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New ‘Star Wars’ To See Return Of Hans Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia

March 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Star Wars creator, George Lucas has confirmed the original trifecta that captured the hearts and minds of sci-fi geeks the globe round, will reprise their iconic roles in the upcoming film Star Wars: Episode VII.

Lucas made the announcement to Bloomberg Businessweek, stating Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher were all signed for the new Episode VII, even before Disney purchased Lucasfilm’s for $4 billion in December.

“We had already signed Mark and Carrie and Harrison — or were pretty much in the final stages of negotiation,” Lucas said. | Full Story

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Kathleen Kennedy Jumps Aboard Lucasfilm As George Lucas Focuses On Retirement

June 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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George Lucas appears to be serious about retiring. Lucasfilm Ltd. released a statement today announcing that Kathleen Kennedy, a longtime partner of Steven Spielberg, will be joining the production company as co-chair. Lucas will remain in his current CEO position, but Kennedy’s new role as co-chair will allow him more time to “move forward with his retirement plans”, according to the press release.

Kennedy is an established award winning producer, producing seven Best Picture Academy Award nominations for the likes of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Seabiscuit, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and War Horse. | Full Story

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‘Red Tails’ Soars Above Hollywood’s Expectations

January 22, 2012 by 3 Comments
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“Red Tails” rose above Hollywood’s expectation on its opening weekend with a very respectable $19.1 million debut. The $58 million George Lucas’ passion-movie, starring Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr., captured second place behind “Underworld Awakening 3D”.

The strong debut of the Tuskegee Airmen film put it above other comparable fighter pilot movies such as Stealth ($13.3 million), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ($15.6 million), and Flyboys ($6 million). | Full Story

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George Lucas Wins The War – ‘Red Tails’ Hits Theaters This Week(Video)

January 18, 2012 by 1 Comment
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It has been a long road for George Lucas in bringing to life the epic WWII film ‘Red Tails’ to theaters. Lucas went up against colleagues for years who opposed making the film with the belief that nobody would be interested in seeing a movie about African American soldiers, starring African American actors.

Even now it appears that for some, accepting African Americans as an important part of American history is a hard pill to swallow. | Full Story

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Trailer: Red Tails

November 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Lucas Films released a new trailer for Red Tails.

[Apple Trailers] 1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options – including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. | Full Story

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George Luca’s ‘Red Tails’ Is Finally Here

July 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Its Been a long time coming. Finally George Lucas Red tails hits the screen. A film that seem to disappear into the darkness is catching air. Lead by Terrannce Howard , Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Bryan Cranston. Its about the first African American squadron in world war II called the Tuskegee Airmen. During the Deeply racialy driving time The Tuskegee Airmen initially were not allowed to fight and equipped with subpar  fighter-bomber aircraft,  finally the fighter group acquired the aircraft with which they became most commonly associated, the North American P-51 Mustang. | Full Story

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