AgentSmith Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 TheForce.net again posted a special feature on Aayla Secura fan artworks recently added to their Fan Art Museum. You can view it here. Great that so many fans submit their Aayla fan artworks and that TheForce.net has such attention to the character. As you can see it also contains work by Random! Especially the variety in styles and type is astounding and refreshing. Here's an Aayla fanart by Amber Hague: This one was made by Tibi Tibi: (Thanks to Wil for the heads up on this.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macbeth2k1 Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 Dang Smith, I wanna kick your butt for getting to go to so many shows. They never bring that stuff near Texas. We only get silly Star Trek shows around here. The card I mentioned was the Sith Rising card. But thanks for the heads up on the new store item. Gotta get that too. I finaly got some decent frames for the other 8*10's I have, and they're up on the wall now. I'd need to buy a decent printer before I try printing out any art. I've got an OLD HP 660c printer, but maybe some good paper could make up the difference. Oh and the other artists are doing some great work. I was able to see those when they were first posted. Some real fantastic work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macbeth2k1 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Check out the new E3 Trailer on the Academy webiste: http://www.lucasarts.com/products/jediacademy/ In it you can cearly see a near copy of Aayla. Blue skin'd twi`lek with a brown outfit. Choose whatever lightsaber style you want, but it looks a lot like her. And JK:JA looks to be shaping up to be a great game. The saber fights look fantastic. Can't wait to have a duel with some of you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Originally posted by Random Dang Smith, I wanna kick your butt for getting to go to so many shows. They never bring that stuff near Texas. We only get silly Star Trek shows around here. The card I mentioned was the Sith Rising card. I am gratefull I've had the opportunity to meet Amy at several cons now, I wanted to go to Celebration II but not being allowed to by work back then. (And only later learning that one had to live because your employer usually doesn't care anyways.) I was lucky enough Amy attended a convention in Paris, France in 2002 and now in the UK last weekend, both were close enough for me to make it affordable trips. It is truly a wonderful experience to get to meet such people, especially kind and talented persons like Amy. I can only recommend to at least try and attend a con once, it's usually a terrific and memorable experience! (Btw, Amy did attend the Texas Sci-Fi expo con in 2002.) Good luck with sending Amy that Sith Rising TGC card to sign, it's how I got mine signed by her, she personalized and sent it back within weeks. (She also had some with her at the convention last weekend.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Latest Aayla Secura related activity on eBay, as before still a significant number of Hasbro Aayla Secura 3 3/4" action figures up for auction. Also an interesting auction for a custom made 12" Aayla Secura figure. Fairly nice figure, the outfit is well done however the coloring scheme seems a bit off. (Lends too much towards green instead of blue.) Cool item though: There are also a lot of auctions for Aayla Secura promo photo's recently autographed by Amy Allen. (Is it not a bit sad people purchase such autographs and later on sell them? I for one would never part with my Aayla Secura items, certainly not the ones signed by Amy. Which is why I always try to have them personalized.) For those interested in autographed items from Amy Allen, please visit Amy's official online store. (Authenticity guaranteed!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 Here's a cool picture of an Aayla Secura fan in a full Aayla costume and even with blue make-up and lightsaber. I saw this as header picture to an interesting "Con Jobs" article at Backstage.com on actors/actresses appearing at conventions. It highlights how for different people it's an amazing experience as one with both pros and cons. Nice introspective into the reality of cons. Ms Amy Allen -who portrayed Aayla Secura in Episode II- has said to be very gratefull for the fans' enthusiasm and getting to attend conventions, it being an overwhelming experience. (However attending cons still is a intense and tiring experience as she wishes to give a kind smile and attention to each fan.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 Aayla is quite sexy.... They should bring more Women in starwars, who have important roles like Adi Gallia! And they should have some longer appearances...not wuuuuuush 1 sec in the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 Dustin of Rebelscum.com has posted an online report on their website of their visit to the Detroit Motor City Comic Con held last weekend. Seems that they too enjoyed the show a lot, you can read their full report here. Here's a photo posted with the article of one of the rebelscum.com crew with Amy Allen (who portrayed Aayla Secura in Episode II): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 My goodness! Wonderfull:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted May 26, 2003 Share Posted May 26, 2003 TheForce.net posted this e-mail in their Episode III - Latest News section relevant to the casting of extras for Episode III. I quote: "Dear Star Wars Fan, Thank you for your interest in Star Wars. If you are serious about becoming a Star Wars Extra we suggest you join a Sydney based Extras agency. A list of registered agents can be obtained at [http://www.alliance.org.au/hot/images/nswagt.pdf]. No preference will be shown to any particular agency, so you must make a decision on who to join based on your own research. If you do not wish to join an agency please send your photo and full measurements along with a description of yourself and all contact details by mail to Marianne Jade, Star Wars, c/- Maura Fay Casting, PO Box 986, Glebe 2037. Please note, only those people with particularly unusual characteristics will be sourced independently. Please note only Australian residents are eligible to apply due to Australian equity laws. At this stage, we do not know the extras requirements so cannot guarantee you will be chosen. Good Luck and May the Force be with you. Once again, thanks for your interest in Star Wars." Could this bear any -negative- significance for Amy Allen's return to portray Aayla Secura in Episode III? Let us hope it will have no such negative effect and that if Aayla Secura's character -who can be considered more than an extra- appears in Episode III, that Ms. Allen is again cast to portray her as she did so well in Episode II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted May 26, 2003 Share Posted May 26, 2003 TheForce.Net and Rebelscum.com report on C2 Ventures latest actions, namely limited edition 11 x 14 "Theater Wide" Star Wars photos exclusive for the 10 Star Wars characters/celebreties who will attend Wizard World East (May 30-June 1). (Limited to 500 prints per image worldwide!) These limited edition 11x14 "Theater Wide" promo photos are meant to kick off the summer C2 Ventures special photos and appearances. The limited 11x14 "Theater Wide" promo photo of Aayla Secura (Amy Allen) looks splendid: Next to the limited 11x14 "Theater Wide" promo photo C2 Ventures will also have a brand new 8x10 promo photo of Aayla Secura (Amy Allen): * * * Darn, don't I wish I could attend. Really want those new promos! ( <- Crazed collector. ) Well, I can pray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macbeth2k1 Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 Hopefully Amy will have that new photo on her website. Can always count on Agent Smith to keep an eye out for us. Thanks guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted May 28, 2003 Share Posted May 28, 2003 Indeed, isn't he brilliant! AgentSmith - You changed your avatar!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 Actually there's a slight possibility that Ms. Allen may have some of those C2 Ventures promo photos left after the convention. I was informed Ms. Allen thinks there's a chance she may have some left after the Wizard World Philadelphia con and if indeed she does, they will most likely be put up on her online store at her official website. I doubt there'll be any of the exclusive "Theater Wide" 11x14 promo's left, Wizard World Philadelphia is a very large venue so I expect the 500 hand-numbered copies will be gone over the weekend of the con. (Since their limited number one can expect a lot of collectors, re-sellers and scalpers to buy up a lot of these limited "Theater Wide" promo' sof the Star Wars celebreties there.) However the other promo C2 Ventures launched, the 'standard' 8x10 promo photo of Aayla Secura I believe and hope will be available in large quantities and later on for future cons and Ms. Allens online store as well. So make sure to keep an eye out! I know I will. leXX, well with "The Matrix: Reloaded" now out -and it being the best film of 2003 beyond any doubt ... until "Revolutions" will be out that is - I had to show Smith was back (and back, and back and back, and back ... ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macbeth2k1 Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 I usually check ebay at least once a day for aayla stuff, so I'll let y'all know if anything comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 This weekend the official Star Wars site starwars.com has launched the latest news feature "Jump To Hyperspace" on what will become Starwars.com Hyperspace, an extensive subscription service (at a cost of $19.95 a year) that presents exclusive content, new features and a wealth of personalization options that will be available only to subscribers. Starwars.com will offer a sneak peak from June 5 to June 9, after that the subscription fee will need to be paid for Starwars.com Hyperspace. Now what might be especially interesting of all this to us Aayla fans is one of the benefits that was announced for Starwars.com Hyperspace subscribers: "The often-requested, never-before-seen Episode II deleted sequence "Jedi Assault on the Droid Control Ship" in its original rough-cut form." This could mean we may yet see Aayla Secura appear in this scene, if the rough-cut off course includes her character digitally inserted. (Although it is not certain yet Aayla will be included in that rough-cut. In the few seconds they show of this scene in the Starwars.com hyperspace trailer Aayla was not visible. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 I already posted a thread about Jump to Hyperspace in the Cantina. You should check the whole forum more often. I agree though, it would be great to see Aayla in that attack on the droid control ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 leXX, you're right, I should. But I posted the Starwars.com hyperspace info in short here just because of the possibility it may be interesting for Aayla Secura fans since the "Jedi Assault on the Droid Control Ship" in its original rough-cut form will be one of the benefits and Aayla was rumored to be in this scene. However all of Aayla Secura's scenes (as portrayed by Amy Allen) were shot during 2 days of green screen shooting in post-production and she was digitally inserted in the main scenes. After seeing some of the imagery of the Starwars.com Hyperspace "Jedi Assault on the Droid Control Ship" rough-cut, I fear that Aayla will not be in it and has not been digitally added to it yet. Since that is all raw bluescreen footage and Aayla is nowhere to be seen it's safe to assume the cut of the scene shown will not portray her. (Images thanks to The2ndQuest from theforce.net.