Stuff.co.nz today featured an article on kiwi film editor Jabez Olssen and his role in the making of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story…
Category: NZ Celebrities
For the greater part of the Star Wars history, New Zealand has felt like the civilization farthest from the bright centre of the Universe. The dissemination of information via the internet started to change that, as did the tantalising proximity of The Phantom Menace’s Sydney production, but nothing compared to the revelation that New Zealanders would be included in the cast of The Attack of the Clones. Shortland Street stars as bounty hunters and galactic miscreants? The lead actor and actress of Once Were Warriors once again playing in the same scenes on the big screen?
The NZ connection lives on in Episode 3 and beyond, with the return of Bodie, Rena, Tem and Jay. And the connection goes beyond just our favourite actors: designers, artists, and even directors…
Stuff.co.nz has a report published overnight on Kiwi digital artist Sarah de Schot, who, as a a senior digital paint artist at Industrial Light and…
Daniel Logan was born June 6th, 1987, and grew up in Massey, West Auckland. His first experience with acting came when he was…
New Zealand has been represented in the Star Wars universe by a number of kiwi actors over the years, particularly in Episodes 2…
New Zealand actress Keisha Castle-Hughes, who played Queen Apailana of Naboo in Episode III, will be appearing at Auckland Armageddon Expo over Labour weekend.…
The NZ Connection section of SWNZ pays tribute to New Zealanders who have been involved in the movies or other media that make…
Most of our NZ Connection articles have related to the Star Wars prequel productions, so it’s an interesting novelty to be able to…
Following on from our last post on Daniel Logan’s coverage in the Western Leader newspaper, we’ve acquired some actual copies of the publication,…
Daniel Logan revealed, through his Facebook account, that, nearly 10 years after his work on Attack of the Clones, he will be returning…
Kiwi actress Keisha Castle-Hughes played a brief but memorable role as the Queen of Naboo in Revenge of the Sith. Her latest project…