After a very tense stand off with actor's unions in New Zealand that put the future of Middle-Earth in danger of being moved to Australia or the UK; all has been resolved and The Hobbit will be filmed where it should be. The news broke this morning in New Zealand by Prime Minister John Kay. Speaking to more.

Today's a wallet-hurting day for Star Wars fans. First, The Force Unleashed II is finally released. You know we've been all over this one and eagerly awaiting more.

If you thought Lucas would stop with the 3D re-releases of the Star Wars Trilogy, think again. Next month, Lucasafilm will announce plans to re-release the Indiana Jones movies in 3D. This news comes from the always great Blue Sky Disney blog, and if they post something like this; they're normally right. So ove... more.

Devin Faraci of CHUD fame has a new site and today he has news from one of his reliable Bothans within the Star Trek II production that Khan is out as the villain, and the movie won't have a traditional "villain" at all. Aside from the Klingons, which are obviously expected in the story in some way, his more.

This is a video that's been spreading like wildfire over the 'net in the last 24 hours, and even Roger Ebert posted it to his blog. What you see below is a clip from the special features on the Charlie Chaplin "The Circus" DVD that shows archival footage of the film's 1928 premiere in Hollywood. In the footage you can see what appears to be a woman walking down the street and talking into a cell p... more.

UK megastore Curry's has begun a new ad campaign featuring everyone's favorite droids. In the video linked below, you'll see Artoo and Threepio checking out appliances, watching Clone Wars on a big screen, and trying out The Force Unleashed II. It makes sense for the duo to shop for HDTVs, seeing as how they'll need to be ready for the Star Wars BluRays coming out next year!... more.

Lucasarts is in overdrive promoting tomorrow's released of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, but that doesn't mean they can't stop for a launch party. The pic above is from The Force Unleashed II launch party that featured Starkiller's favorite kind of cake; charred Stormtrooper. There also appears to be a cake behind it made to look like the box art. The picture comes from Lucasarts' TFU2 Facebo... more.

By now you know that the third chapter of the Family Guy Star Wars Trilogy, It's a Trap, will hit DVD and BluRay on December 21st. But if you don't already own Blue Harvest and Something, Something Dark Side; you can buy all three of them in a trilogy pack titled Laugh it Up, Fuzzball. Also, while the Empire Strikes Back spoof is already out on BluRay; this set will be the first time Blue Harvest ... more.

We know you've heard this one before, but this time it's coming from a source who's been right many times in the past; especially in regards to Lucasfilm/Star Wars matters. IESB.net is reporting that they'... more.

R2-D2 is a popular project for artists. You probably remember the Iron R2 a few months ago. This Antique R2 was done by amoebabloke on Deviant Art, and it's seriously cool. Maybe this is what R2 looked like prior to the Old Republic era?... more.