TALKING HAMILL

Mark narrates Planetarium premiere

2008-06-23T06:29:51Z

The Adventure Science Center in Nashville, Tennessee will have a Grand Opening Weekend for its new Sudekum Planetarium on June 28 - 29 and guess what?

No, Mark won't be there in person, BUT the ASC had a 26-minute show done for the opening weekend and Mark narrates the show!

It's called Stars - The Powerhouses of the Universe and is screened several times during the Opening Weekend.

So when you're in or close to Nashville and don't have anything to do, maybe you want to go and listen to Mark's wonderful voice. ;D

All information is here.

"Black Pearl" Heads-Up

2008-06-23T06:25:20Z

The news website Noize reports that the band Exit Calm will be involved in the soundtrack of Mark's movie adaptation of The Black Pearl.

Read the full article at here.

Exit Calm have their own corner on MySpace - there you can listen to some of their work.

Latest Photo & Voiceover News

2008-06-23T06:21:30Z

The latest photograph of Mark comes with a piece of voiceover news. Apparently Mark has worked with OddBot Inc. on a new project for Playhouse Disney.

There is no more detailed information at this point, but OddBot Inc. has uploaded a photograph of the cast and crew together with Mark to their blog.

He looks great! :D

As soon as I learn more about the voiceover project I'll let you all know.

Mark at Celebration Japan

2008-06-23T06:15:05Z

Mark is going to be at STAR WARS Celebration Japan!

The convention will be held July 19 to July 21 in the Makuhari-Messe Convention Center near Tokyo.

Mark is scheduled to sign autographs in the Celebration Japan Autograph Hall on all three days and he will also do a rare appearance on the Main Stage.

All important information is at www.celebrationjapan.com.

Please let me know if you can attend! :)

Mark voicing for a new Video Game

2008-04-28T13:48:25Z

Just found out that Mark has voiced for a new video game.

It is called The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon and Mark voices the hero's (Spyro's) main antagonist, the Dark Master.

Check out this article for more information on the game.

It's supposed to ship this fall for Xbox 360, Wii, Playstation 2 and Playstation 3 and Nintendo DS.

BTS of Mark voicing for NEW-GEN

2008-04-19T10:08:37Z

The site for NEW-GEN is finally up and running. I, at least, had problems accessing it last week. Now it's up there, though, and it's great.

You can get a good idea of the style and all the characters, including Mark's. Remember, his character is called Gabriel.

The real treat is the Behind the Scenes section, though.

There is a very, very long video of Mark voicing Gabriel in the trailer. You see him work. It's super cool. You see how it works out, how he reads the sentences in different versions and everything. It's funny seeing him do the fight sounds and he's his usual captivating self.

If anybody finds out how to save this video stream, please let me know!

Mark on NEW-GEN

2008-04-11T10:57:35Z

Mark is embarking on a huge new voiceover project titled NEW-GEN.

After a six-issue comic book series launching April 9, NEW-GEN will branch into motion pictures, television series, toys, merchandising and video games.

Mark voices Gabriel, the leader of the new generation of super heros.

A teaser is availabe here or via the official website www.new-gen.info.

Mark will also be celebrity judge of the NEW-GEN Challenge which will kick off April 18, 2008 at the New York Comic-Con upon NEW-GEN's official launch. Winners will be announced July 24-28 at Comic-Con San Diego. This might mean that Mark will actually be at Comic-Con, but there's been no official word on that yet.

Citing Mark:

"Watching NEW-GEN™ evolve from a fascinating idea into a fully-realized, beautifully rendered comic book universe has been a real thrill for me. Fans of science-fiction/fantasy owe it to themselves to give NEW-GEN™ some serious attention!"

Read the full press release at Comics Bulletin.

Mark for Barack Obama - Photos

2008-04-11T10:46:00Z

There are lots of images of the event, too.

On Flickr check the albums of users bryanearl, msprout and radder86.

If you happen over any more photos, let me know.

Mark for Barack Obama - Video

2008-04-11T10:33:44Z

Mark is endorsing Barack Obama as the Democrat's candidate for the presidential election later this year. Wednesday, April 9 Mark was at Point Park University in Pittsburgh to speak for Mr Obama after Anthony Daniels had inducted several robots, C-3PO among others, into their Robot Hall of Fame.

