I don't care if you don't believe me. I did ask this question directly to someone involved and was given that direct answer. My sources aren't connected to the script or anything, but do know the behind the scenes stuff pretty well.

p.s. there is no Santa Claus either.

My source is better than your source.

A SOURCE IS A SOURCE OF COURSE OF COURSE but- can't remember the rest of that Mr. Ed song DAMN!

I see your SOURCE is as big as mine!

Either way, we can argue about Boba in EPIII until the cows come home, but we won't be getting any resolution until an official casting announcement is made.

I wonder what Carl say about this...?

.....And no one can talk to a Source of course
That is, of course, unless the Source is the famous Mr. Ed. (or Tern)

Go right to the source and ask of course
He'll give you the answer that you'll endorse.
He's always on a steady course.
Talk to Mr. Ed. (Or Tern)

People yakkity yak a streak and waste your time of day coughDK37cough*
But Mister Ed (Or Tern) will never speak unless he has something to say.


A source is a source, of course, of course,
And this one'll leak 'til his voice is hoarse.
You never heard of a talking source?

Well listen to this.

I am Mister Ed. (Or Tern)


:bankheadbounce2:


I need to get out more.....

I'm here all day, requests after 3pm....

Foxbatkllr is the one that you want to argue with.

I have been unable to find the thread at Dented Helmet where Chris (TK-409) originally posted those pics. However, what I remember in that thread is that Chris said LFL gave Daniel permission to take pics for publicity for himself and for Ep3. Now I know I'm not the ultimate source of all info, but I do visit TDH like every hour and read each thread multiple times. Now perhaps Chris was misinformed as to the intentions of the photos or he edited out the Episode 3 part before you read the thread. What I am positive about is that he was given LFL permission to appear in a Boba Fett costume.

Apart from this, I had been told by Daniel Logan in person on two separate occasions that he was "working on a contract with LFL to be in Ep3" and that he "might" be in Ep3. Furthermore, IIRC, Britt told me that Daniel implied to him that he would be in Ep3. Daniel also mentioned to a number of people a while back that photos of him in the Fett costume would be surfacing soon.

Personally, I wouldn't want a whole series built around Fett.

What they should do is give us a little bit of everything.

Palpatine's rule and how the galaxy changes
Vader's search and destruction of any living Jedi
Boba's life right up to working for Jabba
Organa and Mothma work on the rebellion

I figure a cartoon would be easier to do.

To do live action for something like this would have to be cost prohibitive.

It needs to look loads better than something like Star Trek.

If not, it will be shit.

While I have my doubts about the TV show as well, what that report states is that Fett will be one of the series' villans, not that the show would revolve around him.

True.

I was going by what Moriarty said.

"Normally, I’d say a bad guy couldn’t really carry the weight of audience sympathy week to week as the star of a show, but Boba Fett is no ordinary bad guy, and this would certainly give Lucasfilm an entire galaxy of possibilities, story-wise."


If they are going to do a show, cartoon or live action, it should revolve around Vader before anyone else.

If they're really working on a TV show, then a cameo becomes very likely. I don't know where you'd put him, though. I can't think of any wretched hives of scum and villainy in the rumors we've heard. Maybe he's with the Separatists, but it seems more likely he'd be with the Kaminoans, since he grew up there. I wonder if the Republic confiscated Jango's "considerable" money, or is Boba a rich kid now?

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My thoughts exactly. I'd prefer it if the animation winds up more realistic than the Clone War series.

Well he didn't film any scenes during the main filming did he? If he is in it he will have to come in during pickups or they will digitally add him in. I imagine we'll know for sure pretty soon.

Whether it be animated or live action, they could come up with a whole series that revolves around Boba and his climb to becoming the best bounty hunter in the galaxy. Along the way we as the audience can see how the galaxy has changed and continues to change under the Empire's rule. Boba could come across certain familiar characters from the prequels and the OT. The potential is enormous because Boba is a character that's the least fleshed-out, regardless of his turn in AOTC.

It's feasible. It can be done. And it could be mind-numbingly cool.

Wait a second - the report NEVER states that the series will revolve around Boba Fett. All it says is that Fett will be ONE of the villains that will feature in the series.
Why is everyone assuming the series will be all about Boba Fett? The spy report never says that! There could be 20 episodes and 20 villains for all we know and Boba Fett will feature in one show for all we know.

