The Bearded Trio

Grab your bookmarks, it's time to Take Cover as we focus on the writings of the Star Wars galaxy. This month Brian, Matt and Mark discuss the latest book, magazine and comic releases including Star Wars #22, Poe Dameron #5, The Force Awakens #4 and Han Solo #3. Plus, joining us for the first time on Take Cover is Iain Lowson of Build the Millennium Falcon and Star Wars Fact Files fame. You can contact us on Skype at JediNewsNetwork with your comments, views and opinions and be a part of the show. http://traffic.libsyn.com/jedinewsnetwork/TakeCover9.mp3 The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Williams THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WILLIAMS

Storks Starring the voices of Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer, Ty Burrel, Jennifer Aniston Written and directed by Nicholas Stoller Reviewed by Paul and Patrick Gibbs  Out of Four We're suckers for animated fioms, especially animated animals, and tend to go easier on the lesser (i.e. non Disney/Pixar) animated films than most critics do. And Nicholas Stoller, writer and co-director of Storks, is responsible for what we consider two of the funniest screenplays in recent memory, 2011's The Muppets (which he co-wrote with Jason Segal) and its sequel,   Muppets Most Wanted. And yet for us, Storks was only okay. The premise goes back to an old legend kids today only know if they've seen Dumbo (heck, that's the only reason we know it): storks delivering babies.  In the film's reality,  the storks actually ceased making these deliveries 18 years ago, and instead now make deliveries for Cornerstore.com, essentially a variation of Amazon. The

Topps, the UK’s leading Collectibles Company, is proud to announce the launch of its brand new Star Wars trading cards collection for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”  “Rogue One:  A Star Wars Story” is an all new epic adventure in which a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. With the highly anticipated theatrical release scheduled for 16th December this year, Star Wars fans and collectors alike can begin their countdown to the film with the latest Topps release on shelves from October 6th. The Rogue One:  A Star Wars Story card collection introduces all the key characters from the stand-alone film with over 250 cards to collect. Cards will be packed with members of both the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire, plus a whole host of new vehicles and ships. Star Wars has a rich intergalactic heritage which carries through into this latest collection, making this a must have product fo

"Steps into the Shadow: Parts I and II" - the Special One-Hour Season Three Premiere of  Star Wars Rebels  on Saturday, September 24(8:30 p.m. ET) on Disney XD! As Kanan deals with the aftermath of his encounter with Maul, Ezra is tasked with leading rebel missions seeking ships, supplies and new recruits eager to join the cause.  With the pursuing forces of the Empire now under the direction of the cunning Grand Admiral Thrawn, the rebels must take greater risks, forge unlikely alliances and face foes from past in their efforts to support the growing rebellion. Let by a more powerful Ezra, the rebels break an old friend out of prison to help acquire ships for the fleet, but Kanan discovers that Ezra’s new skills come from a dark place when “Star Wars Rebels” returns this SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD . We've posted a whole bunch of photos from "Steps into the Shadow: Parts I and II"over on our Facebook page.

The popular Youtube channel, Watchmojo.com has taken the slightly difficult task of narrowing the best Indiana Jones moments down to just 10.  Here's how they got on. Let us know if you agree with them. The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Williams THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WILLIAMS

Take a look inside Steven Spielberg's $26 million Malibu House. The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Williams THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WILLIAMS

David Fox's complete talk at Assembly 2004 (Helsinki, Finland). He talks about his early work on LucasArts games. David was a founding member of the Games Division at Lucasfilm (employee #3) and was the designer, project leader, and one of the programmers for the games "Rescue on Fractalus!", "Labyrinth", "Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders" and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure". He also worked on "Maniac Mansion" as the primary script programmer. Fox was part of the memorable team that included Ron Gilbert and Noah Falstein. The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Williams THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WILLIAMS

The Magnificent Seven  Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Haley Bennett, Peter Sarsgaard,  Martin Sensmeir,  Byung-hun Lee Directed by Antoine Fuqua Reviewed by Paul and Patrick Gibbs OUT OF FOUR The audience that vocally denounces every new remake as an atrocity has been curiously silent about Antoine Fuqua's redux of John Sturges' seminal western The Magnificent Seven , which was of course itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece The Seven Samurai. Or perhaps it's not so curious as neither of those films comes from the 1980's or '90s and the uproar isn't so much over remaking beloved classics as it is over remaking our beloved classics. In any case, the mere fact that Fuqua has managed to make a star-studded western that's a major blockbuster release in 2016 is no small feat in and of itself. The fact that the result is an entertaining film that falls short of being truly magnificent likel

Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World made a huge amount of money at the box office so a second (and a third one) was more inevitable than a lunch box being sold with a Jurassic Park logo on it.  Now the sequel which is being directed by J.A Bayona has a meaty budget.  The director was interviewed by Latin publication El Pais Seminal and said the budget will be $260 million.  That's a huge increase over the first Jurassic World which had a production budget of $150 million.  For the record Steven Spielberg's 1993 Jurassic Park had a production budget of $63 million. Bayona said that the follow-up movie will belong in the "champion league of cinema" and explained that he initially considered taking on the movie because of Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall. The first Jurassic World made over $1.5 Billion at the domestic and worldwide box office. Figures from Box Office Mojo The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Williams T

