But I’ve got another reason to be excited about the convention. The other day Lucasfilm announced that Director Kyle Newman would be in attendance to premiere some footage from his Star Wars themed “Fanboys” movie.

If you don’t know about the film, “Fanboys” is about a group of friends who decide to steal the print of Episode One back in 1998. The reason is one of their friends is dying and he’s a life long "Star Wars" fan, so before he dies they want to make sure he see’s it.

I actually saw the film at a test screening awhile back (click here for the review) and loved it. I think the fans are going to eat this film up when it finally arrives later this year.

Anyway, I was going to write up the Lucasfilm press release about Fanboys when they sent it out but I decided to do a bit more before posting it. What I did was contact Kyle directly to find out what we can expect at the con and I’ve received a personal message for everyone out there. The highlight is that he wants to bring as much of the cast as he can to the convention as well as premiering footage from the movie.

Here is the message from Kyle Newman and below that I’ve posted the press release for more info on Celebration IV and how to get tickets...

I have been looking forward to C4 for almost two years -- since the last one which I attended -- when Fanboys was still a dream.  So this is going to be great... going back to share the movie with other true fans of the saga.  I remember standing in line at C3 in Indianapolis, telling people about Fanboys.  Most of them thought i was crazy -- how are you going to pull that off?  But we did and we even got to shoot at the Skywalker Ranch. 

Lucasfilm has been so generous and supportive since day one.  Almost like they let me borrow their sand for my sandbox.  So I am honored that they invited Fanboys to be part of Star Wars 30th Anniversary Celebration because this film is one giant love letter to Star Wars and the fan community.

I will be showing some completed scenes from the movie.  Stuff that no one else has seen before.  It's going to be a very sizeable chunk.  The plan is for all of the main cast to join me on stage -- Sam Huntington, Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Kristen Bell... (Marquette will be overseas filming a new project) but Ray Park and Jaime King should also be there to support along with a few surprises.  We're also preparing a hilarious behind the scenes look at the making of Fanboys -- from casting to post production.  It was simply an amazing experience that we can’t wait to share. 

Don't miss this event... It is your destiny...