LEGO Goes “Star Wars” For Largest Model
Earlier in Times Square, LEGO unveiled this 1:1 scale model of an X-Wing from Star Wars. The model is not only large enough for someone to sit in, but it is also LEGO’s biggest model.
The model was built using 5,335,200 bricks. Just like an actual X-Wing, the model is 11-feet tall and 43-feet long with a 44-foot wingspan. It took 32 builders a total of four months to complete.
You can also view some of the video of the engines actually sounding and glowing.
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Disney and LucasFilm Animation are now moving forward with the next Star Wars animated series following their decision to nix Star Wars The Clone Wars.
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There’s news today that Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Velvet Goldmine) is in talks for an undisclosed role in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII.
El Mayimbe over at Latino Review broke the scoop, and he has a pretty good track record with breaking casting news. Let the speculation begin on what role he’ll be playing, but if it’s true, my money’s on Jacen Solo (if they even go down that road).
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Just announced today, EA Games and its subsidiaries are now set to licence and produce new Star Wars games.
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Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of the Weekly Pull List!
Every week I team up with fellow comics contributors Chris (lokiallthefucksigive) and Ryley (ryley-stbatman) as we go through the week’s releases and spotlight our five most anticipated comics from our Pull Lists.
There are a lot of good comics out this week — and some which have already caused controversy before release! Saga #12 hits shelves this week, and will be available on ComiXology for download after all, for all of those who prefer their comics in digital format. Add to that the next chapter of Age of Ultron, and some more gatefold cover madness from DC, and it looks like there will be a lot to discuss again!
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The news coming out of Disney, owner of everything Star Wars, is that LucasArts — publisher/developer of dozens of classic titles like Grim Fandango, The Secret of Monkey Island, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars: X-Wing, and Zombies Ate My Neighbours (among so many others) — is being shuttered. Disney has decided to shift LucasArts “from an internal development to a licensing model” according to Game Informer.
And somehow there’s still more bad news. As a result of the closure, Star Wars 1313 and Star Wars: First Assault have also been cancelled.
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Could a Jedi end up officiating your wedding? It appears that Scotland is currently trying to answer that question.
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Seemingly turning into Hollywood’s go-to action hero, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has recently been promoting G.I. Joe: Retaliation. During the course of his various interviews, The Rock has been chatting about the upcoming Star Wars film, the chances he had to play Lobo and Black Adam, plus how he feels he will definitely do a superhero film at some point.
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With Harrison Ford heavily rumored to return as everyone’s favorite space pirate, Han Solo, for Star Wars: Episode VII, Ford himself has spoken to WGN about the prospect of a return.
Ford said,“I’m looking forward to it… I think it’s going to happen.”
Still, we’ve not got official confirmation, but everything seems to be lining up for Ford to return, not to mention Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, aka Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia. George Lucas himself even seemingly let it slip that the three original stars were near returning a few weeks ago.
At present, Star Wars: Episode VII is set for a 2015 release and will be directed by J.J. Abrams.
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Promoting the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation, current WWE Champ The Rock – also known as Dwayne Johnson to most – has been talking to AdelaideNow about wanting to get himself a piece of the Star Wars pie.
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With Star Wars: Episode VII moving forward for a 2015 release, Marvel/Disney demigod Joss Whedon has given his thoughts on how he’d handle the series. A fanboy’s wet dream of a Whedon Star Wars film was never going to happen due to Whedon’s commitment to the Marvel world, but he’s been speaking to Digital Spy about how he’d handle things if he had the power.
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Lucasfilm officially announced that Cartoon Network Series Star Wars: The Clone Wars is ending. But that doesn’t mean fans won’t get a chance to visit the story arc or that there isn’t going to be some type of animated series.
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Bloomberg has posted an article on Disney’s recent purchase of Lucasfilm. What stands out from the article are some interesting words from George Lucas in relation to Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, aka Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo, respectively.
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