“Fan films about Star Wars aren’t new. Hundreds are made every year, and the most popular get hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube. There’s even an annual awards ceremony at Comic-Con. But Cline’s piece of cinematic nerdbait is different. It’s being executive produced by the company of Hollywood macher Harvey Weinstein, with help from Kevin Spacey’s production shop. It features cameos from actual Star Wars actors like Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, and Ray Park. And Fanboys, out later this year, has the honor of being the first feature to be shot here at the Lucas compound.
All this was made possible by Cline’s deep understanding of a powerful unseen force at work in the universe. Not the Force that Jedis use, but the force of fandom itself.”
