query: who played c3po in the original star wars

pos: Anthony Daniels Wars Weekends as he gave his "inside the saga" story. Daniels is an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center. Anthony Daniels Anthony Daniels (born 21 February 1946) is an English actor and mime artist. He is best known for playing C-3PO in the "Star Wars" film series. He is the only actor to have appeared in all of the major films in the series, as well as its many spin-offs (TV shows, video games, etc.). Daniels was the voice of Legolas in the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" (1978). He has appeared

pos: Monopoly Star Wars to build on the Monopoly franchise. Programmer Alexander G. M. Smith was in charge of software design for the rules engine. The 3D crew produced a sizzle reel to show Hasbro, and the project was approved. Anthony Daniels, who portrays the droid C3PO in the Star Wars films, contributed his writing skills to the game. During the development process, the "simple but effective dialog boxes and 2D board were replaced by fancy animations, sound effects, and speech". Due to the rushed development toward the end, certain features such as a user interface for trading immunities and futures was left out,

pos: Star Wars (film) Star Wars (film) Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first film in the original "Star Wars" trilogy and the beginning of the "Star Wars" franchise. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew, the film focuses on the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia (Fisher), and its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire's space station, the Death Star. "Star Wars" was released

pos: Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Lucasfilms, and edited by the Boston Museum of Science was published by National Geographic in October 2005. The book's introduction is by Anthony Daniels who played the famous character C-3PO in the Star Wars saga. The book mainly discusses the same themes and concepts as covered by the traveling exhibition. A second edition of the book was released in September 2006. The final venue of the tour was announced in Spring 2013. Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination "Star Wars": Where Science Meets Imagination is a traveling exhibition created by the Museum of Science, Boston, featuring props and costumes used

pos: Star Wars Holiday Special reception, both by "Star Wars" fans and the general public. Anthony Daniels, in a documentary promoting the worldwide tour of "Star Wars: In Concert", notes with a laugh that the "Star Wars" universe includes "The horrible "Holiday Special" that nobody talks about". Nathan Rabin of "The A.V. Club" wrote, "I'm not convinced the special wasn’t ultimately written and directed by a sentient bag of cocaine." George Lucas did not have significant involvement with the film's production and was reportedly unhappy with the results; however, Patty Maloney, who played Lumpy, stated in 2008 that Lucas was sent dailies of each day's

neg: Chris Cross (magician) challenges, including proving he was faster than Sugar Ray Leonard, with Leonard saying "You're too Fast for me, Chris!" and challenging Jeremy Bulloch who played Boba Fett in the original "Star Wars" trilogy to chain him up. Cross escaped, claiming "I Escaped from the Greatest Bounty Hunter in the Galaxy!" Cross then went on to Challenge former Green Cross Code Man, David Prowse who played Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy too, saying he wanted to prove the Force was stronger with him than Vader. He demonstrated some 'mind control' appearing card tricks to Prowse, who said "The

neg: Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition a few exceptions, such as Ord Mantell's placement in the Outer Rim region instead of the Mid Rim. The game can be played with standard Risk rules or Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition rules When playing by the Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition rules, each of the three factions has its own victory condition. The Empire must eliminate all Rebel forces. The Rebel Alliance must find and destroy the Emperor, who will be hidden under one of the Imperial Bases. The Hutts must take control of 10 out of the 13 designated resource planets on the board. The moment one

neg: Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars announced at Comic-Con International 2013. Povenmire said, "May The 'Ferb' Be With You and with all of us who for decades have dreamt of a chance to work with the great characters and stories of Star Wars." None of the original "Star Wars" actors reprised their roles for this special. Voice actor Christopher Corey Smith voiced Luke Skywalker as well the Toydarian, Blatto, the son of Watto from ""; actor Ross Marquand played Han Solo; voice actress April Winchell played Princess Leia; writer Eddie Pittman provided one line as Darth Vader; regular Perry the Platypus voice actor Dee Bradley Baker

neg: I Am Your Father I Am Your Father I Am Your Father is a 2015 Spanish documentary film written and directed by Toni Bestard "()" and Marcos Cabotá "()". The film deals with actor David Prowse many years after he played the role of Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. David Prowse is a bodybuilder and actor who famously portrayed the role of Darth Vader in "Star Wars", "The Empire Strikes Back", and "Return of the Jedi". Unlike most of the other "Star Wars" stars, however, he is relatively obscure, since James Earl Jones dubbed Vader's voice and Sebastian Shaw portrayed an

neg: Peter Mayhew role of Chewbacca was stand up. Mayhew has played Chewbacca in five "Star Wars" films: the original trilogy ("Star Wars", "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi"), "" and "". He played the role in the 1978 television film "Star Wars Holiday Special" and in an appearance on "The Muppet Show". He also recorded dialogue for the "" finale episode "Wookiee Hunt". Mayhew plays the role in commercials and hospital appearances for sick children and has made numerous appearances as Chewbacca outside the "Star Wars" films. Mayhew as Chewbacca was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the

neg: Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular Ren. The trench run attacks on the Death Star and Starkiller Base are then played out as the finale sequence. The show concludes with a montage of all eight original "Star Wars" film poster art collaged across the Chinese Theater. Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular (known as Star Wars: A Galactic Celebration in Walt Disney Studios Park) is a nighttime show at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World and Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris. The show is based on the "Star Wars" film series and features fireworks, projection mapping, fire, lasers, fog

neg: Star Wars Holiday Special Star Wars Holiday Special The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 American musical science fiction television film set in the "Star Wars" galaxy. It stars the original film's main cast, Chewbacca's family, and introduces Boba Fett, who would appear in later films. It is the first official "Star Wars" spin-off film and was directed by Steve Binder. In the storyline that ties the special together, following the events of the original film, Chewbacca and Han Solo attempt to visit the Wookiee home world to celebrate "Life Day". They are pursued by agents of the Galactic Empire, who are searching

neg: From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga of Northern California for the Endor scenes, the filming of the speeder bike chase sequence, and the creation of the various alien languages and the songs "Lapti Nek" as performed by the character Sy Snootles and the Ewok celebration song at the end of the film. It also includes footage from the original deleted scene from "Star Wars" featuring Han Solo's meeting with Jabba the Hutt, who was then played by Irish actor Declan Mulholland (the scene was later restored for the 1997 Special Edition of "Star Wars" in which a CGI Jabba was superimposed over Mulholland and his dialogue

neg: Kenner Products Park III" to their "Star Wars" design team, who scaled the humans to be in size with "Star Wars" figures, and made the style of the toys similar to the ones from "". In 2010, Hasbro began releasing modern "Star Wars" action figures with packaging reminiscent of the original Kenner 1978-1984 Star Wars product line. Star Wars: The Vintage Collection is composed of new highly pose-able figures, with screen-accurate likenesses. Hasbro had done this twice before, with the 2004 "vintage" Original Trilogy Collection and the 2006-2007 "vintage" Saga Collection, but this is the first time that their Star Wars line

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series) disclosed that each planet in the "Star Wars" galaxy would have its own theme music. The episode Mr. Rigler performed on was based on Bulgarian music and played on Uilleann pipes. Kevin Kiner composed the original score for each episode. Stuart Snyder, who oversaw Cartoon Network and other Turner Broadcasting System cable networks from 2007 to 2014, said he became interested in the new "Clone Wars" series immediately upon starting the job in May 2007. Snyder flew out to San Francisco, California to screen several episodes, and told Lucas the only place he wanted to see the show was on

neg: Ewan McGregor cast as the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in "" (1999); the character was originally played by Sir Alec Guinness in the first "Star Wars" trilogy. While the prequels received criticism from some "Star Wars" fans, McGregor's performance was well received. He reprised the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for the subsequent prequels "" (2002) and "" (2005). His uncle, Denis Lawson, had played Wedge Antilles in the original trilogy. McGregor starred in "Moulin Rouge!" (2001) as the young poet Christian, who falls in love with the terminally-ill courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman). He starred alongside Renée Zellweger in "Down With Love" (2003). He

neg: Lewis MacLeod (actor) - released in 1999 His acting credits include "16 Years of Alcohol" and "The Purifiers" directed by Richard Jobson as well as "Happy Holidays" and "Terri McIntyre" for BBC Scotland. MacLeod worked for a while with the "Star Wars" universe: He reprised his role as Sebulba in the video games: "", "", "Star Wars Racer Revenge" and "" via uncredited archived sounds and also played Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi in the video games: "","" and "", a role previously played by Alec Guinness in the Star Wars Original Trilogy and later by fellow Scottish actor Ewan McGregor in the Star

neg: Robert Watts and producer on "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". He also worked on other Steven Spielberg-presented productions including as producer on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "", and with Spielberg's long-term producer Frank Marshall on Marshall's second feature as director, "Alive". His half brother is Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. Robert Watts Robert Watts (born 23 May 1938) is a British film producer who is best known for his involvement with the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" film series. Watts began working in the film

neg: Anthony Daniels He was a member of the BBC's Radio Drama Company and speaks fluent French. Daniels has played C-3PO in all of the "Star Wars" feature films from the original installment in the series, as both the body and voice of the golden droid. Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 in the series until his death in 2016, revealed that he and Daniels did not get along. In "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", he wore a blue Spandex costume so that during editing of the movie his body could be turned into many different wires and circuits. Daniels has reprised

neg: Star Wars: Rebellion (board game) NAILS it". Star Wars: Rebellion (board game) Star Wars: Rebellion is an asymmetrical strategy board game created by Corey Konieczka and published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2016 inspired by the Star Wars Original trilogy. Players control either the Galactic Empire, who seek to find the Rebel Alliance base and destroy it, or the Rebel Alliance, who seek to avoid detection by the Galactic Empire while attempting sabotage against the Galactic Empire. Star Wars: Rebellion lets players reenact the epic struggle between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire. Players take control of iconic characters from the Star Wars saga,

neg: Star Wars: Rebellion (board game) Star Wars: Rebellion (board game) Star Wars: Rebellion is an asymmetrical strategy board game created by Corey Konieczka and published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2016 inspired by the Star Wars Original trilogy. Players control either the Galactic Empire, who seek to find the Rebel Alliance base and destroy it, or the Rebel Alliance, who seek to avoid detection by the Galactic Empire while attempting sabotage against the Galactic Empire. Star Wars: Rebellion lets players reenact the epic struggle between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire. Players take control of iconic characters from the Star Wars saga, sending them

neg: Rob Kaz 2008. Kaz is licensed to paint Disney and Star Wars based paintings. Star Wars creator George Lucas purchased some of Kaz's original Star Wars paintings. His artwork was on display at a gallery in Austin, Texas which featured Muppet-themed artworks. Kaz's work was featured at Disney's inaugural event Epcot International Festival Of The Arts at Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida. Kaz is recognized for his original character named Beauregard "Beau" who is a tiny green frog. His collection of art called “Friends Along the Way” features Beau the frog who meets many other original characters through his adventures. Rob Kaz

neg: David Prowse in comparison to the original trilogy". In July 2007, Prowse joined many others from the "Star Wars" films for the first ever Star Wars Celebration event held outside the United States. It was run by Lucasfilm Ltd. and the Cards Inc. Group, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. The occasion was to mark the 30th anniversary of "Star Wars". Prowse played a cameo role in the Star Wars fan films "Order of the Sith: Vengeance" and its sequel "Downfall" – "Order of the Sith", alongside Jeremy Bulloch and Michael Sheard. These fan films were made in Britain in support

neg: Star Wars Customizable Card Game "virtual cards" that are released online in PDF format, and can then be printed and played with. "SW:CCG" can also be played online: Holotable.com is the official Player Committee platform. "Star Wars CCG" was first released in December 1995 after game play rights were purchased from a game designer. Over the years, Decipher added 11 full expansions to the original card base, as well as numerous smaller expansions, special purpose sets, and promotional releases. The last set, Theed Palace, was offered in the fall of 2001. The game spanned all of the classic "Star Wars" trilogy ("A New Hope", "The

neg: Colin Skeaping Colin Skeaping Colin Skeaping (born 18 June 1944) is a stuntman with a long career in Hollywood stunts. He was the stunt double for Mark Hamill's role as Luke Skywalker in all three original Star Wars films. He was also a stunt double in other noteworthy film series such as the James Bond and Superman movies. Skeaping was Mark Hamill's stunt double for Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. In addition to his stunt work, he also played a Death Star trooper in Star Wars and a gunner for the second Death Star in Return

