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Rebel Scum Con: Sam Witwer, David Collins and an old headshot

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold
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It’s often the case that serendipity, knowing the right person and good old fashioned blind luck are the path to success as much as boundless talent and skill, but in the case of Sam Witwer it was clearly a healthy dose of both. Watch Sam and David Collins onstage at last weekends Rebel Scum Con as they tell the tale of how Lucasfilms Amy Beth Christenson drew a character for The Force Unleashed, that reminded a producer of ‘that guy from Battlestar Galactica’, which prompted David Collins to….well, watch on and find out for yourself.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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It’s often the case that serendipity, knowing the right person and good old fashioned blind luck are the path to success as much as boundless talent and skill, but in the case of Sam Witwer it was clearly a healthy dose of both. Watch Sam and David Collins onstage at last weekends Rebel Scum Con as they tell the tale of how Lucasfilms Amy Beth Christenson drew a character for The Force Unleashed, that reminded a producer of ‘that guy from Battlestar Galactica’, which prompted David Collins to….well, watch on and find out for yourself.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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