Star Wars live action

In a recent press junket for the film “Knowing”, star Rose Byrne revealed that several of her friends were auditioning for a new George Lucas project: a live action television series set in the Star Wars universe. Lucas revealed back in 2007 that he was developing a new live action show, but any news of the project has been scant. It now appears that casting for the show is underway.

According to Lucas, the new series will take place between the time of Revenge of the Sith (Episode III) and Star Wars (Episode IV). The series will focus on minor characters and will follow the Rebel Alliance as it gains strength against the Empire. However, it’s unclear whether the characters will be Rebels themselves or, as Lucas hinted in an earlier interview, members of a crime syndicate. The perspective from a character from a crime syndicate will give the series a much more darker tone than previous Star Wars projects.

The series won’t premiere for quite some time as Lucas, like he’s done with the Clone Wars animated series, will film an entire year’s worth of shows before choosing a network to air the series.

Via MTV Movie Blog.

Last Blood Live Action

A new trailer has been released for the live action adaptation of Blood: The Last Vampire. If you’re unfamiliar with the anime series, Blood tells the story of Saya, a youthful appearing, vampire-human hybrid who lives to hunt down other vampires. I’ve seen at least two different variants of the story, one in manga form and the anime series Blood+, which was seemed more of a retelling or reboot of the original story. Whichever version of the story they use, I’m really looking forward to this.

The movie will star Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyun who does an impressive job of speaking English in the film. Honestly, Jeon Ji-hyun isn’t who comes to mind when I think of think of the main character Saya. Ji-hyun is almost too pretty to play the titular role. However, I don’t doubt that she’ll be fun to watch nonetheless. The film is set for a European release in June of this year, but may not premier in the United States in 2009.

Blood: The Last Vampire movie trailer:

Via Sankakucomplex and Danny Choo.