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pos: Star Wars titles, instead carrying the promotional ""A Star Wars Story"" subtitle. Focused on how the rebels obtained the Death Star plans from the 1977 film, the first anthology film, "Rogue One", was released on December 16, 2016 to favorable reviews and box office success. The second, "", centered on a young Han Solo with Chewbacca and Lando as supporting characters, was released on May 25, 2018 to mixed reviews and underperformance at the box office. Despite this, more anthology films are expected to be released. In November 2017, Lucasfilm announced that Rian Johnson, the writer/director of "The Last Jedi", would be

pos: Solo: A Star Wars Story Writing for "[[Rolling Stone]]", [[Peter Travers]] gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4, complimenting the cast but criticizing the lack of creativity, saying, "somehow Han Solo—the roguish "Star Wars" hellion famous for breaking all the rules—finds himself in a feel-good movie that doesn't break any." Bernard Boo of "[[PopMatters]]" wrote, "If what you want from a "Star Wars" movie is an action-adventure romp, and the last two movies in the franchise ("The Last Jedi" and "Rogue One") felt a little too dreary and heavy on pathos, "Solo" is sure to lift your spirits and give you more thrills than

neg: Jude Watson Jude Watson Judy Blundell, pseudonym Jude Watson, is an American author of books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers. She won the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2008 for the young adult novel "What I Saw and How I Lied", published under her real name by Scholastic Books. Blundell is better known as Jude Watson, an author of books set in the "Star Wars" universe. Her publisher, Scholastic, calls her "the most celebrated author in the prequel-era of the Star Wars phenomenon" (that is, Star Wars fiction set after the 1999 prequel movie "".

neg: The Force idea of the Force having a light and a dark side, and some characters' seduction by the dark side helps create conflict for the story. Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group gave his "blessing" to writer-director Rian Johnson to introduce a new Force power in "" (2017) "if the story required it and if it felt like it stretches into new territory but doesn’t break the idea of what the Force can do". Johnson observed that every "Star Wars" movie introduces new Force powers to meet that film's story needs. "Star Wars Rebels" producer Dave Filoni cites several influences

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel) in the movie. On January 1, 2008 it was announced the publishing company Penguin Group obtained rights to publish books for an upcoming series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It was revealed Penguin had planned many kinds of books to publsih for the series including a main line novel series based on the movie and the show. Del Rey Books, the company that published the novel series is an imprint of Penguin. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel) Star Wars: The Clone Wars, written by Karen Traviss, is the novelization of the animated movie "". The audio book is narrated

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel) Star Wars: The Clone Wars, written by Karen Traviss, is the novelization of the animated movie "". The audio book is narrated by Jeff Gurner. It is the first in a series of five novels designed to tie into the events of the movie and the animated series. The book was released almost 3 weeks before the film was released. Because of this there are some discrepancies between the book and the film. This book, like the movie and series, is set between Star Wars: Episodes 2 and 3. The story follows the heroic

neg: The Star Wars Corporation The Star Wars Corporation The Star Wars Corporation, Inc. (SWC) was a company founded by George Lucas in 1973. It was a subsidiary of his Lucasfilm production company, set up to control various legal and financial aspects of his 1977 movie "Star Wars", including copyright, and sequel and merchandising rights. It also produced the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special" for CBS. By 1980, the company had been discontinued and its business was absorbed into the various divisions of its parent company Lucasfilm Ltd. The corporation's name may still be seen on certain "Star Wars" related items, such as the end

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (soundtrack) detail within the score – and the exquisitely recorded performance – make the results a subtle and engaging listen." Jonathan Broxton of Movie Music UK praised the score, saying, "Even when you look at it objectively, what John Williams has achieved with this score is nothing short of remarkable. He has written five new themes, two of which – 'Rey's Theme' and the 'March of the Resistance' – are wonderfully memorable, and can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the already bulging cache of memorable themes within the "Star Wars" universe." It was nominated for Best Original Score category at 88th Academy Awards

neg: Rey (Star Wars) "the Force awakens in Rey" and that her character carries a lightsaber. He said that demand for Rey products was underestimated. Abrams said, "I will say that it seems preposterous and wrong that the main character of the movie is not well represented in what is clearly a huge piece of the "Star Wars" world in terms of merchandising." Regarding Rey's relative absence in "Star Wars" merchandising, CBBC presenter and voice actor Christopher Johnson stated: "It still baffles me to this day that some toy manufacturers don't think that girls want to play with 'superhero' toys and that boys aren't

neg: Matt Busch Busch started illustrating products for the "" and the cover for "Star Wars: Tales from the Empire", which became a New York Times Best Seller. One of his more recent projects was illustrating the Style D One Sheet movie poster for "." Busch is perhaps best known for his outspoken antics in the "You Can Draw Star Wars" video series, which is based on the book of the same name, which he also illustrated. The video series was first released online and later released on DVD. Following that, the videos found even more success when they were released on MySpace.com,

neg: Star Wars: Jedi Knight as "Movie Battles II" which allows players to take part in lightsaber duels that featured in the "Star Wars" films. "Movie Battles" also lets players choose different classes of character, ranging from Jedi Knight to Wookiee. Another popular modification, "Evolution of Combat", allows players to use more movie-realistic saber combat along with other additions such as a movie accurate class system featuring tens of new characters. The "Jedi Knight" video games are set in the "Star Wars" universe. For the majority of the series, the player controls Kyle Katarn, who begins as a mercenary, eventually learning the ways of The

neg: Star Wars Pez fan calls Pez dispensers generally "a 'gateway drug' to hardcore collecting". "Pezheads" shopping for new dispensers frequently place "Star Wars" first on their shopping lists. Five Star Wars Pez were released in 1997: Four Star Wars Pez were released in 1999 "in advance of the May 19 premier of """: Three Star Wars Pez were released in 2002: Fourteen Giant Pez were released in 2005 to "commemorate [the new] "Star Wars" movie": Pez also released some standard-size dispensers in 2005 Pez released in 2009: Pez released in 2012 (before the release of the 3D re-released of " : Four limited

neg: Star Wars Mini Movie Awards and "Rampage" magazine. All of the finalists were also put forward for the overall award of 'Best "Star Wars" Mini Movie'. The awards ceremony was originally to have taken place in Central London, but instead was held at the Memorabilia show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Taking place on 13 August 2006 category winners were given a trophy, £250 and a collection of "Star Wars" toys. The winner of 'Best "Star Wars" Mini Movie' received a trophy, £1000 and a home entertainment system. Best "Star Wars" Mini Movie Winner: Dan Masen ("Star Wars: The Phantom Medallists") Best Creativity

