Check out this amazing and hilarious Bad Lip Reading video titled Hostiles on the Hill. You’ll be singing this catchy tune long after it’s over. It is a very necessary extended Star Wars lyric video for Luke Skywalker‘s snowspeeder rap that we saw in their Empire Strikes Back parody. I think you’ll agree that it’s as sweet as cinnamon.
Winter is here and unless you want to carve open a Tauntaun and climb in, you are going to need a good coat. Columbia has you covered. These amazing jackets inspired by The Empire Strikes Back are replicas of the rebels’ Hoth jackets. The limited edition run is called the Echo Base Collection. You can buy them starting at 12:01 a.m. EST on December 8. Columbia will only make 1,980 (the year Empire Strikes Back hit theaters) of each style so get yours quick.
Carry your coins around in style with this adorable Star Wars Hoth Tauntaun Coin Purse. Don’t worry, it smells about the same on the inside as it does on the outside. Anyway, this one isn’t meant to be sliced open to keep Luke warm. It is meant for coins. And it is just cute as anything.
RFabiano created this amazing and intricately detailed wood box with an Empire Strikes Back Theme. It is entirely woodburned and painted by hand. I wish I had this kind of talent. The top of the lid has an epic scene depicting many of the events from the movie. The sides of the box have some quotes from the movie. This is the kind of item that looks great on your desk or in a prominent place in your home. You can store some of your favorite Star Wars items inside.
FPArtistry has created some really fantastic mashup posters featuring Doctor Who and Star Wars. I love what he did with the original Star Wars trilogy posters. Especially A New Hope featuring the ninth doctor, Rose and a Dalek. I have to have these now! I also like “The Dead Awaken” which is Star Wars: The Force Awakens combined with the Series 8 two-part finale of Doctor Who (Dark Waters and Death in Heaven).
Check out the rest of the posters on sale. They make some amazing stuff.
Do yourself a favor and check out Jason Eaton’s amazing art over at his website. He makes some really outstanding scale models and studio replicas. I’ll just show you two cool pieces here. The Blade Runner blimp is amazing. Make sure you watch the video below.
I also am really digging that Cloud Car from The Empire Strikes Back made of sneakers. Awesome stuff.
Several vintage Star Wars shots have surfaced that show off one of the the original costume tests for Boba Fett from around 1979. These behind the scenes images from The Empire Strikes Back show the evolution of the costume. It’s interesting to note all of the minor details that were changed.
This is from very early in the costume’s evolution. Yes, technically it made its public debut at the 1978 San Anselmo Country Fair parade and the Star Wars Holiday Special, but this is a nice look at it from around that time, where we get to see it close up. Both as a whole and some shots of the gear pieces by themselves.
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Behance user Roger Strunk created these somewhat minimal and very cute depictions of the bounty hunters from The Empire Strikes Back. This is probably how they would look in a Saturday morning cartoon.
Great work Roger. They all look awesome. They make me want some toys done in this style. Love the style and love the colors.
Most of us know that Frank Oz, the voice of Yoda, also brought Muppets like Fozzie and Miss Piggy to life. But did you know that the Muppets once visited the set of The Empire Strikes Back? We have the pictures to prove it.
These images were recently uploaded to the internet via Imgur and it’s like being in the 1980s all over again. There are several cool shots showing Kermit and Miss Piggy on the Dagobah set with the crew. And yes that includes Mark Hamill. If these pictures don’t make you smile, you are dead inside. Or a Sith.
Boba Fett didn’t originally start out with that design we know and love from Empire and Jedi. The original designs show a bounty hunter that looks closer to a Stormtrooper. Boba Fett’s design evolved during the design phase and eventually became the Mandalorian we know.
You can see the evolution below. It was still cool looking, but less defined. Not as unique. It definitely lacked character and presence. I’m glad it kept evolving, because the instant I saw Fett on screen, I knew this guy was not to be messed with. THIS was a bounty hunter that inspired fear.
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