**TIE FIGHTER PILOT HELMET FROM STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE TO BE AUCTIONED IN THE UK**   ORIGINAL HELMET ONE OF OVER 500 ORIGINAL ITEMS IN UPCOMING AUCTION The helmet is one of only a handful made for the original Star Wars trilogy, and is estimated to sell for £50k - £70k at auction The total collection of Film & TV memorabilia on the block worth in excess of  £1.5 million   A free to enter preview exhibition will be open to the public ahead of the Prop Store auction at London’s BFI IMAX, proudly presented by ODEON, from 14 -27 September where you can see the artwork and a host of other lots available Prop Store  – A n incredibly rare Imperial TIE fighter pilot helmet from  Star Wars: A New Hope , and subsequently  used in the hit sequel  Star Wars: Return of the Jedi , is to be made available at public auction in the United Kingdom. Based on concept designs by costume designer John Mollo, the helmet combined components from the iconic Imperial Stormtroopers and her

Time is running out for the heroes of the “Go Rogue” YouTube series, with just two installments left to outwit the Empire in this fan-created, toy-sized adventure. Written, directed and produced by a team of Star Wars superfans, the original four-part stop motion story stars key toys from the new “Rogue One” line before they hit stores Sept. 30. Chapter 3 is now available to watch below. The series follows the imagined adventures (no film spoilers!) of “Rogue One” toys as they try to track down the building instructions to the LEGO Star Wars Death Star set that have been misplaced by the Empire. Chapter 3 features the first look at the Hasbro RAPID FIRE™ IMPERIAL AT-ACT™ in action, which can be controlled remotely by smart device, as well as now familiar characters in new toy forms and scale sizes, such as Hasbro’s 3.75” action figures. Additionally, some special effects in Chapter 3 were created using the Hasbro Star Wars StudioFX™ App that launches for free on Sept. 30*. Chapt

Highlights of the John Williams Hollywood Bowl Concert 9/3/16 The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Williams THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WILLIAMS

September the 5th, Spielberg filming Ready Player One in Digbeth. Filmed around 6pm when the crew was clearing up. There was smoke in the air and it looked like there had been an explosion or some kind of smoke bomb. The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Williams THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WILLIAMS

RADIO 1138 arrives at its 50th episode and it's a jam-packed show. Empire's Contributing Editor Dan Jolin joins us to discuss the Rogue One article from the latest issue of the magazine. Jo Garfein from Cancer Gets LOST calls in to talk us through their auction and fundraising efforts while Mark travels to Star Wars Fun Day in Fordingbridge to discuss the launch of Phoenix Command, catches up with Superstar artist JAKe at Farthest From and enjoys the inaugural Force Festival where he sits down with Mark Mulcaster from the Rebel Legion UK and our very own Zak PT. James caught up with Max Pickwoad, senior creative at Sky to discuss the return of the Star Wars pop-up channel, Darth Elvis and the Imperials encourage us to get our lighters in the air for Sheev Palpatine and Brian and Matt from Take Cover drop by to talk all about the brand new Jedi News website. All that and the latest news on episode 50 of RADIO 1138.  You can contact Radio 1138 on Skype at JediNewsNetwork

It has all been building to this! The epic conclusion to the blockbuster ongoing series! Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca’s critically acclaimed series   comes to a close on  October 12 th  in the blockbuster  DARTH VADER #25!  It has all built to this! Vader’s trials against Cylo’s creations! His machinations against the Emperor! His covert missions with Doctor Aphra and her murderous droids. It all comes to a head in this cataclysmic final chapter. Plus, this oversized issue also contains a thrilling new tale from Kieron Gillen and artist Max Fiumara. Who lives? Who dies? The answers may surprise you! To commemorate this monumental issue, don’t miss amazing covers and variants from some of the top-flight talent in the entire comic book industry. Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada, Chris Samnee, Michael Cho, Sara Pichelli, Cliff Chiang and more lend their artistic prowess to the Dark Lord of the Sith! Be there for the can’t miss finale when  DARTH VADER #25  comes

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released the second episode in the “Meet That Hero!” video series, featuring the extra special extraterrestrials Supergirl and E.T. (and a Doctor Who cameo)! In the video, The Girl of Steel introduces viewers to the lovable E.T. and a variety of super powers to help others in the game, including the ability to phone his intergalactic crew. The first "Meet That Hero!" video saw Lumpy Space Princess ( Adventure Time ) introducing viewers to B. A. Baracus ( The A-Team ) The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Williams THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WILLIAMS

Become the man behind the mask as BATMAN - The Telltale Series Season Pass Disc releases in stores in North America today, and Europe Sept 16th Leading and award-winning developer and publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games, in partnership with  Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment, today released  BATMAN - The Telltale Series  at retail. BATMAN - The Telltale Series  is now available to purchase at retailers for a MSRP of $29.99 USD or equivalent in North America as a special "Season Pass Disc," which includes the first of five episodes in the season, and grants access to the subsequent four episodes as they become available for download via online updates. The series will also be available to purchase at retailers across Europe beginning Sept. 16. Available platforms in both North America and Europe include Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. Also coming this month, the highly-anticipated  Episode Two: