via Dark Horizons:

item one: The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Ethan Embry has scored the role of 'Nightcrawler', the teleporting blue-skinned mutant in the upcoming "X-Men" sequel. 'Nightcrawler' and 'Pyro' are the only new mutants in the next chapter, 'Pyro' was also recently cast with newcomer Aaron Stanford ("Tadpole") scoring the part. (i thought Pyro was one of the students in the first one)

item two: MTV apparently re-iterated rumours that Natalie Portman has signed on to be a part of the new scenes being filmed for Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi - she'll shoot scenes during the production of Episode III which'll then be reinserted to the DVD release of 'Jedi.' (oy? i didn't know they were shooting new scenes for Jedi. i wonder if it's gonna be one of those badly edited and dubbed things)


LUKE
Leia... do you remember your mother? Your
real mother?

LEIA
Just a little bit. She died when I was very
young. [begin dub by voice actor Brian Cummings]Wait. She's not dead. She's right over there![/dub]

AMIDALA
Hi!

LUKE
What do you remember?

LEIA
Just...images, really. Feelings. [dub]And that she
lives here on Endor in the Ewok tree city[/dub]

AMIDALA
Yoo hoo! I'm right over here, playing Space
Chess with this Ewok! And I'm winning!

LUKE
Tell me.

LEIA
(a little surprised at his insistence)
She was very beautiful. Kind, but...sad.
(looks up) Why are you asking me all this?

He looks away.

LUKE
I have no memory of my mother. I never knew
her. [dub]Until now![/dub]

AMIDALA
Yes, Luke, I am your mother!