neg: Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts and TT Games Publishing. It was released on 11 September 2006. Part of the "Lego Star Wars" series, it is based on the "Star Wars" science fiction media franchise and Lego Group's "Star Wars"-themed toy line. It follows the events of the "Star Wars" films "Star Wars", "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". The game allows players to assume the roles of over 50 Lego versions of characters from

neg: Star Wars Battlefront (2015 video game) praised its gameplay, visuals, musical scores and high production values, but criticized its lack of content on both single and multiplayer modes. More than 14 million copies have been shipped. A sequel, "Star Wars Battlefront II", released on November 17, 2017. "Star Wars Battlefront" is an action game played from either a first-person or third-person view; players can switch views whenever desired, similar to previous games, except when controlling "hero" characters or their personal guards. Players traverse planets from the original "Star Wars" trilogy, such as Endor, Hoth, Tatooine, Bespin, and Sullust, as well as the planet of Jakku from

neg: Bad Penny (TV series) regular troupe of actors who played different parts each episode, including "That's Life!"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Adrian Mills, "Coronation Street"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Martin Hancock and character actor Rusty Goffe who appeared in the original "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" as an Oompa-Loompa, and the original "Star Wars" as a Jawa and a Droid. Goffe, coincidentally enough, played Goober in "Stupid!", another CBBC show written by Dean Wilkinson. Series 1 was directed by Graeme Harper, who directed 1980s episodes of "Doctor Who" as well as episodes of the 2006 series featuring David Tennant. Bad Penny (TV series) Bad Penny was a CBBC sitcom written by

neg: Star Wars Holiday Special speech and sings a song in celebration. Chewie remembers his adventures during the events of the original film. Finally, the Wookiee family sits around a table and bows their heads. Kenny Baker, who played in the films, was not involved in the special. The droid was performed entirely by a radio-controlled unit, operated by Mick Garris (Lucas's receptionist). In the credits, R2-D2 is credited by announcer Art James as playing himself. Because James Earl Jones was originally uncredited in "Star Wars", the special marked the first time he was credited as the voice of Darth Vader. Malla's mask was repurposed

neg: Chris Cross (magician) session and a re-union of the cast including actors: Tim Healy, Chris Beattie, Greg McClane, Val McLane (Sister of Jimmy Nail),Charlie Richmond, Charlie Hardwick & other cast members. The event raised £2,000 for local charities. In May 2017, Cross staged "An Evening with The Bounty Hunter" featuring actor Jeremy Bulloch who played the part of Boba Fett in the original Star Wars Trilogy, most notably in the Empire Strikes Back Movie. Jeremy appeared on the "Evening with" show in Newcastle, which consisted of a screening of a Star Wars film, as well as a Q&A with Jeremy in front of

neg: Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars to "Star Trek". "It was "Star Wars" that thrust "Star Trek" into the people of Paramount's consciousness" Shatner stated. The documentary "Trek Nation" features interviews where both Lucas and Roddenberry praise each other's respective franchises, with the former stating that "Star Trek" was an influence while writing the original screenplay for "Star Wars". He explained that while both franchises were so "far out", "Star Trek" produced a fanbase that "softened up the entertainment arena" so that "Star Wars" could "come along and stand on its shoulders." This is also acknowledged by Shatner, who went as far as to call "Star

neg: Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition is a commercial strategic board game, produced by Parker Brothers, a division of Hasbro. It is a variation of the classic board game Risk, with the rules and appearance altered to fit within the fictional Star Wars universe, during the Galactic Civil War (Episodes 4, 5, and 6) period. It was released in November 2006, almost two years after the release of Unlike the generic armies differentiated only by their colour in the classic game of Risk, in the Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition there are three distinct

neg: Star Trek: Planet of the Titans successful so soon after "Star Wars" because the fans would not pay to see two science fiction films. Kaufmann later claimed that Paramount had attributed the cancellation to the success of "Star Wars" at the box office, but as "Titans" was cancelled prior to "Star Wars" release the box office could not have played a factor. Diller stated that it was cancelled because both treatments felt forced and different from the episodes of "The Original Series". He instead suggested that they returned to the series format and therefore moved forward with a project that would become the never-completed "" TV

neg: J. J. Abrams with many critics considering it a remake that is also a sequel. Despite the strong box office, and acceptance from the critics. The reaction of creator of "Star Wars", George Lucas, towards J. J. Abrams's "Star Wars" was similar to the one Nicholas Meyer would later express towards J. J. Abrams's "Star Trek" sequel, Lucas found himself agreeing with the critics who perceived "The Force Awakens" as too derivative of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, particularly the original film. During an interview with talk show host and journalist Charlie Rose that aired on December 24, 2015, Lucas likened his decision

neg: Star Wars (film) adapted by E. Jack Kaplan and Cheryl Gard. An audio CD boxed set of the "Star Wars" radio series was released in 1993, containing the original 1981 radio drama along with the radio adaptations of the sequels, "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". Footnotes Citations Star Wars (film) Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first film in the original "Star Wars" trilogy and the beginning of the "Star Wars" franchise. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison

neg: Star Wars (radio) two special sets of Topps trading cards were released called "Star Wars Illustrated", which featured illustrations of scenes from the first "Star Wars" radio drama. The Topps artwork was also used to illustrate two collectors' editions of the Original Radio Drama released at the same time by HighBridge Audiobooks. In July 1981, the "Star Wars" radio adaptation was broadcast by BBC Radio 1. Star Wars (radio) An expanded radio dramatization of the original "Star Wars" trilogy was produced in 1981, 1983, and 1996. The first two radio series, based on "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back", were produced and

neg: Star Wars Holiday Special from a Chewbacca mask from the original film. The names of Chewbacca's family were later explained to have been nicknames, their full names being Mallatobuck (Malla), Attichitcuk (Itchy), and Lumpawarrump or Lumpawaroo (Lumpy). While outlining the original "Star Wars" and planning its potential sequels, Lucas imagined a "film just about Wookiees, nothing else." After the original film's success, its cast made a few appearances on TV variety shows. According to Charles Lippincott, who was head of marketing of the Star Wars Corporation, CBS brought the idea of doing a TV special to him and Lucas, although there is some internal