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) of fun." Carrie Rickey, of "The Philadelphia Inquirer", said, "The best that can be said about the movie is that it's harmless and mostly charmless. "The Clone Wars" is to "Star Wars" what karaoke is to pop music." The main criticism toward the film was the animation. Many criticized it as cheap, wooden, non-engaging, and out-of-date; some reviewers drew negative comparisons to 1960s marionette-based shows "Thunderbirds" and "Fireball XL5", although George Lucas previously said the animation style was a deliberate homage to such shows. Tom Long of "The Detroit News" said the animation "is downright weak compared to what's generally

neg: The Formula (2002 film) and holds the premiere in the store. Everybody is excited watching the film. After everybody else goes home, Tom reflects on the point of making a Star Wars fanfilm—to have fun. Your film may not be perfect, but you shouldn't care what others think, because in the end, "it's only a movie." The Formula (2002 film) The Formula is a fan film that premiered online in 2002. Made in Iowa by a group of friends over 18 months, the movie documents a "Star Wars" fan's attempt to make an epic fan film of his own, only to become disillusioned by

neg: Michael Price (writer) Michael Price (writer) Michael Price is an American writer and producer, best known for his Emmy and Writers Guild award-winning work on "The Simpsons". Price is a writer and co-executive producer of the ABC series "Teacher's Pet". He served as a script consultant on "The Simpsons Movie" and wrote the acclaimed Lego Star Wars special, ""Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace"". He works at Lucasfilm writing and producing Lego Star Wars Franchise. Other television shows he has written for include "What About Joan?", "The PJs", "Teen Angel", "Homeboys in Outer Space", "The Newz" and "One Minute to Air". Price co-wrote

neg: Star Wars Headspace was proud of being a part of the project, felt that the concept made sense given that the sounds used in the "Star Wars" would be a precursor of what was yet to come in electronic music. Therefore, he felt "close" to the sounds he was using to reflect the universe of the films. Critic Jonah Bromwich analyzed that the beginning half of "Star Wars Headspace" consists of the producers sampling from the movie while making music in their common style, making it feel like "obvious tribute material". The first track, Kaskade's "C-3P0's Plight", represents "Star Wars"<nowiki>'</nowiki> humor and C-3PO's

neg: Death Star at the third "Death Star". The Death Star placed ninth in a 2008 20th Century Fox poll of the most popular movie weapons. It is also referred to outside of the "Star Wars" context. KTCK (SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket) in Dallas were the first to use the term "Death Star" to describe the new mammoth Cowboys Stadium, now AT&T Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. The term has since spread to local media and is generally accepted as a proper nickname for the stadium. The Death Star strategy was the name Enron gave to one of their fraudulent business practices for manipulating

neg: Art Carney Dean Martin Show", took part in the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of his old co-star Jackie Gleason, and appeared as both Santa Claus and his wannabe kidnapper Cosmo Scam in the 1970 Muppets Christmas TV special "The Great Santa Claus Switch". He starred as Police Chief Paul Lanigan in a 1976 television movie, "Lanigan's Rabbi", and in the short-lived series of the same name that aired in 1977, as part of the "NBC Sunday Mystery Movie" lineup. In 1978, Carney appeared in "Star Wars Holiday Special", a made-for-TV movie that was linked to the "Star Wars" film series. In it,

neg: Star Wars Mini Movie Awards judging panel is made up of representatives from Cartoon Network, "Empire" and "Toxic". The awards ceremony was due to be held in November. The Official "Star Wars" Fan Film Awards Star Wars Mini Movie Awards The "Star Wars" Mini Movie Awards a.k.a. "The Artoos" a.k.a. "Episode 3 Inches" was a filmmaking competition held in the UK by Hasbro. The rules stated that filmmakers had to make an animation using "Star Wars" action figures of no more than five minutes. There were three awards - Best Creativity, Best Storyline and Best Use of Characters, and two age categories, Padawan (15 years

neg: First Order (Star Wars) Munich Agreement letting Germany annex Sudetenland, both in 1938. According to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary", a reference to this is in the name of the current Chancellor of the New Republic: "Lanever Villecham", which is a play on words for "Neville Chamberlain" (La-nev-er Ville-Cham), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1938, who famously proclaimed that giving the Nazis what they wanted in the Munich Agreement assured "peace for our time". Villecham is seen briefly in the final version of "The Force Awakens" but is not identified by name: more scenes with him and the Senate

neg: ASCII art possible to display animated ASCII art via JavaScript or Java applets. Static ASCII art pictures are loaded and displayed one after another, creating the animation, very similar to how movie projectors unreel film reel and project the individual pictures on the big screen at movie theaters. A new term was born: "ASCIImation" – another name of Animated ASCII Art. A seminal work in this arena is the Star Wars ASCIImation. More complicated routines in JavaScript generate more elaborate ASCIImations showing effects like Morphing effects, star field emulations, fading effects and calculated images, such as mandelbrot fractal animations. There are now

neg: Kenner Star Wars action figures Kenner Star Wars action figures The Kenner toy company produced a line of Star Wars action figures based on characters in the original "Star Wars" movie trilogy. Over 100 unique action figures were produced and sold from 1978 to 1985, during which time over 300 million Star Wars action figures were sold. The license for "Star Wars" action figures was offered in 1976 to the Mego Corporation, which was the leading company in action figures in the 1970s. Mego refused the offer and the license was subsequently picked up by Kenner, a subsidiary of General Mills. "Star Wars: A New

neg: The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards The Official "Star Wars" Fan Film Awards is an annual contest put forth by Lucasfilm and AtomFilms to showcase and acknowledge the growing genre of fan films made by, for, and about fans of the "Star Wars" saga. The inaugural contest in 2002 was the first time Lucasfilm had officially sanctioned the genre. In 2007, the contest was renamed the "Star Wars" Fan Movie Challenge. In 2012, Lucasfilm announced that the contest was being discontinued, and that the company was looking for "new ways for fans to share their creativity". Lucasfilm later announced,

