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pos: Star Wars: The Last Jedi its world premiere in Los Angeles on December 9, 2017. The European premiere was held at London's Royal Albert Hall on December 12, 2017, with a red carpet event. It was reported that Disney had placed notable conditions on U.S. cinemas screening "The Last Jedi", which some operators described as onerous. Disney required that the film be screened in a cinema's largest auditorium for a four-week period (other Disney releases have had similar clauses, but only for two weeks), and was given a 65% cut of ticket sales (a percentage higher than the 55–60% average of other major films, and

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Jason Fry went on to work as a digital media consultant for a maker of publishing software, before becoming an independent writer in 2009. Fry first wrote for Star Wars in 1999, publishing a column on Vector Prime. He then went on to write the Clone Wars Visual Guide, which was published in 2008, and several other Star Wars books. His latest published work (as of March 2018) was Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Expanded Edition), the novelisation of the 2017 movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Fry's other works include the Jupiter Pirates, a book series about a family of space

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: Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge all of the senses. What does that street feel like? What does that animal smell like? What does blue milk taste like?" Iger announced in March 2016 that construction on both versions of the land would begin in April 2016. Construction began at both locations on April 14, 2016. In February 2017, Iger stated that the lands are scheduled to open in 2019 at both Disneyland and Hollywood Studios. In July 2017 at the D23 Expo, Chapek revealed that the themed lands would be called "Star Wars": Galaxy's Edge. Chapek also announced that the Disneyland version will open first. In

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: Star Wars: Force Arena will be removed from the Android and iOS stores on January 17, 2019. Star Wars: Force Arena Star Wars: Force Arena is a 2017 "Star Wars"-themed player versus player real-time strategy mobile game from Netmarble Games and Lucasfilm. Announced in November 2016, the game was released for free download on January 12, 2017 for iOS and Android. Early versions of "Force Arena" were set in the Rebellion era of the "Star Wars" storyline, until an update on August 14, 2017 added content from the Clone Wars era and a November 9, 2017 update included the New Republic era. Players control

neg: Star Wars: Force Arena Star Wars: Force Arena Star Wars: Force Arena is a 2017 "Star Wars"-themed player versus player real-time strategy mobile game from Netmarble Games and Lucasfilm. Announced in November 2016, the game was released for free download on January 12, 2017 for iOS and Android. Early versions of "Force Arena" were set in the Rebellion era of the "Star Wars" storyline, until an update on August 14, 2017 added content from the Clone Wars era and a November 9, 2017 update included the New Republic era. Players control customized squads of characters and vehicles in a card-powered multiplayer online battle arena

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: A New Dawn "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" were rebranded by Lucasfilm as "Star Wars Legends" and declared non-canon to the franchise. "A New Dawn" was subsequently announced as the first of four canon novels to be released in 2014 and 2015. It includes a foreword from Dave Filoni, co-creator of "Star Wars Rebels". In addition to "Star Wars Rebels" characters Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla, "A New Dawn" introduces Imperial captain Rae Sloane, who is later a Grand Admiral in the "" trilogy (2015–2017). Star Wars: A New Dawn Star Wars: A New Dawn

neg: Jonah Feingold 1991 movie "Hook". The development of the project started with a Kickstarter campaign. Jonah Feingold Jonah Feingold (born in New York City) is an American writer and director of several short films. He became famous with the 2014 video "Star Wars Wes Anderson" which parodied the trailer of the . In 2014, Jonah Feingold released the video "Star Wars Wes Anderson" which parodied the trailer of the and quickly became popular online. In 2015, he created the short film "Letters to Manhattan (A Whole Foods Love Story)". In June 2017, he launched with Dante Basco the film project "Bangarang" which