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Dark Horse "Star Wars: Republic #54 - Double Blind" (Story by John Ostrander and art by Jan Duursema) is due to be released tomorrow June 4th. Here is the synopsis from Dark Horse: "While the rest of the Jedi have become generals and are leading armies in the Clone Wars, Quinlan Vos has remained in the shadows. Sent undercover by the Jedi Council to spy on the Separatists, the Council now fears that Quin has gone too deep. Is he still an agent for the Republic, or has he turned traitor? When Quin disobeys an order to return to Coruscant, another Jedi is sent to bring him back--or end his treachery!" While this issue will feature Aayla's former Master, Quinlan Vos, it is not sure that Aayla will appear. (Or that she is the Jedi sent after Quinlan. It is rumored the other Jedi to appear will be male Zabrack Jedi Agen Kolar from Episode II and "Star Wars: Jedi - Shaak Ti".) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Aayla Secura related eBay auction activity is quite high, next to several eBay auctions for Aayla Secura promo photos autographed by Amy Allen (who portrayed Aayla Secura in Episode II) there are also from 10 to 20 individual eBay auctions for Hasbro 3 3/4" Aayla Secura action figures! Interesting -and hardly surprising in a way- is the eBay auction for a Hasbro 3 3/4" Aayla Secura action figure mint on card autographed by Ms. Amy Allen at last weekend's Wizard World Philadelphia convention. While it looks very nice, the starting bid price of US $59,95 is very high. (At a figure cost of on average $10 or less and an autograph cost of maximum $20 -other cons usually $10-, it's an extremely steep price where the seller already takes a >30$ profit from the start!) (Besides getting such an autographed Aayla figure in person is a much more rewarding experience and authenticity is guaranteed. - I myself have two autographed & personalized by Ms. Allen. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macbeth2k1 Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 I saw that one too, $60 is way out of line. That's one of those bastard comic-store owners thats in it for the money instead of the love of comics and toys. He'll get what he deserves when the time comes I've been watching the auctions for a while now. I'm looking for one of the topps widevision Aayla signature cards, but they're rare now and going for over $35. Mostly you'll find the figures either singular or in groups with the other 2 short-packed figures. And a small but steady supply of autographed 8x10s. Y'all let me know if you run across one of the Topps cards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Random, indeed. For that amount you can easily get your own Hasbro Aayla Secura 3 3/4" action figure, send it to Ms. Allen with the signing fee and self-addressed and stamped return package and have it autographed by her and sent back to you. (Might take a while but it'd still be cheaper and guaranteed to be genuine.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 TheForce.net reports on new information obtained from (the 5-day free trial) Starwars.com Hyperspace regarding official confirmation of certain characters returning or not returning in Episode III. I quote: "Returning: Padmé, Chewbacca, Dooku, Nute Gunray, Rune Haako, Obi-Wan, Ki-Adi-Mundi, Sly Moore, Barriss Offee. Also look for Bail Organa, Palpatine, Anakin, Shaak Ti, Luminara Undulli, Mace, Orn Free Taa and Yoda. Not returning: Yaddle, Depa Billaba, Oppo Rancisis, Even Piell, and Yarael Poof." So unfortunately there is no official confirmation yet that Aayla Secura will indeed return in Episode III. However at the same time there's no conformation either that she will not be returning in Episode III. (Also if Jedi like Shaak Ti and Luminara Undulli are returning then it does give hope for Aayla appearing in Episode III. - Since they had similar parts in size as Aayla and Aayla has even more fan following and a greater popularity.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Aayla Secura related eBay auction activity is still rather high, next to many eBay auctions for Aayla Secura promo photos autographed by Amy Allen (who portrayed Aayla Secura in Episode II) there are still nearly over 20 eBay auctions for Hasbro 3 3/4" Aayla Secura action figures! Interesting to note are 3 eBay auctions for Dark Horse "Star Wars Ongoing" issues, autographed by Ms. Allen at the Pittsburgh Comiccon. An auction for a Dark Horse "Star Wars #19 - Twilight #1" issue autographed by Ms. Allen. An auction for a Dark Horse "Star Wars #33 - Darkness #2" issue autographed by Ms. Allen. An auction for a Dark Horse "Star Wars #44 - Rite of Passage #3" issue autographed by Ms. Allen. (I have a "Star Wars #44 - Rite of Passage #3" copy autographed & personalized by both Amy Allen and Jan Duursema. Hehe. I am grateful both of them were so kind to sign it. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macbeth2k1 Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 Yarael Poof is dead! He was killed between Ep 1 and 2, seems silly to list him in the "not going to be in Ep3". But if Shaak Ti, Offee, and Undulli are listed as "In" then I'm confident that Aayla will make it. Plo Koon isn't listed either, humm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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