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Tentative Star Wars Weekends 2013 Guests List
I’m still surprised that Disney did not make any announcements regarding Star Wars or Star Wars Weekends as part of their “May the 4th Be With You” Star Wars Day Celebration. That said I have scoured the internet to find who is and who is not confirmed for this year so you can plan your trip accordingly! Here’s what I’ve been able to gather thus far from star’s social media pages. Of course only a few have been confirmed by Disney and talent is subject to change without notice so please keep that in mind.
Tentative Guest List for Star Wars Weekend 2013
Weekend One 5/17-19
Ray Park (Darth Maul)
Dee Bradley Baker (Star Wars Clone Wars voice actor)
Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett in Original Series)
Ashley Eckstein (voice of Ahsoka Tano)*
James Arnold Taylor (voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Clone Wars)*
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Billy Dee Williams Set to Appear at Star Wars Weekends 2013 at Hollywood Studios
Today we’re pleased to announce that everyone’s favorite galactic smuggler, gambler and scoundrel will temporarily leave Cloud City and board the Millennium Falcon with a course set for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as actor Billy Dee Williams returns to Star Wars Weekends for the 2013 edition.
Williams, a fan favorite for his portrayal of Lando Calrissian in the film saga, will attend Weekend IV, June 7-9, 2013.
Lando, who is described on his official bio as having two weapons of choice — a blaster pistol and “a devastating smile” — betrayed the Rebellion when he made a deal with Darth Vader to capture his old friend, Han Solo. However, there was a storybook ending to the tale when he redeemed himself by later helping to free Captain Solo and assisting in the destruction of the second Death Star.
Return of the Princess – Carrie Fisher on Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode VII
Star Wars news seems to be breaking on a daily basis which is a great thing! Original trilogy actors have been doing a lot of press answering questions regarding their possible involvement in Star Wars Episode VII. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams have mentioned wanting to return to a galaxy far, far away. Now we can add Carrie Fisher to the “Ep. 7″ buzz. Here’s an excerpt from a recent Palm Beach Illustrated interview with the galactic princess.
Q: “Disney is going to continue the ‘Star Wars’ saga, producing movies set to hit theaters starting in 2015. Can you confirm whether you’ll reprise the role of Princess Leia?”
A: “Yes.”
Q: “What do you think Princess Leia is like today?”
A: “Elderly. She’s in an intergalactic old folks’ home [laughs]. I just think she would be just like she was before, only slower and less inclined to be up for the big battle.”
As soon as the story broke Fisher’s representative fired off saying “nothing has been confirmed” and she was just “joking.” Notice my use of quotations. I think Lucasfilm/Disney is doing a great thing by letting these things leak as it builds anticipation for a 2015 release. I suspect that we will be hearing from Billy Dee Williams and Mark Hamill over the next few months to stoke the flames.
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Sorcerer Radio Preview (Week of 10/24)
Greetings Disney fans! Here’s the latest from the team of the Sorcerer Radio Network!
Halloween Week-Disney Style on Sorcerer Radio
Tune in ALL Week Long as Sorcerer Radio Celebrates Halloween bringing you songs and sounds from Disney parks, movies, and Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party!
SR’s SorCom Review’s Very Own Eric Guest Appearances this Week!
Sorcerer Radio’s very own Eric, a.k.a. Uncle Servo, will be a guest appearing on Disney Blogs this week. Stop on by Monday 10/24 where Eric with be a guest on “Mentoring Mondays,” Magical Blogorail Red, with Disney Donna Kay. Eric is also scheduled Wednesday 10/26 to make a guest appearance as part of the “Stars Fell On Disney Fans From Alabama” series on Beth Green‘s “A Disney Mom’s Thoughts” blog.
Sorcerer Radio’s October 10th Anniversary Meet Thanks!
Thank You to ALL the SR Member Attendees, Sponsors, SR Members, Disney Fans, listeners, and Twitter followers for sharing in this Magical Memorable Event! Pictures and a trip report forthcoming!
Last Week of WDW Tiki Room’s Facebook Trivia Contest!
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- Go to the WDW Tiki Room Facebook page, click “Like” WDW Tiki Room if you haven’t already
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- Tune into the WDW Tiki Room Show, Friday Nov. 4th, when the winner is announced. So, test your knowledge and enter the contest today. Will you be the winner? For more Contest and Grand Prize details, HERE.
