Topic: Celebration VII Official

[Tamer]

J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy at Star Wars Celebration!

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens Writer/Director/Producer J.J. Abrams, and Producer Kathleen Kennedy will make a special appearance at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim this April. Abrams and Kennedy are scheduled to kick off the show in a big way on Thursday morning, April 16 at 10:00 am.

Check back to Star Wars Celebration closer to the show for queueing and wristband details."

[Tamer]

Mark Hamill is coming to Celebration Anaheim!

"Best Known For: Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars Saga
Mark Hamill’s career has encompassed all aspects of entertainment including stage, screen, television and new media. He is best known playing the role of Luke Skywalker in George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi. He will be reprising his role once again in J.J Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Most recently he can be seen along side Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Michael Caine and Samuel L. Jackson in Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service. He also created, directed and starred in the mockumentary Comic Book: The Movie.

Hamill’s other main feature film credits include: Corvette Summer, Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One, Britannia Hospital, Slipstream, Village of the Damned, Walking Across Egypt, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Sushi Girl.

He is also an experienced theatre actor having starred in several Broadway productions including: The Elephant Man, Amadeus (also First National Tour), Michael Stewart's Harrigan n' Hart, The Nerd, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks and the Roundabout Theatre production of Room Service.

Hamill is also a prolific voice-over artist and has performed in countless television cartoons, feature films and video games. He recently received a BAFTA award as The Joker in Arkham City."

[Tamer]

"Ian McDiarmid: Best Known For: Palpatine: Episodes I-III, V-VI. Ian McDiarmid, the actor who unforgettably played the evil galactic mastermind and the ultimate villain of the Star Wars saga, will make a rare convention appearance at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, appearing on-stage and signing autographs."

[Tamer]

Frank Diorio sends word about the C7 Diorama Workshop!

"D’Iorio has been leading the Diorama Builders’ area since Celebration II in 2002. He and his group are some of the very first fans who started to make Celebrations “By the Fans; For the Fans.” Each Celebration they have planned and created the experience around a certain location in the Star Wars galaxy, and this time they are building Bespin.

As in past years, the Diorama Builders get lots of great donations from Hasbro to populate the final display. However if you have attended a Star Wars Celebration in the past, you know even that isn’t enough due to the huge size of the diorama that the fans create!

“This is where the Star Wars fans have come in full force every Celebration,” says D’Iorio, and how you can directly help in making this year’s creation another huge success. If you have any figures or ships that were seen in The Empire Strikes Back, or even any Hasbro figures from other Star Wars scenes that maybe are  “vacationing” on Bespin, please send them to our Diorama Builders Figure Fund at the address below:”

Frank Diorio

c/o Celebration Anaheim Diorama Figure Fund
6318 Camino Marinero
San Clemente‎, CA‎
92673 USA

Please make sure your figures reach the Diorama Figure Fund before April 12, 2015.

All Star Wars toys donated by fans and by Hasbro will be placed in the final display and be given away to the kids who helped build the diorama during the dismantling of Bespin Sunday afternoon.

“Everything is given to the kids, nothing comes home with me or the Diorama Workshop Staff,” stresses D’Iorio. “The kids, staff and I thank you for your generosity. Star Wars fans truly are the best!”

For full coverage before and after the show, make sure visit DioramaWorkshop.com."

[Tamer]

Just got this message in from Majorie of SWactionnews.

"We all have a Star Wars item that needs a new home.  It could be that Jar Jar cup that aren't sure where or why or how you got it or that Darth Vader tea cozy that you wish you liked more.  Now you have the chance to trade in your unloved/underappreciated Star Wars items and take home something else in it's place!

For the first time ever, the Collector's Lounge is hosting a White Bantha Gift Exchange.  Space is limited, please RSVP to make sure that you get in on this by emailing Marjorie@swactionnews.com.

When:  Thursday, 4:15 PM
Where:  Collector's Lounge
Details:  Bring a wrapped Star Wars item.  It can be ANYTHING.  Something new, something old, something hand made.  The price limit is $20.  The first person (chosen randomly) will draw a number and pick the corresponding gift.  They can choose to keep that gift, or pick something else from the pile.  The next person can either take the first person's gift or pick a new gift from the pile.  This continues until everyone has had a turn.  A gift can be stolen twice.  Once it's stolen twice, the gift is locked and cannot be stolen again. "

[Tamer]

[Tamer]

Do you have what it takes to be the last man or woman standing?  Test your knowledge of Star Wars collectibles in the Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Collector's Trivia Contest!  This will be held at 4:15pm Friday in the Star Wars Celebration Collector's Social Area (Room 210D)

Questions will cover vintage and modern collectibles, as well as everything in between.

Besides bragging rights, winners will receive cool prizes!
 
Space is limited!  Those who wish to participate in the Collector's Trivia Contest should arrive early to the Collector's Social Area to ensure their place!
 
About The Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Collector's Trivia Contest
When:  Friday, 4:15 PM
Where:  Collector's Social Room (210 D)

About The Star Wars Celebration Collector's Social Room
Part of the official Star Wars Celebration Collecting Track programming, the social room is a place for Star Wars collectors to gather to trade swag, talk collecting, and meet some of well-known Star Wars collectors from around the world.  The Social Room has a schedule of panels, live podcasts, book signings, as well as meet-and-greet events with the faces behind some of the most popular Star Wars collecting web sites.  There are also specific times for Celebration attendees to trade patches and pins, as well as the Saturday night collector's Swap Meet.

[Tamer]

WATCH STAR WARS CELEBRATION ANAHEIM LIVE ON STARWARS.COM, POWERED BY VERIZON!
CAN'T MAKE IT TO ANAHEIM? DON'T WORRY -- STARWARS.COM IS HERE TO RESCUE YOU!
For the first time ever, highlights and more than 30 hours of exclusive video content from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim will be officially live streamed to a worldwide community of fans on StarWars.com, all powered by Verizon.

Launching with a live stream of the highly-anticipated kickoff panel featuring Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy, the StarWars.com Celebration live stream powered by Verizon will continue providing coverage throughout the four-day event from a specially-designed Star Wars Cantina set located in the middle of the action on the convention floor.

Verizon and StarWars.com will deliver 30-plus hours of live streamed content following Thursday’s Celebration kickoff, featuring over a dozen panels and events, including discussions with actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Ian McDiarmid, and several other performers associated with the Star Wars saga. Additionally, StarWars.com and Verizon will be live streaming the Star Wars Fan Film Awards; the Smuggler’s Bounty radio drama; EA’s new Battlefront videogame; and several other exclusive Celebration events that might otherwise be missed by members from Star Wars’ global fan community.

Between the live, on-stage events, StarWars.com will feature live interviews with celebrity guests within the Star Wars Cantina set specially built to capture the mood and atmosphere of the infamous Mos Eisley watering hole from A New Hope. These segments will have a fun, variety show flavor to them that brings a bit of the Star Wars Celebration vibe to those enjoying the event from afar.

Exclusive clips from throughout Star Wars Celebration event will also be available on demand from Verizon, allowing fans to celebrate Star Wars long after the live streams are over.

The live streaming begins at 10:00 a.m. PST, Thursday, April 16, on StarWars.com with the Celebration kickoff panel and continues with 30-plus hours of coverage through the closing ceremony on Sunday, April 19, beginning at 3:30 p.m. PST. Watch exclusive highlights and on-demand clips from Verizon on Twitter, @VerizonWireless, and at Facebook.com/Verizon.

[Mr. Black]

Back in 2012, I was actually planning on attending an American SWC, but it was not to be. I did enjoy the livestreams though, that's a great service by Verizon. Sure, nothing beats actually being there, but it's something.

Man, I was so overjoyed with the newest teaser/trailer. I have a really good feeling about this movie. And I was completely floored by BB-8's appearance on the stage! I wasn't very impressed with him, after seeing the first teaser, because I thought he was just another CGI effect. There are probably some scenes in which he is CGI, but seeing he is a real practical effect made me grin from ear to ear. What an awesome creation and an instant fan favourite.

The trailer for Battlefront 3 looked equally impressive. I'm not that big a fan of the BF series (give me X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter any time), but I'll probably get it, if it becomes available for PS3.

Very excited about Rogue One as well. That's gonna be a completely different SW movie, now that it takes place between Rots and ANH, a period without those meddling Jedi

You can bet your shebs I'm gonna go to London in July 2016 to attend CE3! What a great time to be a SW fan

[Tamer]

I just uploaded tons of footage on the front page. You better have days to go through the video.

We had a good intereview with Hasbro too. More on that when I get a bit better. Trying to ease back into real life after being in bed since Thursday night. Lets just say I was a bit sick.

[Mr. Black]

Since there isn't an official Celebration VIII thread, does anyone have the slightest of clues as to where the next US one will be held? I'm anxiously refreshing the official SWC page, but all it keeps saying is "see you in 2019!"

I've been saving up quite a bit for SWC8 up until now, so by the Force, it's definitely happening for me in 1.5 years. I have a slight preference to Orlando, since that will seriously cut back on flight time and $$$