Here are a couple of video clips:

This also included a Question & Answer session and Mark signed autographs after his speech.

Thursday, April 10, he was at Robert Morris University for another speech. I haven't found any media of this so far.

Please let me know if you find any more videos!

Mark Hamill Trading Cards

2008-04-11T10:13:58Z

And no, I don't mean some Luke Skywalker STAR WARS trading card. This is going to be a veritable Mark Hamill trading card!

It will be released April 23 as part of the 2008 Donruss Americana Celebrity Cuts and it will look like this:

NOTE: The original WON'T look this reddish. Dunno what's up with that. The original pic I was sent doesn't have that reddish look on it. *shrugs*

Additionally to this individual card, Mark will be featured on two more cards. He'll be on a Stardom Combo Signature Card with Dave Prowse and on a Stardom Quad Signature Card with Dave Prowse, Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams.

For extensive information on the entire card set and on ordering visit the website of the Donruss Trading Card Company.

I so want those!

A Batch of Icons

2008-04-08T08:16:38Z

I was playing around with PaintShop Pro yesterday morning for about half an hour and this is what came out of it.

You may use any of those. If you do, please credit mark_fan .

Mark on "Jeannie" - Part II

2008-04-03T07:36:00Z

Here is the next episode of the 1973 animated cartoon Jeannie in which Mark voiced Corey Anders. This should be Episode 9 of Season 1. No guarantee on that, though.

The Blind Date - Part 1

The Blind Date - Part 2

"Hamilton" on Region 1 DVD!

2008-03-28T10:20:13Z

This is such a coincidence. I was checking Amazon.com for something else this morning and stumbled over this.

All you US Mark fans will be THRILLED. I found out that "Hamilton" has been released for the US DVD market! It's up there! You can buy it with just a click!

And at $7,98 I think the price is more than acceptable. It doesn't say what version this is and I suppose there won't be any extras on the DVD (though, who knows?), but this is awesome all the same!

Here is the link to the movie at Amazon.

I'm all excited for you US Hamillites to see it!

"Hamilton" Movie Trailer

2008-03-27T09:33:23Z

This should be a real goodie to all US Mark Hamill fans, since you've never had the good fortune to get your hands on "Hamilton", the 1998 movie in which Mark starred alongside Peter Stormare and Lena Olin as terrorist Michael Hawkins.

I found a trailer of the movie on YouTube. I think this is the theatrical trailer, but I don't know that for sure.

Do not let the Swedish scare you away. Mark talks English and he is in the trailer - he's announced by name and there's a short of one of his scenes. And even if you don't understand Swedish, there is enough English spoken so that you will understand what's going on.

This is one of the things I've always liked about the film. There is a mix of languages in the original. The Swedish guys are talking Swedish among themselves, but they have lots of dealings with US forces, with Russians etc. and then they speak English. So you can follow what's happening even if you're watching the original and don't know a syllable of Swedish.

"Hamilton" belongs to my favorite Mark movies. You can check out a short summary, DVD details and pics of Mark as Michael Hawkins on my website Just The Best.

"Cannon" on DVD

2008-03-27T09:21:43Z

According to TV Shows on DVD CBS DVD and Paramount Home Entertainment are going to release Volume 1 of Season 1 of the TV series "Cannon" on July 8, 2008.

There is no definite list of episodes yet that will be contained on the DVD, but it stands to reason that Volume 1 will include the first half of the 24 episodes that made up Season 1.

Mark appeared in Episode 4 of Season 1, Country Blues, which aired October 5, 1971. His role was minor and seems to have been given no name. Incidentally, he played a farmboy. :) Check out the episode summary at the International Mark Hamill Fan Club.

It is very difficult to get your hands on Mark's early work, and in DVD quality to boot, so seize this opportunity! :)

Brent Spiner on Mark

2008-03-08T08:22:15Z

The website of the UK magazine SFX has an exclusive interview with Brent Spiner about his latest project, "Dreamland".

Mark voices for "Dreamland" and Brent briefly mentions getting him involved in the project.

