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Just as I had speculated earlier, Jay Rasulo (chairman of Disney Parks and Resorts) announced during his keynote speech that Star Tours 2 will be coming to Disneyland in California and Disney Hollywood Studios at Disney World in Florida.  This project has been rumored to be on the back burner since 2002, and now it’s finally OFFICIAL

The current version of Star Tours will close down in October of 2010, and the new version will open sometime in 2011.  They’ve released piece of concept artwork and a short video.

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A few weeks ago several Star Wars fan sites noticed Disney was inviting the 501st legion to be at the D23 expo in September (the first convention for Disney’s official fan club, D23).  After several of the sites started asking questions, Disney posted the following on their D23 official website.

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On Saturday, July 25th, cable channel G4 will be airing several Comic Con-related hours of programming.

Starting at 1:00 p.m. CST, there were be a two-hour block devoted entirely to the previous day’s Star Wars events, including a table read of an upcoming episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars by the show’s voice cast.  There are also unsubstantiated rumors that there may be some sort of announcement regarding the upcoming live-action television series.

Then, starting at 3:00 Central, G4 will air three hours of coverage live from the con’s exhibition hall.

Several theme park news and rumor sites have been reporting a new version of Star Tours is in development for Disneyland, Disney World, and Tokyo Disney.  (possible spoilers ahead)

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The shady oaks retirement home for the talent impaired would like to extend its warm greeting to some of entertainment’s most talentless hacks. (continue reading…)

The Independent has a review of the London opening of Star Wars, A Musical Journey.

The stage show is not what you might expect from that title; rather than being a tasteless, production-number-filled travesty (like the Star Wars Holiday Special), it’s a celebration of John Williams’ classic scores for the film series.

Host Anthony Daniels performs live narration, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs roughly two hours worth of Williams’ music, all of which is backed by numerous film montages on a big cinema screen.

The production is expected to begin a world tour later this year, but details have not been announced.

Dave Filoni, supervising director for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, has given a good interview to IGN.

Filoni talks about the recently-completed first season, and about the direction the show will take heading into its second.