neg: Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars of sequels are set to follow. A new television series based in the original timeline, subtitled "", serving as a prequel to the original series, debuted on CBS All Access, an online streaming platform, in 2017. "Star Wars" picked up from where "Return of the Jedi" left off, with "" the first in the new trilogy, and "" following two years later. Additionally, more spin-off media is also underway after the debut of "Star Wars Rebels", a television series set in between the "Star Wars" prequels and the original trilogy, and an anthology of stand-alone "Star Wars" films, starting with

neg: Anthony Daniels the role for various promotional work such as hosting "The Making of Star Wars", "Star Wars Connections" and "The Science of Star Wars"; for appearances on "The Muppet Show", "Sesame Street" and an anti-smoking public service announcement; the "Star Wars Holiday Special"; in advertising for "Star Wars" licensed products such as Kenner toys; and even a breakfast cereal based on the character. Daniels voiced C-3PO in the "Star Wars" radio serial based on the original trilogy. He is the only cast member of the original "Star Wars" trilogy to voice his character in all three parts of NPR's dramatisations of

neg: Star Wars (soundtrack) Star Wars (soundtrack) Star Wars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 1977 film "Star Wars", composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Williams' score for "Star Wars" was recorded over eight sessions at Anvil Studios in Denham, England on March 5, 8–12, 15 and 16, 1977. The score was orchestrated by Williams's frequent associate Herbert W. Spencer, who also later orchestrated the scores for "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". The score was recorded by engineer Eric Tomlinson and edited by Kenneth Wannberg, and the scoring sessions

neg: From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, with particular emphasis on the final film, "Return of the Jedi". Narrated by actor Mark Hamill, the documentary was written by Richard Schickel who had written the previous television documentaries "The Making of Star Wars" (1977) and "" (1980). The documentary is primarily a look at the making of the film "Return of the Jedi",

neg: From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga YouTube channel. From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, with particular emphasis on the final film, "Return of the Jedi". Narrated by actor Mark Hamill, the documentary was written by Richard Schickel who had written the previous television documentaries "The Making of Star Wars" (1977) and "" (1980). The documentary is primarily a look at the making of the film "Return of

neg: Star Wars Trilogy Star Wars Trilogy The "Star Wars" Trilogy, often colloquially referred to as the original trilogy, is the first set of three films produced in the "Star Wars" franchise, an American space opera created by George Lucas. It was produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by 20th Century Fox, and consisted of the original "Star Wars" film (1977), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983). The original trilogy would be followed by a prequel trilogy between 1999 and 2005, and a sequel trilogy between 2015 and 2019. Collectively, they have been referred to as the "Skywalker saga"

neg: C-3PO in post-production. For "Episode II", Daniels requested to take over the puppeteering duties, but these scenes were later deleted. In Episodes "II" to "VIII" and "Rogue One", Daniels both wore the costume and provided the voice. Daniels also played C-3PO in the live-action segments of "Star Wars Holiday Special", while only voicing the character in the animated portion. He also voiced C-3PO in the four "Star Wars" animated series "", "", "" and "Star Wars Rebels" as well as in the radio drama adaptations of the original trilogy. He reprised his role in "The Lego Movie", where C-3PO has a

neg: R2-D2 purposes and was mounted behind the pilot directed upward. R2-D2 R2-D2 (), or Artoo-Detoo, is a fictional robot character in the "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas. A small astromech droid, R2-D2 is a major character and appears in nine out of the ten "Star Wars" films to date. Throughout the course of the films, R2 is a friend to C-3PO, Padmé Amidala, Anakin Skywalker, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi in various points in the saga. English actor Kenny Baker played R2-D2 in all three original "Star Wars" films, and received billing credit for the character in

neg: R2-D2 R2-D2 R2-D2 (), or Artoo-Detoo, is a fictional robot character in the "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas. A small astromech droid, R2-D2 is a major character and appears in nine out of the ten "Star Wars" films to date. Throughout the course of the films, R2 is a friend to C-3PO, Padmé Amidala, Anakin Skywalker, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi in various points in the saga. English actor Kenny Baker played R2-D2 in all three original "Star Wars" films, and received billing credit for the character in the prequel trilogy, where Baker's role was reduced, as

neg: Star Wars Infinities Star Wars Infinities Star Wars Infinities is a graphic novel trilogy published by Dark Horse Comics from 2002 to 2004. It tells a non-canon alternate version of each film in the original "Star Wars" trilogy in which a point of divergence occurs and changes the outcome of the story. Each individual "Infinities" story is unrelated to the others and is set within the timeline of their original film. Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope is a 2002 three-part story arc in the "Star Wars Infinities" series of comic books. It is an extended alternate ending of the 1977 film "Star

neg: Star Wars (UK comics) Wars Comic" began publication, the title featured comic strips re-printed from Dark Horse comics, including the following publications; Each issue later featured new and exclusive comic strips. Below is a list of stories featured across volumes five and six of "Star Wars Comic": On 28 October 2010, Titan Comics launched a second "Star Wars" magazine named Star Wars Galaxy. It was very similar to the original style of Titan's primary "Star Wars" comic, which underwent a change in 2008 for its fifth volume, with "Galaxy" typically featuring three strips per issue, reprinted from original US comics. Occasionally, "Star Wars Galaxy"

neg: Boba Fett band of bounty hunters, who are in the court of Jabba the Hutt, to capture the pilot who destroyed the Death Star. In the 2015 "Star Wars" comic, Fett discovers the identity of the pilot and tells Darth Vader, who realizes Luke Skywalker is his son. Fett also appears in "Star Wars Battlefront". In early 2013, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the development of a "Star Wars" spin-off film written by Simon Kinberg, which "Entertainment Weekly" reported would focus on Boba Fett during the original trilogy. In mid-2014, Josh Trank was officially announced as the director of an undisclosed spin-off

neg: Monopoly Star Wars Monopoly Star Wars Monopoly Star Wars is the 1997 Monopoly franchise Star Wars video game based on the board game and set in the Star Wars fictional universe. It is one of many "Monopoly" video game adaptions. The game was developed by Artech Digital Entertainment and published by Hasbro Interactive. It was released exclusively for Microsoft Windows computers. The game employs the same basic ruleset of traditional Monopoly gameplay, but the "Star Wars" theme includes famous characters and locales in place of the original game pieces and properties. The gameplay closely resembles that of the original source material. Players begin

