Star Wars Coming To Blu Ray & Missing Jedi Scene!

All six Star Wars films are coming to Blu-Ray in 2011 as was announced by the man himself, George Lucas, today at Celebration V.  In addition several never before seen deleted scenes will be included on the discs as bonus features.  A scene from Return Of The Jedi has made it's way onlione so check it out below before it's taken down.  You may have to link out to You Tube to watch it if the embed doesn't work properly!

Jedi's Original Ending And Jodie Foster As Leia?

As Empire Strikes Back continues to celebrate it's 30th anniversary, Star Wars Celebration V is going on this weekend in Orlando, FLA.  The LA Times has an interesting article found here with George Lucas' original partner an collaborator Gary Kurtz.  If Kurtz has his way things would have been different.

Here are some excerts: “We had no idea what we were starting,” said Kurtz, who was the producer of the first two “Star Wars” films and also a second-unit director. “That simple concept changed Hollywood in a way....” There was a bittersweet tinge to Kurtz’s voice, and it’s no surprise. “I could see where things were headed,” Kurtz said. “The toy business began to drive the [Lucasfilm] empire. It’s a shame. They make three times as much on toys as they do on films. It’s natural to make decisions that protect the toy business, but that’s not the best thing for making quality films.”  He added: “The first film and ‘Empire’ were about story and character, but I could see that George’s priorities were changing.” 

     Kurtz also had ideas for a much different and darker ending to the original trilogy.  After the release of “Empire” (which was shaped by material left over from that first Lucas treatment), talk turned to a third film and after a decade and a half the partners could no longer find a middle ground.  “We had an outline and George changed everything in it," Kurtz said. “Instead of bittersweet and poignant he wanted a euphoric ending with everybody happy. The original idea was that they would recover [the kidnapped] Han Solo in the early part of the story and that he would then die in the middle part of the film in a raid on an Imperial base. George then decided he didn’t want any of the principals killed. By that time there were really big toy sales and that was a reason.”
      The discussed ending of the film that Kurtz favored presented the rebel forces in tatters, Leia grappling with her new duties as queen and Luke walking off alone “like Clint Eastwood in the spaghetti westerns,” as Kurtz put it. Kurtz said that ending would have been a more emotionally nuanced finale to an epic adventure than the forest celebration of the Ewoks that essentially ended the trilogy with a teddy bear luau.He was especially disdainful of the Lucas idea of a second Death Star, which he felt would be too derivative of the 1977 film. “So we agreed that I should probably leave.”

On casting the 1977 film: “We had a lot of people, hundreds, that we saw. It was quick and dirty. You talk to each person, jot down a note or two. Are they a score of five or higher? Do they deserve a callback? On those lists were a lot of interesting people — John Travolta, Sly Stallone — who were great but just not right. I went to New York to do an interview with Jodie Foster, for instance, but she was just too young for Leia. A lot of it comes down to luck and timing.”
On Harrison Ford, who became a Hollywood icon after “Star Wars” but keeps the fervent fandom at arm’s length: “He’s always been somewhat cynical, since the beginning of his career, about everything. In a way he tried not to take notoriety or the fans too seriously. Movies are movies and real life is his ranch.”  Check out the full LA Times article here with much more tidbits into the Star Wars Trilogy!

Vid Pick Of The Week: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 Trailer

For our vid pick of the week here is the awesome trailer for the upcoming season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars!  The new season premieres September 17th!!

Star Wars: The Clone Wars at IGN.com

The T.G.I.F. Girl

We apologize for no T.G.I.F. Girl last week due to the lack of the internet but after seeing this we are sure all will be forgiven.....

Green Lantern's Kilowog

This new image surfaced yesterday on comics2film and it has been confirmed as the first image of Kilowog from the upcoming Green Lantern film. Check it out below as well as a pic of the concept art that surfaced earlier this year!

Kilowog Revealed

Kilowog Concept Art

Batman: Arkham City Announced

Yes this was in the news last week but it's freaking awesome.  The sequel to the incr4edible Batman: Arkham Asylum video game will be called Batman: Arkham City.  The game, which will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC next fall and developed by Rocksteady Studios, expands upon the gritty, atmospheric scenery and characterization that catapulted BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM to the forefront. It is set in a sequestered section of Gotham City that has become the home for the criminally insane. Players are introduced to a brand new story that bring together an ensemble cast of characters and villains from the Batman universe, as well as enhanced gameplay features that build upon the ultra-realistic Dark Knight experience that fans enjoyed with BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM.

TMIAJ Is Back!

After almost two weeks of no internet, TMIAJ is back online and look for lots to come!!! A new TGIF Girl tomorrow, Comics Of The Week next week, and a new Retroplex Cinema!!!  Thanks for your patience and support!