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

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.