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance unlock new costumes for the characters, as well as concept art for the game. The game is set in the familiar Star Wars universe and takes places on new planets seen in the "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" movie and series such as Cristophsis, as well as the capital planet Coruscant and the home planet of the Nightsisters, Dathomir. The initial level takes place on a republic transport cruiser named the Sedawan, newly designed for the game. The story revolves around the theft from a Republic cargo transport, the cargo being crystals used in the construction of the Jedi Knight's

neg: Sorcerer (film) Scorsese's "New York, New York". Critics argued that the fiasco of these films, among others, contributed to ending a period of auteur approach to the American cinema that was prominent in the 1970s. In the opinion of several critics, the release of "Star Wars" marked a distinctive demographic shift among the audiences as well as altered trends in movie industry drastically which at the same time attributed to "Sorcerer"s financial and critical fiasco. Sean Macaulay notes that "Star Wars" changed the movie-going demography, considerably "reset[ting] American cinema back to comforting fantasy" According to reviewer Pauline Kael, "Star Wars" contributed to

neg: Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind "Theme from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"" is a 1978 instrumental hit single by composer John Williams. It is the main theme of the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. The song became a hit in the United States (#13) and Canada (#12) during the winter of that year. A few months before the release of the song, Williams had released a competing version of "Star Wars" theme music, "Star Wars (Main Title)," which reached number 10 on the US "Billboard" chart, while "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" was a

neg: Droid (Star Wars) the HTC Droid Incredible, Motorola Droid X, Motorola Droid 2, and Motorola Droid Pro. The term was also used for the Lucasfilm projects EditDroid, a non-linear editing system, and SoundDroid, an early digital audio workstation. The name "Omnidroid" was used with permission of Lucasfilm for the 2004 Pixar movie, "The Incredibles". Droid (Star Wars) A droid is a fictional robot possessing some degree of artificial intelligence in the "Star Wars" science fiction franchise. Coined by special effects artist John Stears, the term is a clipped form of "android", a word originally reserved for robots designed to look and act like

neg: Star Wars trading card trading community of these cards and sets exists worldwide. New cards released commercially are available through most major retailers and wholesalers, however some cards are specially issued as exclusive and only available though a specific source. A thriving secondary market also exists on eBay in various categories. Star Wars trading cards are different from the various Star Wars collectible card game cards. Star Wars trading cards were first produced and released by Topps in 1977 to coincide with the first Star Wars movie, and they have remained the official producer of Star Wars trading cards in the United States ever

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens "If I get in there, I'm just going to cause trouble because they're not going to do what I want them to do, and I don't have the control to do that any more, and all it would do is just muck everything up." He also said, "They wanted to do a retro movie. I don't like that. Every movie, I worked very hard to make them different … I made them completely different—different planets, different spaceships to make it new." In early December 2015, Kathleen Kennedy told "The Hollywood Reporter" that Lucas had seen the movie and "liked it".

neg: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (novel) son Boba is explored further. "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones " reached 2 on the New York Times bestseller list on May 12, 2002. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (novel) The Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novelization was written by R. A. Salvatore and published on April 23, 2002 by Del Rey. It is based on the script of the . It includes much expansion of scenes and also many scenes which were cut from the movie. Some of them are original to the book. The biggest addition to the

neg: Star Wars (film) the serials and older action epics from his childhood. Writing for "The Washington Post", Gary Arnold gave the film a positive review, writing that the film "is a new classic in a rousing movie tradition: a space swashbuckler." However, the film was not without its detractors: Pauline Kael of "The New Yorker" criticized "Star Wars", stating that "there's no breather in the picture, no lyricism", and that it had no "emotional grip". John Simon of "New York" magazine also panned the film and wrote, "Strip Star Wars of its often striking images and its highfalutin scientific jargon, and you get

neg: Greeble greebling is most commonly associated with the particular kind of large city-like spaceships made popular in "Star Wars", but has been generalized to refer to any dense covering by different (usually mechanical) components. Similarly, Borg starships (and drones) in "Star Trek" appear heavily "greebled" using leftover sprues from previous kitbashing and photoetched bits. An anecdote from the creation of the first "Star Wars" movie involves the Tunisian customs enquiring what a part of C-3PO's costume (listed as "assorted greebles") was. Their response was allegedly "Something that looks cool but doesn't actually do anything." Greebles are also used to enhance the

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) drones in this robotic animated dud, in which the George Lucas Empire Strikes Back—at the audience. What wears you out is Lucas' immersion in a Star Wars cosmology that has grown so obsessive-compulsively cluttered yet trivial that it's no longer escapism; Because this movie has bad lightsaber duels and the lack of the original cast, it's something you want to escape from. "Ain't It Cool News" posted two reviews of the film during the week before its release, but pulled them down due to an embargo placed on those attending the screening its writers attended. The same reviews were re-posted

neg: Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Wars" galaxy, where a war is fought between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance. The game spans all three original trilogy "Star Wars" films: "A New Hope", "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles have recently joined the Alliance to help defeat the Empire and restore freedom to the galaxy. The game opens with an opening crawl resembling those featured in the "Star Wars" films. Further story details are presented through the game's instruction manual, pre-mission briefings, character conversations during the game, in-game cut scenes and movie clips lifted directly from "Star

neg: Star Wars (film) which was "a kind of rebirth". In its May 30, 1977 issue, the film's year of release, "Time" magazine named "Star Wars" the "Movie of the Year". The publication claimed it was a "big early supporter" of the vision which would become "Star Wars". In an article intended for the cover of the issue, "Time"s Gerald Clarke wrote that "Star Wars" is "a grand and glorious film that may well be the smash hit of 1977, and certainly is the best movie of the year so far. The result is a remarkable confection: a subliminal history of the movies, wrapped

neg: Jason Gorber has been described by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a "Star Wars fanatic." Following Disney's announcement in late 2012 of plans to create a "Star Wars Episode VII" (""), he tweeted, "I will be 43 years old in 2015, and yet I will still be lining up. This is what I do. So, who's with me in line?" Jason Gorber Jason Gorber is a Canadian film critic and interviewer based in Toronto. He is a featured reviewer on the CTV News Channel, where he has a weekly review segment on Sunday nights. In 2013, he began hosting a weekend movie

