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  • Star Movies gets the rights to air Star Wars, Bond films

    Star Movies gets the rights to air Star Wars, Bond films

    MUMBAI: Star Movies has secured the exclusive pay-TV rights to the Star Wars and James Bond franchises for India, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

    The channel launched its Absolute Bond campaign this month, airing back-to-back features over the course of 11 weeks. This will be the first time that all 21 Bond films will air on the same channel in Asia. Star Movies is also set to showcase all six Star Wars movies, including the premiere of Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith.

    Star movies executive VP content Ross Crowley says, “2006 is going to be another banner year for Star Movies. Now the home of household names such as James Bond, Darth Vader, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker, Star Movies has reinforced its position as the destination of choice for fans of Hollywood movies.”

  • George Lucas to make 3D TV series of Star Wars

    George Lucas to make 3D TV series of Star Wars

    MUMBAI: Star Wars creator George Lucas has agreed to write 100 one-hour episodes for television to be shown in 3D.

    The series is being produced by Rick McCullum and is expected to spark a big-money bidding war between the BBC and ITV, reports said.

    “Writers will soon start work to prepare for filming and release in 2008, said McCallum adding, ” The series will introduce “a whole bunch of new characters” and be “much more dramatic and darker”. George Lucas has committed himself to writing the Star Wars TV series. It’ll all be new because the originals will be too old.”

    They will fill in the missing years between 2005’s prequel, Revenge Of The Sith, and original film Star Wars, made in 1977. The TV series will focus on the rise of Darth Vader’s dark empire and will feature original actor Anthony Daniels, who played robot C-3P0.

    The Star Wars films are among the most popular ever made and tell the story of the descent into evil of Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker and his redemption by son, Luke.