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 Hyperspace Mountain on Hyperspace Mountain. Space Mountain: Mission 2 closed indefinitely for renovation on January 8, 2017 and reopened on May 7, 2017 with a new theme as Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain for the 25th Anniversary Celebration. Along with new Star Wars projections, permanent, blue, Victorian trains with lap bars and shoulder vests were added. As a result of the new trains, the height requirement has since lowered down to 120 cm from the original 132 cm. Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain "Star Wars" Hyperspace Mountain (formerly known as Space Mountain: Mission 2 and Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune) is

neg: Star Wars Sith" and "A New Hope", it follows a band of rebels as they fight the Galactic Empire and helped close some of the arcs in "The Clone Wars". The animated microseries "Star Wars Forces of Destiny" debuted in 2017, focusing on the female characters of the franchise. The animated series "Star Wars Resistance" debuted in late 2018, is anime-inspired, and focuses on a young Resistance pilot shortly before "The Force Awakens". When Lucasfilm was sold to Disney, this reportedly included 50 written scripts for a proposed live-action television series with the working title "Star Wars: Underworld". The series was to

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: 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: Star Wars comics series debuted on April 6, 2016. A six-issue of "The Force Awakens" by Chuck Wendig began publication in June 2016. A new and ongoing Marvel "Darth Vader" comic began in June 2017 from writer Charles Soule and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli. In mid-2014, Marvel stated that it would publish collected volumes of past "Star Wars" comics, beginning with Volume 1 of "Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years" in January 2015, and Volume 1 of "Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire" in April 2015, which reprinted Dark Horse's "Star Wars" comics. In September 2017, IDW Publishing debuted "Star Wars Adventures", an

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: 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 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: Billy Dee Williams but Williams said that it was not true: "You only get paid if you do the movie. I had a two-picture deal with "Star Wars." They paid me for that, but I only had a one picture deal for "Batman."" Williams eventually voiced Two-Face in the 2017 film "The Lego Batman Movie". After The Walt Disney Company acquired ownership of Lucasfilm in 2012, plans for a sequel trilogy to the "Star Wars" films were announced. On April 29, 2014, Disney announced a cast list for "", set 30 years after "Return of the Jedi". Some fans were disappointed with Calrissian's

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures is a 3D CGI animated television series that is based on the Lego "Star Wars" theme, and premiered on Disney XD on June 20, 2016. Disney XD announced that it had renewed the series for a second season on April 3, 2017. A new series of five shorts debuted on May 4, with the second season premiering airing on June 17, 2017; the series' final episode aired on August 16, 2017. Set between "" and "", "The Freemaker Adventures" centers on a family of three young siblings —

neg: John Williams The Ultimate Collection", was released on March 17, 2017, which includes two previous score compilations from 1991 and 1995. Williams's body of work in film composing was featured in the 2017 documentary film "SCORE: A Film Music Documentary". In March 2018, Williams announced that following "", which is due for release on December 20, 2019, he will retire from composing music for the "Star Wars" franchise: "We know J. J. Abrams is preparing one "Star Wars" movie now that I will hopefully do next year for him. I look forward to it. It will round out a series of nine,

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: SPHERES in annual competitions that involve developing software to control SPHERES units. The SPHERES program is expected to continue until 2017, and possibly further. The SPHERES project lead to a newer project called Astrobee. The initial development of SPHERES started in 1999, by a team of students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as part of an aerospace engineering program. The concept of the satellite was conceived when Professor David Miller challenged the students to develop a device similar to the combat training remote seen in the 1977 movie "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" and more recently in "". Several

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: Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances both. Recalling a rescue mission during the Clone Wars when Thrawn assisted a lone Anakin Skywalker, this story tells two tales of Thrawn and Vader working together in very interesting ways. The book was announced at the New York Comic Con in October 2017. The novel was scheduled to be released on June 26, 2018, but was later delayed to July 24, 2018. In November of 2017, the cover artwork was revealed. On March 23, 2018, an excerpt was released on the official "Star Wars "website. The excerpt was the first canon appearance of the planet Batuu, which will be