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel) their quest. Meanwhile, on the front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of the dark side. The book was released before the movie, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", was released. Because of this, there are some differences between the movie and the book. The one that is noticed is during the Battle of Teth. In the movie, after the clones are defeated and Asajj Ventress and her droids and closing in on the surviving clones, there are six troopers instead of five like

neg: Tomorrowland Wars Launch Bay", a new Star Wars exhibit with character meet and greets, displays featuring movie props and various sneak peeks behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the two other future Star Wars films. The second floor formerly hosted the "Super Hero HQ", featuring meet and greets with Marvel characters Iron Man, Thor and Spider-Man with several displays from Innoventions remaining, but redressed to display Marvel's various television series and comic strips. At the 2015 D23 Expo, Disney announced that on November 16, 2015, Tomorrowland would launch a "Star Wars"-themed "Season of the Force", in celebration

neg: The Norm (comic strip) live in different states, and they can only spend limited amounts of time together. However Norm actually sees this as an advantage. They break up while waiting in line at the theatre to see a "Star Wars" movie when she confuses "Star Wars" with "Star Trek". Chris Chris is a Star Wars fan who first met Norm in line to see a star wars movie; and eventually filled in Norm's best friend role after Ford's departure. Chris was wearing a wookie costume at the time and unfortunately for Chris the zipper on the outfit got stuck so he was trapped

neg: Lego Star Wars 13, 2009, "Lego Star Wars: The Video Game" has sold over 6.8 million copies worldwide, "Lego Star Wars II" has sold over 8.3 million, "The Complete Saga" has sold over 4.1 million, and the three combined have sold over 21 million. In May 2009, "Wired" reported combined sales of 20 million. "Lego Star Wars" characters cameo in "The Lego Movie" (2014), additionally several films and videos based on "Lego Star Wars" have been produced. Lego Star Wars Lego "Star Wars" is a Lego theme that incorporates the "Star Wars" saga. Originally it was only licensed from 1999–2008, but the Lego

neg: Dutch comics and, to a lesser degree, British imports. It should be noted however, that translations on behalf of younger readers are still in vogue for the comic adaptations of popular movie franchises, the "Marvel Comics" and "Star Wars" franchises in particular, as currently released by publishers Standaard Uitgeverij and relative newcomer Dark Dragon Books (Dutch despite English name) respectively. But, while the dimensions of their releases approximate those of the classic US comic book, the page count invariably far exceeds the traditional 32 page format, and should therefore be considered as translations of what is currently understood the US graphic novel

neg: Star Wars Mini Movie Awards Star Wars Mini Movie Awards The "Star Wars" Mini Movie Awards a.k.a. "The Artoos" a.k.a. "Episode 3 Inches" was a filmmaking competition held in the UK by Hasbro. The rules stated that filmmakers had to make an animation using "Star Wars" action figures of no more than five minutes. There were three awards - Best Creativity, Best Storyline and Best Use of Characters, and two age categories, Padawan (15 years and under) and Jedi (16 years and over). Two finalists were picked for each category by a judging panel consisting of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Cartoon Network, "Empire" magazine

neg: Star Wars: Storm in the Glass Star Wars: Storm in the Glass Star Wars: Storm in the Glass (, refers to operation of Persian Gulf War "Desert Storm"), sometimes translated as Star Wars: Tempest in a Teapot, is a humorous 2004 English-to-Russian movie spoof of the 1999 science fantasy film "" by popular Russian movie translator Dmitry "Goblin" Puchkov. In dubbing the film into Russian, Puchkov altered the plotline, character names, music, and certain visual effects to provide a different (and funny) experience to Russian-speaking audiences. The operational conditions on the boundless open spaces of the Far-Northern Galaxy have rapidly become complicated. On secret planets, persons

neg: Space propaganda next steps of the American space program. Other films can have a similar effect, even though they are created for entertainment purposes. Two of the most successful movies of all time, "Star Wars" and "Avatar", are such examples. They demonstrate what is possible in the future. The films themselves can be influenced by the times. Even though "Star Wars" was not created as a propaganda film and was created as a science fiction space opera, there are elements of the Cold War within the movie. At one point during the commentary for "Return of the Jedi", George Lucas commented that

neg: Jude Watson Battle of Yavin) Jude Watson Judy Blundell, pseudonym Jude Watson, is an American author of books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers. She won the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2008 for the young adult novel "What I Saw and How I Lied", published under her real name by Scholastic Books. Blundell is better known as Jude Watson, an author of books set in the "Star Wars" universe. Her publisher, Scholastic, calls her "the most celebrated author in the prequel-era of the Star Wars phenomenon" (that is, Star Wars fiction set after the 1999

neg: Cultural impact of Star Wars Characters and other fictional elements from "Star Wars" have inspired several scientific names of organisms. Examples include: When Ronald Reagan proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a system of lasers and missiles meant to intercept incoming ICBMs, the plan was quickly labeled "Star Wars", implying that it was science fiction and linking it to Reagan's acting career. According to Frances FitzGerald, Reagan was annoyed by this, but Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle told colleagues that he "thought the name was not so bad."; "'Why not?' he said. 'It's a good movie. Besides, the good guys won.'" This gained further

neg: Mego Corporation lucite 3" fully articulated Microman figures to the United States under the name "Micronauts." David Abrams, meanwhile, rejected a deal to license toys for the upcoming motion picture "Star Wars", reasoning that Mego would go bankrupt if they made toys of every "flash-in-the-pan" sci-fi B movie that came along. This decision seemed of little consequence to Mego at first, because the Micronauts figures initially sold well, earning the company more than $30 million at their peak. On the other hand, the "Star Wars" film was extremely popular and competitor Kenner Products sold substantial numbers of "Star Wars" action figures. Following

neg: Chuck Wendig novel, titled "", to be published in September 2015. The book was the first in a trilogy of new canonical "Star Wars" novels published by Del Rey, bridging the gap between "Return of the Jedi" and the new "Star Wars" movie, "." It was followed by "" (2016) and "" (2017). Wendig's involvement with the books came after asking to write a "Star Wars" licensed novel on Twitter on September 4, 2014. He was approached by LucasBooks in New York Comic Con later that year, after seeing his tweet and reading his novel "Under the Empyrean Sky". "Aftermath" was published

neg: Kenner Star Wars action figures figure of Chewbacca. A collection of Star Wars figures is seen during the end credits of the 2012 film "Argo". "Star Wars" action figures are the subject of a 2014 direct-to-video documentary film, "". "Star Wars" action figures and toys were the subject of episode one of the 2017 Netflix documentary "The Toys That Made Us". Kenner Star Wars action figures The Kenner toy company produced a line of Star Wars action figures based on characters in the original "Star Wars" movie trilogy. Over 100 unique action figures were produced and sold from 1978 to 1985, during which time over

