Star Wars III to open Cannes

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The Cannes Film Festival is going to the dark side. After months of negotiations between George Lucas and festival officials, Star Wars: Episode III - The Revenge Of The Sith will open the festival in the South of France in May.

It's hoped that Ewan McGregor, who plays the young Obi-Wan Kenobi, will attend, although he'll be about to open in Michael Grandage's new London stage version of Guys And Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre.

This Is London

 

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Meanwhile, Ewan McGregor will most definitely be in the French Riviera when George Lucas's Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith opens the festival on May 11. "I've closed Cannes, but I've never opened it before," says McGregor, referring to his part in Baz Luhrmann's movie musical Moulin Rouge.

The actor will be singing and dancing again - albeit in an animated form - when he and Kate Winslet fall in love as garden gnomes in the upcoming Disney feature Gnomeo and Juliet.

Tim Rice and Elton John are writing the score at the moment. "It's ramping up to start soon," says McGregor.

The Telegraph​

 

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FEEL THE FORCE: George Lucas receiving the rare Festival Trophy at the Cannes Film Festival, where Revenge of the Sith will premiere Sunday. The trophy has only been awarded 10 times.

E! Online​

 

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Here are some premiere pics:

 

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More pics from the premiere:

 

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And didn't Natalie cause a stir with the press about the "do".....thats all you hear on the TV....

 

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And didn't Natalie cause a stir with the press about the "do".....thats all you hear on the TV....

But you do hear about Lucas shooting his mouth off like an idiot by trying to act like EP3 is some stupid polical protest of some sort. Read about it here. I just hate it when they try to make it into something it isn't. :flame: