Gizmodo: lucasfilm

A Voyeuristic Peek Outside Skywalker Ranch

Mark Wilson — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:00:00 EST

You should watch this video for two reasons. One, it's gorgeous, filmed on the Canon 5D/7D dSLRs at 1080p. Two, it gives you a peek outside George Lucas' famed workshop, like a more romantic, landscape-focused version of Cribs. [PhilipBloom/Planet5D]

Drop The Knife, The Tauntaun Sleeping Bag Is Now Real

Rosa Golijan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:18:27 EDT

Thanks to Lucasfilm's nod of approval, ThinkGeek's got a treat for every Jedi's snuggly-wuggly-cuddly-just-ten-more-minutes-please-mom side. I wanna throw a sleepover to have an excuse to roll out lotsa these Tauntaun sleeping bags which "simulate the warmth of a Tauntaun carcass."

It started out as an April Fools joke, but as it happens with most of ThinkGeek's pranks: People wanted the real thing. So after some pleading with Lucasfilm, ThinkGeek got the blessings needed to bring us this Tauntaun sleeping bag complete with a lightsaber zipper pull. And whether it mimics that Tauntaun smell or not, I'd definitely rather spend $100 on this sleeping bag than try to make my own. [ThinkGeek —Thanks, Nat!]

Leaked Clone Wars Trailer is the New Force Hotness

Jack Loftus — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:40:39 EDT

Feast your eyes—squinting a bit—on the leaked two-minute trailer that was briefly seen in YouTube and then pulled off just to be rescued at the last minute by a Polish Corvette, saved into an astromech droid, launched onto a desert planet, and found by us in a garage sale somewhere in Kraków. Or something like that. The trailer further shows the work of the three hundred 3D animators who have been working on this project at Lucasfilm Animation for the past three years. And except for its lousy quality it, it seems that we are in for a ride (here's hoping Mr. Lucas didn't write the dialog.)

LucasFilm Christmas Cards Are a Gift in Themselves

Mark Wilson — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:44:08 EST

If you are lucky enough to be on the LucasFilm Christmas card list, you get a lot more then updates on how little Anakin Skywalker is progressing with his potty training. You get a card that is absurdly cool collector's memorabilia...perfect for framing, eBaying or taping to the skin over your heart. This Stormtrooper pop-up card by Lorraine LeBer was the 2007 greeting of choice. And we're waiting for them to start kicking, Rockettes style. Hit the jump for a few more of our favorites from the past 30 years.

1982 "Yoda Vanity Plate Edition"

1982 "Frisky Ewok Edition"

1995 "Fruitcake/Coal Edition"

Hit the link for more LucasFilm cards. [/film via neatorama]

Conan O'Brien Visits Lucasfilm, Intel

Travis Hudson — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:00:57 EDT

Late Night's Conan O'Brien recently traveled out to San Francisco to shoot a week's worth of shows. During his time out there he managed to visit some pretty famous studios, including Lucasfilm and Intel (who were sponsoring his San Franscisco shows). Check out part 1 of his Lucasfilm visit above, and after the jump watch part 2 of the visit and also see him suck on the teet of his Intel sponsor (in a funny way).

NBC used their fists of fury to bully Youtube into taking down the video hosted there of the Intel visit. That is strange because NBC has a Youtube account that the other two Conan clips are uploaded from. Hopefully NBC will be uploading shortly.

–Travis Hudson

Travels with Conan [NBC]