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Free-to-play Star Wars: Commander lets you take over the galaxy with The Empire or command the Rebel Alliance as they strive for freedom. Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm today launched Star Wars: Commander, a free-to-play combat strategy game exclusively for iOS first. In the game, fans will join either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire to recruit and lead an unstoppable force across the Star Wars galaxy in epic battles to claim ultimate victory for their side. Star Wars: Commander features the full array of vehicles, weapons and technology from the Star Wars universe. Players who rally to the Rebellion will call upon iconic heroes such as Han Solo, Chewbacca and Princess Leia to support missions for justice and freedom, while leaders of the Imperial forces will command AT-ATs, TIE fighters and Stormtroopers to gain control of the galaxy. Star Wars: Commander also offers an original Star Wars storyline set within the Galactic Civil War of Episodes IV – VI, wher...

The whirlwind known as the Doctor Who World Tour stopped off in Mexico City on August 17, and it's safe to say that the Doctor and Clara (Peter and Jenna, of course!) were welcomed with open arms.  We've got some video highlights for you below: After 12 days, and seven cities, the world tour wrapped up in Rio de Janeiro on August 18.  Check out this amazing video (via drone cam) of Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman visiting Christ the Redeemer...  Wait.... Who brought the Cyberman?? Here are highlights of the Q&A: If you didn't make it all the way through that last video (because of time constraints, or what-have-you), then you missed this very gracious 'Thank You' to ALL Whovians - Wherever we may be! Series 8 of Doctor Who premieres this Saturday, August 23.  For information on where to watch in your country, please visit:  http://www.doctorwho.tv/watch/television/ Fantastic! Allons-y! Ger...

The Old Republic continues to stay afloat with over 1M monthly players The Star Wars MMO from Lucasarts and Bioware still draws in over 1 million players, EA announced following the game's appearance during a press event attended by Polygon. In 2012 EA adopted the popular free-to-play model which really helped the game after a less than stellar opening.  EA's Frank Gibeau said the game has grown significantly. "Since it was induced in November, we've added more than 1.7 million new players on the free model to the service," Gibeau said at the time. "And the number of subscriptions has stabilized at just under half a million. "The really interesting thing that's happening inside the service right now is monthly average revenue for the game has more than doubled since we introduced the free-to-play option. And as we look forward, we're going to continually invest in new content for the service and for players every six weeks or so."...

Our good friends over at Coffee With Kenobi have published their latest book chat and this time it's with John Jackson Miller.  The incredibly popular book, A New Dawn is discussed and an intriguing listen on the difference between writing Star Wars and Star Trek. Check out the show notes along with the link to the show. We are happy to welcome returning guest and New York Times Best-Selling author John Jackson Miller back to Coffee With Kenobi.  The book is the first story in the new canonical outreach headed by the Lucasfilm Story Group, and introduces readers to Kanan and Hera.  We discuss A New Dawn, canon, the Lucasfilm Storytelling group, the differences between writing Star Wars and Star Trek, and much more. This is the Podcast You're Looking For! Listen to the show here. 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 ...

Lucasfilm's very own Mary Franklin took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.  The Force is definitely strong with her. On the official Star Wars Youtube channel she writes: Yesterday, the 501st Legion challenged me to take the Ice Bucket Challenge to help fight Lou Gehrig’s disease. Today, I stood in our Yoda Fountain here at Lucasfilm in San Francisco and accepted that challenge! To donate to help fight ALS, go to http://www.alsa.org/ . Before getting the (very) icy water dumped on me I called out the ReedPOP team who works with us on www.starwarscelebration.com. You’ve got 24 hours, gang! Donate or Ice Yourselves! Este Meza, who works with me on the events team at Lucasfilm, says that the very best way to start a Monday is dumping ice water on your boss. Also thanks to John Harper at www.starwars.com for filming! Steven Spielberg also stepped up and took the Ice Bucket Challenge.   You can watch that video here. Rob @thebeardedtrio THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK T...