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Force-wielder named Naare before embarking on a journey with his siblings that leads them to meet with new and old Lego faces from the "Star Wars" universe. In the second season, the Freemakers join the Rebel Alliance. To celebrate "Star Wars Day", and in advance of the premiere of season 2 in summer 2017, Disney XD aired five "Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures" shorts on May 4, 2017, as well as releasing the shorts on the Disney XD website, the Disney XD app, and Disney XD's official YouTube account. The later second-season premiere episode, "A New Home", is composed

neg: Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel on May 2, 2017, the same day Disney Lucasfilm Press released "Star Wars: Rebel Rising", which follows the events of "Catalyst". The conclusion of "Catalyst" leads into the first events of the novel, the novelization of the "Rogue One" movie, released in December 2016. Jyn Erso's story during the period from the beginning of "Rogue One" to later events in that film and novel are in the novel "Star Wars: Rebel Rising", released in hardcover in 2017. Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel is a science fiction novel written by James Luceno that was published on

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: Ken Jennings granted only days before he died. Jennings said "It can't be a good sign that every fan who has seen the new Star Wars movie died shortly thereafter." Jennings again faced controversy when on May 31, 2017 he tweeted a joke involving Barron Trump, the youngest child of U.S. President Donald Trump. According to TMZ, after 11-year-old Barron Trump saw an image of Kathy Griffin holding a bloody Trump mask, he believed it was real and screamed. Jennings wrote, "Barron Trump saw a very long necktie on a heap of expired deli meat in a dumpster. He thought it was

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: Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances featured in , a new expansion set to open at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019. In late 2018, it was announced that Timothy Zahn will write and publish another "Thrawn" sequel, titled "Thrawn: Treason", scheduled for released in summer 2019. The novel explores the crisis Thrawn encounters when he discovers that his people are in peril, forcing him to choose between loyalty to the Empire or loyalty to the Chiss Ascendancy. Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances Thrawn: Alliances is a "Star Wars" novel by Timothy Zahn. The book is a sequel to Zahn's 2017 novel "". It focuses on

neg: Tracy Does Conan 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 [they] tried to keep it going", and that even though they could not include one in every episode, they still had a "pretty high batting average". Fey attributed most of the references to Robert Carlock, who she described as "the resident expert". "Star Wars" is referenced in this episode when Tracy Jordan takes on the identity of

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: Star Wars (2015 comic book) issue #12. Star Wars (2015 comic book) Star Wars is an ongoing "Star Wars" comic series published by Marvel Comics since January 14, 2015. Originally written by Jason Aaron with art by John Cassaday, it is set between the 1977 film "Star Wars" and its 1980 sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back". The series features classic "Star Wars" characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2. It was one of three new "Star Wars" comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with "" and the limited series "". In 2017, Jason Aaron stepped down as the comic's

neg: Star Wars (2015 comic book) Star Wars (2015 comic book) Star Wars is an ongoing "Star Wars" comic series published by Marvel Comics since January 14, 2015. Originally written by Jason Aaron with art by John Cassaday, it is set between the 1977 film "Star Wars" and its 1980 sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back". The series features classic "Star Wars" characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2. It was one of three new "Star Wars" comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with "" and the limited series "". In 2017, Jason Aaron stepped down as the comic's writer and

neg: Kelly Marie Tran Wars: The Last Jedi". Rose Tico is a rebel mechanic who joins up with main character Finn after the sacrifice of her oldest sister, Paige Tico (Veronica Ngo), a gunner trained by Resistance commander Poe Dameron. She was unable to tell her family that she had won the role. When she went to film her scenes at Pinewood Studios in early 2016, she said she was filming a small movie in Canada. With her role in "The Last Jedi", Tran became the first Asian-American woman to play a main role in a "Star Wars" film. In 2017, she also became

