Fanboys
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| Fanboys | |
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| Director(s) |
Kyle Newman |
| Producer(s) |
Dana Brunetti |
| Writer(s) |
Ernest Cline (story & screenplay) |
| Starring |
Sam Huntington |
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- "Fanboys is the love letter to the greatest movie franchise of all time. ... I wanted the film to be my gift back to Star Wars and to the fan community."
- ―Kyle Newman[src]
Fanboys is a 2008 film directed by Kyle Newman and starring Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, and Kristen Bell.
The film is currently in hiatus as the cast has been called in to do reshoots and more editing is needed. The release date has subsequently been pushed back to either March or April of 2008.
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[edit] Synopsis
A group of Star Wars fanboys take a road trip to Skywalker Ranch to fulfill the wish of a friend to see Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace before he dies from cancer.
[edit] Behind the scenes
After George Lucas was given an advanced screening of the rough cut of the film, he enjoyed it and gave it his "stamp of approval". He then contacted the filmmakers with his authorization to use Star Wars sound effects. Filmmaker and Star Wars fan Kevin Smith also viewed an early version of the film and asked for and was allowed a cameo in the film, which he wrote and directed himself.[1]
Star Wars fans attending Celebration IV were given an exclusive preview of the film, with clips from it played to the live commentary of director Kyle Newman, along with an exclusive "prequel" comic book to the film.
Fans attending Celebration Europe in London were shown the entire rough cut, followed by a question and answer session by Kyle Newman.
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ White, Cindy (2007-04-19). Lucas Gives Fanboys F/X Help. Scifi.com. Retrieved on April 26, 2007.
