Fanboys

Fanboys

Director: Kyle Newman
Cast: Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, David Denman, Issac Kappy and Seth Rogan.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Cult, Drama
Rated: M
Running Time: 90 mins

The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) will hold the Australian Premiere of Fanboys, the long anticipated film celebrating fandom and the cult of the Star Wars franchise. ACMI will present a limited run season from Friday 5 June to Sunday 21 June. Fanboys is exclusive to ACMI in Victoria.

Set in 1998, the film, starring Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up, Million Dollar Baby), Tony Award Winner Dan Fogler (Kung Fu Panda, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"), Sam Huntington (Superman Returns, Not Another Teen Movie), Chris Marquette (The Girl Next Door. Another World), and Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Pulse) is a heart-warming comedy that follows a group of young, passionate Star Wars fans on a cross-country quest to break into George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch and watch Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace, before it's released.

Fanboys is a production of Trigger Street Productions and Picture Machine. The film is directed by Kyle Newman and produced by Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti, Evan Astrowsky and Matthew Perniciaro. The screenplay is written by Adam F. Goldberg and Ernest Cline from a story by Ernest Cline and Dan Pulick. Kevin Mann served as executive producer.

Is the fact that audiences are dressing up, to see the movie, excite you?

Kyle Newman: I think that it's wonderful. Any excuse to dress up as wookiee or a trooper is a good one. It's a great sign that Star Wars fans are open to embracing the film. The film is for everyone but Star Wars fans in particular will definitely enjoy it. There are so many layers and references in it for them.


Are you yourself a fan of the Star Wars phenomena?

Kyle Newman: I am a lifelong, die-hard fan. Making this film actually made me an even bigger fan - something I didn't think possible. My first memory was seeing Star Wars at a drive-in with my siblings and cousins. I was only 1 1/2 but it had a huge influence on me. I became obsessed!


Fanboys seems like a fun movie to make- was it?

Kyle Newman: Making Fanboys was a blast. And a dream come true. We actually got to shoot at the Skywalker Ranch - something no one else has ever done. And I made so many great and unexpected friends. It was a movie by fans for fans so everyone was bringing out their inner nerd.