A mere beheading isn’t enough to truncate Temuera Morrison’s Star Wars role. He returns in Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith to reprise…
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…
The latest Star Wars Insider online supplement includes an interview with costume designer Trisha Biggar. In it, the name of Keisha Castle-Hughes’ Episode 3 character…
The latest issue, number 76, of the Star Wars Insider arrived over the weekend, for those lucky enough to still have active subscriptions.…
TheForce.net has pointed out that the Official Star Wars website has confirmed the name of Rena Owen’s Episode 3 character: Senator Nee Alavar. This, and other…
MovieHole.net posted an interview with Rena Owen (Taun We from ‘Attack of the Clones’, and a new Senator in ‘Star Wars: Episode 3’) earlier…
Renown and respected New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison gets a mention in the Hyperspace section of the Official Star Wars website. You need to be a subscriber…
Keisha Castle-Hughes has become the youngest ever Oscar nominee for best actress, for her role as Pai Apirana in ‘Whale Rider’. Read the full…
Keisha Castle-Hughes took away the award for best young actress at the Broadcast Film Association awards in Los Angeles yesterday. Read the full story…
Temuera Morrison’s condition has been updated in Yesterday’s NZ Herald: “Fans don’t need to worry, he’ll be just fine. It’s not going to threaten…
Temuera Morrison makes the news again today. Today’s NZ Herald reports how he “is recovering from a broken leg after crashing his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in…