In this modified scene there is no doubt that the bad guy shot first. Dr. No - Lucas Edition will surely have James Bond fans saying "No!"
And what, pray tell, was the original creator’s, in this case, Ian Fleming’s, intention? Apparently, according to Lucas, it was that Bond only kills in self-defense and as a last resort. We can hear the outcry now: “Bond shot first!”
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Early Ralph McQuarrie concept pieces for RECOiL were criticized as derivative of his earlier work.
McQuarrie also worked on designs for the films “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “RECOiL,” and “*batteries not included.” He won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1986 for his work on “Cocoon.”
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Dumbledore, all powerful wizard (left), squares off against Yoda, Jedi Master (right) in what would surely be worth $30 to $50 on Pay-Per-View
Now, for our purposes we’re using Dumbledore as a representative of wizards as a whole. The argument could also have been made using any famous wizard, be it Merlin or Gandalf or Kwame Brown. And we’re using Yoda to represent all Jedi Masters, though arguably he’s the most powerful Jedi Knight. The argument for who would win, Darth Vader or Voldemort, is for another day.
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This still from a Jurassic Park deleted scene looks terrifying.
Los Angeles—The find of a lifetime by a science fiction film buff will be going up for auction next month, and the current owner is hoping the piece will fund his retirement.
Marty Kasserman found a rare behind-the-scenes still photograph from the set of the Steven Spielberg mega-hit, “Jurassic Park.” Kasserman, who found the photo at a local garage sale, said the photo isn’t dated, and it seems the “character” in the picture didn’t find his way into the finished product.
“I don’t want to guess too, too much about the scene they were filming,” Kasserman said. “But you can see that the dinosaur is mauling and preparing to devour that little girl. I bet it was terribly exciting. It’s a shame this scene ended up on the cutting room floor.”
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The scene at a Red Tails press conference turned Lucas-Con moments after Lucas stormed off.
New York—Despite being in town for a press junket to promote his upcoming Tuskegee Airmen film, “Red Tails” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., filmmaking icon George Lucas was asked endlessly about his other films, particularly the six “Star Wars” movies. So after the seventh or eighth question about Princess Leia talking about memories of her mother in “Return of the Jedi” despite her mother dying during childbirth at the end of “Revenge of the Sith,” Lucas apparently had finally had enough of trying to talk about his future World War II film and let loose. Continue reading