neg: Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game) single-player story mode, a customizable character class system, and content based on "The Force Awakens" and "The Last Jedi" movies. It also features vehicles and locations from the original, prequel, and sequel "Star Wars" movie trilogies. It also features heroes and villains that can be played based on characters from the "Star Wars" movies; the hero roster includes Luke Skywalker (Matthew Mercer), Leia Organa (Misty Lee), Han Solo (John Armstrong), Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams), Yoda (Tom Kane), and Rey (Daisy Ridley), while the villain roster includes Darth Vader (Matt Sloan), Emperor Palpatine (Sam Witwer), Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison),

neg: Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars "Star Wars". According to him, ""Star Trek" had relationships and conflict among the relationships and stories that involved humanity and philosophical questions." Shatner believes that "Star Wars" was only better than "Star Trek" in terms of special effects, and that once J.J. Abrams became involved, "Star Trek" was able to "supersede "Star Wars" on every level". Tim Russ, who played Tuvok on "", claims that it is difficult to find common enough elements to be able to compare the two. Among those common elements are their similar settings of unique characters and technologies. He echoed Shatner that "Star Trek" reflects

neg: Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon film and listening to the explosions and laser fire just puts us there in the Star Wars universe." Like Harris, Zacarias also criticized the game's rendition of the main "Star Wars" theme, stating that it sounds nothing like the original. Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon is a video game based on the events of the original "Star Wars" trilogy of films, developed by British company Pocket Studios. Published by THQ for the Game Boy Advance, the game lets the player pilot various space ships in the battles against the antagonistic Galactic Empire. The

neg: Star Wars expanded to other media Star Wars expanded to other media "Star Wars" expanded to other media includes all "Star Wars" fictional material produced by Lucasfilm or officially licensed by it outside of the original "Star Wars" films and television series. Intended as an enhancement to and extension of the theatrical films produced by George Lucas, the spin-off material was moderated by Lucasfilm, and Lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. This includes an array of derivative "Star Wars" works produced in conjunction with, between, and after the original trilogy (1977–1983), prequel trilogy (1999–2005), and sequel trilogy

neg: Jabba the Hutt Jabba the Hutt Jabba Desilijic Tiure, commonly known as Jabba the Hutt, is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas. He is a large, slug-like alien known as a Hutt who, like many others of his species, operates as a powerful crime lord within the galaxy. In the original theatrical releases of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, Jabba the Hutt first appeared in "Return of the Jedi" (1983), though he is mentioned in "Star Wars" (1977) and "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), and a previously deleted scene involving Jabba the Hutt was added to the

neg: Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars Babylon and its mythic folklore. The Klingons and their warrior culture are a representation of the 12th-century Mongols. Much of "Star Wars" story plots and character developments are based on ancient history, including classical Greece and Rome, such as the fall of the Old Republic in "Star Wars", followed by the rise of the Galactic Empire, which parallels the fall of the ancient Roman Republic followed by the rise of the Roman Empire. A 1983 documentary on the making of "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" was hosted by Leonard Nimoy, who also made mention of Lucas's original

neg: Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Star Wars II" were later compiled in "", developed by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts. "The Complete Saga" incorporated improvements from the sequel into the original game, and expanded the Mos Eisley cantina to allow access to both games' levels. It was created for Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and DS. It was released on 6 November 2007. Upon release, "Lego Star Wars II" was positively received by critics, who praised its portrayal of the films' characters and events. "Nintendo Power" staff writer Chris Shepperd claimed that "[t]he adorable LEGO adaptations also led to some hilarious story moments:

neg: Changes in Star Wars re-releases Changes in Star Wars re-releases Changes in "Star Wars" re-releases vary from minor differences in color timing, audio mixing, and take choices to major insertions of new visual effects, additions of characters and dialogue, scene expansions, and replacement of original cast members with newer ones. Though changes were also made to the prequel trilogy, the original trilogy saw the most alteration. Dissatisfied with the original theatrical cuts of the original "Star Wars" film, "The Empire Strikes Back", and "Return of the Jedi", creator George Lucas altered the films in an attempt to achieve the ideal versions that he could not

neg: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (project) Darth Vader's history and development as a character and offer illumination into other characters from "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope", "Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back", and "Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi". Ultimately, Starkiller sacrifices his life to save the leaders of the new Rebel Alliance; they honor him by adopting his family's crest as their symbol. In the sequel the players controls a clone of Starkiller, who has memories of the original Starkiller. The game ends on a cliffhanger where Starkiller captures Darth Vader and intends to bring him

neg: Mayored to the Mob book series "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", as well as a Borg and Geordi La Forge from "Star Trek". When Comic Book Guy meets a girl with similar interests to him at the convention, Alexander Courage's piece "Under the Spell" from the original "Star Trek" pilot "" is played. A booth for the comic book "Roswell, Little Green Man" is seen at the convention; the comic was published by Groening's Bongo Comics Group. The episode contains multiple references to "Star Wars", the film series in which Hamill starred. Throughout the episode, Hamill wears the costume of his "Star Wars" character

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: Star Wars: Assault on Hoth Wars" license. Other products included "" and its supplement books, the "Star Wars Miniatures Game", and additional board games such "Star Wars: Star Warriors", "Star Wars: Escape from the Death Star", and "Star Wars: Battle for Endor", among others. "Star Wars: Assault on Hoth" is played on a hex grid using cardboard pieces that represent the various Rebel and Imperial soldiers and vehicles that participated in the Battle of Hoth. These include Rebel light and heavy infantry, Imperial snowtrooper light and heavy infantry, AT-ST and AT-AT walkers, laser towers, and snowspeeder aircraft. The game is played using a deck of

neg: Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition The Death Star is a special Imperial unit that can protect your own planets from attack, and destroy other planets. Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition is a commercial strategic board game, produced by Parker Brothers, a division of Hasbro. It is a variation of the classic board game Risk, with the rules and appearance altered to fit within the fictional Star Wars universe, during the Galactic Civil War (Episodes 4, 5, and 6) period. It was released in November 2006, almost two years after the release of Unlike the generic armies differentiated only

