The most rudimentary research into the creative origins of the groundbreaking 1977 sci-fi flick "Star Wars" will reveal to the reader that creator George Lucas was inspired by "Flash Gordon" serials from the 1930s, as well as Akira Kurosawa's 1958 epic "The Hidden Fortress." Kurosawa's film famously opened with two clownish characters (Kamatari Fujiwara and Minoru Chiaki) who aimed to earn their fortune as samurai. After several misadventures, the peasants unwittingly become embroiled in a much larger plot about a missing princess (Misa Uehara), a war, and a brave protective warrior (Toshiro Mifune). "Star Wars" borrowed that film's structure, introducing audiences to its sci-fi action through the eyes (lenses?) of the robotic characters C-3Po (Anthony Daniels) and the non-humanoid R2-D2.
C-3Po was a prissy, fastidious droid who seemed impatient with the foibles of the organic beings he lived with, and was frequently panicked and afraid. The only time...
C-3Po was a prissy, fastidious droid who seemed impatient with the foibles of the organic beings he lived with, and was frequently panicked and afraid. The only time...
- 8/26/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Michael Clarke Duncan's family want to contest his will. The 'Green Mile' actor died of natural causes in hospital in September, two months after suffering a heart attack, and his family are reportedly unhappy he changed his will just months before he died, in order to leave the majority of his assets to his fiancee, Omarosa Manigault. According to TMZ, Judy Duncan, Michael's sister has ''hired a lawyer to investigate the circumstances surrounding the change to the actor's will in April 2012, making Omarosa the main beneficiary''. She also claimed Omarosa was fixated on Michael's money when he was on life...
- 4/9/2013
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Michael Clarke Duncan's family want to contest his will. The 'Green Mile' actor died of natural causes in hospital in September, two months after suffering a heart attack, and his family are reportedly unhappy he changed his will just months before he died, in order to leave the majority of his assets to his fiancee, Omarosa Manigault. According to TMZ, Judy Duncan, Michael's sister has 'hired a lawyer to investigate the circumstances surrounding the change to the actor's will in April 2012, making Omarosa the main beneficiary'. She also claimed Omarosa was fixated on Michael's money when he was on life support and has sold a number of his belongings without asking the family for permission.
- 4/9/2013
- Monsters and Critics
Michael Clarke Duncan's family has questions about Omarosa Manigault ... specifically, whether the late actor's fiancee unduly influenced him into re-writing his will months before he died and leaving almost everything to her.Judy Duncan, Michael's sister, tells TMZ she's hired a lawyer to investigate the circumstances surrounding the change to the actor's will in April 2012, making Omarosa the main beneficiary. Judy believes McD was not of sound mind when he made the changes ... because...
- 4/8/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Rev. Omarosa Manigault, former star of "The Apprentice," has spoken about the death of her boyfriend and secret fiance, Michael Clarke Duncan.
"I am devastated," Omarosa said in a statement to RadarOnline.com. "He was the love of my life."
Omarosa and Duncan were secretly engaged and reportedly planned to wed in January, according to TMZ. They kept their engagement a secret from much of the media. They had just started planning for the nuptials when the "Green Mile" actor went into full cardiac arrest on July 13. Omarosa saved the actor's life that day by performing CPR on him.
"We're told Omarosa is just destroyed after waging a valiant fight to save Michael," TMZ reports. "She had doctors flown in from all over the world but constantly worried if she was doing enough."
Duncan's publicist, Joy Fehily, released a statement to The Wrap from Omarosa confirming the 54-year-old actor...
"I am devastated," Omarosa said in a statement to RadarOnline.com. "He was the love of my life."
Omarosa and Duncan were secretly engaged and reportedly planned to wed in January, according to TMZ. They kept their engagement a secret from much of the media. They had just started planning for the nuptials when the "Green Mile" actor went into full cardiac arrest on July 13. Omarosa saved the actor's life that day by performing CPR on him.
"We're told Omarosa is just destroyed after waging a valiant fight to save Michael," TMZ reports. "She had doctors flown in from all over the world but constantly worried if she was doing enough."
Duncan's publicist, Joy Fehily, released a statement to The Wrap from Omarosa confirming the 54-year-old actor...
- 9/4/2012
- by Cavan Sieczkowski
- Huffington Post
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