November 26th, 2019054 by Craig Miller is unique look into the early days of Lucasfilm, and behind-the-scenes of creating Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. It's a look only a true insider could provide, and Craig Miller certainly fits the bill. If you were a member of the Official Star Wars Fan Club back in the day, and enjoyed your copy of Bantha...
May 30th, 20190301Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Park was the place to be last night as the themed-land was officially opened and dedicated by Disney CEO Bob Iger. Joining in the celebration were Star Wars creator George Lucas, Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), and Harrison Ford (Han Solo). The event was...
November 12th, 20182252To celebrate No Shave November I thought it would be a good time to honor the best beards in Star Wars. Like the Star Wars movies, it is too hard to rank the beards of these characters, so let’s just appreciate them as a group. George Lucas: Did George Lucas create the beard? Probably not. Did he perfect it? Absolutely....
September 3rd, 20182422When Maul was first brought back during The Clone Wars, I immediately thought it was such a cop-out. Bringing back another dead character because why? Can’t they think of anyone original to bring in? First, it was The Emperor in the Dark Empire comics, and then it was Boba Fett. Didn’t he die when he fell into the Sarlacc pit?...
August 1st, 20180213Today filming officially begins for Star Wars: Episode IX, and director JJ Abrams has just sent out his first tweet recognizing George Lucas and Rian Johnson, and remembering the legacy of Carrie Fisher. Check it out below: Bittersweet starting this next chapter without Carrie, but thanks to an extraordinary cast and crew, we...
May 3rd, 20183176"The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them." -Antoine de Saint-Exupery One of George Lucas’s initial philosophical ideas when creating Star Wars was man’s relationship with the machine. Does it serve us or do we serve it? A concept at the forefront of the short film...
March 30th, 20180176“Aren’t you a little squishy for a stormtrooper?” I can imagine the seemingly relaxed Princess Leia asking the white armored-clad being who bursts into her cell aboard the Death Star in the first Peeps-inspired Star Wars film. That is the first thought that popped into my head when I espied the sole Star Wars-inspired entry in this...
March 15th, 20180165Yesterday, George Lucas was finally able to break ground on his long-awaited dream project, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. CBS This Morning interviewed Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, about the long and at times very bumpy road (looking at you, San Francisco and Chicago) leading up to this point. The newest saga from...
March 14th, 20181126After several failed attempts to get his dream project realized in San Francisco and Chicago, George Lucas is finally set to break ground for the Los Angeles home of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. According to a report from the AP, the $1.5 billion project, paid for entirely by Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, will open its doors...
March 13th, 2018091It's a big week on The Star Wars Show! There's a report from the Mark Hamill's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, including a chat with the man himself, along with Harrison Ford, and George Lucas. Also, we get to know the talented puppeteer behind BB-8, Brian Herring. Oh, and Jon Favreau is creating a live-action Star Wars series for...
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