Image Credit: THE RETURN OF RETURN OF THE JEDI: 30 YEARS AND COUNTING – Directed by Kyle Newman — Pictured: Kyle Newman’s wife and actress Jaime King with Storm Trooper (Screengrab)
EW approached filmmaker Kyle Newman (Fanboys) with a simple proposition: Will you make us a short film that collects famous voices talking about Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi and their feelings about the film as it reaches its 30th anniversary?
After sweet-talking him with promises of no money and too-little time, we mentioned that he was our only hope and, weirdly, that worked. The result is The Return of Return of the Jedi: 30 Years and Counting, which shows elite geeks — among them Kevin Smith, Seth Green, Chris Hardwick, Jaime King, Topher Grace, Fall Out Boy, Eli Roth, and Jason Mewes — revisiting the movie in which tribal Teddy Ruxpins put down an Imperial invasion force with rocks, logs, and other Gilligan’s Island-esque props. Who saw that coming?
His name is Jason Reitman. He is recreating The Princess Bride live on stage. Prepare to smile.