neg: Kylo Ren haunting contours." Kyle Buchanan of Vulture.com was underwhelmed by the reveal of Driver under the mask. Leon, however, argued: Driver won a 2016 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal. In January 2018, Kylo was voted seventh greatest movie villain of all time by the readers of "Empire". Kylo Ren Kylo Ren is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film "", he is portrayed by Adam Driver. "Kylo Ren" is the chosen name of Ben Solo, the son of original "Star Wars" trilogy characters Han Solo and Leia Organa. Though trained by

neg: Star Wars (Main Title) Star Wars (Main Title) "Star Wars (Main Title)" is a 1977 instrumental hit single composed and conducted by John Williams. It is the main musical theme of "Star Wars". It was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The track became a hit in the United States (#10) and Canada (#13) during the fall of that year. The composition draws influence from Erich Wolfgang Korngold's score for the 1942 film “Kings Row". The B side featured the original movie score of Cantina Band. "Star Wars (Main Title)" was the lesser of two hits featuring music from "Star Wars". Meco's disco version

neg: Star Wars (Main Title) of "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" reached number one concurrently with the chart run of Williams' original movie score version. The Star Wars main title theme was covered by Patrick Gleeson a month after the release of the London Symphony Orchestra performance. His version was released in France. Star Wars (Main Title) "Star Wars (Main Title)" is a 1977 instrumental hit single composed and conducted by John Williams. It is the main musical theme of "Star Wars". It was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The track became a hit in the United States (#10) and Canada (#13) during the fall

neg: Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" is a song recorded by Meco, taken from the album "Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk". It hit number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on October 1, 1977, holding on to the spot for two weeks and peaked at no. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining in the charts for nine weeks. The single was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, having sold a million units. "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" is one of two songs which became hits featuring music from the "Star Wars" movie. The other

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens featurette's angle is a strong one and connects with fans of the original trilogy in an incredibly poignant way. It also does a sly job of teasing Fisher's new look as Leia and Simon Pegg's mysterious involvement as a rumored alien in the movie, without actually showing the actors in action." Smith compared the marketing strategy for the film to that of a previous Abrams film, "Super 8", saying "the promos… are notable for what they tease, not what they give away." Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm presented a look at "The Force Awakens" at Disney's D23 Expo in August

neg: Rescue from Gilligan's Island visit Ginger. She is making a movie, and is upset at the changes in Hollywood in the last 15 years. She is told that sex and swearing are what makes a movie successful, and that nothing else matters. The producer overhears Gilligan talking about some recent films he had seen which were hits, such as "Jaws" and "Star Wars", neither of which had profanity nor bawdiness, and quickly decides that acting is what really matters. Ginger signs the insurance statement and the Skipper and Gilligan go off to find the Professor. The Professor is trying to get back into research

neg: New Republic (Star Wars) New Republic. Later, the New Republic is threatened by the Dark Empire in the 3-part graphic novel of the same name. Later, in the process of the Yuuzhan Vong Invasion, the New Republic is destroyed. Later, at the end of "The New Jedi Order" the New Republic is reborn as the Galactic Federation Of Free Alliances [Galactic Alliance] New Republic (Star Wars) The New Republic is a fictional government in the "Star Wars" universe. The government is a restoration of the Galactic Republic, a democratic state that governed the galaxy for more than twenty-five thousand years until being reorganized into

neg: Star Wars Detours Lucasfilm filed a new trademark for the series. Star Wars Detours Star Wars Detours is an unaired American CGI-animated comedy series, differentiated from the other "Star Wars" animated series in that it is a parody of the franchise. It offers a comedic take on what happened between the prequel trilogy ("Episodes I-III") and the original trilogy ("Episodes IV-VI"). The series is produced by Lucasfilm Animation in collaboration with "Robot Chicken" creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. Although roughly two seasons of the show exist, they have never been released to the public. Since The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Lucasfilm

neg: Star Wars Scrapbook Star Wars Scrapbook Star Wars Scrapbook is a book with pull-out reproductions of "Star Wars" merchandise/artifacts, in a similar fashion to the books and Tupac Shakur Legacy. Written by Stephen J. Sansweet, a former reporter for "The Wall Street Journal", it contains pictures of "Star Wars" merchandise as well as a copy of an invitation to a San Francisco press screening of "Return of the Jedi", a reprint of the first newsletter of the Official "Star Wars" Fan Club, and a C-3PO cut out mask. Also included were Movie posters, a punch out X-wing glider and backstage passes to the

neg: John Jackson Miller August 27, 2013 in hardcover, and debuted at #12 on the "New York Times" hardcover bestseller list. Miller subsequently wrote "", which was published in 2014, a prequel to the animated television series "Star Wars Rebels", which premiered on Disney XD in fall the same year. It is the first novel of the new canon that is replacing what is now known as "Star Wars Legends". John Jackson Miller John Jackson Miller (born January 12, 1968) is an American science-fiction author, comic book writer, and commentator, known for his work on the "Star Wars" franchise and his research into comic

neg: Star Fire Star Fire Star Fire a first person space shooter arcade game released by Exidy in 1979. It is the first arcade game to use a sit-down cockpit, and the first arcade game to allow a player to enter his or her initials into the high score table. "Star Fire" is in full color without the use of monitor overlays, which was unusual in 1979. The look and feel of "Star Fire" is directly lifted from the movie "Star Wars", though the game is not officially licensed. The attract-mode displays the name "Star Fire" in the same swooping sans-serif display typeface

neg: Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game) was based on the movie "", and included Finn (John Boyega) and Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie) as heroes, the planet Crait as a ground map, and a space map above D'Qar. The second season, released in May 16, 2018, was based on the movie "", and included Jabba's Palace and Kessel as ground maps, the new game modes Hero Showdown and Extraction, new character skins for Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, and Leia Organa. A third season was announced on June 9, 2018, during EA Play which will feature content from the prequel trilogy of "Star Wars", centering on the

neg: Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band is "Star Wars (Main Title)," which is original music from the movie soundtrack by John Williams. The song reached the Top 10 concurrently with Meco's more popular version. Meco again jousted with Williams a few months later, with both artists issuing competing versions of music from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", both reaching the US and Canadian Top 40, but with Williams' version being more successful than Meco's. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" is a song recorded by Meco, taken from the album "Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk". It hit number one on the "Billboard"

neg: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (novel) Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (novel) The Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novelization was written by R. A. Salvatore and published on April 23, 2002 by Del Rey. It is based on the script of the . It includes much expansion of scenes and also many scenes which were cut from the movie. Some of them are original to the book. The biggest addition to the story is the fact that the Lars family are introduced and have their own subplot leading up to when they appear in the movie. We read how