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 (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: 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: Grant McCune was able to use his scientific training when he and Bill Shourt were hired in 1975 to work on creating the iconic shark in the movie "Jaws", marking his start in Hollywood, though he was uncredited. He was subsequently hired to work on the "Star Wars" movies as the franchise's chief model maker, responsible for the design details of the robots (such as R2-D2) and alien characters in the films. He and his team earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 50th Academy Awards for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. He received a second Oscar

neg: Obama Wins! exchange for Obama's re-election, the Chinese want Obama to give them the rights to the "Star Wars" franchise (which George Lucas recently sold to the Walt Disney Company), so that the Chinese can make future "Star Wars" sequels. Freeman further explains that Cartman will not reveal the location of the ballots until his new demands are met. When Stan asks Freeman why he always shows up to explain something convoluted, Freeman responds that every time he does so, he gets a new freckle. Cartman demands of the Chinese that he be allowed to play Luke Skywalker's son in the future

neg: Star Wars Tales Volume 3 does not want it to become anything more than an anonymous instrument of murder. 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

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 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: Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer to direct "Date Movie" (2006) themselves. </small> "Date Movie" opened with $12.1 million and earned $48.9 million overall. "Disaster Movie" opened with $5.8 million and earned $14.2 million total in the United States. "Vampires Suck", which opened on a Wednesday, earned an estimated $19.7 million in its first five days. Friedberg and Seltzer announced their intention to release "Who the F#@K Took My Daughter?", a parody of "Taken". On February 8, 2017, it was reported they were developing a parody of "Star Wars" titled "Star Worlds Episode XXXIVE=MC2: The Force Awakens The Last Jedi Who Went Rogue". Filming is set

neg: Hardware Wars that "Hardware Wars" was his favorite "Star Wars" parody. In 2003, the film was honored by Lucasfilm when it was given the Pioneer Award at that year's Official "Star Wars" Fan Film Awards. In August 2010, "Time" magazine listed it as one of the Top 10 "Star Wars" fanfilms. In 2017, Rian Johnson paid tribute to it by referencing it in the "Star Wars" film "The Last Jedi" in a scene in a First Order laundry room which features a robotic steam iron. Johnson said that John Williams had enjoyed creating a bombastic music cue to match the iron descending

neg: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace buck" fun that can be had in a movie theater. It isn't as fresh as the original "Star Wars" nor does it have the thematic richness and narrative complexity of "The Empire Strikes Back", but it is a distinct improvement over "Return of the Jedi". In fact, after "Return of the Jedi", I didn't have a burning desire to return to this galaxy 'far, far away', but, with "The Phantom Menace", Lucas has revived my interest. Now, it's with genuine regret that I realize the next segment of the series is three long years away. Andrew Johnston of "Time Out

neg: Encounter at Farpoint a new live action television series based on "Star Trek" for Paramount; production on the previous attempt in 1977, called "", became "". When the decision was made not to proceed with the Paramount network it had been slated to be the flagship for, and interest in a new movie was piqued after the release of Star Wars. Paramount had pitched ideas to Roddenberry earlier in 1986 as it was the twentieth anniversary of the original series, but Roddenberry turned them down and initially didn't want to do a new series. He later said, "It was only when the Paramount

neg: Star Wars (Indian TV series) 18 February 2018, with 8 new Television and Film artist. The second season hosted by Vikiram and Abi. The Series was released on 5 November 2017 on Sun TV, the show also airs on Sun TV HD. The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution. Star Wars (Indian TV series) Star Wars () is a 2017-2018 Indian-Tamil language Celebrity Couples stunt/dare reality-comedy game show, based on the American Fear Factor. That airs on Sun TV from 5 November 2017 to 17 June 2018 on every Sunday at 12:00PM (IST) for 32 Episodes. The Contestants of is popular Television

neg: Josef Fares brothers and on their journey to save their father. His next video game was released 23 March 2018, "A Way Out". On December 7, 2017, Josef appeared on The Game Awards 2017 and gave a "passionate" speech while on stage with host Geoff Keighley, where he covered many topics like the Oscars, EA's microtransaction controversy with "Star Wars Battlefront II", and his game "A Way Out". Because of his speech, he has received international praise among fans and his speech has created a new Internet meme involving mass vandalism of relevant Wikipedia pages, usually to reference the 2003 movie "The

neg: Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game) planet. Players gain credits for performing well which can be used to buy new character classes, a new fleet, or bonuses that provide additional support when attacking or defending a planet. While the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions allow cooperative and competitive battles in Galactic Conquest mode through splitscreen gameplay, the PC version does not. In Instant Action players can choose from any of the game's 24 maps, as well as any available eras and modes. Four other modes are included in addition to the traditional Conquest mode that was found in "Star Wars: Battlefront"; Hunt mode, Capture the Flag

