rss
07-16-2016, 12:50 AM
'Star Wars' fans sing 'La Marseillaise' in moving tribute to Nice victims
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/HWlBJQd626h4NNCR30nAD20tLCo=/575x323/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fstory%2Fth umbnail%2F14628%2F802c8425bbb54af8a7b668fa5d3ff79d .jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=%27Star+Wars%27+fans+sing+%27La+Marseillaise% 27+in+moving+tribute+to+Nice+victims&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07%2F15%2Ff rench-national-anthem-nice-star-wars%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07 %2F15%2Ffrench-national-anthem-nice-star-wars%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
There was a moment of solidarity with Nice from an unlikely place Friday: the official Star Wars Celebration (http://www.starwarscelebration.com/) convention at London's ExCel center.
SEE ALSO: 'Rogue One' revealed: What we just learned about the next 'Star Wars' film (http://mashable.com/2016/07/15/rogue-one-revealed/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
At the event, Game of Thrones and Force Awakens star Gwendoline Christie was on stage to an**unce the cast and crew of Rogue One, the next movie in the Star Wars franchise.*
She paused proceedings to pay tribute to the victims of Thursday night's attack (http://mashable.com/2016/07/14/nice-france-truck-hits-crowd/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), which has left at least 84 people dead.
"It's impossible for us to sit here today at Celebration, particularly at an event called Celebration, without thinking about the terrible events that have happened **t far from here," she said. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/15/french-national-anthem-nice-star-wars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Nice Attack (http://mashable.com/category/nice-attack/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Nice (http://mashable.com/category/nice/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Star Wars (http://mashable.com/category/star-wars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Gwendoline Christie (http://mashable.com/category/gwendoline-christie/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and World (http://mashable.com/world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/Byp5D57QIxM
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/HWlBJQd626h4NNCR30nAD20tLCo=/575x323/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fstory%2Fth umbnail%2F14628%2F802c8425bbb54af8a7b668fa5d3ff79d .jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=%27Star+Wars%27+fans+sing+%27La+Marseillaise% 27+in+moving+tribute+to+Nice+victims&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07%2F15%2Ff rench-national-anthem-nice-star-wars%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07 %2F15%2Ffrench-national-anthem-nice-star-wars%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
There was a moment of solidarity with Nice from an unlikely place Friday: the official Star Wars Celebration (http://www.starwarscelebration.com/) convention at London's ExCel center.
SEE ALSO: 'Rogue One' revealed: What we just learned about the next 'Star Wars' film (http://mashable.com/2016/07/15/rogue-one-revealed/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
At the event, Game of Thrones and Force Awakens star Gwendoline Christie was on stage to an**unce the cast and crew of Rogue One, the next movie in the Star Wars franchise.*
She paused proceedings to pay tribute to the victims of Thursday night's attack (http://mashable.com/2016/07/14/nice-france-truck-hits-crowd/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), which has left at least 84 people dead.
"It's impossible for us to sit here today at Celebration, particularly at an event called Celebration, without thinking about the terrible events that have happened **t far from here," she said. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/15/french-national-anthem-nice-star-wars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Nice Attack (http://mashable.com/category/nice-attack/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Nice (http://mashable.com/category/nice/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Star Wars (http://mashable.com/category/star-wars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Gwendoline Christie (http://mashable.com/category/gwendoline-christie/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and World (http://mashable.com/world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/Byp5D57QIxM