neg: The Making of Star Wars laserdisc releases of the original versions of the "Star Wars Trilogy". This version is almost identical to the 1977 version but replaces William Conrad's voiceover with that of famed movie trailer announcer Don LaFontaine. This version has not been issued on DVD nor any other format. Some portions of the special were edited into "The Story of Star Wars", a DVD that was issued as a promotional bonus available at Wal-Mart stores for the DVD release of "" in 2005. The Making of Star Wars The Making of Star Wars is a television special produced by 20th Century Fox, which

neg: Saving Star Wars Saving Star Wars Saving Star Wars is a 2004 independent film by Woodworks Films that was written and produced by Gary Wood. The title is a play on the titles of the World War II movie "Saving Private Ryan" and "Star Wars". The first preview of the film was at a film festival called Reel Competition, where it was rated highly by the film-goers. It features David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader in the Star Wars trilogy. In addition, one of the principal actors, Jim Peterson, now teaches film, theatre, and alchemy at Carmel High School (Carmel, Indiana).

neg: Starkiller a "Force wrecking ball". The character's name is taken from Luke Skywalker's original name, "Annikin Starkiller". The character's likeness and voice were provided by Samuel Witwer, who would later voice Darth Maul in the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels". Starkiller also appears as a crossover character, along with Darth Vader and Yoda, in the fighting video game "Soulcalibur IV", which was released before "The Force Unleashed" and included the character as a contemporary tie-in. George Lucas motivated the team working on "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" to make a brand-new character. Before deciding on

neg: Star Wars (film) Lucas was talented. Lucas later stated that Ladd "invested in me, he did not invest in the movie." The deal gave Lucas $150,000 to write and direct the film. Since commencing his writing process in January 1973, Lucas had done "various rewrites in the evenings after the day's work." He would write four different screenplays for "Star Wars", "searching for just the right ingredients, characters and storyline. It's always been what you might call a good idea in search of a story." By May 1974, he had expanded the film treatment into a rough draft screenplay, adding elements such as

neg: Star Wars Tales Volume 3 Star Wars Tales Volume 3 Star Wars Tales Volume 3 is the third "Star Wars Tales" trade paperback, collecting issues 9-12. Darth Sidious questions his apprentice Darth Maul to explain the story behind his new double-bladed lightsaber. Maul was ordered to the Jentares system by Sidious to kill the Jedi master Siolo Ur Manka. But Manka easily defeated Maul's surprise attack, using only a wooden staff. Having fled, Maul regrouped and constructs his new weapon. In the next fight Maul surprises Manka, stabbing him through the back with the second blade. Sidious encourages Maul to name the weapon. However, Maul

neg: The Charge at Feather River The Charge at Feather River The Charge at Feather River, a 1953 Western film directed by Gordon Douglas, was originally released in 3D with lots of arrows, lances, and other weapons flying directly at the audience in several scenes. The movie is most notable for originating the name of the "Wilhelm scream", a sound effect used in the "Star Wars" film series, as well as countless other movies including the "Indiana Jones" franchise, Disney cartoons and "The Lord of the Rings" film series. In February 2018 it was announced Star Wars will no longer use Wilhelm scream. Sound designer Ben

neg: Lando Calrissian Post", Lando is a "fascinating and fraught part of the "Star Wars" legacy and the conversation around race in science fiction". She added that "Lando's the only character in "Star Wars" with a truly comfortable sense of style." On his portrayal, she wrote, "One of Williams's accomplishments in "Empire" and "Return of the Jedi" is how much he [feels] like an old-fashioned movie star in a futuristic setting without making the performance seem incongruous." Lando Calrissian was chosen as the 11th top "Star Wars" character by IGN and the 12th top "Star Wars" hero by IGN's Jesse Schedeen, who also

neg: Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Fantasy Flight Games) Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Fantasy Flight Games) The "Star Wars Roleplaying Game" is a tabletop role-playing game set in the "Star Wars" universe first published by Fantasy Flight Games in August 2012. It consists of three different standalone games, each one conceived to play a particular type of character: A fourth line, based in the era of the movie "", was released in September 2016. It currently only consists of a Beginner Game with no announced plans to expand the line with any other products. In the 2000s, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) owned the license for all "Star Wars"<nowiki>'</nowiki>

neg: Star Wars: The Emperor's New Clones complete DVD is available as a BitTorrent download. The name is a pun on "The Emperor's New Clothes". The group have previously released several films: "Geriatric Park" (a parody of "Jurassic Park", completed in 1994), "Batman Returns Forever" (a parody of "Batman Returns" and "Batman Forever", completed in 1995), "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Backyard" (a parody alternative to "" inspired by the release of "" and completed in 2000), and "Doom Raiders" (a parody of "Indiana Jones" and "Tomb Raider", filmed in Cyprus and completed in 2002). Star Wars: The Emperor's New Clones The Emperor's New Clones (often abbreviated

neg: Star Wars: Ahsoka Star Wars: Ahsoka Star Wars: Ahsoka is a "Star Wars" young adult novel by E. K. Johnston, published in October 2016. Set between the events of the 3D CGI animated television series "" (2008–present) and "Star Wars Rebels" (2014–2018), it is centered on the character Ahsoka Tano, the former apprentice of Anakin Skywalker. "Ahsoka" explores what happens to the titular character between her departure from "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and her reappearance in "Star Wars Rebels". A year after the events of "", Anakin has succumbed to the dark side and become Darth Vader, and Ahsoka has gone into

neg: Wookieepedia Wookieepedia Wookieepedia: The "Star Wars" Wiki is an online encyclopedia for information on the "Star Wars" fictional universe—including information on all the films, as well as "Clone Wars", "" and its , "Rebels", the "Star Wars" expanded universe, and any upcoming "Star Wars" material. It is a specialized wiki created to be an extensive encyclopedia of the "Star Wars" universe with some articles reaching up to 60,000 words, and is written almost entirely from an in-universe perspective. The name Wookieepedia is a portmanteau of Wookiee and encyclopedia, a pun on the name of "Wikipedia". The logo, too, is a visual

neg: Star Wars (1983 video game) of World Records" and which remains the world record to this day. Star Wars (1983 video game) Star Wars is an arcade game designed by Mike Hally and produced by Atari, Inc. in 1983. The game is a first person space combat game using 3D color vector graphics to simulate the attack on the Death Star from the 1977 film "Star Wars". It was developed during the Golden Age of Arcade Games and has appeared in lists of the greatest video games of all time. The game features several digitized samples of voices from the movie, including Mark Hamill as