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: Padmé Amidala "The Swarm War", Luke and Leia see their mother's death and their own births. In 2017, "Rolling Stone" magazine placed Padmé Amidala at the number 45 spot on their 50 Best "Star Wars" Characters of All Time list. Based off the site Ranker on 21.3k votes of the hottest Star Wars characters, Padme ranked number one. MovieHotties said: “Carrie was a looker in her day, but Portman is untouchable by either one of them.” The movie site Screen Rant wrote on “15 Fictional Princesses Hotter Than Princess Leia”, ranked Padme number 5, the only actual human to rank that high.

neg: Technology in Star Wars of plasma, forms into shape and acts as a power source by absorbing sunlight and generating propulsion when the spaceship it is attached to launches. Lucas does not elaborate much on how this "sail" works, how it functions, or any of its technical specifications. "Star Wars" depicts robotics which resembles current robotics technology, though at a much more advanced and developed level. Robotics in "Star Wars" are generally divided into two categories, as in modern reality: military and civil. Some robots in the "Star Wars" universe are capable of performing multiple types of tasks, while others can only perform one

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: Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon The plot of the game, however, does feature twists not seen before, such as various new battles with enemy forces. The locations of the battles include asteroid fields, canyons, and the skies of places such as the planet Yavin and the moon Endor. The player has to face enemy ships such as TIE fighters, Star Destroyers, and Boba Fett's "Slave 1" ship. The Death Stars from "Star Wars: A New Hope" and "Return of the Jedi" are also attacked by the player. "Flight of the Falcon" does not come with a save function. Instead, players are rewarded with passwords in

neg: Star Wars: Thrawn introduced in Zahn's 1991 novel "Heir to the Empire", and became a fan favorite. With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" were rebranded as "Star Wars Legends" and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. In a prerecorded video, Zahn announced at the London "Star Wars" Celebration in July 2016 that he was writing a new novel for Del Rey Books titled "Thrawn". The same day, Del Rey confirmed on Twitter the novel's spring 2017 release. In a

neg: Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End is a "Star Wars" novel by Chuck Wendig, published on February 21, 2017 by Del Rey Books. Set after the events of the 1983 film "Return of the Jedi", "Empire's End" is the third of a trilogy that explores the time period between that film and 2015's "". The "Aftermath" series features the characters Wedge Antilles, an X-wing fighter pilot from the original "Star Wars" film trilogy, and Imperial Admiral Rae Sloane, introduced as a captain in John Jackson Miller's 2014 novel "". Wendig also introduces several new characters, including

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: 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: 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: Film series Wizarding World, "Star Wars", James Bond, and J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth series. However, "Star Wars" has the highest when adjusted for inflation. The following list is ordered for the highest grossing (up to 500 million gross). Updated to 16 October 2018. Film series A film series, film franchise, movie series, or movie franchise is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series. Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work – for example, the "Three Colours" series – but in most cases the success

neg: Star Wars: Phasma the same time. The novel was published by Del Rey Books on September 1, 2017. Star Wars: Phasma Star Wars: Phasma is a "Star Wars" novel by Delilah S. Dawson, published by Del Rey Books on September 1, 2017 as part of the publishing initiative. It explores the backstory of Captain Phasma, the stormtrooper leader introduced in the 2015 film "". The novel was announced at the "Star Wars" Celebration in April 2017, among several works related to "The Force Awakens" sequel film "". A comic book miniseries called "", exploring Phasma's adventures between the films, was announced at the

neg: Star Wars company's locations in San Francisco, Vancouver, and Singapore, it's expected the new division will work extensively on any current and future live-action "Star Wars" television series, starting with "The Mandalorian". In November 2017, Bob Iger discussed the development of a "Star Wars" series for Disney+, due to launch in 2019. It was announced in March 2018 that Jon Favreau, who voiced the characters in "The Clone Wars" and in "Solo: A Star Wars Story", will produce and write one of the television series. Entitled "", it will be set three years after "Return of the Jedi" and center on a

