and again in, Rosario Dawson is set to star in her own live-action series on Disney+. The 43-year-old actress will continue to play the Force-sensitive fighter in the upcoming spinoff,, which follows the adventures of the character first established in the animated series . While speaking to ET at Celebration in Anaheim, California, Dawson gushed over being able to be the “literal physical embodiment” of this character, which comes long after fans campaigned for her to bring the role to life onscreen. “I really love being able to not just try to imagine this character to life, you know, [and] to get to take her on physically,” she said.
Colin Cantwell, man behind the iconic Star Wars 'Death Star', dies aged 90
23.05.2022 - 15:34 / msn.com
Star Wars spacecraft has died aged 90. Colin Cantwell, a conceptual artist and designer, passed away at his home on 22 May, the Hollywood Reporter confirmed. Cantwell was most well-known for creating the Death Star, TIE fighter and X-wing Starfighter in the hit 1980s Star Wars film series.
He also worked on landmark films including '2001: A Space Odyssey,' 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' and 'War Games'. Born in San Franciso in 1932, Cantwell was diagnosed with tuberculosis and partial retinal detachment as a child. His cure to prevent coughing fits was to sit in a dark room with a heavy vest across his chest, Cantwell said in a 'Ask Me Anything' Reddit interview.
“I spent nearly two years of my childhood immobilised in this dark room. Suffice to say, nothing else could slow me down after that,” he said. While working on '2001: A Space Odyssey', Cantwell said he convinced director Stanley Kubrick not to start the movie with a 20-minute table discussion.
He is credited with creating the notorious opening space scene, which follows the dawn of man and the bone thrown into the air. Before gracing Hollywood, Cantwell worked at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to help educate the public about flights in the 1960s. He regularly appeared on US television during the historic moon landing in 1969.
Cantwell operated the communications line between NASA and the astronauts and fed this information to the US anchorman Walter Cronkite, who then broadcast it to the world. Graduating in animation, Cantwell went to the University of California, Los Angeles and later attended Frank Llyod Wright's School of Architecture. He wrote two science fiction novels, CoreFires 1 and CoreFires 2, in addition to his film and
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Latinos Rosario Dawson & Pedro Pascal lead Star Wars panel
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msn.com
27.05.2022 / 14:45
Ewan McGregor not offering Star Wars advice to wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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27.05.2022 / 06:59
Andy Fletcher dies aged 60: Depeche Mode founding keyboardist passes away at UK home
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27.05.2022 / 00:37
Jude Law to Lead 'Star Wars Skeleton Crew' Series on Disney Plus
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23.05.2022 / 00:33
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nypost.com
23.05.2022 / 00:27
Creator of ‘Star Wars’ Death Star, X-Wing dies at 90
Hollywood Reporter reported Sunday that Sierra Dall, Cantwell’s partner, confirmed that he died at his home in Colorado on Saturday.Cantwell designed the prototypes for the X-wing Starfighter, TIE fighter and Death Star.He also worked on films including “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “WarGames.”Cantwell was born in San Francisco in 1932. Before working on Hollywood films, Cantwell attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he got a degree in animation.