What if George Lucas was 10 years old and a strange visitor from another world visited him in Modesto, California? A parody of E.T., R.2. will be making its debut at Celebration III as part of the Fan Film Competition.
Those who know what an astromech is probably understand Mr. Pacione's obsession. Those who don't would recognize it in an instant as R2D2, the little robot from George Lucas' Star Wars films that won the hearts of hundreds of millions by going bleep at just the right time.
Mr. Pacione and his partner in crime and fellow Star Wars junkie Kirk Pennell get to live out a fantasy of sorts this coming April when they fly to Indianapolis for Star Wars Celebration III.