MTV News reporter Alex Zalben is confirming today in a blog post that “Underworld” is the new live-action, but yet-to-be-financed Star Wars show. The post questions if Boba Fett may be the star of the show.

Now, sure, you’ve been burned by the prequels. And Lucasfilm doesn’t have the best track record in the world for live action TV (see: Christmas special). But the idea of a big budget Star Wars TV show on every week, with the same production values as the movies – which is what producers have promised is what, budgetarily, is holding up the show in the first place – makes our midichlorian count go through the roof.

Other details that have come out over time? The show will be set between Episode III and IV, as a group of mob bosses consolidate their power, paralleling the rise of the Empire at the same time. There’s also been plenty of rumors that bounty hunters will be involved, which of course, leads us to one name: Boba Fett.

Seriously, is there any question whether this is a Boba Fett series? Sure, he could be part of a sprawling cast, but given the Star Wars Universe’s unerring focus on one character at a time, there’s almost no way the Mandalorian won’t be front and center in the series. He’s a fan favorite, and even with an important role as, you know, every clone trooper ever, he still holds an enigmatic place in Star Wars lore.

Granted, we like him that way, so there’s a certain sense that maybe we DON’T want SW:U to be a Boba Fett spectacular. But it’s either that, or a soap opera featuring a bunch of Hutts, and that would be gross.

That all said? We may still not get to see this for a good long while, even though producer Rick McCallum swears there are fifty “excellent” scripts already written on a shelf somewhere. That’s because each script will cost about five million to produce, and where in the world would Lucasfilm get two hundred and fifity million dollars? They’d have to go all out re-releasing all six Star Wars movies in 3-D over the next six years in order to…

According to the IMDb record, which is now called “Star Wars: Underworld,” Daniel Logan is listed as a rumor-only for being attached. Perhaps you could ask him on Twitter?

For more about the comic series “Underworld,” which featured Boba Fett and may have the storyline of the live-action series, check out our image gallery, collectible database records, or the discussion on our message board.

This Friday, January 20, Daniel Logan’s portrayal of Boba Fett is back on The Cartoon Network series, “Clone Wars.” Here is a trailer for episode 15 of season 4, “Deception:”

Click here to view the embedded video.

There’s more about the episode on starwars.com.

For more info and pictures on this episode and others in the series, visit our Clone Wars Fettipedia page, our Clone Wars image gallery, and our Daniel Logan Fettipedia page.

UPDATED 1/20 In an interview with TV Guide Magazine, they ask supervising director Dave Filoni for the lowdown:

This is a great espionage story that has Obi-Wan planting himself in this group of bad guys in the Republic prison to find out what the Separatists are up to. He knows a major plot is about to go down involving the kidnapping of Emperor Palpatine but he doesn’t know where and when. To get the information he needs, he pretends to be the bounty hunter villain Rako Hardeen, the marksman from Concord Dawn. The really hardcore Star Wars fans will notice that his disguise uses the helmet Ralph McQuarrie originally designed for Boba Fett. It’s totally cool. This arc is unlike anything we’ve done before — very, very noir — and it will take us toward the ever-spiraling conclusion of the season.

Thoughts on this new Boba Fett?

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Moviehole reports the name of the live-action, Boba Fett-included show may be called Underworld, which may be referencing the comic book series by the same title. More details to come.

Producer Rick McCallum (George’s right-hand man; someone responsible for the prequels) tells IGN that although they’ve yet to find the dough to make the show (are you frickin’ kidding me, George!?) they do know what it’ll be and what it’ll be titled.

Firstly, the title. Apparently “Star Wars : Underworld” is the working title for the show – in other words, that’s the one they’re going with for the moment.

The title reflects the show’s storylines, rather well. You see, it’s set between “Return of the Jedi” and “The Phantom Menace” and will be about “underneath what’s going on.. it’s the criminals, the gangs [etc]” says the producer.

Interestingly enough, “Star Wars : Underworld” is also the title of a “Wars” comic series from Dark Horse. I’m not sure that the show has anything to do with it, but considering those comics also fixes on the criminals, gangs, bounty-hunter’s etc of the Galaxy, there’s a fair chance they are one and the same.