At the recent CinemaCon Kathleen Kennedy is interviewed and takes the opportunity to talk about Star Wars.  She reveals that stepping into the role of heading Lucasfilm is the highlight of her career.  She also talks about J.J. Abrams and how Star Wars is important to him.  Interestingly she reveals that they haven't decided if Star Wars VII will be in 3D and/or Imax yet despite a recent photo being tweeted showing an Imax camera on the Star Wars VII set. Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy Talks 'Star Wars... by franklinudvare 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

I will confess I'm not a fan of Michael Bay.  I once sat through Pearl Harbor and fell asleep only to wake up an hour later and still nothing had happened.  Anyway, lets be impartial for a minute. Every director has their unique signature style and there's no denying Michael Bay certainly stamps his style with a bang on most of his films.  His reputation of using as many explosions in a movie as possible with severe close up, in your face shots is known throughout the world.  Youtuber MrStratman7 has put together this clever video showing us what would have happened if Bay had directed the much loved and tear provoking Up from Pixar. It certainly would have been different. Impartiality over.  Bay sucks.  Armageddon anyone? Rob @welshslider 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 CLI...

Continuing the epic tradition of the legendary  Star Wars  saga, an exciting animated one-hour movie "Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion" will be available first to verified users on  WATCHDisneyXD.com  and the WATCH Disney XD app beginning   MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 . WATCH Disney XD allows consumers to watch on tablet, phones, computer and set top boxes. The global television debut of "Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion" is set for  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3  (9:00  p.m.,  ET/PT  in  the  U.S.) on  Disney  Channels  around  the  world, ushering  in  the series  "Star  Wars  Rebels"  beginning   MONDAY, OCTOBER 13  (9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD.  The series will air in 34 languages across 163 countries in over 400 million households. The television movie garnered rave reviews at last month's San Diego Comic-Con fan event for its st...

Steven Spielberg Accepts The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge From Oprah Winfrey Steven Spielberg is the latest celebrity to take the Ice Bucket challenge.  Check out the video below.  Once done you have to nominate someone to take up the challenge.  Spielberg nominates another of the bearded trio, George Lucas.  Come on George, we're waiting. What is the Ice bucket challenge? The ice bucket challenge is the latest craze to sweep the United States – and now it seems the cold water trend has hit the UK. It involves people pouring a freezing cold bucket of water over their heads to raise money for charity before nominating other people to get involved. 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 series 8 premiere of Doctor Who is rapidly approaching, and - to get everyone really excited - the powers that be have released a list of all the titles, writers, and directors for the twelve upcoming episodes.  Here they are: Episode 1 - Deep Breath Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Ben Wheatley Episode 2 - Into The Dalek Written by Phil Ford and Steven Moffat Directed by Ben Wheatley Introducing Samuel Anderson as "Danny Pink" Episode 3 - Robot Of Sherwood Written by Mark Gatiss Directed by Paul Murphy Episode 4 - Listen Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Douglas Mackinnon Episode 5 - Time Heist Written by Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat Directed by Douglas Mackinnon Episode 6 - The Caretaker Written by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat Directed by Paul Murphy Episode 7 - Kill The Moon Written by Peter Harness Directed by Paul Wilmshurst Episode 8 - Mummy On The Orient Express Written by Jamie Mathieson Directed by Paul Wilmshurst Episode 9 - Flatl...

We can all agree that one of the best Steven Spielberg movies is the 1982 classic, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.  A lot of that success is thanks to the masterful screenplay written by Melissa Mathison who was nominated for an Oscar for her work.  Here are a few photos of the writer on set of E.T. including a scene where she played a nurse in the movie, ultimately deleted from the final version. We can look forward to more Mathison and Spielberg collaboration when Spielberg takes on The BFG due for release in 2016. Melissa Mathison with Kathleen Kennedy.  Oh! And Yoda. 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

Over the last few days there have been more stops on the Doctor Who World Tour - Namely, New York and Mexico.  We've got highlights from the New York stop posted below... {We'll post highlights from the Doctor's time in Mexico when the videos become available.} So, where is the Doctor headed next? Allons-y! Photos from the Doctor Who Facebook page . 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 Contact Lisa at  lisad@coffeewithkenobi.com

For all you fans of the unaltered Star Wars films there's some good news although it's still unofficial.  Disney are going to release the unaltered versions of the original Star Wars movies. According to Comicbook.com they have a source who confirms they are on the way. According to our sources, Disney has plans to release the original cut of the Star Wars trilogy on Blu-ray. Our sources indicate that the project has been under way for quite some time, but it’s been challenging because of some damage to the original negatives they are utilizing. The goal is to release A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of Jedi in their complete, unaltered, original form without the redone special edition SFX. Our sources did not have an exact date as to when the original cut of the Star Wars Trilogy would be released on Blu-ray, due to the challenges Disney has encountered in pulling everything together. However, our sources indicated the goal is to have it ready and released ...

