Lately, while scouring the inter-web I have become increasingly impressed by a genre often frowned upon by movie purists. Fan films have had the misfortune of typically being produced by over eager fans with little to no movie production experience and/or knowledge. Though it seems that with the rising availability of the internet and lowering prices of technology required to make a low budget, independent movie the quality of the once scorned "Fan-Film" is improving. Add to this that some within the film industry are also starting to use the genre to make bootleg movies, such as Adi Shankars Dirty Laundry and low budget kickstarter projects, the fan film is slowly becoming a force to be reckoned with.
So we welcome you to Fan Film Friday, in which on a Friday (frequency depending upon news volume of course) we will showcase one of the more impressive fan movies we have discovered. To start of this new feature we will cover the teaser for the upcoming fan movie "Star Wars: The New Republic Anthology", which shows the return of everyones favorite bounty hunter Boba Fett, as he leaves the pit of the mighty Sarlaac and returns to his infamous ship, Slave I...
Courtesy of StarWars7News we also have some words from the filmmaker responsible for this little gem Eric Demeusy, whom has worked on the title sequence for Game of Thrones as well as visual effects for Tron: Legacy and Pacific Rim...
"When the news came out that Lucasfilm and Disney were going to be doing Anthology films I was hoping they would do one about Boba Fett. I read confirmation that one of the Anthology films was in fact a Boba Fett film, but that it was a origin film. I realized quickly that a lot of fans and people I talked to didn’t want a prequel. One of the reasons Boba is such an interesting character is because of the mystery that surrounds him. They wanted to see Boba Fett as he was in the original trilogy, in his prime. Kicking butt, firing his gun, and using his jet pack! Something you didnt get to see much of, but wanted to."
"When we sat down to think of what would be the best version of a Boba Fett movie, we realized it was the story that needed to be told… Boba Fett survives the Sarlaac pit. He should be featured in a movie that isn’t just a “Boba Fett movie”, but was set against something much bigger in the Star Wars universe, the rise of the New Republic. An event that Boba had a big role in, one in which he is the main character. Within that we would see Boba’s story continue, we would see him in action, Boba doing what he does best, and we would see an interesting change in his character. One of Boba’s biggest flaws is his lack of integrity, and in this story he starts to realize that. So I decided to go out and make this teaser in hopes that one day people would see and hear this story of Boba Fett’s most vital mission, a pivotal point in his life and the galaxy."
