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Sorry but this news section will not give out too many spoilers. I personally would want to see the movie with out being spoiled. Yet, I want to know about what is going on certain rumors that float around the net. And we all know that Lucas has been hinting that he might sent out fake news to misinform people. So we want to give you enough information to be satisfied yet not enough to leave you disappointed on the film.

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January 31, 1999

11:59 PM

I Am Back! Sorry about the long delay, I had to have my PC fixed. I have a new Motherboard, a Voodoo 2 3D card, a new 6.5 GIG hard drive, and a new keyboard. I am going to try my best to post up all the news that has been online since I was gone, I mean I am reading some of this stuff I just found out today. For now I am going to update the site with these images.
It seems that George Lucas has started the heavy promotional tour for the film. Magazines and Newspapers have been posting up images of the film, Now these images came from Sam Davitchi Page, The Force.Net, US Today, T'Bone and SirSteve. Now the list is not necessary in that order. But I assume you get the picture.

Obi Wan in front of a monitor 769 x 435 34 k
The Naboo Royal Palace 1000 x 564 106.1 k
Obi- Wan and Qui-Gon Jin ready for battle 1316 x 858 141.7 k
Anakin and C-3PO 442 x 315 36 k
Yoda 532 x 600 69 k
Qui-Gon Jinn alone 800 x 502 67.5 k
Queen Amidala, Qui-Gon Jin, Anakin and Obi Wan 190 x 168 11.2 k
close up of C3PO and Anakin 600 x 441 58.1 k
Watto 650 x 382 48.9 k
Princess Liea and Queen Amidala .01 595 x 316 54.6 k
Cover of Vanity Fair #1 433 x 600 95.5 k
Cover of Vanity Fair #2 403 x 600 74.9 k
Annie Lebowitz on the set 476 x 300 46.3 k
Queen Amidala in full costume 412 x 600 67.2 k
George Lucas relaxing on the set 600 x 447 69.1 k
Obi-Wan and Darth Maul in battle 600 x 436 54.3 k
Liam Neeson and Jar-Jar Brinks discuss the scene with Lucas 584 x 300 47.5 k
Behind the sceen, you can see the crew working hard on a Clocked actor, is it Darth Maul? 647 x 300 53.8 k
a behind the scene of the set 690 x 330 66.8 k
Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn 445 x 600 47.5 k
Ewan Mc Gregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi 439 x 600 53.3 k
Anakin fallows Qui-Gon Jinn 594 x 300 39.8 k
behind the sceens with Liam sits on a blue saddle 774 x 375 98.6 k
Jawas in Mos Espa 786 x 368 91.6 k
The citizens of Mos Espa #1 469 x 600 88.3 k
The citizens of Mos Espa #2 415 x 600 61.8 k
The citizens of Mos Espa #3 562 x 600 91.4 k
The citizens of Mos Espa #4 600 x 437 77.8 k

Official Site Update. This is some of the stuff that they added while I was gone that was posted on the official site.
And now quick word from Lucas.

Episode I Trailer Announcement
As George Lucas announced this week, the Star Wars: Episode I trailer will be released this March in theaters across the U.S. and Canada. At the same time, expect to see a new one-sheet poster featuring characters from the film. (As with the teaser one-sheet, the new poster will be available through www.starwars.com's online store, Mos Espa.)

It seems to be common to see one-sheet posters for characters in films. They have used it for Toy Story, Jackie Brown (I just love my Sam Jackson poster) and Batman Forever. I can't wait to get the see the Darth Maul poster.
Here is their second part to animatic, and how they are used to make the film.
Animatics Part 2
Lucky kid.Ryan Thudhope was chosen strait out of high school to work on Episode 1 animatics. The Official site decides to do a profile on the kid and his work. In the profile there is a picture of his Computer Monitor. There you can see some CG work, is that the submarine in the trailer? And is that Naboo? Check it out.
Profile of Ryan Tudhope
Kevin and what is that on his monitors 471 x 307 26.1 k
The Official site profiles Ben Burt. If you are a Star Wars fan you have to appreciate what Ben Burt has given us, the unforgettable sounds of the Tie Fighters, the voice of Jabba and even the loveable voice of R2.
Profile of Ben Burtt
Another great Lynn Hale Video Diary, this time it is the assistant directors. I always thought all they did was fetch water and walk the dog of the Director. On this video diary we get to glimpse of the actor performing stunts while the crew is filming them (remember how they teased us with that on the 3 diary?). You have to love Ewan McGregor for using unnecessary profanity, just check it out.
Assistant Director 5.50 minutes Real Video File
Mos Espa is selling to the Denver Star Wars Convention. Check out this great image of Darth Maul.
Get you convention Tickets here
And if you notice the official site has changed the main Episode 1 page images. When you enter it randomly picks one out of three different designs. There is Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and Darth Maul. Each one has it's own Icons, background, little scene from the film and a quote. I have taken screen captures of all 3 different displays. As you can see there is an advantage of a high-resolution monitor. Just enjoy the images.
Anakin display 1007 x 599 312.8 k
Darth Maul display 1005 x 599 320.7 k
Mace Windu display 1005 x 599 294 k

Editor's Note. I am not going to be as up to date as I was before; I have to work hard in school. I will try my best for all you die hard Stars Wars fans. Tomorrow I will post up the unconfirmed images.

January 12, 1999

4:10 PM

Reason for delay in updating - Victor, the maintainer of this site, has been having computer has computer problems for the past few few weeks. He got a new motherboard for his computer, but things aren't working properly with it. He is unable to go online, and he says "Sadly I've heard news on TV, but I'm unable to post the info to my site". We are sorry for not being able to provide you with the newest info, but he hope to be back updating soon.