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April 27, 2022

SAMANTHA ALLEYNE TO MAKE U.S. PUBLIC SIGNING DEBUT AT BOONTA EVE CANTINA

Disney-era actress credited as the first female Stormtrooper, Samantha Alleyne, will make her first public signing appearance at the “Boonta Eve Cantina” on Wednesday, May 25th at Bigs Fullerton. The show, which will feature several signers spanning the saga, is a pre-Celebration event sponsored by “The Virtual Cantina“/Star Wars Celebration 2022 Facebook group (fan-run and not affiliated with LFL/ReedPop/Disney), Skywalking...
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April 26, 2022

MARK HAMILL ANNOUNCES HE WILL NOT BE ATTENDING CELEBRATION

Mark Hamill has answered on one of the biggest questions on the minds of attendees for next month’s Star War Celebration: Will he be attending? According to his Tweet today the answer is no....
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April 22, 2022

EWAN MCGREGOR ANNOUNCED FOR CELEBRATION AUTOGRAPH HALL

Ewan McGregor has been announced as an autograph hall guest for Star Wars Celebration. He is scheduled to appear on Friday and Saturday only. His autograph and photo op price for Celebration is $299. There are currently 22 Celebration photos of Obi-Wan Kenobi posted on the pre-order page (which you can find HERE.) Celebration kicks off in just 34 days....
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April 21, 2022

BILLIE LOURD, KELLY MARIE TRAN TO SIGN AT CELEBRATION

We were given two new signers for Anaheim autograph hall today. While both have attended previous Celebrations this will be their first time signing in autograph hall. Billie Lourd, Lt. Connix in the Sequel Trilogy and daughter of the late Carrie Fisher, will be attending on Sunday only and her autograph price is $70. Kelly Marie Tran, Rose Tico, will...
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April 14, 2022

ANAHEIM AUTOGRAPH HALL ADDS THREE NEW SIGNERS

We are one Thursday closer to the kick off of Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim and that means another round of autograph hall guests. Our first guest is animated Anakin himself, Matt Lanter. In addition to providing the voice of The Chosen One in The Clone Wars and Star War Rebels he made his Star Wars live action debut as...
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April 12, 2022

“CELEBRATING AUTOGRAPHS WITH FRANK RICH” NOW LIVE

Back in October I launched a monthly show over at the Virtual Cantina Network called “Celebrating Autographs with Frank Rich.” The show’s sole purpose is to prepare Celebration attendees new or old for autograph hall in Anaheim. We’ve covered topics from how to store your autographs safely, pen options for autographs and ways to keep your autographs safe while you...
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April 11, 2022

LUPITA NYONG’O SIGNING DATE SET

Official Pix has confirmed their signing date with Lupita Nyong’o. The pre-order deadline is Monday, May 9th and send-ins must arrive by Friday, May 13th. Starting price for autographs is $199 and there are currently twelve Star Wars images available on their website. Click HERE for more information and to place your orders. For more on Official Pix visit their...
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April 11, 2022

HOW IT WORKS: THE BASICS OF BOOKING SIGNERS FOR CONVENTIONS

*Daniel Louzau is an agent for IDDS, a celebrity management agency that currently represents talent from several Star Wars projects, including Omid Abtahi, Bonnie Piesse and Katy O’Brien. Many thanks to Daniel for taking the time to explain the basics of the booking process for our readers. – FDR It came to my attention recently that there is a bit...
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April 11, 2022

CONVENTION REVIEW: ECHO BASE LIVE

Echo Base Live is a Star Wars event that returned for its tenth instalment on 2nd April. Echo is primarily a Star Wars vintage toy trading event as its roots are stemmed from a fantastic Facebook group called Echo Base UK Trading Vintage Star Wars 1977-1998. The group was set up by UK collector Wayne Totty as a safe place...
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April 8, 2022

STAR WARS CELEBRATION AUTOGRAPH TICKETS SELLING OUT AT RECORD PACE

*Shortly after the publication of this article all signers with previously sold out days were back to having autograph tickets available for purchase. In less than 24 hours from launching autograph pre-purchases for Star Wars Celebration, several actors are already sold out of autograph tickets for some, or all, of the days they will be appearing in Anaheim. Whether the...
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