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‘Troy’ Star Rose Byrne In Talks For Role In ‘X-Men: First Class’; Nightcrawler’s Father Cast

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 09:07 PM PDT

Production on director Matthew Vaughn's new comic book movie X-Men: First Class is getting ready to begin later this month, so the final castings should be coming through very soon. A new name now being added to the mix is Rose Byrne, who is currently in negotiations on a deal that would see her joining the cast that already features James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Kevin Bacon.

Byrne would be playing Moira MacTaggert, a scientist and expert on genetic mutations who finds herself in a romance with McAvoy's character, a young Professor Xavier. Not much is known about the film's storyline, but we do know it will focus strongly on the young Professor X and Magneto (Fassbender), when they had a close bond with each other before differences in opinion ultimately saw them traveling much different paths.

Byrne's biggest role thus far is perhaps Ellen Parsons on the TV series Damages, but she has starred in many well-known movies as well. Notable film credits include Troy, Sunshine, 28 Weeks Later, and Knowing. She even had a small role in Star Wars Episode II: The Attack of the Clones. [...]

‘Star Wars’ Fans Get One Last Star Tours Ride Before Move To New Location

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 04:14 PM PDT

During Celebration V in Orlando this past weekend Star Wars fans were given the chance to take one final ride to the forest moon of Endor with Disney's "Last Tour to Endor".

This is the final year the original Star Tours will be operating until the new ride is unveiled in 2011. The new destination for the new Star Tours has not been revealed yet, but the people at Lucasfilm and Disney are hard at work on it. If you're interested in taking part in the old ride before it's gone forever, you can head here to learn where and how.

The wonderful people at Disney gave their park insiders a promotional video for the new and improved ride. This video felt like a travel promo for a package that would take travelers on a getaway to Cloud City on Bespin, the forest moon of Endor and the peaceful planet of Alderaan. This new video does not reveal a new location for the tour itself, but Disney and Lucasfilm have told fans that it will take place in between the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy. That means that it could go to any place within the Star Wars galaxy maybe a planet not mentioned in the films but featured in the expanded universe. [...]

Watch Now: Deleted Lightsaber Scene From ‘Return Of The Jedi’

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 11:23 AM PDT

Yesterday, George Lucas announced that the full Star Wars saga would finally be coming to Blu-ray [read Words You've Been Waiting To Read: 'Star Wars' Is Coming To Blu-ray!].

The Blu-ray announcement came during Star War Celebration V happening this weekend in Florida, where LucasFilm revealed a deleted scene from Return Of The Jedi, which will be included in this Blu-ray box set.

Now, the scene that was revealed has made its way online, so check it out here below!

The scene has Darth Vader on the second Death Star using the Force to telepathically speak to Luke Skywalker, urging him to join the Dark Side; while this is happening, Luke is constructing his own lightsaber in a cave on Tatooine, and we even see him igniting it!!! [...]

Comic Review: Widow Warriors #1

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 07:01 AM PDT

Widow Warriors #1
Written by Lloyd Chao, Christine Chi-Long To
Pencils and Cover by Pat Lee
Inked by Troy D. Zurel, Craig Yeung, Sergion Anaya Arevalo
Colors: Michelle Lo, Pat Lee
Dynamite Entertainment
Release Date: July 14, 2010

Widow Warriors takes a plot that would be at home in a Shaw Brothers Asian Cinema DVD and brings it to life on the printed page. When the story begins, the men of the Yang family are ambushed by the soldiers of the Lao family. Only one male escapes, and he informs the women of their husbands' fates. Led by the elderly Grandma Sheh, the women decide to protect their home and family name by engaging the Lao in battle. Before that can happen, though, they have to convince the other males in the Yang family and the greater Sung Dynasty to let them go into battle.

Lloyd Chao and Christine Chi-Long To have written a very interesting tale of survival and determination. Grandma Sheh and the rest of the women have the potential to be fully realized, fleshed-out characters as the story progresses [...]

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