Fan-created Star Wars Spinoff in The Works

Lazarian writes "According to an article from the Edmonton Sun, director Mark Twitchell from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology has begun filming Star Wars: Secrets of the Rebellion, a non-profit venture expected to be released in 2008. From the article: "The 27-year-old Edmonton director begins shooting a feature-length independent Star Wars spin-off film at NAIT Saturday, and has amassed $60,000 to bring his dream to life. "I'm the only guy crazy enough to do this, because I'm not allowed to turn a profit. The film is for hardcore fans who miss the character development of the original trilogy.""

Comments

One in a long long line...

[Rob T Firefly]

This certainly seems to have more potential than most, but just in case one or two people on the Internet don't already know this isn't entirely a new idea. People have actually been doing Star Wars fan films for quite some time.

Re:Do not want

[Anonymous Coward]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Do+ not+want!

Cast

[dafz1]

There are some "Official" Star Wars actors in the movie.

Included in the cast:

Zach Jensen: Jedi Master Kit Fisto (Episode 2)

AND

Jeremy Bulloch: BOBA FETT!!!! Ok...he won't play Boba Fett in this movie.

You aren't the first

[LuminaireX]

"I'm the only guy crazy enough to do this, because I'm not allowed to turn a profit."

Actually, you're not the first and only guy, and I doubt you'll be the last. Come on, this was only a year ago! Star Wars Revelations

If I'm not mistaken, that one sucked too

Re:Life Sucking Lawyers

[LurkerXXX]

Umm, who said anything about pirating music? And where the hell does killing come in? What a troll.

Lucas has for years said fan movies of Star Wars are OK as long as they don't turn a profit. This doesn't imply any other autors/screenwriters/directors think it's ok to make rip-offs of their movies. It's something Lucas has specifically said he's OK with. That's why it's ok with Lucas' laywers.

This isn't saying it's OK to make any ripoffs of any Spielberg, Woody Allen, etc, etc, movies. Just Lucas, and Star Wars specifically. Get it?

Leigh Brackett's Other Work

[sesshomaru]

I think it's sad that no one ever pays attention to any of Leigh Brackett's other work. Sure, Empire Strikes Back was a fine film with crackling dialogue, but I can vaugely remember some of her other Space Operas from when I was a kid (mostly short stories). (Time to buy some books, I guess.)

I'd really like to see Space Opera make a comeback, but it seems unlikely with the failure of Serenity at the box office.

Re:Democracy does work!

[andrewman327]

I agree. Sound is commonly overlooked in these productions. In real productions, there is a camera man and a sound guy. Even on Dirty Jobs, there is a man with a microphone chasing the host through slimy sewers and such. I think if these volunteer producers were to learn more about sound they would be able to fix most of their problems. I had the chance to record in Gary Frey's studio in Chicagoland and realized that not all sound studios have to be professionally built with six figure budgets. You can use items from around the house to dampen sound. Make sure that there are no parallel surfaces and buy a nice mic. Some film makers would spend $2000 on a camera but would never think of buying a $100+ mic.

Re:A picture is worth a thousand words

[mobby_6kl]

Sorry about that, as the others already said, the server checks the referrer. I have referrer logging disabled in Opera so it didn't happen to me. Here it is rehosted on imageshack

Re:Meesa Dying!

[Cervantes]

From the FAQ"s on the website:

We find out whatever happened to Jar Jar Binks.

Please, PLEASE let it be something involving horrible, unrelenting agony.

I'm in the movie, and I don't know if I should say... but I don't think I'll get in trouble if I tell you that your concerns will be assuaged in a manner involving deep space and a fortuitous high-speed collision with a starship.