neg: Star Wars (radio) Star Wars (radio) An expanded radio dramatization of the original "Star Wars" trilogy was produced in 1981, 1983, and 1996. The first two radio series, based on "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back", were produced and broadcast by National Public Radio (NPR) as part of "NPR Playhouse". A dramatization of "Return of the Jedi" was produced by most of the same team and also broadcast on NPR. The radio serials were made with the full cooperation of George Lucas, who, in exchange for a dollar each, sold the rights to KUSC-FM, the public radio affiliate at his alma mater,

neg: Star Wars Lucasfilm announced the creation of the "Star Wars Legends" brand. Although Thrawn had been designated a "Legends" character in 2014, he was reintroduced into the canon in the 2016 third season of "Rebels", with Zahn returning to write more novels based in the character, and set in the new canon. Marvel Comics published a "Star Wars" comic book series from 1977 to 1986. Original "Star Wars" comics were serialized in the Marvel magazine "Pizzazz" between 1977 and 1979. The 1977 installments were the first original "Star Wars" stories not directly adapted from the films to appear in print form, as

neg: Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle was produced by John Berkey, the noted science fiction artist who designed some of the earliest poster art for the original 1977 film, "Star Wars". Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle is a shoot 'em up video game published by Parker Brothers in 1983 for the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and Atari 8-bit family. In 1984 it was published for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. It was one of the earliest "Star Wars"-related video games, following "" in 1982 and alongside Atari's 1983 "Star Wars" arcade game. It was first video game based

neg: Star Wars Trilogy Arcade Star Wars Trilogy Arcade Star Wars Trilogy Arcade is an arcade game released in 1998. The game is a 3D rail shooter based on the original trilogy of "Star Wars" films and was released along with the special editions of these films. Accompanied by the "Star Wars Trilogy" pinball game, it is the second in Sega's "Star Wars Arcade" series; it is preceded by 1993's "Star Wars Arcade" and followed by 2000's "Star Wars Racer Arcade". The gameplay has two main themes: reenactments from each of the first three "Star Wars" movies, consisting of two missions each; and two boss

neg: Star Wars Gangsta Rap "Straight Outta Lynwood". An unofficial sequel, "Star Wars Gangsta Rap 2", featuring far more explicit lyrics was made, followed by "Star Wars Gangsta Rap 3". Both were made incorporating references to the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy. In November 2009, an official sequel, "Star Wars Gangsta Rap: Chronicles", was released on Atom.com. Star Wars Gangsta Rap The "Star Wars Gangsta Rap" is a parody song based on the original "Star Wars" trilogy. The song was later popularized as a Flash animated music video and was the first winner of the Audience Choice Award in the Lucasfilm-sponsored Official Star Wars Fan Film

neg: LucasArts began during his management, like "Star Wars Republic Commando" and "Star Wars Battlefront". In 2002, LucasArts recognized that the over-reliance on Star Wars was reducing the quality of its output, and announced that future releases would be at least 50% non-Star Wars-related. However, many of the original titles were either unsuccessful or even cancelled before release, and since then LucasArts again had mainly Star Wars titles in production. Also in 2002, LucasArts released a compilation CD filled with music from their past games. The album is titled "The Best of LucasArts Original Soundtracks" and features music from the "Monkey Island"

neg: Star Wars comics regular artist of the title starting with #71 (May 1983). As of 1984, the "Star Wars" series was primarily written by Jo Duffy, and art for the final year-and-a-half of the series was by Cynthia Martin. Original "Star Wars" comics were also serialized in the Marvel magazine "Pizzazz" between 1977 and 1979. The 1977 installments were the first original "Star Wars" stories not directly adapted from the films to appear in print form, as they preceded those of the "Star Wars" comic series. The first story arc, titled "The Keeper's World", was by Thomas, Chaykin, and Tony DeZuniga, and was

neg: Star Wars comics and the ongoing canon simply branded as "Star Wars" consisting on all works published after April 2014. Formerly branded as part of the " Star Wars Expanded Universe" or the "Expanded Universe", which was used to brand everything besides the films, the "Star Wars" comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film Star Wars. An eponymous series by Marvel Comics began in 1977 with a six-issue comic adaptation of the original film and ran for 107 issues and three "Annual"s until 1986, featuring stories happening between the original trilogy films, adapting "The

neg: The Empire Strikes Back of the music as their master. In 1993, 20th Century Fox Film Scores released a special boxed set of four compact discs: the "Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology". This anthology included the film scores of all three members of the original "Star Wars Trilogy" in separate CDs, even though there was significant overlap between the three (such as the "Star Wars" theme music). In 1997, the record company RCA Victor released a definitive two-CD set to accompany the publications of all three of the Special Editions of the films of the "Star Wars Trilogy". This original limited-edition set

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: Cutbacks of the character Chewbacca. In this episode, the "TGS" crew tells Liz "Do something Liz, you're our only hope", in regards to the cutbacks. This line was said by Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" movies, in which she was played by actress Carrie Fisher, who guest-starred in the season two episode "Rosemary's Baby". Tina Fey, a fan of "Star Wars" herself, said that the weekly "Star Wars" joke or reference "started happening organically" when the crew realized that they had a "Star Wars" reference "in almost every show". Fey said that from then on "it became a thing where

neg: Jyn Erso Jyn Erso Jyn Erso is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise, portrayed by English actress Felicity Jones in the 2016 film "Rogue One". Jyn is a former criminal who aids the Rebel Alliance in a desperate attempt to steal the plans to the Death Star, a powerful weapon possessed by the Empire. The character was introduced as a child in the 2016 prequel novel "" by James Luceno. Critics have compared Jyn to the characterization of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the "Star Wars" original trilogy and Rey (Daisy Ridley) in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy. Industrial Light

neg: Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy worldwide sales had surpassed 8.2 million. It has been certified as part of the budget lines Platinum Hits for the Xbox 360, Greatest Hits for the PlayStation 2 (each represents a worldwide sales total of at least 400,000 on its respective platform), and Player's Choice for the GameCube (250,000). Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts and TT Games Publishing. It was released on 11 September 2006. Part of the "Lego Star Wars" series, it is based on the