neg: Star Wars (1983 video game) Star Wars (1983 video game) Star Wars is an arcade game designed by Mike Hally and produced by Atari, Inc. in 1983. The game is a first person space combat game using 3D color vector graphics to simulate the attack on the Death Star from the 1977 film "Star Wars". It was developed during the Golden Age of Arcade Games and has appeared in lists of the greatest video games of all time. The game features several digitized samples of voices from the movie, including Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi, James Earl Jones as Darth

neg: Star Wars: Storm in the Glass is a mystery to whom the other half belongs. Only in the "God's Spark" version of the film does it become clear who is Anykey's real father - it is Pogon, who admits to have "known" (commonly understood as "have/d sex with") Anykey's mother, and later openly explains that Anykey is his only son. Star Wars: Storm in the Glass Star Wars: Storm in the Glass (, refers to operation of Persian Gulf War "Desert Storm"), sometimes translated as Star Wars: Tempest in a Teapot, is a humorous 2004 English-to-Russian movie spoof of the 1999 science fantasy film "" by

neg: Rogue One first 29 hours, at a rate of 800,000 views per hour, from Facebook and YouTube, which is 200,000 views shy of what the first teaser trailer for "[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]" was receiving in November 2014. In June 2016, "Rogue One" was promoted at the [[Star Wars Celebration#Celebration Europe III|"Star Wars" Celebration Europe III]] event in London. During the event, a new official poster was unveiled, which depicts a battle taking place on the tropical planet Scarif, with the Death Star looming large in a blue sky, above which is printed the [[tagline]] "A Rebellion Built on Hope". A

neg: Star Wars Mini Movie Awards (Jedi) Winner: Michael Dobbin and Peter Kambasis ("The Carbon Freeze Sequence") Runner up: Dave Frear ("Star Wars: The Cantina") Best Storyline (Jedi) Winner: John Meins ("The Lucas Paradox") Runner up: "unknown by article creator - please update" Best Use of Characters (Jedi) Winner: Dan Masen ("Star Wars: The Phantom Medallists") Runner up: Paul Rowley and John Collier ("Star Wars : Saturday Night At-At The Movies") Best Creativity (Padawn) Winner: Ben Crane ("Star Wars: The Ultimate Mission") Runner up: "unknown by article creator - please update" Best Storyline (Padawan) Winner: Toby Manhire ("Honey I Shrunk The Star Wars") Runner up: "unknown

neg: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith considered the film to be the best of the prequel trilogy, with a few even calling it the best of the entire "Star Wars" saga. A. O. Scott of "The New York Times" concluded that it was "the best of the four episodes Mr. Lucas has directed", and equal to "The Empire Strikes Back" as "the richest and most challenging movie in the cycle". In a 2007 summary of the on Rotten Tomatoes, "Revenge of the Sith" was placed 51 out of 100, making it the only "Star Wars" prequel film to earn a rank on that list. Jonathan Rosenbaum,

neg: Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon 14 combat-filled missions interweaving the movie storylines with all new plot twists." In their announcement, THQ said the game was scheduled for release in the summer of 2003. In July, the company announced that the release date had been pushed back to September 2003. The game was, however, not released until November 21, 2003. Tiffany Ternan, senior vice president of North American sales and distribution at THQ, said they were "extremely pleased to be publishing the latest "Star Wars" videogame for Game Boy Advance. The broad appeal of the "Star Wars" franchise makes it a great addition to our leading

neg: Star Wars sources and analogues Star Wars sources and analogues The "Star Wars" science fiction media franchise is acknowledged to have been inspired by many sources. These include southern and eastern Asian religions, Qigong, philosophy, classical mythology, Roman history, Zoroastrianism, parts of the Abrahamic religions, Confucianism, Shintō and Taoism, and countless cinematic precursors. Creator George Lucas stated "Most of the spiritual reality in the movie[s] is based on a synthesis of all religions. A synthesis through history; the way man has perceived the unknown and the great mystery and tried to deal with that or dealing with it". It is also speculated that "Star Wars"

neg: Rey (Star Wars) with plus the skill she must have acquired as a young actress coming up in England", later adding "It's hard to imagine what the movie—and the sequels to come—might have been if they'd cast the wrong person, but here Daisy Ridley is in all her unassuming glory, and all's right with the galaxy". Adam Howard of "MSNBC" stated that "one of the most pleasant surprises of the film has been the strength of its lead female character", adding that some have likened Rey to a "new feminist icon". Relatedly, Emily Rome of "HitFix" argued that Rey is "everything we wanted

neg: Ralph Sall their cover of the Star Wars Theme. Sall has also written and produced songs for films, including the hit "Rollin’ With My Homies", co-written with Coolio, for the movie "Clueless" and "Words To Me", co-written with Sugar Ray, for the "Scooby Doo" movie. As the composer and executive music producer on Andrew Fleming’s "Hamlet 2", Sall wrote the majority of the music and performed the songs under his name. In addition to "Hamlet 2", Sall also collaborated with Fleming on the films "Nancy Drew", "The Craft", "Dick", and "Threesome". He wrote the music for Sony’s "The New Guy" and Warners’

neg: Star Wars: Empire published on 21 May 2003 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the "Star Wars" galaxy shortly before, and during the Battle of Yavin in "". Star Wars Empire: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell is a two-part story arc in the Star Wars: Empire series of comic books written by Paul Chadwick. The first issue was published on 23 July 2003 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the "Star Wars" galaxy one year before the Battle of Yavin in "" Star Wars Empire 13: What Sin Loyalty? is the 13th issue of the

neg: Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker wrote a novel called "Splinter of the Mind's Eye", which was originally commissioned by George Lucas for the purpose of being filmed as a low-budget sequel, as a fallback plan in the event that "Star Wars" did not do well. It was published in 1978, a year after the movie's release. This made it the first full-length original novel to be published in the Star Wars expanded universe. The next official novelization of a "Star Wars" movie was "The Empire Strikes Back" by Donald F. Glut in 1980. Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker Star Wars: From the

neg: Simultaneous release Staggering the release of each movie between the various release formats has been a cash cow for many years, and it might not be easy to dislodge that model because it is also very lucrative. Hollywood won't know the impact of simultaneous release until a studio tries it with a big-budget movie, such as a Star Wars sequel. But those movies do very well in the current window system, so it is unlikely that Warner Bros. would take a chance with one of them. What is likely to be seen instead is a further narrowing of the time between theatrical