Boba Fett is mentioned over a hundred times a day on Twitter, the social network framed around 140 character updates. Our Twitter account keeps tabs on some of the most profound, amusing, informational, and entertaining tweets that mention the Fettmeister. Follow us for more, but take a peek at some recent favorites from the last month:

• @LittleDebbie: Go Boba Fett! RT @AshArrasmith Had a dream it was end of the world & Boba Fett brought me groceries. All he bought was little debbie cakes
• @sqorgar: The LEGO Star Wars Battle For Hoth board game (Feb) will include a Boba Fett microfig. He wasn’t on Hoth, but I don’t care. I wants one.
• @alexgriendling: This Boba Fett watercolor by Brian Rood is glorious: http://brianrood.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/boba-fett.jpg
• @TKFett: My only NY Resolution is to get my TK cleared for trooping & finish my SE Boba Fett! #starwars #501st #ukgarrison http://pic.twitter.com/hqmkG84c
• @breckinmeyer: Last day of 2011 got free dessert cuz waiter dug my Boba Fett on Robot Chicken! Your move, 2012!
• @BCLaPlante: The one question I REALLY need answered in 2012: When’s Boba Fett gonna get his own cooking show on food network???????
• @Shelouise: My 4yo: “Mumma, why is Boba Fett a bouncy hunter?”
• @timeblimp: Fellow nerds: why does Boba Fett have a cape? What good does it do?
• @RandiKayMartin: Boba Fett Yoga = Awesome. http://fb.me/1wMWzDJ8p

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They present their Chopper snowboard in a series of iconic Star Wars designs. The board comes in all sizes, and there are overall 8 Star Wars artworks to choose from, featuring the most iconic characters of the movie series. A release date has not been announced yet, but we will keep you posted.

Initial feedback is mixed. Some think the boards might be sized for kids only. Others think the artwork isn’t original enough.

(via Allison T. via highsnobiety.com)

No costume yet?

• Kids
  • Boba Fett Deluxe Child Costume $40, Amazon.com
  • Jango Fett Deluxe Child Costume (Large) $36, Amazon.com
• Adults / Teens
  • Boba Fett Supreme Edition Costume $900, Entertainment Earth
  • Boba Fett Costume Zip Hoodie (Hot Topic) $67, Amazon.com
  • Star Wars Boba Fett Deluxe Adult Costume $47, Amazon.com
  • Deluxe Jango Fett Adult Costume $47, Amazon.com
  • Jango Fett 2-Piece Helmet / Deluxe Jango Fett Adult Mask
    $33, Entertainment Earth or $26, Amazon.com
  • Child’s Jango Fett Costume, Medium $18, Amazon.com
  • Child’s Boba Fett Costume, Medium $14, Amazon
• Both
  • Clone Wars Roleplay Blasters Wave 1 $96, Wave 1 Revision $96, Wave 2 Revision 1 $80, Entertainment Earth
  • Clone Wars Boba Fett Helmet
    $45, Entertainment Earth or $33, Amazon.com
  • Clone Wars Boba Fett Blaster Rifle
    $28, Entertainment Earth or $19, Amazon.com
  • Jango Fett Blaster
    $13, Entertainment Earth or $9, Amazon.com

Building a costume?

Check out our instructions to building your own Boba Fett costume and visit our gallery of fan costumes for more inspiration, like this one by Brian Anderson:

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“Blood Ties” Cover

IGN reports from the New York Comic Con Retailer’s Breakfast today:

Another significant announcement involved the er-popular Boba Fett. Writer Tom Taylor and artist Chris Scalf will be reuniting for a sequel to their Star Wars: Blood Ties mini-series. The original explored a shared conflict between Fett and his father Jango. We don’t know much about the plot of the sequel, but Dark Horse did offer the ominous tagline, “Boba Fett is dead.”

For more on “Blood Ties,” check out our database of Boba Fett comics.

UPDATE: The comic is coming out April 2012. Here is the description, courtesy of the writer, Tom Taylor:

“Boba Fett is dead. The most infamous hunter in the galaxy has been hunted. He’s lying, broken, on the desert floor. He’s more blaster-holes than man. It’s the ultimate ending. However, this is just the start of our story. With the fall of Fett broadcast across the galaxy, someone rises to avenge him. But who would care about the death of a man like Fett? Bounty hunters aren’t exactly known for their enduring, close friendships but even a man like Boba Fett has family… and now a Blood Tie demands blood.”

You can see the cover art here:

You’ve got until March 31, 2012 to collect and save the UPC codes of any 5 figures to receive another exclusive, mail-away “Prototype Armor” Boba Fett figure from Hasbro.

View the Loose Figure • View the Boxed Figure

Hasbro.com has information on the redemption form, including a sample PDF. Remember to use the Official Redemption Certificate when you mail away for the action figure.

Joe Johnston, art director / visual effects creator on The Empire Strikes Back and now a major director (“Captain America”), was involved in this white prototype of Boba Fett before his armor was made more colorful and worn for the final release.