neg: Trade Wars all time by PC World Magazine in 2008. Trade Wars Trade Wars is a series of popular computer games dating back to the early days of personal computing. Inspired by "Hunt the Wumpus", the board game "Risk", and the original space trader game "Star Trader", "Trade Wars" was the first multiplayer game of the space trader genre. During the height of its popularity in the early 1990s, Trade Wars was the preeminent BBS game, played by tens of thousands of users around the world. The first game with the title, "Trade Wars" by Chris Sherrick, was developed in BASIC for

neg: Trade Wars Trade Wars Trade Wars is a series of popular computer games dating back to the early days of personal computing. Inspired by "Hunt the Wumpus", the board game "Risk", and the original space trader game "Star Trader", "Trade Wars" was the first multiplayer game of the space trader genre. During the height of its popularity in the early 1990s, Trade Wars was the preeminent BBS game, played by tens of thousands of users around the world. The first game with the title, "Trade Wars" by Chris Sherrick, was developed in BASIC for the TRS-80, and immediately ported to the IBM

neg: Star Wars is wielded by two major knighthood orders at conflict with each other: the Jedi, who act on the light side of the Force through non-attachment and arbitration, and the Sith, who use the dark side through fear and aggression. The latter's members are intended to be limited to two: a master and their apprentice. The "Star Wars" film series centers around a "trilogy of trilogies" (also referred to as the "Skywalker saga" or the ""Star Wars" saga"). They were released out of sequence: the original (Episodes "IV–VI", 1977–83), prequel (Episodes "I–III", 1999–2005), and sequel (Episodes "VII–IX", 2015–19) trilogy. The first

neg: Star Wars Celebration The celebration was once again broadcast live online free via www.starwars.com and the "Star Wars" YouTube channel. The next Celebration will be held on April 11-15, 2019, inside Chicago's McCormick Place. It will be the 13th "Star Wars" Celebration. Star Wars Celebration "Star Wars" Celebration is a fan gathering to celebrate the "Star Wars" franchise. It began in 1999, when Lucasfilm held the "Star Wars" Celebration in Denver, Colorado to celebrate the upcoming release of "". Subsequent events have taken place to welcome "" and "", as well as honoring the 30th Anniversary of the release of the original three

neg: Colin Skeaping of the Jedi. Skeaping performed stunts in the James Bond films "Live and Let Die", "The Spy Who Loved Me", and "Octopussy". He also played a Monorail Driver in "The Spy Who Loved Me". Skeaping was a stunt performer in the three first Superman films. He also played a pilot in the 1978 Superman film. Colin Skeaping was a stunt performer unless otherwise mentioned. Colin Skeaping Colin Skeaping (born 18 June 1944) is a stuntman with a long career in Hollywood stunts. He was the stunt double for Mark Hamill's role as Luke Skywalker in all three original Star Wars

neg: Obi-Wan Kenobi it was reported that the title of the next "Star Wars" anthology film is titled "Kenobi: A Star Wars Story" under the working title "Joshua Tree", and the rumored director is Stephen Daldry. The character is loosely inspired by General Makabe Rokurōta, a character from Akira Kurosawa's film "The Hidden Fortress", played by Toshiro Mifune (whom series creator George Lucas also considered casting as Obi-Wan). "Mad" magazine parodied the original film under the title "Star Roars" and included a character named 'Oldie Von Moldie', a grizzled 97-year-old whose lightsaber runs on an extension cord. The Shanghai nightclub shown in the

neg: Dan Parsons Parsons met Jan Duursema: the ongoing penciller of Star Wars. Recognizing Parsons’ similarity of inking style with Williamson, (the original classic Star Wars cartoonist); Duursema recommended Parsons to the Star Wars Team over at Dark Horse Comics. He was hired immediately, and worked at Dark Horse as the primary inker on a wide range of Star Wars titles, including "Star Wars", "", "Dawn of The Jedi", "", "Republic", "Rebel Heist" and many more. He continued inking Star Wars comic book titles until the end of the Dark Horse era in 2014, (when the Disney Corporation purchased the Star Wars franchise).

neg: Star Wars expanded to other media selling titles in 1979 and 1980. Two spin-off television films focusing on the life of the Ewoks, creatures introduced in "Return of the Jedi", aired in 1984 and 1985. The 1985 animated television series "" (released on DVD in 2004 as "Star Wars Animated Adventures: Droids") featured the exploits of R2-D2 and C-3PO, the droids who have appeared in all the Saga films. The series takes place between the events which were to be depicted in "" and the original "Star Wars" (by then subtitle, "A New Hope"). In 1986, Marvel Comics' Star Comics imprint published a comic book based

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) lightsaber fight; a bit more blah-blah, a spaceship dogfight, and on and on." Linda Stasi, of the "New York Post", also described the lack of character development in the film, writing that whereas the original "Star Wars" films dedicated time to allowing viewers to get to know the characters, "Director Dave Filoni is so concentrated on the action that we're never given the chance to care who lives and who is blown into spare parts." Jason Anderson, of the "Globe and Mail", wrote that although "The Clone Wars" is intended for younger audiences, "parents may be perturbed by the film's

neg: Comic Book: The Movie animated series writer), Bruce Timm (comic book and animated series writer), David Prowse (who played Darth Vader opposite Hamill in "Star Wars"), actor Peter Mayhew (who played Chewbacca alongside Hamill in "Star Wars"), actor Jeremy Bulloch (who played Boba Fett alongside Hamill in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return Of The Jedi"), actor and voiceover performer Edd Hall, special effects designer Greg Nicotero, and Matt Groening (creator of the comic "Life in Hell" and animated TV series "The Simpsons" and "Futurama"). Most of the movie was filmed at a San Diego Comic-Con. All the interviews with attendees while Hamill remained