"And Mark Hamill – that was just a lucky stroke! I knew Mark a little bit and my friend Mac who did the arrangements is good friends with him. So he asked Mark if he’d do it, and sent him a script - and he liked it! 'Let’s do it!'"

The full interview is here.

If you want to see a documentary on the making of "Dreamland" and get a feel for what it's all about, take a look at this clip here. It also features a sequence on Mark at 5:45 minutes.

Mark on "Jeannie" - Part I

2008-03-08T08:16:08Z

In 1973, Mark voiced Corey Anders in the animated series "Jeannie". It was one of his first voiceacting jobs ever.

On YouTube I was able to find three episodes of the show and I will be sharing them one by one. The first one happens to be the series' premiere, "Surfs Up!" and is up on YouTube in two parts.

Surfs Up - Part 1
Surfs Up - Part 2

Enjoy!

Mark on "Space Cases"

2008-03-05T10:34:03Z

I'm back! No, really, I am. Only one exam left, all organisatorial things taken care of, caught up with all my LJ friends... I'm back in Markland! :)

And to celebrate this properly I want to share with you some video goodies that our fellow Mark fan celosia brought to my attention.

Mark guest-starred in the third episode of Season 1 of the show "Space Cases". If you want to know more of the show and the other episodes, visit http://www.spacecasestv.com.

The episode Mark guest-starred in is called A Day in the Life. Click on the title to find a summary.

To actually see the episode, follow the links below. It's up on YouTube in three parts. Mark plays a member of the Ferna Hernan alien race. He's in heavy make-up, but I think very recognizable all the same. The name of his character is Pel. Next to him in the role of the Ferna Herna Jin is his friend and creator of the series, Bill Mumy.

A Day in the Life - Part 1
A Day in the Life - Part 2
A Day in the Life - Part 3

Enjoy!

What I've been blogging about

2008-01-12T12:54:51Z

This is a little something fionna_g brought to my attention and I thought I'd do it, too.

It's real fun to try to figure out how some of these made it in there...

What I've been journaling about!

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New JTB Layout

2008-01-06T13:54:43Z

I thought I'd let you know that I've just finalized the new layout for Just The Best. I already uploaded most of it last week, but put the finishing touches on it only this morning.

Hope you like! :)

Mark Quote & Images

2008-01-05T13:15:47Z

Mark has given his opinion of Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker in the upcoming "Dark Night" movie. Go to Comics2Film to read what Mark has to say.

Also, our fellow Mark fan sueprano has pointed me to this site here for a large assortment of Mark pictures from July at Celebration Europe.

Chaos Everywhere :)

2008-01-04T10:50:26Z

Hi everyone,

I want to offer my sincere apologies to all visitors of my LJ and especially to all my friends that I've been so unforgivably rare on here. As it often happens, a multitude of unfair little time eaters converged upon me - starting with uni stress, Christmas and New Year holidays, being ill, an internet connection that was down for a full 48 hours just when I thought I'd have the time to catch up and a new layout for Just The Best that hasn't worked out the way I wanted it to and which I'll have to change again.

So there...

I promise that starting from this weekend I'll catch up with all my LJ friends and will be posting more often again. Fortunately (kinda, sorta) there haven't been many news in Markland so you haven't actually missed anything big. Hopefully we will soon hear more about "The Black Pearl". :)

Merry Christmas!!!

2007-12-24T12:15:34Z

Merry Christmas to all Mark Hamill fans out there and of course to Mark and his family.

May you all spend peaceful holidays with your family and friends!

Another Private Signing!

2007-11-30T11:06:20Z

I just had a newsletter in my mailbox that said that Mark will be doing another private signing. He will sign your personal items and they don't have to be only SW items either!

This is going to happen via Coolwaters Productions LLC. Below is the link where you will find all relevant details and an order form:

http://coolwatersprods.com/id84.html

And don't worry if you're not in the US. They're going to ship worldwide!

Fires Again!

2007-11-25T18:15:14Z

There have been fires in Malibu again! News articles talk about 49 destroyed homes.

I haven't found any mention of Mark, thankfully. I hope this is a good sign.

Please keep him and his family in your thoughts. If you find any news blurt pertaining to him, please let us know!