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Harrison Ford and George Lucas check out the model plane from Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

I came across this the other day while I was scanning the front page of Reddit.  User  BitterLlama  recreated the vehicle entirely in the Xbox 360 racing game, Forza 4. See more images here. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Academy Award winning director Steven Spielberg was joined on stage by Amitabh Bachchan.  Watch the whole interview below.  Thanks to Bollywood.com THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Michael Giacchino speaking at a Q&A session in Switzerland has stated that he wants  John Williams  to write the soundtrack for Star Wars VII. "One of the things that excites me most about 'Star Wars' coming back is chance to hear a John Williams score.   If it were up to me I would say 'John, you must do it.'" In February John Williams said at a concert: "Now we’re hearing of a new set of movies coming in 2015, 2016… so I need to make sure I’m still ready to go in a few years for what I hope would be continued work with George [Lucas]." John Williams is our first choice here at The Bearded Trio (obviously) but Michael Giacchino would be a great choice to continue John's work on Star Wars.  If you're not sure of his work, check out the soundtrack to Super 8 which just happens to be directed by none other than J.J. Abrams. Rob @welshslider THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Ron Gilbert has posted on his blog what he would do if he was to create a new Monkey Island.  He does emphasise that he is NOT making one but if he did it would have the following: It would be a retro game that harkened back to Monkey Island 1 and 2.  I'd do it as "enhanced low-res".  Nice crisp retro art, but augmented by the hardware we have today: parallaxing, depth of field, warm glows, etc.  All the stuff we wanted to do back in 1990 but couldn't.  Monkey Island deserves that.  It's authentic.  It doesn't need 3D.  Yes, I've seen the video, it's very cool, but Monkey Island wants to be what it is.  I would want the game to be how we all remember Monkey Island.  It would be a hardcore adventure game driven by what made that era so great. No tutorials or hint systems or pansy-assed puzzles or catering to the mass-market or modernizing.  It would be an adventure game for the har...

Michael Jackson visits the set of The Goonies. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Documentary about John Williams' score for Steven Spielberg's take on H.G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS.  Spielberg explains that it was the first movie he had done with John Williams where the composer hadn't watched the entire movie. Rob @welshslider THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

RebelForce Radio are reporting that more layoffs are happening at Lucasfilm.  They updated on their facebook page minutes ago with As Disney continues to cut jobs across the board, RFR is hearing about more layoffs today - This time at Lucasfilm. People have been axed in licensing, marketing, and publishing, - JMac The bad news keeps on coming.  The Bearded Trio wish those affected the very best of luck and hope their luck improves. Source:  http://www.facebook.com/RebelForceRadio?fref=ts THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Vigo helps with the chores on the set of Ghostbusters 2 THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Kathleen Kennedy And Steven Spielberg share a joke on the set of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Rob THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Even with the blue screen the Duel Of The Fates looks impressive, most impressive. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

This weeks quick fire questions guest is Amy Ratcliffe from Geekwithcurves.com . Apart from her blog she also contributes to the official Star Wars blog and has had her work published on IGN , L.A. Times Hero Complex and ScienceFiction.com to name just a few. Right lets fire the questions: You're stuck in a swamp on Dagobah. What one movie, TV show, album and book would you take? Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back, Firefly, some Disney song collection, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. If you could invite any three people (alive or not, fictitious or not) to a dinner party, who would they be? Stephen Maturin (from Patrick O'Brian's books), Ahsoka Tano, and Starbuck (from the new BSG). What is your favourite John Williams soundtrack? Star Wars: A New Hope, specifically Binary Sunset. If you were invisible for a day what would be the first thing you would do? Join the FBI and help spy for an important mission. When was the last time you cried? Yesterday. I cry at everyt...

