<![CDATA[io9: Captain Eo]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Captain Eo]]> http://io9.com/tag/captain eo http://io9.com/tag/captain eo <![CDATA[Disneyland Reopens Captain EO To Throngs Of Jackson Faithful]]> The unjustly shuttered Captain EO 3D ride reopened in California yesterday, and people absolutely lost their shit. Fans waited overnight to catch a first glimpse of the George Lucas-produced extravaganza. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5479065&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Maybe Michael Jackson Will Live Again After All]]> We've told you before about the rumors that Disney are planning to resurrect the Michael Jackson-starring Captain EO - rumors that Disney CEO Bob Iger has denied. So why are those rumors predicting an announcement today? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5357751&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mighty Captain EO And His Dance Fighting Crew To Return To Disney?]]> Rumors are circulating that Michael Jackson and George Lucas' 3D Captain EO theater experience will be returning to Disney World 2010. Let's hope this time they keep the map away from Hooter — damn elephant aliens. [MiceAge] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5351510&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Michael Jackson's Science Fictional Life]]> With Michael Jackson dead, we're at the end of an era. But even though we have to hustle into the future without him, nobody will ever forget Jackson's strangely brilliant contributions to science fiction and fantasy. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5302714&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[What If Star Wars Had Starred Michael Jackson?]]> Here are a few of the awesomest moments from Captain EO, Michael Jackson's science fiction movie which played in Disney's Epcot Center from 1986 to 1994. There are so many incredible things in this film, from the weird squirrel that sits on Michael's shoulder to the constantly farting elephant. Not to mention Anjelica Huston's dominatrix Supreme Commander, who waggles her long fingernails until Michael accepts the punishment of 100 years in her torture dungeon. But really, it's best to think of this George Lucas-produced film as a lost Star Wars segment, complete with a Death Star-buzzing sequence. Will Jackson's Captain EO show up in Clone Wars? We can only hope. More »
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