Sorcerer Radio’s Original Programming! Featuring “DW:60”, “Disneyland Magic,” and “HyperDis”
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7/19/2011 – In addition to host Eric’s, a.k. Uncle Servo, weekly look back on all Disney events and Sorcerer Community happenings, which include Sorcerer Radio Member birthdays, trip reports, hot forum topics, news, Disney music and more, this show brings you Eric’s Celebrity Interview with Emily Osment. Actress Emily Osment, best known for her role as a regular on the hit Disney Channel show, “Hannah Montana,” also performed in “The Sixth Sense,” “Secret Life of Girls,” Sarah, Plain, and Tall: Winter’s End,” a radio spot with Dick Van Dyke, and the ABC Family Original Movie Cyberbully. In Cyberbully, Osment plays Taylor Hillridge, a teenage girl who falls victim to online bullying, and the cost it takes on her as well as her friends and family. Cyberbully premiered July 17th, Sunday at 8pm est/7 cst, on ABC Family. So check out this exclusive interview with Emily Osment and catch the inside 411 on her role in this film.
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8/12/11 – WDW Tiki Room is a weekly show dedicated to all things Disney! On this Friday’s show featured and Exclusive interview with Billy Dee Williams. An accomplished actor, Billy Dee Williams, who starred as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, is also an acclaimed artist and has created an exclusive new work of art featuring Disney characters, debuted at the D23 Expo 2011 and was offered only as a limited-edition poster to attendees of the event on August 19. The show also featured his thoughts on Disney, art, Star Wars and more!
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Billy Dee Williams, the King of Cool, is a HUGE Disney Fan
Billy Dee Williams
You may know Billy Dee Williams from his portrail of the sly gambler, Lando Calrissian in the original Star Wars trilogy. What you may not know is that he is an accomplished artist and Disney fan. I recently had a chance to chat with Willams for a press event promotion the upcoming 2011 D23 Expo where spoke about Star Wars and art.
Now that Star Tours – The Adventures Continue Billy Dee has heard nothing but great things about the attraction and hopes to check it out soon. He believes his character of Lando would have made a great host for Star Tours guests.”As long as Darth Vader isn’t following behind … as long as it’s not hostile, it’s quite welcome. I think Lando probably would welcome the whole situation,” Williams said jokingly. Hopefully Imagineers will eventually bring the Cloud City of Bespin into the attraction as originally thought. I believe it would be a perfect addition to the attraction for next year’s Star Wars Celebration VI.
Speaking of Disney, Williams is a huge Disney fan. He has not only taken part in Star Wars Weekends in 2010 but was also able to tour the hallowed ground of the Walt Disney Archives. Williams is also working on a Disney-inspired painting showcasing the Fab 5 (Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto) playing jazz. “I was visiting the archives one day and thought doing a litho would be fun. I’ve been a Disney fan all my life,” Williams stated.
As of late the demand for Williams has been at a fevered pitch. He appears regularly on short clips on the Jimmy Kimmel Live as a semi-parody of himself. He played Toussaint Dubois for General Hospital: Night Shift and reprised his role as Toussaint on General Hospitalitself beginning in June 2009. Williams has also been doing voice acting for the animated series The Boondocks, where he voiced a fictionalized version of himself in the episode The Story of Lando Freeman as well as Robot Chicken and The Cleveland Show. In February 2011, Williams appeared as a guest star on USA Network’s White Collar as Ford, an old friend of Neal Caffrey’s landlady June, played by Diahann Carroll.
I was visiting the archives one day and thought doing a litho would be fun. I’ve been a Disney fan all my life. – Billy Dee Williams
Williams is no stranger doing fan events and conventions and enjoys meeting people and especially looks forward to the D23 Expo. Williams states, “I always enjoy it. … I’m looking forward to seeing everybody. I always look forward to the whole Disney experience.” Williams’ future projects include doing a production of Driving Miss Daisy on Broadway soon as well as working on new episodes of Robot Chicken.
Celebrate the grand re-opening of STAR TOURS 3-D with actor BILLY DEE WILLIAMS (aka Lando Calrissian) Billy Dee Williams will be at the D23 Expo from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Aug. 19 at the Coolwaters Productions booth #405 in the Exhibitor Showcase. (Fees DO apply)
CATCH THE SORCERER RADIO INTERVIEW!
Join hosts Kristen Hoetzel and Aljon Go on WDW Tiki Room as they chat with Billy Dee Williams and feature his thoughts on Disney, art, Star Wars and more! Tune into the WDW Tiki Room, the show about ALL THINGS DISNEY, Fridays 8:00 a.m. and 7 p.m./eastern on Sorcerer Radio – www.SRSounds.com.
Interview made in partnership with Chip and Company, Cooking with Mickey and Jedi Mouseketeer.
For more Billy Dee Williams, check out LANDO WEEK on Jedi Mouseketeer!