You can now buy a full size replica of every ones favourite alien. Steven Spielberg's E.T. comes in at nearly 3 feet tall and will set you back a little under $250. Imagine the reactions from your guests when you invite them around for dinner and they find the Speak & Spell loving alien sitting at the table waiting for his serving of Reese's Pieces? Here's the description: An almost life size re-creation of the E.T. Puppet as he appeared in the beloved 1982 film. This foam rubber and latex figure stands nearly 3 feet tall and is hand painted with lifelike detail. This amazing sculpture is a must have for E.T. Fans and makes for a great centerpiece of your collection. Click here to go to the site and order yours now. Rob @welshslider

Dennis Muren is the man most people in the visual effects industry will name when asked who has been most influential in the industry.  From Star Wars to Indiana Jones to Jurassic Park, Muren has been there.  Now as Creative Director at ILM he talks to   Hollywood.com  and he reveals that "In some ways, I think special effects aren't special anymore." "If you're going to make a motion picture," he explains, "don't just throw computer graphics in to make everything bigger or more. Don't have an army of 20,000 centaurs or whatever it is, if the story is better with seven centaurs. They've lost sight, making things bigger and bigger. Less personal." " In some ways, I think special effects aren't special anymore.  We really were at that stage when we did  Willow ." Muren says that around 1988 and 1989, the entire effects industry was still "doing it the old fashioned way," working through effects-enhanced s...

The cast all take five to study and discuss the next scene on the set of Jurassic Park.  Judging by the photo it seems Sam Neill has got his licked. Rob @welshslider THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Stan Winston School have released their latest video showing how the dinosaurs were made on Jurassic Park.  You get to see the T-Rex with it's trousers down. JURASSIC PARK's Full-Size Animatronic T-Rex Puppet comes together at Stan Winston Studio. SWS Dinosaur Mechanics, Tim Nordella, Evan Brainard & Richard Landon reveal the mechanical techniques and processes behind building one of the largest, most iconic characters in film history, detailing the groundbreaking creation of the hydraulic metal skeleton that brought the T-Rex to life again after 65 million years. FULL STORY here:  https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/blo... THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

This week we have Matt Martin of Lucasfilm answering our quick fire questions. Matt is content manager for Lucasfilm's digital channels and also owns his own independent record label called Missing Words Records . Right, to the questions: You're stuck in a swamp on Dagobah. What one movie, TV show, album and book would you take? Movie: Wayne's World, not because it's my all-time favorite movie (that's The Empire Strikes Back) but because it's a movie I could watch over and over and over. TV show: The Simpsons, it's my favorite show ever and there are 24 seasons of it! Album: Say Anything - In Defense of the Genre so I'd have something to sing along to. Book: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince… even though it'd be a little weird to only have one book in the series. If you could invite any three people (alive or not, fictitious or not) to a dinner party, who would they be? George Lucas, Albus Dumbledore and Deadpool. What is your f...

This is my Photoshop tribute to their wonderful adventure games.  I will miss Lucasarts.  I will miss SCUMM, IMUSE, not dying in a game, great humour, the second biggest monkey head I've ever seen, insult sword fighting, seeing your nose looking better on the bar, seeing the biggest ball of twine, swapping disks, looking for disk 22, listening to the Monkey Island music, entering a spitting competition, finding a rubber chicken and a pulley plus lots lots more. Rob @welshslider

RebelForce Radio have released their latest podcast episode where they interview supervising director for The Clone Wars, Dave Filoni. I've just listened to the episode and although Dave Filoni couldn't say too much about where the show is going he did mention that he is involved in the development of a new Star Wars project for Lucasfilm Dave Filoni and  RebelForces Radio Animation.  He said: "At this point, I am involved in some early production discussions and exploration of what we’ll be doing with Star Wars animation in the future, which is really exciting for me and I have some friendly faces around me, of course, that are helping me on the project. So it’s a transition time, as I’ve said before, and I think it will lead to an exciting time and hopefully I’ll see things grow again." That's good news.  No! That's great news!  To me, Dave Filoni is an important part of the Star Wars workings and should always be involved with the name.  The...

George Lucas arriving at the awards. The Queen has received an honorary Bafta for her lifelong support of the British film and television industry. Sir Kenneth Branagh presented her with the award at Windsor Castle no less. George Lucas, who flew in especially for the event, said the UK had been influential for him having filmed most of his biggest movies in the country.   He said "I've been here since '75 so for me this is my second home.  It's been very influential for me, I've shot lots of movies here not only four of the Star Wars films but also Indiana Jones, all kinds of films - it's been a long road." He went on to talk about the  US and its stance on supporting the movie industry, Lucas said: "The White House, the government there doesn't support the film industry the way we do in Britain." He added: "Many, many years ago Britain didn't support the film industry and when I came here it was on its last legs a...