I KNOW what the report says but I'm maintaining that if they wanted to they COULD base an entire series around the exploits of Boba Fett.

Sorry man, I wasn't directing that at you specifically.

I really hope this is animated, and not live action.

The Sarlacc didnt kill himm

Who the fuck is JMS? If you refer to the B-5 dude then I couldn't agree more!

JMS for Star Wars!

Babylon 5 - Best SciFi ever.

[quote="moonshine"The Sarlacc didnt kill himm [/quote]



Yes it did. Fuck the EU. Some EU is good, but even Lucas says Boba is dead. That's why Lucas has to dismember all the bad guys in the PT, so they don't come back and they stay dead.

I am obviously one of the biggest Boba Fett fans out there, yet I'm still able to accept his death.

Someone once asked Pablo if while Daniel Logan was visiting the EP3 production in Australia last summer, did he film anything for the movie. Pablo said "If you're talking about the visit I mentioned in the set diary, no he didn't film anything last summer." Or something like that.

They guy never asked "Is Boba Fett in EP3?" That's why Pablo answered it the way he did. He wasn't telling a fib and he probably wasn't telling the whole truth. I'm sure every day he gets a question asking if Boba Fett will be in EP3 as they post the Lucas quote, but Pablo doesn't respond because they don't want that info released now. Mainly because he hasn't filmed anything yet.

I fully expect 7 more casting announcements before the film comes out. I expect Daniel Logan, Oliver Ford Davies, James Earl Jones, the guy doing General Grievous' voice, the guy playing Tarkin, the person playing the background EU character, and Liam Neeson to be them. And since Even Piell and Oppo Rancisis are returning from stock footage, I'd assume they'll credit Michaela Cottrell and Jerome Blake too. Hell, they'll probably even say Alan Ruscoe is playing the Neimoidian Aide even if we know Colin Ware was under the mask since they did the same thing in AOTC when they credited Alan Ruscoe for playing that continuity nightmare when it was a guy named David Healey under the mask.

Okay, I'm ranting... *breathes*

OMG like I just got an erection reading all that. No wait it's this warm laptop sitting on my crotch.

An appearance by Liam Neeson would be great. It's also the only way to connect Episode 1 with all the other Star Wars movies.

I'd love it.


BTW - Why is everybody so eager to gain Boba informations? It doesn't seem that he's going to do something important.

I still enjoy the idea that Boba Fett disintegrates Mace Windu in Palpatine's office for killing Jango. Anakin wouldn't need to join in, he could just stand by and watch, complicit to the murder of a Jedi Master through his own inaction. Anakin needn't even know that Palpatine is Sidious just yet, as far as he's concerned he's protecting the Chancellor again.

I also love the idea that it's Boba, not Anakin, who leads the Clones to arrest the Jedi at the Temple. Anakin is happy to go along and to use the new war room to call back the Jedi from across the Galaxy. When he's confronted by Jedi calling him a traitor, maybe he goes nuts and kills them Dark Side style.

I dunno, just some sheep speculation.

Fuck the voice. Yunno, only 5% (read hardcore fans) of the people realized that the scream in AotC was Qui Gons. I never comprehended what that scene was supposed to be. Must have been a last minute brainfart or something like that.

Tho I love the prequels I think the connections between the Episodes are somehow disappointing. I doubt Lucas really knew the overall PT story while he was writing Episode 1. Otherwise Neeson had been contracted for cameo right then.

Right know you can completely ignore Episode 1 and enjoy the other SW flicks without missing anything vital.

I guess you dont consider the introduction of the prequel characters, the discovery of Anakin, or the ascension of the chancellor vital?



I understand some people dont like TPM, but it does actually convey a bunch of info for the series.

I agree. I kinda hope that Yoda is able to contact Qui-Gon in some manner in episdoe 3.

I guess GL just wanted to save the whole force ghost thing for the OT. Which kinda makes sense.

Imagine a jedi council scene with thirty ghost past masters filling the auditorium.

I'm just afraid he'll leave the Qui-Gon voice in AOTC without explanation. For some reason, the guy loves to leave holes for the bashers, and when anything is said to him, he gets all defensive about how it's his movie.

If I was GL, I'd shave my beehive hairdo and look into some continuity. That said, I love all the SW movies.

