Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=3898" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Star Wars Weekends celebrity guests announced</b></a> <p>StarWars.com has announced the celebrity guests for this year's Star Wars weekends:</p> <p>The celebrity host for each weekend will be Jay Laga'aia (Captain Typho) while <i>Clone Wars</i>: Behind the Force will be hosted by Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka). The special guests for each weekend will be:</p> <div style="padding: 7px; float: right;"> <br /></div> <p><b>May 22-24</b></p> <ul> <li>Ray Park (Darth Maul)</li> <li>Warwick Davis (Wicket and Wald)</li> <li>James Arnold Taylor (voice Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Clone Wars)</li> </ul> <div style="padding: 7px; float: right;"><br /> </div> <p><b>May 29-31</b></p> <ul> <li>Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca)</li> <li>Matthew Wood (Supervising Sound Edition, Prequels and The Clone Wars and voice of General Grievous and the battle droids)<b><br /></b></li> </ul> <p><b>June 5-7</b></p> <ul> <li>Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi)</li> <li>David Prowse (Darth Vader in original trilogy)</li> <li>Matt Lanter (void of Anakin Skywaler in The Clone Wars)<b><br /></b></li> </ul> <div style="padding: 7px; float: right;"><br /> </div> <p><b>June 12-14</b></p> <ul> <li>Dave Filoni (Supervising Director of The Clone Wars)</li> <li>Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett and unmasked clones of Episodes II and III)</li> </ul> <p><b><br /></b></p>
Originally Posted By MPierce Ray Park was the hit of Episode I. I don't think it was nearly as bad as some here have said. Will he appear as Darth Maul?
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I wasn't a fan of Episode One, but Ray Park was *mesmerising*. He was the best thing in the most recent SW trilogy.
Originally Posted By MPierce ^^^I wasn't either. However I felt if you had replaced 2 actors it would have been a much better movie. Trying to compete with the cast of IV, V, and VI, was an impossible task to begin with. It's hard to measure up to a classic villain like Darth Vader, but I thought Ray Park did a great job of it.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Ray Park was the hit of Episode I. I don't think it was nearly as bad as some here have said.>> How much were you drinking before/during watching that piece of cinematic pooh? ~Star Trek: 05-08-08!~
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<It's hard to measure up to a classic villain like Darth Vader, but I thought Ray Park did a great job of it.>> Plus he raised the bar on the fight scenes. Of course being a martial arts champion helped. The duels in the original trilogy are rather lame by comparison.
Originally Posted By MPierce >>> <<Ray Park was the hit of Episode I. I don't think it was nearly as bad as some here have said.>> How much were you drinking before/during watching that piece of cinematic pooh? ~Star Trek: 05-08-08!~ <<< Well thanks for that rview Mr Ebert. Now why don't you reach down on that coffe table, pickup that Lightsaber, turn it on, and stick it right square up your...........OOOOHHHHHHH NNNOOOOOOO, I almost succumb to the Dark Side then!!!!
Originally Posted By Wingman1969 Quote MPierce "Ray Park was the hit of Episode I. I don't think it was nearly as bad as some here have said. Will he appear as Darth Maul?" No the actors don't don costumes (well unless you consider Anthony (C-3PO) Daniels gold jacket). In the past they have been part of the motorcade, done meet and greets and taken part in a Q&A session with the host of the event in theater next to Sounds Dangerous
Originally Posted By DAR Trust me you can always do a lot worse than the Prequels. I mean have you seen Ewoks:Battle for Endor or Caravan of Courage.
