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Star Wars Episode III To Open Cannes

Posted by Zonk on from the french-wookies? dept.

bonch wrote in to mention an article on the IGN site. "The Cannes Film Festival is going to the dark side. After months of negotiations between George Lucas and festival officials, Star Wars: Episode III - The Revenge Of The Sith will open the festival in the South of France in May."

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  1. But... by CastrTroy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    But isn't Cannes supposed to be for good movies? Given the last 2 installments, I'm surprised they're showing it at all, let alone have it as the opening film.

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  2. LOL by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Sorry, just laughing at the Star Wars fanboys camping out so they can be the first ones in the "universe" to see the movie. And now Lucas gives them the big BWAHAHAHAH.

    I just can't help but imagine Lucas with a big grin holding up his middle finger and giving one final F-YOU to the Star Wars geeks, followed by a "get a freaking life."

    Ahem. Sorry. In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit that I slept overnight -- ONE NIGHT -- for Empire Strikes Back. But my friend camped out for two weeks, and I was only 30 or so people back. :)

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  3. George is an independant fim-maker too! by mabhatter654 · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Hey! George is an independant film-maker too. He is technically making the movie out of his owm pockets...Their very deep pockets, but at heart he's what all the little people at Canes dream of being.


    Personally, if any of the pre-press is telling us what's going on, George may finally be willing to make a PG-13 movie..and have to make a movie that can make it with the increased rating.

  4. Isn't cannes film festival just that? by ircShot_guN · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A Festival For Film? Wasn't star wars filmed digitally. I know that cannes has rejected many pleas to include digitally shot movies. On the plus side, perhaps this will open the way to future digitally shot entries. (Shame amature photographers and movie makers can rarely afford the transfer from digital to film!)

  5. Re:Good idea by Snaller · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Hell, he's not even from Flint--he's from Davison

    Which, If you look at a map, are right next to each other, except people have heard about Flint, not Davison.

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