neg: Star Wars video games Star Wars video games The "Star Wars" franchise has spawned over one hundred computer, video, and board games, dating back to some of the earliest home consoles. Some are based directly on movie material, while others rely heavily on the "Star Wars" expanded universe. The "Star Wars" games have gone through three significant development eras: The early licenced games, the games developed after the creation of Lucasarts, and the games created after the closure of Lucasart, whom were licensed to "EA Games", and include an "EA Star Wars" logo. The early licenced games are mostly retellings of the original trilogy

neg: Star Wars: Poe Dameron New Republic and the First Order are in a position of detente, and while there have been a few small skirmishes between the Resistance and the First Order, it's very much a sort of cold war." He compared the series to a starring Poe, and noted that "the "Star Wars" galaxy is a dangerous place, and the First Order isn't the only opponent Poe will face". Soule later elaborated: Soule said that the series would take advantage of the fact that the "Star Wars" fictional universe "is really flexible as far as what it can include ... there doesn't seem

neg: The Mandalorian Wars Rebels". And we are in ongoing conversations with them on what is the next Star Wars animated show." On November 9, 2017, it was announced that Disney and Lucasfilm were developing a new live-action "Star Wars" television series for Disney's then-unnamed upcoming streaming service. The announcement was made by Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger while on a quarterly earnings call with investors. On February 6, 2018, it was reported that Iger had revealed during another financial report conference call with investors that multiple "Star Wars" live-action series were actually in development by Disney saying, "We are

neg: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones tickets in the US in its initial theatrical run. Two novels based on the movie were published, a tie-in junior novel by Scholastic, and a novelization written by R. A. Salvatore, which includes some unique scenes. A four-issue comic book adaptation was written by Henry Gilroy and published by Dark Horse Comics. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the second installment of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy,

neg: Saving Star Wars Award, Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN 2005 Winner, Best Comedy, Melbourne Independent Film Festival, Melbourne, FL 2005 Winner, All-Time Highest Score, Audience Choice Awards Film Festival, Hobart, IN 2005 Winner, Best Comedy, Second Place, The Indie Gathering, Cleveland, OH 2005 Best Screenplay, London Science Fiction Film Festival 2005 Closing Night Selection, London Science Fiction Film Festival Saving Star Wars Saving Star Wars is a 2004 independent film by Woodworks Films that was written and produced by Gary Wood. The title is a play on the titles of the World War II movie "Saving Private Ryan" and "Star Wars". The first preview

neg: Star Wars trading card Star Wars trading card "Star Wars" trading card usually refers to a non-sport card themed after a Star Wars movie or television show. However a common colloquial reference to trading card can also include reference to stickers, wrappers, or caps (pog) often produced along the same theme. Usually produced as either promotional or collectible memorabilia relating to Star Wars, the cards can depict anything from screen still imagery to original art. In addition, there have been various companies that have issued promotional Star Wars trading cards that include reference to or information about that corresponding company. An avid collecting and

neg: Rogue One will have an opening crawl." Edwards explained that "The idea is this film is supposed to be different than the saga films," and that "This film is born out of a crawl. ... There's this feeling that if we did a crawl, then it'll create another movie." In November 2016, Kennedy confirmed that the film would not feature an opening crawl, instead beginning in "a way that is traditional, with just the title." At the 2016 [[Star Wars Celebration|"Star Wars" Celebration]], Edwards said the title had three meanings: "a military sign", referring to the [[Red Squadron]] from "A New Hope";

neg: Star Wars video games then "" released in 1999. In 2002, its sequel "" was released and gave players the first chance to experience advanced lightsaber duels, and it also detached itself from the usual idea of movie tie-ins. One year later, the last game in the "Jedi Knight" series, "" was released. Katarn is a former Imperial stormtrooper who joins the Rebellion and ultimately becomes a Jedi, a plot arc similar to that of Finn in the 2015 film "The Force Awakens". Compilaition(s): "Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit" (2005), "Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience" (2005), and "Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online

neg: Star Wars Kid Viewers were then invited to edit and enhance in their own way. Viewers would then send their own videos into the show, on which the best would be featured. The contest culminated with an appearance by "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, who presented his elaborate version of the video, enhanced by Industrial Light and Magic. In "Weird Al" Yankovic's "White and Nerdy" Yankovic is seen at one point as Star Wars Kid, flailing a lightsaber. In Kevin Smith's movie "Tusk", Wallace goes to Canada to try and meet Kill Bill Kid, a parody of Star Wars Kid. On the episode

neg: Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise, created by George Lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie. The saga quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. The first film was followed by two successful sequels, "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983); these three films constitute the original "Star Wars" trilogy. A prequel trilogy was released between 1999 and 2005, albeit to mixed reactions from critics and fans. Finally, a sequel trilogy to conclude the nine-episode saga began in 2015 with "". The first eight

neg: Saving Star Wars The film was shot in central Indiana, and shown at the "Star Wars" Celebration III convention in 2005 in a nearby IMAX theater. The original concept poster was designed by Associate Producer Josh Shanks and Travis Bow. Though a "Star Wars" fan as a child, life holds no magic or adventure for Woody Garrison (Joe Urban). Divorced and working two jobs to pay medical bills for his terminally ill son, "Star Wars" is now just a movie. Only at the request of his son (Scott Heffern II) does he set off with his childhood buddy, Hank (Jim Peterson), on a

neg: Trey Stokes O'Connor. Stokes is also a regular panelist on the podcast What Are You Doing, Movie? (formerly Down In Front), which produces alternative audio commentaries for films. Trey Stokes Trey Stokes (born 1960 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American filmmaker and puppeteer, best known for his "Star Wars" parody series "Pink Five", and his puppeteering work on various movie, TV, and motion-ride projects. Stokes majored in Cinema Production at the University of Southern California. After working as a puppeteer for several years, he was hired as the head puppeteer on the 1988 remake of "The Blob". This led to many other

neg: Style Wars album "Treading Water". Black Star used a clip from the movie in the intro to the song "Respiration" on the Black Star album. The Drum and Bass group Ganja Kru, composed of DJ Hype, DJ Zinc, and Pascal, used quotes from the movie in their song titled "Plague That Never Ends". Swedish band The Radio Dept. used audio samples from the film in their single "Never Follow Suit" from the album "Clinging to a Scheme". Style Wars Style Wars is an American 1983 documentary film on hip hop culture and its American roots, directed by Tony Silver and produced in