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While fans wait for the highly-anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which is just over two months away, fans have been getting a slew of new details on Star Wars: A New Hope and other Star Wars movies thanks to a new book released this week entitled Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View. This book tells 40 stories from 40 different authors, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the iconic franchise, by telling untold stories that answer some questions fans didn't even know they wanted the answer to. For instance, we reported yesterday that the Boba Fett "no disintegrations" mystery was solved by one story in the anthology, and now another mystery from A New Hope has been put to rest, involving the infamous Stormtrooper that was never seen, Tk-421, the Stormtrooper who infamously wasn't at his post in A New Hope.

Tk-421, portrayed by actor Stephen Bayeley in an uncredited role,...

Stars: Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Joseph Cotten, Angela Punch McGregor, Peter Sumner, Lorna Lesley, Ralph Cotterill, Adrian Wright, Tyler Coppin | Written by David Ambrose | Directed by David Hemmings

When I was younger I was a big James Herbert fan, so watching The Survivor was something I just had to do. Confusing and slow, I’ll admit I was not ready for what I found with the film, but now with its new release on Blu-ray, is it about time to give the film another chance?

When a 747 crash lands in a Sydney suburb the only other survivor is David Keller (Robert Powell). Unable to remember what happened to make the plane crash, he starts his own investigation into what happened. With the help of local psychic Hobbs (Jenny Agutter) he discovers not only why the plane crashed, but also why some of the dead refuse to be at peace.

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For the second week of January, horror and sci-fi fans have another relatively quiet week of home entertainment releases to look forward to this Tuesday. Scream Factory has given the underrated thriller Dead of Winter an HD overhaul on their upcoming Blu-ray, and Severin Films is resurrecting the cult classic The Survivor with a brand new 2K transfer.

Other releases for January 10th include Under the Shadow, B.C. Butcher, The Harrow, The Summoning, and the double feature Blu-ray of Crystal Lake Memories and Never Sleep Again.

Dead of Winter (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)

Katie McGovern will do anything to make it as an actress…even if it kills her.

Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen* and Roddy McDowell star in the chilling Dead Of Winter. When struggling actress Katie (Steenburgen) is offered the opportunity to replace an actress who has suffered an emotional breakdown during a film shoot, she jumps at...

As reported by The Sydney Morning Herald (via The Hollywood Reporter), actor Peter Sumner has died following “a long illness.” Sumner was 74.

An Australian, Sumner was probably best known to American audiences as Lieutenant Pol Treidum, an Imperial officer who appeared in the original Star Wars film. Though he’s never named onscreen, Treidum is the guy working in the Death Star hangar who notices that a pair of Stormtroopers have gone missing while searching through the just-captured Millennium Falcon, prompting the weirdly memorable line, “Tk-421, why aren’t you at your post? Tk-421, do you copy?” Later, as the heroes begin their mission to rescue Princess Leia, he is attacked—and probably killed—by Chewbacca, sparing him from having to blow up along with everyone else when the Death Star is destroyed. In 1999, Sumner reprised his role in the Star Wars fan film The Dark Redemption.

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Production designer and art director Paul Sylbert, who won an Academy Award for “Heaven Can Wait,” has died. He was 88. Sylbert died Saturday in a hospital near his home in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, producer Hawk Koch announced. Also Read: 'Star Wars' Actor Peter Sumner Dies at 74 In addition to “Heaven Can Wait” (1978), Sylbert also received an Oscar nomination for designing Barbra Streisand’s “The Prince of Tides” (1991). Sylbert had recently served on the faculty of the Film & Media Arts Department at Temple University in Philadelphia. He and his twin brother, the late Richard Sylbert who won Oscars for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?...

Australian actor Peter Sumner, who portrayed Death Star security officer Lt. Pol Treidum in the original 1977 “Star Wars” film, died after battling a long illness, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. He was 74.

Sumner was best known for his scene in “A New Hope” when he notices two stormtroopers (Han Solo and Luke Skywalker) out of their assigned stations and says, “TK-421, why aren’t you at your post? TK-421, do you copy?” Later, he’s seen being taken out by Chewbacca.

According to the Herald, the actor was traveling in England with his family when “Star Wars” was being cast. He earned £60 a day for two days’ work on the film and forever cherished the experience. He was a regular at fan conventions and replied to fan letters over the years. He later reprised his role of Treidum in the 1999 “Star Wars” fan film “The Dark Redemption.”

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The Star Wars franchise is in mourning, as a beloved cast member passed away earlier today. Peter Sumner, who played Lt. Pol Treidum in the 1977 classic Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, died at the age of 74. The actor passed after suffering from an illness for quite some time, but it wasn't disclosed what that illness was.

Syndey Morning Herald reports that Peter Sumner was the only Australian actor hired to work on George Lucas' first Star Wars movie. The actor was paid just 60 British pounds a day, for two days of work on the sci-fi classic. His character Lt. Pol Treidum notices that two Stormtroopers aren't at their post, leading to his now-iconic line "Tk-421, why aren't you at your post? Tk-421, do you copy?" While he only uttered that one line, and had a scene where he's punched by Chewbacca, the actor became a beloved part of Star Wars lore,...

Peter Sumner, an Australian actor, director and writer best known stateside for his appearance as Lt. Pol Treidum, a security officer on the Death Star in Star Wars: A New Hope, died this month following a long illness. He was 74. Although, as he reportedly joked in 2015, he fully expected to be remembered solely for the line “Tk-421, do you copy” in the original Star Wars, Sumner had a varied career that included numerous stage performances of Shakespeare and several TV…...

Peter Sumner, who played Death Star security officer Lt. Pol Treidum in the first “Star Wars” film has died, The Sidney Morning Herald reported. He was 74. In the original 1977 “Star Wars” film, Treidum notices two stormtroopers (Han Solo and Luke Skywalker in disguise) are not at their assigned stations and says into an intercom: “Tk-421, why aren’t you at your post? Tk-421, do you copy?” Later, he’s taken out by Chewbacca. Sumner earned £60 a day for two days’ work on the film, or about $825 total today. Also Read: Oscar Dark Horse Alden Ehrenreich on His Singing Cowboy in 'Hail Caesar!

Peter Sumner, who played Lieutenant Pol Treidum, a security officer on the Death Star in the original Star Wars, has died after a long illness, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. He was 74.

The lone Australian to appear in the George Lucas film, Sumner earned £60 a day for two days' work, or about $825 total today.

In the 1977 movie, Treidum notices that two stormtroopers are not at their assigned stations and says into an intercom: "Tk-421, why aren't you at your post? Tk-421, do you copy?" Later, he's punched by Chewbacca and driven backward.

That alone made...