Leni Riefenstahl would have loved this — UPDATED
George Lucas was the Grand Marshal of yesterday’s Rose Bowl Tournament Parade, and some 200 members of the 501st Legion — the guys who dress as Stormtroopers — marched proudly in the parade.
Lucas took the opportunity of the attention he got surrounding the parade to announce that filming on the long-awaited INDIANA JONES IV movie will begin in ‘07 with an eye for an ‘08 release. The film involves the now-60-year-old Indy attempting to deliver a shipment of Excedrin Arthritis Formula and Cialis to the Country Manor Rest Home while fighting his own bout with Restless Leg Syndrome.
UPDATE: Beat Spy Evelyn Tremble made this video in honor of the occasion:
01/2/07 at 12:57 pm
For some reason I’m reminded of Paris.
01/2/07 at 1:29 pm
Did Riefenstahl have flowery floats, the Grambling band, or slutty looking dancers?
Rich, what is it that reminds you of Paris Hilton, was it the Ewoks?
01/2/07 at 1:55 pm
I read somewhere online that the INDIANA JONES IV plot involves
the Lost Ark again… this time just misplaced b/c of alzheimers.
01/2/07 at 6:30 pm
June, 1940.
01/2/07 at 8:31 pm
The 501st always creep me out. They seem to take this “hobby” way to seriously for my taste.
01/4/07 at 7:49 pm
I wonder how many of these people vote in real elections…
01/9/07 at 2:18 am
My oldest and best friend is a member of the 501st, which he freely admits is akin to a cult. Thankfully, he’s tended towards “variety” by choosing the role of a speederbike scout. He even has a trading card with him on it. Yes, that’s equal parts cool and spooky.