Hey!  It's that time again for another awesome Coffee With Kenobi.  This episode the talented duo of Cory Clubb and Dan Z interview Adam Bray, the author of Star Wars Rebels, The Visual Guide.  I bring you another Espresso Shot and it's a special one.  While I was at London Film & Comic Con I was fortunate enough to catch up with Corey Dee Williams and ask him a few questions.  All this on the show and more. Here's the show notes along with the link to the show. In today’s show we share a cup of coffee with Adam Bray, author of  Star Wars Rebels, The Visual Guide .  Adam will be discussing his work on the book, as well as his collaboration with the creative forces behind the upcoming series.  We also discuss Dave Filloni news and Celebration Anaheim updates (including a Podcasting stage!), Theme Park discussion, the Rebels preview,and Rob interviews Cory Dee Williams on your next offering of  “Your Espresso Shot with The Bearded Tr...

This has got to happen.  A Lego Monkey Island set.  Why hasn't this been done before?  Over at Lego Ideas, a fan with the love for grog  Monkey Island, Alessandraguttuso has come up with the idea and it needs your support.  The campaign has gathered over a thousand supporters and it's still growing.  With Guybrush Threepwood, LeChuck, Elaine all represented in a depiction from the opening bar scene of The Secret of Monkey Island by Lucasarts. Only thing is I don't see a three headed monkey in the set but that did come later in the game. Head over to LEGO IDEAS and show your support you landlubbers. 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

Filming on Star Wars Episode VII will resume after a short break due to Harrison's Ford foot injury.  That's good news.  Ford had to have surgery on his foot after an on set accident in June. Find out more at  The Hollywood Reporter . 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

Just giving you a heads up that on Monday August 25th the excellent entertainment website, Monday Night Carlo with Carl Eggett will be talking to Lucasarts legend Ron Gilbert who brought us classics such as Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island. It's bound to be a classic episode as Carl talks Monkey Island and more.  Stay up to date with Monday Night Carlo on their Twitter feed. They're also on Itunes. Rob 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

During an interview where Steven Spielberg talks about the movie Hook, Robin Williams interrupts the interview to do what he does best, make people smile. At one point Spielberg explained they were laughing so much on the set of Hook, "the laughing hurt" said Spielberg.  He also explains how Robin Williams was at his most awkward when he had to play Pan as a straight guy with no imagination and humour which is depicted in the movie before Pan realises he is the Pan. 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

This is really sad news.  Robin Williams the star of Steven Spielberg's Hook and Mrs Doubtfire has died age 63.  It appears the actor had taken his own life although this hasn't been confirmed at this time. From the BBC news website: US actor Robin Williams found dead, aged 63, in apparent suicide, California police say. Williams was famous for films such as Good Morning Vietnam and Dead Poet's Society. The authorities in California are describing it as an apparent suicide "At this time, the Sheriff's Office Coroner Division suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia, but a comprehensive investigation must be completed before a final determination is made," police said in a statement. Robin Williams played Peter Pan in Steven Spielberg's Hook and the actor phoned Steven Spielberg to cheer him up during the filming of Schindler's List.  The actor apparently struggled with the condition Bipolar and severe depression. He had been ope...

This picture was tweeted by J.J. Abrams' company, Bad Robot.  It shows the incredible amount, $5 million raised by Force for Change and to help children around the world via Unicef. Also the winner of the competition to be on set of Star Wars VII is announced.  It's not me.  It's DC Barns.  Congratulations DC. Who's hand is that?  Vaders?  Lukes?  C3PO? #ForceForChange @starwars #EpisodeVII @omaze @UNICEF #uinnovate @UNICEFinnovate pic.twitter.com/pCAbhcjKxn — Bad Robot (@bad_robot) August 11, 2014 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