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: Star Wars (radio) NPR producers felt that the script would lend itself well to an episodic treatment, drawing on the format of the 1930s movie serials such as "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers" that had originally inspired Lucas when he wrote "Star Wars". The American science fiction novelist Brian Daley was brought in to write the script. Daley had access to Lucas's early drafts of the "Star Wars" scripts, and expanded the narrative to include material which had been cut from the final edit of the film so that the 13-episode radio adaptation ran approximately four hours longer than the film version. Casting

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: Do I Know You? 2nd Grade" multiple times. During that dialogue, Ted finds out that Stella has never seen "Star Wars", his favorite movie of all time. Marshall is shocked when he learns this, saying that "nobody" hasn't seen "Star Wars". They end up watching it and Ted concludes that if Stella dislikes it, he cannot marry her. The next night, Ted and Stella watch "Star Wars", but Ted is really watching Stella to gauge her reactions. She mistakes this for foreplay and tries to kiss him, but he rebuffs her with "great scene, great scene". Eventually Stella asks him to leave the room

neg: TNT (Russian TV channel) of the picture, we had to face the problem of a lack of "raw material", because the Russian movie industry does not produce a number of blockbusters comparable to that of Hollywood. For this reason, in addition to the Russian movies (“Night Watch” , “The 9th Company”, “Shadowboxing”, and “Bimmer”), "The Best Movie" parodies some foreign films ("Star Wars", "The Matrix", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Bruce Almighty"), as well as some Russian television series ("Brigada", and "The Truckers "). With a budget of $5 million (and a same amount spent on advertising), "The Best Movie" raised more than $30 million

neg: Star Wars: Episode IX Walt Disney Company. Disney announced a new trilogy of "Star Wars" films. In August 2015, Colin Trevorrow was announced as the director of "Star Wars: Episode IX". Trevorrow, along with Derek Connolly, would write the script. It was also announced that Rian Johnson, director and writer of "", would create a story treatment for the film; however, in April 2017, Johnson stated he was not involved, claiming it was "old info". In February 2016, Disney chief executive officer Bob Iger confirmed that pre-production of "Episode IX" had begun. At the end of April 2017, Disney announced the film would be

neg: Pacific Rim Uprising that "DeKnight doesn't attempt to invest his monsters with majesty, the way Guillermo del Toro did in the previous film. With DeKnight it's just a lot of pounding, smashing and driving, purely functional." In October 2017, five months before the film’s release, DeKnight stated "If enough people show up to this, we've already talked about the plot of the third movie, and how the end of the third movie would expand the universe to a "Star Wars"/"Star Trek"-style [franchise or series] where you can go in many, many different directions... You can go main canon, you can go spin-offs, you

neg: Obi-Wan Kenobi on Anakin. In the non-canon story "Old Wounds", set a few years after the events of "Revenge of the Sith", Obi-Wan confronts Darth Maul on Tatooine to protect Luke. The duel ends when Owen Lars shoots and kills Maul; he then warns Obi-Wan to stay away from his nephew. Through the Force, Obi-Wan reassures Luke that he will be there for him when needed. On August 17, 2017, it was reported that there are plans for a stand-alone "Star Wars" movie about Obi-Wan Kenobi. No casting or script decisions have been made yet. It is currently unclear which part of

neg: Star Wars Hotel Star Wars Hotel A "Star Wars"-themed luxury hotel is being built near Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. The hotel accompanies the under-construction themed area in Disney's Hollywood Studios. In April 2017, Disney contracted the website swagbucks.com to survey visitors in order to gauge interest in a possible "Star Wars"-themed hotel. As a result of the survey, Disney decided to approve such a hotel, with a visitor experience based on the "Star Wars" storyline. Definite plans for the "Star Wars" hotel were first announced at the 2017 D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. The

