Clone Wars Insider

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Star Wars Deal or No Deal airs tonight! Remember to record and enjoy tonight's show!

Here's this week's PNN! Click on the image to enjoy today's Photonovel news!

From Rebelscum.com:

As part of this week's Q&A session, Hasbro also sent along the following announcement:

"The elephant in the room:
Can we say we held back confirmation because we really couldn't believe it ourselves that it was happening, and didn't want to dash hopes if it somehow fell through? No? OK then, it is time to come clean.

As most people have seen by now, pictures did get leaked of what we were hoping would be the biggest secret we ever held onto - the massive, new 3-3/4" Millennium Falcon. We can confirm that it *is* real, and it *is* spectacular! Please trust us when we say that our intentions were truly in the right place - we wanted to surprise fans everywhere with the biggest secret we had ever tried to hold back leading up to the massive 7/26 launch date for The Clone Wars/The Legacy Collection.

We do expect the first availability to be 7/26 at the same time as everything else. We have been working against a reveal plan, including a world debut in Wired Magazine (June issue, on sale in May!), followed by some very key celebrity reviews and additional exposure prior to the public debut at Comic Con.

At least that was our intention...with something like this, as big as it is, and as intense the interest is in Star Wars, it proved impossible to hold. Look for additional details to roll out as per the schedule above, and look forward to the full public debut at Comic Con."

Check out the above photo of the new Millennium Falcon that was on display during the Brazilian Toy Fair.

Commando_Danny has just finished this week long picture novel of what he thinks the Clone Wars moive will be. It's a little picture storybook for you to enjoy. This could contain spoilers so think before you read. Enjoy!

The Clone Wars: Epic Battles 

From EntertainmentEarth.com:

Take flight for the Empire! It takes a dedicated warrior with unending loyalty to strap in behind the control yoke of a TIE fighter and pilot the fragile, speedy craft into battle. Imperial combat pilots are well trained to overcome the inherent design flaws of the TIE fighter, and turn it into a formidable and deadly vessel. Case pack includes 5 standard versions and 1 chase version (Black Three) of the Pilot. Stands 6 3/4 inches tall. Limited Edition. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.

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Found on ebay, this could be the figure you'll be getting in your AT-TE! Click the image to read more.

Week 3 is here and you can check out what has been happening with the Photonovels here!

Celebration opened up with details on tickets, information on the show, and more! Click on the image to visit the site and read on!

Rebelscum reader Travis Scott writes in:
"Sorry for the graininess of the picture, but what can you expect from a cameraphone. Just found these at a local store this morning. Found all of them but only had enough for the four shown here."
Eventhought the Indiana Jones figures aren't due until May 1st, It seems that some stores are already putting them out. So expect them on your stores by May!

Starwarsshop.com has The Force Unleashed video game up for preordering. If you preorder now you will recieve a free TFU mini-comic! Click on the link to preorder your game sold for all systems!

Reported by PKS member, Battlefield:

"Someone" from texas found these pack on a trip to his local store. No one else has any reports on other findings but check out your local store just in case. Who knows, they could be stocking them right now.

Hear what hasbro has to say about the new Target Exclusive Force Unleashed Jungle Rancor battle pack.

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Plo Koon Series is having a name change. Would you like the name to be The Clone Wars Insider or Plo Koon Insider ?

Come to our forums and vote!

We have detailed pics of the new Battle of Mygeeto Battle Pack packaging and figures. click on the images to enjoy!

Pics from Rebelscum.com

Hasbro has show us some very unexpecting figures from the 3rd Indiana Jones movie. Check each one of them out, coming soon from Hasbro.

Grail Knight

Elsa

Dr. Henry Jones Sr.

Colonel Vogel

Young Indiana Jones

Check out Kotobukiya's new Bounty Hunter images containing all the bounty hunters from Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back. Click on the images to see them full sized.

