazine. It seems our Fett man was featured in the magazine, although it appears to be a fan made costume. The picture can be seen in the link.

On the blog Married to the Empire, you can see behind-the-scenes pictures of the Wired photo shoot, which include candid shots of a Boba Fett costumer from the 501st.

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Fett fans are overjoyed at the recent flood of Boba and Jango Fett figures from Hasbro that have shown up in stores world-wide. All the variations of Fett have appeared: the Ralph McQuarrie concept figure to the Sarlacc Escape figure and even the Holiday Special appearance, Boba Fett has become one of the most produced Star Wars figure from Hasbro. This, of course, comes with the message: "All Sold Separately".

Fett fan David Horvath recently put up a post on his blog, UGLYBLOG, about discovering the whole Fett family in Target and buying them all.

The recent surplus of Boba Fett figures, statues, and collectibles and only re-enforced the statement, "And what do you know, fan's wallets come in 3 versions. Light, lighter, and empty."

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Lucas added that all the major characters from the prequel trilogy will be present and accounted for—from Yoda and the Emperor to Mace Windu and Boba Fett (though they won't be voiced by the film actors). Among the newbies: Anakin's young apprentice, a female Jedi by the name of Ahsoki.

The new Star Wars film is coming August 15, 2008, and will lead into the live-action series on TNT and Cartoon Network for Fall 2008.

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For our 2007 Costume Contest, we're officially announcing the four winners for the following prize-in-tow awards: Most Creative, Most Cost-Effective, Most Accurate, and Best in Show.

Most Creative
For all the fans who customize, with flames, colors or add-ons.
Prize: Star Wars Boba Fett Blaster Scaled Replica ($45 value)
Winner: Ray Ramirez - Mando Sniper

Most Cost-Effective
For all the fans who can make good use of cardboard, or some clever and resourceful alternative.
Prize: Star Wars Betrayal on Bespin Action Figure Battle Pack ($25 value)
Winner: Jacob - Boba Fett
Statement (via Jacob's dad): "Made from a combo of a toy kit, a Walmart trash can, a sweatsuit, mock turtleneck, and some bondo/foam/fiberglass for the jetpack. Oh, and some slip on shoes that I spray-painted. Total price was around $150 or so."

Most Accurate
For all the fans who study the reference photos and master the details.
Prize: Star Wars Boba Fett Scaled Helmet Replica ($50 value)
Winner: J. Salcedo - Boba Fett (Special Edition version Fett *)

Best in Show
For the one fan, who has the best all around costume in 2007.
Prize: EE Exclusive Star Wars Elite Forces of the Republic ($67 value)
Winner: Thomas Spanos - Durge

We'll be contacting each winner above to redeem their prizes. (Disclaimers: 1) If for some reason we cannot get in touch within 30 days, we may consider runners-up. 2) Prizes may be substituted for similar items depending on their availability. 3) Upon receipt of a mailing address, prizes will be ordered for delivery within 30 days; delivery dependent on retailers.)
For more pictures of the above costumes, as well as all of the entries as well as more costumed fans (who contributed photos before or after this contest), see the complete album in our image galleries.

Also, see the original post for this contest from October 2007.

* [Correction: We earlier said this was an ROTJ costume, which several readers told us was inaccurate. This was our error in a notation for the entry. J. Salcedo entered a Special Edition version Fett. — Editor]

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Thanks to Ninjax008, a member of our message boards, who posted on this today.

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Clamixx, a comic book writer, has a comic appropriate for today, called "When Jeremy Bulloch and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) bump into Harrison Ford."

For more about Jeremy Bulloch, see our wealth of information at the Ask Jeremy section here at BFFC. We've got an exclusive bio from him, his convention schedule, his contact address, and more. Also check out his official site, where you can pick up his book or signed photo.

Also, last month an interview with Jeremy was published in issue #99 of the Star Wars Insider.

We here wish him the best and look forward to sending along your wishes, in comments below.

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I love doing research. I'm a film-school geek. I know very little outside Boba Fett-related trivia. I feel like any writing is an excuse to learn more about the world. And it was just fun.

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