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: Star Wars: Jedi Arena credited for being the first "Star Wars" video game to feature lightsaber action. Star Wars: Jedi Arena Star Wars: Jedi Arena is a 2D overhead shooter video game developed and published by Parker Brothers in 1983 for the Atari 2600. It is the first "Star Wars" video game to feature lightsaber action. The goal of the game, based on one scene in the original "Star Wars" film, is to take out the opponent with the Seeker ball while defending oneself from incoming laser blasts using one's lightsaber. Following the impressive-enough sales of their first "Star Wars" game of "", Parker

neg: Star Wars: Jedi Arena Star Wars: Jedi Arena Star Wars: Jedi Arena is a 2D overhead shooter video game developed and published by Parker Brothers in 1983 for the Atari 2600. It is the first "Star Wars" video game to feature lightsaber action. The goal of the game, based on one scene in the original "Star Wars" film, is to take out the opponent with the Seeker ball while defending oneself from incoming laser blasts using one's lightsaber. Following the impressive-enough sales of their first "Star Wars" game of "", Parker Brothers went on to continue developing "Star Wars" titles, one of which is

neg: Lucasfilm Wars" games for the core gaming market. LucasArts retained the ability to license, and Disney Interactive Studios retained the ability to develop, "Star Wars" games for the casual gaming market. 20th Century Fox, the original distributor of the first six "Star Wars" films, still retains the physical distribution rights to the original two "Star Wars" trilogies, currently owning permanent full distribution rights for the original 1977 film, while also holding the theatrical and home video distribution rights to "Episodes I–III", "V", and "VI" until May 2020. On December 14, 2017, Disney agreed to acquire the studio's owner, 21st Century Fox,

neg: Paul Brooke Paul Brooke Paul Brooke (born 22 November 1944) is a retired English actor of film, television and radio. He is the father of actor Tom Brooke. Brooke began as a stage actor and has played in many London productions, including several years as a member of Frank Dunlop's original Young Vic Company. He played Malakili the Rancor Keeper in the 1983 "Star Wars" film "Return of the Jedi" (his voiced dubbed over by Ernie Fosselius). He played British Conservative politician Ian Gow in the 2004 BBC series "The Alan Clark Diaries". In 2006, he guest starred in the "Doctor Who"

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: Galactic Empire (Star Wars) Galactic Empire (Star Wars) The Galactic Empire is a fictional autocracy featured in the "Star Wars" franchise. It was first introduced in the 1977 film "Star Wars" and also appears in its two sequels: "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983) and is the main antagonist faction of the original trilogy. By the time of the sequel trilogy, which starts three decades following the events of the original trilogy, the government has since collapsed and has been succeeded by the First Order. The Empire's origins are depicted in the prequel "" (2005), where it replaces the

neg: Fan film Dev Adam", (Spider-Man), "Mahakaal" ("A Nightmare on Elm Street"), and "Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam" ("Star Wars"). Most of the more prominent science fiction films and television shows are represented in fan films; these include "Star Wars" (see ), "Star Trek" (see Star Trek fan productions), "Doctor Who" (see Doctor Who spin-offs), and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (see Unofficial Buffy the Vampire Slayer productions). Because fan films generally utilize characters and storylines copyrighted and trademarked by the original filmmakers, they are rarely distributed commercially for legal reasons. They are exhibited by various other methods, including showings at comic book and science fiction

neg: Star Wars prequel trilogy Star Wars prequel trilogy The "Star Wars" prequel trilogy is a set of three prequel films in the "Star Wars" franchise, an American space opera created by George Lucas. Like the original trilogy, it was produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The trilogy consists of "" (1999), "" (2002), and "" (2005). The first two films received mixed reviews, while the third was somewhat more well received. According to producer Gary Kurtz, loose plans for a prequel trilogy were developed during the outlining of the original two films. In 1980, Lucas confirmed that he had the

neg: Music of Star Wars 500 artists, composers, musicians, critics and historians from the film industry. In 2016, John Williams was nominated for an Oscar fo Best Original Score, his 50th overall nomination, for his score to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". He would later go on to win the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for the film, his 23rd Grammy win overall. In 2018, Williams would go on to be nominated for Best Original Score at the 90th Academy Awards, for his score to "Star Wars: The Last Jedi". The soundtracks to both "Star Wars" and "" have been certified

neg: Dave Lawson (musician) had to decline. He also recorded with Chris Squire and Alan White, who were taking a break from the band Yes, alongside Jimmy Page in a project titled XYZ (UK band). Lawson also played with Curved Air and in 1982, whilst recording with Bill Wyman, was invited to play with Foreigner. Lawson played on the soundtrack of the film "The Man Who Fell To Earth" and later played with John Williams and the LSO for the films "Star Wars", "Superman" and "The Fury". In "Star Wars" Lawson can be heard playing the ARP 2600 to conjure the sounds of an

neg: Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game based on , developed by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts, released in March 2011 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo 3DS consoles. "Lego Star Wars III" features missions and characters from the "Clone Wars" television series, as well as favourite characters from the original "Star Wars" saga, in both single-player and multiplayer gameplay modes. The Mac OS X version of the game has been released by Feral Interactive. Gameplay in

neg: Star Wars: Scoundrels Star Wars: Scoundrels Star Wars: Scoundrels is a "Star Wars" novel written by Timothy Zahn, released by Del Rey Books on January 1, 2013. It is set just after the events of the originating 1977 film "Star Wars: A New Hope" and features Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian. Soon after the destruction of the Death Star, Han, Chewbacca, and Lando recruit eight others for a high stakes heist. For "Scoundrels", Zahn was inspired by team caper films. He said, "This is the "Star Wars" version of "Ocean's 11". In fact, my original title was "Solo's 11", but they decided

neg: Admiral Ackbar not established until the April 2012 release of the "Star Wars" reference book "The Essential Guide to Warfare". Admiral Ackbar was designed for the film "Return of the Jedi", the final entry in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. However, before the May 1983 debut of that film, the character made his first chronological appearance in a series of Star Wars newspaper comic strips by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson. There he was portrayed as the leader of the alien species Mon Calamari, who were allies of the Rebel Alliance in their conflict with the Galactic Empire. The Mon Calamari are

neg: Max Rebo Band video games "" (2000) and "" (2005). In May 2003, nearly six years after the rerelease of "Return of the Jedi", "Star Wars Insider" published brief biographies of the band's new members for an article called "Jabbapalooza: Who's Who in the Max Rebo Band." "Star Wars" creator George Lucas stated that the scene featuring the band was intended to be an elaborate production, but the crew "never really had the time" to film it. Lucas commented, "I thought [it] would be funny [to have a musical number] in the middle of a Star Wars film." The original band members—Max, Sy,