Art, thanks for talking with the BFFC, I’m sure you have been keeping very busy lately. It has been a while since I saw you back in Orlando for Celebration V!

Thanks for the opportunity to chat about one of my favorite subjects, James!

So what is your current connection to Boba Fett and how did that all get started?

I am most well known as the creator of The Dented Helmet, a site focused on helping fans of Star Wars build their own Boba Fett costume. TDH actually started as a series of threads on The Replica Prop Forum, the internet’s largest site focused on props and costumes. We quickly realized that Boba’s costume was too complex to be contained in a few threads and so we created a small site called “As You Wish”, which later became “The Dented Helmet”. TDH is now one of the largest costuming sites dedicated to a single character from Star Wars.

Almost two years ago I assumed responsibility for the RPF, and more recently for The Hunter’s Lair, and created my own company, Movie Prop Sites, LLC, in order to manage all three sites. While I don’t have the time to focus on Boba Fett and TDH as I once did, it will always be my first love and primary passion.

When can you first remember seeing Boba Fett?

The Empire Strikes Back was the first movie I ever saw in theaters, and I would love to tell you that my love for Boba started there, but it didn’t. I was four years old and fell asleep right after the battle of Hoth and woke up just as Darth Vader and Luke began to fight. Even though I slept through most of the film, I went Star Wars crazy after seeing it and first remember seeing Boba Fett on the collector card sets. I was fascinated by him because he looked so cool, but I didn’t remember him from the movie because I slept through all of his scenes!

What initially drew you to the character?

The costume! Many people love the story of Star Wars but for me the greatest appeal has always been the design. I have always been mesmerized by the complexity of Boba Fett’s costume, the intricate detailing and the greeblies that were added to the costume, plus the helmet. Who doesn’t love the helmet? The strong design influence of the early Corinthian helmet brings to mind thoughts of gladiators and people built for battle. Unlike many of the other characters from the movie, it feels like extra attention was paid to Boba and that he was created more out of passion than necessity, and that really appeals to me.

What is your favorite version of the costume?

While I am fascinated by Joe Johnston’s original concept art and the all white “Super Trooper”, my favorite version of Boba is from Return of the Jedi, primarily due to the paintwork Sandy Dhuyvetter did on the helmet. There is something about the randomness and the subtle layering in the paintwork of that helmet that matches well to what I feel Boba Fett should be. I also like the more conservative design of the left gauntlet that is reminiscent of the first prototype costume and the overall color scheme that is more like the prototype costumes than the Empire Strikes Back green on green theme, which I find a bit dull and uninspired.

You and I are a avid costumers, do you have a favorite one that you’ve ever created?

I am not so much an avid costumer as I am an avid fan of costuming. I would like to costume more, but I simply don’t have the amount of time/money/patience needed to spend building costumes as I would like. On top of that, I am exceedingly picky about the accuracy of my costumes and would rather not complete a costume at all than complete it poorly. Because of that, I only have a handful of costumes. My favorite of those is my “Wounded-in-action Starship Trooper” costume, which is a screen used Starship Trooper costume that I cut up to match screen shots of the death of a particular trooper who gets impaled multiple times by a bug.  I sculpted a bug leg that appears to be broken off and impaled through my torso. That costume requires a lot of stage blood and is horribly messy, but it gets a lot of attention and people tend to really like it.

I am also aware that you don’t in fact have your own Boba costume? Will we ever see you don your own suit?

Many people are surprised to learn that I don’t have my own Boba Fett costume. In fact, I don’t even have a completed Boba Fett helmet. However, my love for the Boba Fett costume isn’t centered around what I have or about me obtaining my own suit. My passion has always been to see others have better costumes and to try to provide a platform for them to do so. With the RPF, that passion and vision has broadened to encompass all costumes. I love seeing others make great accomplishments and knowing that in some small way, I help facilitate their ability to grow and expand their skill set.

Be sure to “like” the RPF and TDH on facebook!

Toy/art/design company, Super 7, is selling officially-licensed “Imperial Forces” wallpaper. The hand-screened, flocked/textured paper features portraits of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and members of the Empire. The vendor jokingly says it’s “an artistic way to decorate your office, collectibles room, or space station.”

The paper is available in several roll sizes:

• HALF ROLL (27″ x 90″ able to cover 17 sq ft) — $75
• SINGLE ROLL (27″ x 180″ able to cover 33.75 sq ft) — $120
• DOUBLE ROLL (27″ x 360″ able to cover 67.5 sq ft) — $240
• TRIPLE ROLL (27″ x 540″ able to cover 101 sq ft) — $350

Check it out at super7store.com.

(via technabob)