Here are some enjoyable pictures of the new Wave 4 Mighy Muggs. They consist of Emperor Palpatine, Luke Skywalker, General Grievous, and Yoda.

Enjoy! 

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This seem like the trailer of the movie that's coming out this year. This could probably appear during the film Speed Racer in theaters May 9. Enjoy!

Another look from the Clone Wars series for the Battle Droid. Check it out from starwars.com!

Check this week's PNN here!

Going to Disney's MGM studios during the summer? Well Check out this list provided by starwars.com for the Guests of Star Wars Weekends 2008.

Time to start planning for Star Wars Weekends! Starting in June, fans get to meet an impressive lineup of special guests attending four weekends of Star Wars fun at the Disney-MGM Studios in Florida. From June 6 to June 29, 2008, fans of all ages will converge to celebrate the heroes, villains, creatures and droids of the saga. In addition to Star Wars costumed characters, fun activities, and the Star Tours theme park ride, celebrity guests will be in attendance for meet-and-greet sessions, star conversations, and a classic Hollywood-style motorcade.

Here's a look at the celebrity guests which include Star Wars cast members from the entire saga. Please check back here for future updates to the guest list as it may be subject to change.

The celebrity host for each weekend will be Warwick Davis. Davis was only 11 years old when he played the Ewok hero Wicket in Return of the Jedi. In Episode I, he played multiple roles, including that of Anakin's young friend Wald.

June 6-8 -- Jeremy Bulloch & Daniel Logan
The Fetts return! Jeremy Bulloch is known best for his role as the legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. He also made a brief cameo as Captain Colton in Revenge of the Sith. Daniel Logan played the young Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones, as well as all the 10-year old clones on Kamino.

June 13-15 -- Peter Mayhew & David Prowse
Two fan favorites share the stage: Peter Mayhew is no stranger to Star Wars Weekends. The towering Mayhew played the loyal Wookiee Chewbacca in the original trilogy, and revisited the role in Revenge of the Sith. David Prowse is another imposing presence -- he filled out Darth Vader's awesome form in the original trilogy, playing the man behind the mask.

June 20-22 -- Amy Allen & Matthew Wood
Amy Allen played the role of the striking Jedi Knight Aayla Secura in Episode II and III. Also there that weekend will be Episode III's Supervising Sound Editor Matthew Wood, the voice of the evil General Grievous in that movie as well as the upcoming animated series, The Clone Wars.

June 27-29 -- Dave Filoni
The creative force behind the next chapter of the Star Wars saga, Dave Filoni is the Supervising Director of The Clone Wars animated feature and series, as well as a die-hard Star Wars fan himself. What does the future hold in store for Star Wars? He'll be there to offer an inside look. Joining him this weekend... well, that's yet to be determined. Check back soon once the guest roster is finalized.

For the latest Star Wars Weekends updates, keep checking here as well as Disneyworld.com. For more information, tickets or resort reservations, guests can call (407) W-DISNEY, visit Disneyworld.com or a travel agent.

It's EntertainmentEarth's 12th birthday and they are celebrating it with free shipping! Get free shipping in these selected toys:

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Galactichunter.com has given us the first look at the Millenium Falcon, now un-rumored.Click on the image for a detail pic of what we have right now!

UPDATED with boxed pics:

Click on the images to see the upcoming toys and collectibles from Indiana Jones!

Here is a first image of the new LEGO UCS Genereal Grievous which is expected to be avalible exclusively from LEGO Shop@Home and in LEGO stores in the late summer. Click on the picture for a full sized image.

Cool Toy Review has revealed the new Indiana Jones Slideshow Collectible figure. Just click on the link to see the full body image of this new figure.

In case you have missed the video that aired over the weekend, here is the video were you get to play as Darth Vader battling wookies in Kashyyyk. You can force-choke them, throw them, almost every power of the sith against them! Check out the video below.

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It has been a while since The Transformation of AFC has been released and now it has! Check it out here!

