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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 1 June 2019

Ronnie James Dio to tour in hologram form

By JOHN MARSHALL idea of a Ronnie hologram
Associated Press when she was approached
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Im- by Eyellusion CEO Jeff Pez-
ages of explosions, fire and zutti in 2015.
dragons stream across a They collaborated to cre-
massive digital screen set ate a Dio hologram that
behind a band playing the debuted in front of 75,000
opening chords of Dio’s fans at the 2016 Wacken
“King of Rock and Roll.” Open in Germany and a
The screen switches to an short European tour in 2017.
apocalyptic scene of nu- Dissatisfied with how the
clear power plant smoke- hologram looked — Wen-
stacks spewing against a dy Dio in particular didn’t
molten-colored sky. The like Ronnie’s eyebrows —
center section goes dark the team all but started
and flames appear, trans- over, using breakthroughs
forming into an image fa- in technology to create a
miliar to fans of hard rock/ crisper hologram with add-
heavy metal music: the ed depth.
diminutive figure of Ronnie The video screen also was
James Dio. expanded to create a
The singer died nine years more stirring visual effect,
ago, but advances in ho- with dragons and knights
logram technology have This May 23, 2019 photo released by Niji Entertainment shows, from left, singer Tim Owens, bassist and dramatic scenes sur-
made it possible for fans Bjorn Englen, keyboardist Scott Warren, Wendy Dio, widow of Ronnie James Dio, Eyellusion CEO rounding Dio as he per-
to watch him perform and Jeff Pezzutti, guitarist Craig Goldy, drummer Simon Wright, singer Oni Logan posing to promote the forms.
hear his voice with a live Dio Returns tour. “It’s the closest thing you’re
band in the “Dio Returns” Associated Press going to get from the origi-
tour. ute show. to see them again,” Dio’s other in the genre. Dio nal,” Pezzutti said. “There’s
The tour, which starts Friday Guitarist Craig Goldy, widow, Wendy, said. “This was the lead singer for his nothing closer, really. You
in Ft. Myers, Florida, will in- drummer Simon Wright and is a show, bringing Ronnie eponymous band as well want to create some of
clude a lineup of former Dio keyboardist Scott Warren back and the memories, as Rainbow. He also joined the excitement from back
band members and spe- — all previous Dio members but also the band.” Black Sabbath after Ozzy then.”
cial guest vocalists playing — will be joined by bass Dio, who had one of the Osbourne left and had a Eyellusion, a Los Angeles-
a variety of Dio’s songs. The player Bjorn Englen on the most recognizable voices successful solo career with based hologram produc-
Dio hologram will perform 18-city tour that may ex- in hard rock, died from hits like “Holy Diver,” ‘’Rain- tion company, uses some
on eight songs, with for- tend after the initial run. stomach cancer at 67 in bow in the Dark” and “The of the same motion-cap-
mer Judas Priest singer Tim “It’s something that we 2010. Last in Line.” He later joined ture techniques James
“Ripper” Owens and Lynch want to do for the fans Small in stature at 5-foot- members of Black Sabbath Cameron pioneered in the
Mob’s Oni Logan handling that never got to see Ron- 4, he had a soaring-yet- in Heaven and Hell. movie “Avatar” to create
the rest during the 90-min- nie and the band or want melodic voice unlike any Wendy Dio first had the the Dio hologram.q

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge offers new world at Disneyland

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. “We’ve been able to kind interact with aliens . They
Associated Press of open it up to them and can also step into the
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Star invite them to kind of join cockpit of the Millennium
Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is on us on this remote outpost Falcon, the exact replica
the same land as Disney- planet.” of the ship from the films,
land, but stepping into the Disney christened the land measuring more than 100
new attraction transports Wednesday night with a feet long. The interactive
visitors to an entirely differ- firework display and an as- experience allows a team
ent world. sembly of some of biggest of six people to operate the
The theme park offered names in the “Star Wars” spacecraft during the inter-
media a glimpse into Gal- universe: creator George active experience.
axy’s Edge on Wednesday. Lucas and actors Harrison Guests can take a swig of
The exclusive tour included Ford, Mark Hamill and Billy the same kind of blue milk
a Star Wars-themed food Dee Williams. that made an appearance
tasting, a stroll through the Galaxy’s Edge is an adven- with Luke Skywalker in “Star
Black Spire Outpost market- Stormtroopers patrol the Tie Echelon Stage during the Star Wars: ture through the grungy Wars: A New Hope.” The
place and four-minute ride Galaxy’s Edge Media Preview at Disneyland Park, Wednesday, planet Batuu, a remote dairy-free milk is a frozen
on the Millennium Falcon. May 29, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. world in the newest “Star blend with dashes of citrus
A firsthand look took place Associated Press Wars” trilogy, and the fight taste.
a couple days before Gal- Disney officials said it took Scott Trowbridge, portfolio between the Resistance Disneyland was the second
axy’s Edge opens at the more the five years to de- creative executive and stu- and the evil First Order. The most popular theme park
California theme park on velop and finish the at- dio leader at Walt Disney sprawling 14-acre land has in the world last year with
Friday. That’s when guests traction. “I’m very excited Imagineering. He spoke in three different areas in- 18.6 million visitors. It is sec-
with a pre-reservation can about being this close to front of the First Order TIE cluding the Resistance, First ond only to Disney World in
experience the largest sin- inviting guests and our big- echelon spaceship. Order and the Village. Florida, where a version of
gle-themed land created gest fans to join us at the “We had the fans in mind Guests can build their own Galaxy’s Edge is scheduled
in a Disney park. edge of the galaxy,” said the whole time,” he said. droids and lightsabers and to open Aug. 29.q