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The title is indeed referring to moi and it is the title belonging to a ‘Star Wars 30th Anniversary interview‘ which I recently did for E! Online (thanks Joal).

Here’s my original blog entry which somehow got the interview started.

Warner Bros has finally revealed the first official image of the Joker played by Heath Ledger in the sequel to 2005’s Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, which will hit the big screens on July 18, 2008.

The official pic of the Joker is totally not quite what I had expected. To say he is ugly or freaky is an understatement. He looks just… well… horrible! And because of this, I will refrain from embedding the image directly above the fold. With director Chris Nolan’s “keep it real” approach, I knew not to expect the Joker’s appearance to have that familiar-huge-comical-grin, but I just didn’t quite expect the Joker to look this ‘real’.

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You know, this movie will probably suck but the CG robots, and especially the way they transform, sure looks awesome! Checkout the latest Yahoo exclusive trailer 4 (hit the ‘exclusive trailer” link).

After seeing Spider-Man 3 and going to the Spider-Man exhibition two weeks ago, me and the guys headed off to a restaurant for an early dinner where we discussed about movies. Can’t remember how it was brought up, but Star Wars was mentioned… (below is roughly the dialogue. Not 100% accurate):

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… the title to the ‘Batman Begins’ sequel which will hit the theaters on July 18, 2008. Above is the teaser image on Warner Bros’ new official website for the movie (thats all they have on there right now).

Director Chris Nolan is back on the helm along with most of the original cast: Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, etc. The villian in this sequel will be the kick-ass Joker and is played by Heath Ledger. Can’t wait to see some official pics of him - I hope his looks will be as sadistic as some of the comics…

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Have you had enough of me covering Spidey yet? There’s just so much promo and merchandising stuff going on here, it’s beginning to get to me. Checkout Blister in Tokyo as pictured above. I spotted this life size black Spidey at the entrance of the store before I was even anywhere near the place. As I got closer, the Spidey trailer, posters and toys came into focus from behind the statue. As soon as I stepped into the store, to my horror, the whole floor is decked out with Spidey stuff! And I mean the ‘whole floor’! Not just Spider-Man 3 merchandises, but also stuff from Spidey 1 and 2, comic version Spidey stuff, 80’s Spidey toys, Spidey candy, etc., etc. You name it, they have it.

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Yesterday, after the World Hobby Festival event, on our way out we spotted a poster for some Spider-Man 3 promo that is going on in the Aqua City shopping mall in Odaiba which runs from April 28 - May 6. Since I and Tony had nothing better to do after the hobby event, we headed off to check it while while Danny headed for home.

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Yep, Spider-Man 3 opens in Tokyo from today and I went to see it with Roy, Brad and Reika at the Toho Cinemas in Roppongi Hills. Despite this being the cinema that I frequented the most, I never knew that tickets cost only ¥1,000 on the 1st of every month! Just shows how much attention I pay to things…

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Yes, I’m going on about Spidey 3 again! And here is the final trailer (in hi-def!) before the movie opens in May! Loadsa Venom footage too! Probably too much, though…

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… from the Spider-Man 3 movie due on May 4th! Man, I just so can’t wait to see this movie! Best yet, Sony Pictures International Japan has announced that the movie will open here before the rest of the world! Yep, that’s right! The movie will open from May 1st here in Tokyo!

And if that isn’t cool enough, the World Premiere will also happen here in Tokyo! It’ll be on April 16th at my favourite cinema, the Toho Theater in Roppongi Hills (they have great caramel popcorn!), with director Sam Raimi, Stan Lee and stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco in attendance. I wonder how we normal mortals can obtain tickets… or is it for the Japanese celebrities only?? Oh well…

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