“Lord Vader…rise.” My, how delightfully apropos. The teaser for Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, which will appear in theaters before The Incredibles tomorrow, is now available for Hyperspace members, AOL users, and file-sharers (as well as on some overextended mirrors such as here.) All in all, it’s pretty well done, with a good deal of footage from the other films (particularly A New Hope), and some brief glimpses of the CGI & lightsaber carnage we’re all expecting. Update: Several more mirrors here. Update: It’s now officially available.
Tag: Episode III
Spiky Wheels and Sith Lords.
In somewhat related news, a number of RotK:EE screencaps turn up online, including new and spoiler-filled looks at Voice of Saruman and the Mouth of Sauron. And, along the same lines, some official Episode III pics are released, perhaps to offset this extremely spoiler-laden review of the final installment. Update: The official official Ep. III teaser poster gets out, and, well, it’s kinda lame.
Super Heroes ‘n’ Sith.
Thankfully for SW fans, there’ll be no Meet Joe Black scenario this time around. As expected, word is the Episode III teaser will be released Nov. 5, in front of The Incredibles.
A Prowsian Presence.
The Force.Net get their hands on what looks to be the Episode III one-sheet from the same source who outlined the coming teaser. The nod to A New Hope is a deft touch.
It’s Alive!
The Force.Net obtains a teaser description for Revenge of the Sith, and it sounds like Lucas isn’t holding back on the Big Moment. Major spoilers, I guess, but you’ll be seeing this teaser in theaters next month anyway, most likely with The Incredibles.
Joey and the Bat / Gary vs. the Empire.
In the fanboy bin, Bruce Wayne’s girl-of-the-moment Katie Holmes talks a little about Batman Begins, and Gary Oldman opts out of Revenge of the Sith due to its being a non-SAG production.
Revenge of the Sith
has been announced as the official title of Episode III. Y’know, that’s not half bad, and it’d be nice to think George could get at least one of the first three right.
Eat the Piano Player/Sirius Blacker.
In fanboy casting news, The Pianist‘s Thomas Kretschmann joins PJ’s King Kong, while Gary Oldman thinks of signing on as Episode III’s General Grievous.
Minions of the Mediocre One.
Details emerge about the opening space sequence of Episode III. I feel bad for the FX guys interviewed here, as you could tell from the many design flourishes in the background of Episode II that they were bringing much more quality craftsmanship to the table than Lucas, McCallum, and a lot of the actors.
Forthcoming Issues / Darth Awakens.
AICN reports some (somewhat dubious) rumors on a slew of comic book sequels, including Hellboy 2, Spiderman 3, and X3/X4. Also in the sequel department, Episode 3 — now apparently titled Rise of the Empire — gets the Latham Film treatment. (They previously made the Hobbit and RotK fan teasers, although this one, frankly, isn’t quite up to snuff.)