- Those scoop-loving folks over at the IESB have again been stalking the movie premiere lines these days, and yet again uncovered some potentially HUGE
information regarding Kevin’s involvement in that much-rumored Star Wars TV project . As we know, George Lucas
has been quoted stating that he sees the Star Wars universe heading into television after Episode III has come and gone, and Kevin has been mysteriously
quiet when questioned about his involvement with such a project. Now,
promised to
keep Star Wars alive in other mediums besides film.
A few months ago we were the first to report that Kevin Smith was being considered for some kind of creative role in the upcoming Star Wars TV series. We
even caught up with Kevin a couple of times and asked him about his rumored involvement. You can actually click
here and here to see the video interviews.
As you can see in both of the interviews he does not deny that he is involved. He actually teases us quite a bit about the rumor. Even the News Askew
website acknowledges that he might be involved in the TV series in some capacity.
We are not known for posting many rumors that are sent in by scoopers but this one has quite a bit of validity. This e-mail was sent to me early today and
we went as far as trying to contact Kevin Smith’s publicist but we have had no response as of yet. Take this as a rumor but if it turns out to be true
remember that you heard it here first.
Guys,
You were the ones who had the star wars TV scoop up right?
OK, Can I be the first to confirm that?
I’ve been doing some [work] at Studio E Productions – the Annex – and a pal’s working on a film called Through the Moebius Strip there concurrently.
It features Mark ‘Star Wars’ Hamill.
Which brings me to the news item.
Kevin Smith and Mark Hamill are doing the pilot for a new weekly Star Wars series. It’ll feature Hamill as Skywalker in a ‘pop up now and then’ role, but mostly, it’s new characters, set in the same world as the films.Lots of talk about it here, but don’t expect anything until Episode III is out. Its a go project, but I don’t think there’s much on it yet.
Hope this helps.â€
So, remember now — Anyone can make up a story and get the rumor to run rampant. However, something smells a bit true to us when we check out this one.
Keep in mind, we don’t know more than anyone else, but the secrecy seems possible and would certainly explain why Kevin hasn’t outwardly confirmed OR denied
his possible role in such a project. It’s no secret the he and Hamill have been pals since filming J&SBSB, either. So it certainly is a well-written
scoop, with the scent of plausibility. Regardless of that, if Kevin takes this one on, we’re extremely interested to see what he’ll do with the piece.
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