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" .. becomeaanlntemet sensation for He debuts his homage to that fan .,‘ all the lightsaber workouts he's culture at the Princess Cinema ' posted on YouTube. When Rod Sept. 13, with his first feature film learns that a script of the new exploringthat obsession. movie has been stolen and he's “My dad used to show me the s being blamed. he sets out on a first movie all the time when lwas a \‘ quest to recover the stolen plans kid growing up.” said Schinkel. a V and bring order to the universe K(Il grad who studied film at Sheri "' oneeapin. dan College and works in post-pro~ \ Schinkel said everything from dtiction these days on Canadian ’ , the production ulna ofthe movie reality IV shows in Toronto. ‘But he to the storytelling have matured didn't want me to watch the whole with Rod. People will be better able mom- until the) reâ€"released them to relate and make a connection to in two. and that‘s when i saw all a character they think will be a thru- of tlwm in the theatres. 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