FoxTrot - Sunday April 25, 1999 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Jason: Darn it. Still 24 days left. I need a faster watch. Welcome to the Jason Fox Star Wars Episode 1 Rumors Web Page!! Greetings, fellow "Star Wars" fans! With less than four weeks to go before the big event, new details about the movie are leaking out faster than a tatooine pod race! Spoilers ahead! Beware! First, confirmation of last week's report here that John Williams' score departs rather drastically from his earlier SW works. "He's sort of big on kazoos now." -states one well-placed insider. Another source would only characterize the new sound as "highly experimental." Speaking of music, we errend in our earlier report that "Titanic's" own Celine Dion would sing the ballad "A Long Time Ago" over the end credits. Sources now tell us the song will run during the opening title crawl and will take full advantage of THX surround sound. Bad news for special effects fans. Apparently stung by criticism from his mailman that the trailers looked "too digital" George Lucas has ordered all computer-generated images removed from the film. CGI character Jar Jar Binks will reportedly be renamed "Jar Jar Binks, Master of Invisibility. Finally, rumors continue to swirl of a last minute voice recasting. A number of spies report that fitness guru Richard Simmons has been hired to record all of the lead villain Darth Maul's dialogue. "We think audiences will be surprised at how well he growls." says one Skywalker Ranch information. Peter: Lie all you want- you still won't be able to buy tickets opening day. Jason: Oh, ye of little faith. Computer: ..."wall-to-wall Ewocks," was the reaction of a source privy to the...

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