From Starwars.com:

In Star Wars: The Clone Wars, fans will see design elements that bridge the entire saga, like this early Republic version of the classic Y-wing fighter that appears in the series.

What do you think of this early design of the Y-wing? Talk about it in our forums!

The Australian Toyfair continues with a new look at the Indiana Jones toys. Check out our forum for the latest pics on these new figures by clicking the image.

From StarWars.com:

Why now? Why was now the right time to bring Star Wars to animation?

This is a project we've actually been working on since the end of Revenge of the Sith, I've worked in animation before with Steven [Spielberg] in A Land Before Time, John Korty on a film [Twice Upon a Time] and a few other things. I love animation. I started out in film school in animation, and I felt it was time to explore that medium, and then at the same time be able to explore a part of Star Wars that is so vast that you can't deal with the Luke Skywalker / Anakin Skywalker saga... you get to deal a little bit more with the minutiae of the Clone Wars.

Clearly this has a different look than anything that's come before. Can you share with us the method you went ahead to do this, and the thinking behind the design of The Clone Wars and also the design of the characters?

In order to create The Clone Wars, I had to develop a whole new studio from scratch. We've really been able to advance our animation ambitions. When it comes to the look and feel of The Clone Wars project, I wanted to do something that was in the realm of anime, design-wise, but still different. So I said, "How can we do this along with a strong storytelling sensibility?"

I have a tendency that --- just like with Star Wars, which is based in the 1930s Republic Saturday matinee serials, or Indiana Jones which is based on the same thing -- I wanted to give it a look and the feel of something that's from the past. So everybody was fairly amused in the animation community that we picked Gerry Anderson and Thunderbirds to be our inspiration. It has a very stylized look. I didn't want it to look like Beowulf, which we could've done, or The Incredibles, and when you're doing animation about live action actors and everyone knows what they look like, you really do have to come up with a sophisticated and dynamic caricature of these people.

A lot of people are excited about the new characters that you've incorporated into the storyline, great new good guys and great new villains.

We added a new character. We needed to change the dynamic between Obi-Wan the mentor and Anakin the Padawan, which is where we left them. That's how they entered the Clone Wars. We wanted to make that relationship become more dynamic... sort of like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. They're now equal. They're now partners. They're now working together.

But we really wanted to have that Padawan-mentor relationship, so we gave the most unlikely person a Padawan, which is Anakin, and we made the Padawan a girl. She's very feisty. She's very outgoing and independent-minded, which gives Anakin a real challenge, because he's sort of like that too. He's trying to clean up his act by teaching her to settle down and think and not be so aggressive.

She gets in her share of action.

She's a great character. She's turned out really fantastic.

PKS member Gimlock has shown us a new photonovel coming to our forums, Bossk & Friends! Click on the image to read more!

This week's Photonovel News Network has been released and ready to read in our forums. Click on the image to read the first published week.

We have seen the pics, now let's see the videos.

Thanks again to Mousedroid.com for these videos.

There have been new pictures and packaging that we haven't seen which is now avalible to us! These wonderful pics were taken in the Australian Toyfair. Thanks to Mousedroid.com for providing us these pics! Check out the forum for more pictures and details!

More information coming soon!

Here are the new designs from Funko of The Clone Wars Bobbleheads.

For those of you who like the miniatures, here are some more previews for you! Click on the thumbnail to read more.

From Rebelscum.com:

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – April 3, 2008 – LucasArts today announced that its highly anticipated videogame Star Wars®: The Force Unleashed™ will be released on September 16, 2008 in the United States, September 17 in Southeast Asia and Australia, and September 19 in Europe.

An entirely new chapter in the Star Wars Saga, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice” and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The game’s expansive story is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In it, players will assist Vader in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi – and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny.

“Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is one of the most ambitious projects LucasArts has ever launched. The combination of a great new Star Wars story with revolutionary new technology and game play means more fun than you’ve ever had in the Star Wars universe,” said Peter Hirschmann, Vice-President of Product Development, LucasArts. “We can’t wait until gamers get their hands on it this September.”

LucasArts and Spike TV are teaming up together to unveil new details about and exclusive footage from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed in celebration of Spike TV’s airing of all six Star Wars Saga movies. Airing Friday, April 4, through Sunday, April 6; and Friday, April 11, through Sunday, April 13, Spike TV’s two-weekend event includes the broadcast premiere of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and the basic cable premieres of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. Spike TV’s Star Wars presentation marks the first time that all six movies will be presented together on a basic cable network.

Reflecting its status as an exciting new part of the Star Wars Saga, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be featured throughout Spike TV’s weekend events. Viewers will see special Star Wars: The Force Unleashed segments, each with an exclusive announcement or new game play footage, at the following times on Spike TV:

April 6 at 7:58 p.m. ET/PT – between the premiere of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
April 11 at 10:52 p.m. ET/PT – At the end of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
April 12 at 12:00 a.m. ET/PT – throughout an episode of GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley filmed at LucasArts’ headquarters in San Francisco
April 12 at 5:06 p.m. ET/PT – before Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
April 13 at 5:06 p.m. ET/PT – before Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back

“With the airing of all six Star Wars movies and a first-hand look at Star Wars: The Force Unleashed we’re confident that April will be a memorable month for Star Wars fans,” said Robert Friedman, Senior Vice-President of Programming, Spike TV. “Our dedication to entertainment and video games makes our relationship with LucasArts an exciting opportunity to take part first-hand in Star Wars history as well as give our viewers an insider’s look at the future of the franchise.”

More About Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is the first next-generation game developed internally at LucasArts, and will be available on the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

As its name implies, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force by taking full advantage of newly developed technologies that will be seen and experienced for the first time together: Digital Molecular Matter, by Pixelux Entertainment, and euphoria by NaturalMotion Ltd.

LucasArts and developer Krome Studios are creating an equally enthralling version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on the Wii™ home videogame system from Nintendo, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and n-Space, Inc., is developing a version for Nintendo DS™. All will feature the same storyline, with opportunities to unleash the Force in devastating new ways.

Working with Lucas Licensing, LucasArts is preparing an unprecedented promotional effort around the launch of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, encompassing a full line of toys and game-based action figures from Hasbro, as well as a full publishing program from Dark Horse, Del Rey, Prima Games, and Palace Press.

More information about the game can be found at the official website, www.theforceunleashed.com, which will continue to release details throughout the year.

About LucasArts
LucasArts, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game console systems, computers and the Internet. Based in San Francisco, Calif., as well as on the Internet at www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to provide an interactive element to his vision of a state-of-the-art, multifaceted entertainment company.

About Spike TV
Spike TV is available in 96.1 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV’s Internet address is www.spike.com.

LucasArts and the LucasArts logo are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd. © 2008 Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM as indicated. All rights reserved. Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo."PlayStation", "PLAYSTATION", "PS" Family logo and "PSP" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. PSP(R) system - Memory Stick Duo(TM) may be required (sold separately). Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox Live are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.

The Force Unleashed Darth vader walpapaer is now at Hasbro's website. Click on the image to get yours now!

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The Photonovel News Network get the latest news on the upcoming photonovel and their creators. Click here to read more!

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From endorexpress.net:

This boxed action figure five-pack of iconic Star Tours droids features Hasbro's current sculpts of R2-D2 and C-3PO, packaged for the first time in the Park-exclusive Star Tours line. The set also makes favorite Star Tours droids Captain Rex (RX-24), WEG-1618 and DL-X2 available again for those who missed them the first time. Projected retail price is $24.95

How long have you been waiting to see anything new from the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie ? Well now's your chance to see it!

I've gotten in touch with alot of people I know (and relatives too) that can let me see the first 5 minutes of the new Indiana Jones movie...and now I can share it with you! To see the first 5 minutes of the movie that I was able to see, click here and enjoy!!!!