neg: Selim Mouzannar by Selim Mouzannar, such as pop star Rihanna, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Emma Stone at the opening of the Venice Film Festival in 2016, Jennifer Lawrence when promoting her movie Passenger in Seoul in December 2016., French actress Isabelle Adjani during a visit in Beirut in 2017, and Star Wars's new trilogy vedette Daisy Riddley on the movie promo tour in December 2017. In 2016, Mouzannar created the 'Amal' Necklace, composed of emeralds of varying sizes and reflections. Amal won the "Best in Colored Gemstones" category of the Couture Award in Las Vegas, and was named as one of "30 breathtaking

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: 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 Transformers Star Wars Transformers "Star Wars" Transformers is a Hasbro toy line started in 2006. The line features robot versions of various characters from the "Star Wars" franchise that transform into vehicles from the same series. The toy characters' factions include bounty hunters, the Galactic Empire, the Galactic Republic, the Rebel Alliance, and the Separatists. According to Hasbro, the vehicles from "" are not used because the toy line targets collectors who are mostly familiar with the film series and the "" animated series. In late 2017, TakaraTomy announced a reboot of the line with new designs and higher price points

neg: Star Wars Celebration ExCel center in London, England. "Jedi Master VIP Tickets" sold out immediately. This was the last "Star Wars" Celebration that the original trilogy stars Kenny Baker and Carrie Fisher would attend, due to their passing in late mid to late 2016. It was announced on July 17, 2016, during the closing ceremonies at Celebration Europe III, that Celebration Orlando will take place April 13–16, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. The convention celebrated the 40th Anniversary of "Star Wars: A New Hope" and the upcoming film, "". This was the first "Star Wars" Celebration that Harrison Ford attended. He made an appearance

neg: Star Wars: Thrawn comic book miniseries adaptation of "Thrawn" is scheduled for release in early 2018. The first issue was released on February 14, 2018, with five more to follow on a monthly basis. A sequel to the novel, titled "", was announced during New York Comic Con in October 2017. The novel was scheduled to be released on June 26, 2018, but was later delayed to July 24, 2018. It focuses on Thrawn's partnership with Darth Vader, whom he meets at the conclusion of "Thrawn". Star Wars: Thrawn Star Wars: Thrawn (also known simply as Thrawn) is a "Star Wars" novel by

neg: Star Wars: Phasma Star Wars: Phasma Star Wars: Phasma is a "Star Wars" novel by Delilah S. Dawson, published by Del Rey Books on September 1, 2017 as part of the publishing initiative. It explores the backstory of Captain Phasma, the stormtrooper leader introduced in the 2015 film "". The novel was announced at the "Star Wars" Celebration in April 2017, among several works related to "The Force Awakens" sequel film "". A comic book miniseries called "", exploring Phasma's adventures between the films, was announced at the same time. Resistance spy Vi Moradi is captured and brought aboard the First Order Star

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: 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: 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 (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 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 (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: 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 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: 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: Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game) game mode (Hero Showdown), new skins for Leia Organa and Lando Calrissian based on their disguises in , and the addition of starfighters to Arcade. The second part of the Han Solo Season was revealed in a trailer on June 6 and its content released on June 12, which included a new map on Kessel, the "Millennium Falcon" as it appears in "Solo: A Star Wars Story", the returning game mode Extraction, and new skins for Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and Chewbacca as they appear in "Solo: A Star Wars Story". The game's Design Director, Dennis Brännvall, teased that ""

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures of the scenes from the shorts. R0-GR is the lead character of the "" followup television series, with the Freemakers among the featured characters. The series debuted November 10, 2018. Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures is a 3D CGI animated television series that is based on the Lego "Star Wars" theme, and premiered on Disney XD on June 20, 2016. Disney XD announced that it had renewed the series for a second season on April 3, 2017. A new series of five shorts debuted on May 4, with the second season premiering airing