LucasArts, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Best Buy Invite San Francisco to Celebrate the Launch of Star Wars®: The Force Unleashed™
Party on Sept. 15 Kicks off New Chapter in the Star Wars Saga
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Sept. 5, 2008 — LucasArts, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Best Buy will commemorate the release of the upcoming videogame Star Wars: The Force Unleashed with an exclusive launch party, offering eager gamers a chance to celebrate the Saga and get their hands on the first copies of the game. The party, which will be held at the Best Buy store at 1717 Harrison St. in San Francisco on Monday, Sept. 15, will run from 7pm until midnight and will feature appearances by several very special guests, including:
Sam Witwer, who plays Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice in the game and who also joined the cast of The CW’s “Smallville” this season; Adrienne Wilkinson, who plays Maris Brood, a dark and mysterious Jed; and Cully Fredrickson, who plays Jedi Master Rahm Kota, a militant General who is the target of one of the Secret Apprentice’s early missions
Executive Producer Haden Blackman, Art Director Matt Omernick, Lead Engineer Cedrick Collomb, Lead Content Designer John Stafford, Lead Systems Designer Rich Davis, and dozens of other members of The Force Unleashed development team at LucasArts
In addition, attendees will get a chance to play the full version of the game in advance and be able to get their photo taken with some of their favorite Star Wars characters.
An entirely new chapter in the Star Wars Saga, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice” and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The game’s expansive story is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In it, players will assist Vader in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi — and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny.
We are all byproducts of a movie that came out over 30 years ago: Star Wars. It gave birth to the nerd generation and gave everyone a common ground. Heck, Microsoft Word’s spelling checker has “Anakin” in the default dictionary. So it seems only fitting with all the Force flying around lately (Star Wars: Clone Wars hit the big screen last month and a TV series is on the way), PC World’s weekly slackfest celebrates the next installments in George Lucas’s saga.
Its baaack! Fans of the Soul series wait no more as the 5th installment in the series slashes its way onto the PS3 and Xbox 360. My colleague Gregory McDougal tackled the PS3 version, so for all you 360 owners, this ones for you! Soulcalibur bursts upon the scene with new features, play modes, and characters, providing a brand new fighting experience. But is the game play that we’ve come to know and love still there despite all these new additions? Read the rest of this entry »
Please go to the site to view the video! It’s well worth watching
Last week, we here at CBR shared with you a video interview conducted on the CBR Yacht during Comic-Con International in San Diego with actor Justin Hartley, who plays Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on the hit CW television program “Smallville.” Today, we present our interview with new cast member Sam Witwer, who joins the show in its eighth season to play Doomsday, the character who in the comics once “killed” Superman. Witwer spoke with CBR Executive Producer Jonah Weiland about joining the cast of the long running program and told us a bit about just who this Doomsday is. (Oh, and make sure to watch through to the end of the credits for bonus footage!)
from IO9 - there’s also a great video there so be sure and check it out
Sam Witwer may actually be the biggest bad-ass in science fiction, and you just don’t know it yet. He played the pilot “Crashdown” in Battlestar Galactica, and then became the voice and face of Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice” in the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game. And now he’s starting a new role on Smallville as Davis Bloome, a paramedic with a very dark secret. We caught up with him at Comic-Con and asked him about playing dark characters. Plus, whether he’s the last Cylon.
Sam graciously agreed to do a Q & A with us. You can read his interview here. The interview is property of Sam Witwer Fans - we’re more than happy to share, just please credit us.
In the second part of this interview, Sam Witwer talks about how cool it was playing Darth Vader’s apprentice in The Force: Unleashed, shares what it’s really like to wield a lightsaber, and gives us a clue as to what Doomsday’s transformation will be like. Check it out!
Whether fans realized it or not, last month wasn’t the first time Cassidy Freeman’s face had been seen at Comic-Con International in San Diego. The actor had worked on a film called “Razor Sharp,” which won best Action/Adventure Film at the Comic-Con International Film Festival in 2006. Now Freeman is ready to make her mark on “Smallville,” portraying Tess Mercer, inspired by Miss Teschmacher from the Richard Donner Superman film and Mercy Graves from the Warner Bros. animated series, who will be filling in for Lex Luthor in the wake of actor Michael Rosenbaum’s retiring from the CW series.
Joining Freeman this season is Sam Witwer (“The Mist,” “Battlestar Galactica”) who will bring Doomsday to “Smallville,” literally, with the introduction of Davis Bloome, a paramedic who is destined to one day murder Kal-El. Having steeped himself in the mythology of not just two popular genre shows, Witwer is about to become part of the Star Wars universe, portraying Darth Vader’s secret apprentice, Starkiller, in the “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” video game. Read the rest of this entry »
Sam Witwer showed up the first day at prestigious Julliard School of Drama sporting ripped jeans, t-shirt and a “Hey, what’s goin’ on?” attitude. This is one guy who marches to his own beat, which makes him perfect for the upcoming season’s primary villain on Smallville. Sam plays affable paramedic Davis Bloome, whose recurring blackouts result in…well, Doomsday destruction. As the year progresses, Bloome will learn more about his terrifying alter-ego. The secret-identity thing is not exactly new territory for Witwer. You see, music is his first love (“Acting is kind of my day job,” he tells MediaBlvd. “It pays for what I want to do.”), which led to the creation of his rock band, The Crashtones. The group has even released a CD of wildly-eclectic numbers entitled Colorful of the Stereo. At first glance, there are five band members. A closer look reveals that it’s frontman Sam—and four musicians who are really Sam in various disguises. It’s a one-man show, with Sam singing and playing all the parts. At ComicCon, Sam admitted he’s drawn to the dark, conflicted roles like Doomsday and the character he’s most known for, Lt. Crashdown on Battlestar Galactica. This edgy rebel should push Clark Kent to his limits, and provide a dynamic new element to Smallville
8/29/08 - New comic con and Smallville photes added to the gallery.
8/24/08 - Exclusive interview with Sam Witwer. Read it here
7/29/08 - Photo Gallery is back online!
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