Scott from Star Wars Aficionado has been in touch with the following news:

Please let your readers know of the new STAR WARS AFICIONADO interview we've done with RETURN OF THE JEDI Producer Howard Kazanjian? It's a great read and there's lots of new bits of info that I think readers will enjoy.

Click on the link below to check it out!

Happy 4th of July to all our friends and readers in the USA including the good folks at Lucasfilm, Hasbro, Gentle Giant and OfficialPix (to mention but a few).

Have a great fun day and may July 4th be with you - always!

VolkerC has sent us some updated images of the Commander Cody/Clone Trooper Echo and Captain Rex/Clone Trooper Fives 2-packs, which reveal that the sets, referred to as the 501st Legion Collection, will be Wal-Mart exclusives.

Ricky from Titan Magazines sent us the following press release:

Leading sci-fi website, Totalscifionline.com has teamed up with Star Wars Magazine to find out who is the best villain in Star Wars. We want to know the diabolical masterminds who have sent a shiver down your spine and set your heart pounding and the evil geniuses who make it seem good to be bad.

The top Star Wars villain will appear on a special commemorative Star Wars Magazine cover, to be revealed later this year. Your vote could also win you a year's subscription to Star Wars Magazine.

For information on how to cast your vote, click on the link below.

The tenth part, and second chapter, of the brand new comic strip based around the new MMO game - Star Wars The Old Republic called Threat of Peace, is now up and ready for viewing at the Official Site...

The tenth issue of Threat of Peace™ marks the start of the second chapter of the story, taking us to the embattled world of Balmorra where Republic forces are receiving word that the planet has been ceded to the Sith Empire under the terms of the Treaty of Coruscant. Even as the local commander shares his withdrawal orders with his troops, Jedi Knight Fortris Gall shrugs off his orders to rescue a squad of captured Republic soldiers.

With Saga Legends being found in the new packaging in the US and Canada, VolkerC has sent us a couple of images showing the cardbacks of two of the figures that will be included in the first couple of waves, Han Solo (Mynock Hunt) and Shock Trooper.

Sci Fi UK have posted an interview with David Prowse, conducted by resident blogger, Dean Newman.

Even 30 years after it catapulted the former body-builder turned actor, David Prowse AKA Darth Vader, to international fame, he is still feeling 'the force' of the Star Wars effect, which takes him all over the world.

Follow the link below to check it out!

Kerry from Atom.com has asked Jedi News readers to get involved in the latest Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge...

Atom.com and Lucasfilm Ltd. have announced the 22 finalists for the 2009 Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge, a contest featuring the best Star Wars-related short digital videos created by fans. Users can view and vote for videos at StarWars.Atom.com from Wednesday, July 1 until Friday, July 10 to determine the Audience Choice Award, which will be presented in a lavish ceremony at Comic-Con San Diego July 24th. Past honorees include such popular hits as ‘Chad Vader’ and ‘Star Wars Gangsta Rap.’ We hope Jedi News can help us spread the word and get your readers involved in the voting process!

Time is short, so get your vote in as soon as possible