Lucas WANTED Neeson to appear in all three films, but after The Phantom Menace, he refused to sign on.

if he wanted him for all 3 he would have got his signature before TPM much like he got Ewan's and Nat's.

Except that Ewan and Portman were nobodies before TPM. Neesan was the big star of the bunch, the PT's Alec Guinness. Signing him for three movies at the time might have been difficult.

Not saying that Lucas did or didn't have plans for Qui-Gon past TPM, just that Neesan was somebody in the 90's.

Yeah that would be good too, but somehow I think it's more important to show how far Anakin has slipped to the dark side and is under Palpatine's control for him to kill Mace rather than Boba.

I think the connection between episodes is adequate. IMO we don't need too much Qui-Gon and the most IMPORTANT thing is that Qui-Gon's spirit of independence and rebellion is in Anakin. Just as Qui-Gon didn't give too much of a fuck about the Jedi Council, Anakin follows his own path. I dare say that if Qui-Gon had survived and made it to Episode 3, he might have turned to the dark side instead of Anakin.

And I think it's a good thing that you could start with Ep2 and follow the story from there. Episode 1 is basically a prologue, but it's still important if you want to know more about the characters.

I have a feeling once you see Episode 3 Qui-Gon's influence and importance will be more evident. He doesn't necessarily have to be on screen to be significant to the overall story and he shouldn't be a major factor any way. By the time of Ep3 the story has moved well beyond Qui-Gon but his importance will likely be felt in terms of the Force spirits.

Yep yep.

Thing is that to me Qui-Gon "returning" in Ep3 makes little sense unless it's for a flashback and star wars movies don't do that shit. If he comes back as a force ghost I'll fucking hate Lucas worse than for the Greedo shit in Ep4. There's no logical reason for Qui-Gon to appear in Ep3. As for the after death importance of his role, I think he filled it by just being heard in Ep2.

I've never heard of any reason why Neeson wouldn't want to return. In other words I've never heard him complain. If there would be any issue it would probably be money. But again, does he need to return? Chances are no. He did his thing in Ep1, was connected to Dooku and got the ball rolling in Ep2 with the loud warning from the afterlife and in Ep3 he'll probably be mentioned in conjunction with that.

HLS posts something about Qui-Gon and all of a sudden it's a Qui-Gon thread!



That's just plain wrong, there's no public information out there that says Neeson refused to sign on. No press releases or quotes from him or his agent.

Lucas has said he's going to address the issue of the "ability to be brought into and become part of the Force" in Episode III. He used Qui-Gon in AotC so it's not too far of a reach to think that he will use him again to wrap up this plot point. He even implies so much when he says "Next time will be a little more complicated", meaning they can't just use something they already have.

yeah, thats bollocks. He made Natalie, Ewan, Sam et al sign contracts for three movies to ensure their appearance in all the movies - why not make Liam do the same if he wanted him ?

I mean, they would have been fucked if any of the main characters decided not to "sign on" for ATOC.

Jenny Agutter... *sigh

I don't know what she's got to do with anything, but she always was yummy. :) Maybe Yoda dials her up on a holographic transporter.

MalkieD's avi made me do it!

Jenny Agutter is my Dad's all time favorite woman. I'm a Britney Spears man myself, but she fine.

My 2 cents on the whole "NOOOOOOOOO"

I think that, what Yoda actually heard on AOTC. Was Anakin screaming on E-3 maybe falling on some hot magma? He has now HEARD his dark future, on TPM he first "saw it" when he first met him. Now I wonder if he ever gets to see Vader.....

That's a cool theory, and it wouldn't surprise me if GL dubs HC's voice in there on some super-official final edition, but I hear Qui-Gon clear as day when I watch it.

"Nobodies" might be too strong, but they were squarely in the "highly promising, mostly unknown" category. As opposed to Neesan, who could still carry a film when they were inking the TPM contracts. Of course Ewan has blossomed into a genuine star since then, but Trainspotting surely remains his signature role.

That's a cool cover, too bad Anakin's picture is reversed though

Oh shnap, Boba VS Windu? I think I might buy that one.

One thing's for sure: Boba doesn't kill Mace.

It would be cool if right before Palpatine fries Mace in Ep3 he calls out to Boba who promptly runs up to Mace and kicks him in the balls. Mace is like "Muthafucka!" as he grabs his hurting nuts then Palps fries him.

He looks good in the armor. For a 14 year old.