Fanboys
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Kyle Newman, Director of Fanboys Interview
Published on: February 12, 2009MoviesOnline sat down with director Kyle Newman to talk with him about his exciting new movie, “Fanboys,” a heartwarming story set in 1998 that follows a group of young, passionate Star Wars fans on a cross-country quest to break into George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch and watch Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace before it’s released. The film stars Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, and Kristen Bell. Newman talks about the long and winding road in getting 'Fanboys' released, how he got William Shatner to do his amazing cameo, and how the cast members got involved. 'Fanboys' is out in theaters February 13th.
"...Kristen Bell grew up with it. It wasn’t like she said, “What’s a Wookiee?” She knew it all. She was like one of those girls that was familiar with it all and watched it as a kid and was into it just like guys. I don’t know if she has the bed sheets and stuff, but she’s very savvy to like the pop culture and she’s into all the movies that these guys are into, like all those 80s type movies. So it just fit, it felt natural..."
Read the full interview here.
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Opening March 19, 2010
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Opening March 26, 2010
