August 18th, 20158295 Jay's Galactic Espressions Summer: A time when school-aged kids and their teacher-moms can stay up late on would-be school nights to have Star Wars marathons. It was just a few weeks ago, and my youngest son and I were finishing up watching Return of the Jedi. On-screen, we were amidst the various celebration scenes, post-second-Death...
August 15th, 20152100 Big news today from Lucasfilm! The cast and crew of Rogue One has officially been announced -- Felicity Jones was the only confirmed cast member up till this point -- and we get our first look at the ensemble. Here's the official word from StarWars.com: Lucasfilm announced today that their first film in the new standalone Star...
August 11th, 2015179 Are you the creative type? Feeling inspired by Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens? Then there's good news for you today from Lucasfilm and HP! They've officially announced the "Art Awakens" program where amateur artists can submit original artwork based on The Force Awakens. Once submitted, artists will then have the chance to...
July 8th, 20151188 It’s An App! New Official “Star Wars” App Puts the Star Wars Universe in Your Pocket Lucasfilm and Disney Interactive today launched the official Star Wars app, a new free app that puts fans into the Star Wars universe right from their mobile devices. Available for iOS and Android, the app provides breaking news, rich...
Amid the excitement and mystery building up to December's release of The Force Awakens and the attending Shattered Empire comics and novels set for release this fall, Lucasfilm is working with writer and artist Hong Jac-ga to bring more nuance and background to the stories that nearly everyone now knows as the original trilogy, in the...
June 4th, 20150246 Kabam, Disney, and Lucasfilm Announce Star Warstm: Uprising Coming Soon to Mobile Devices New Role Playing Game Continues the Epic Series Following Star Wars™: Episode VI: Return of the Jeditm – Pre-Register Now! San Francisco – June 4, 2015 – Kabam, in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and Lucasfilm...
June 3rd, 20157173 Darth T-Bone’s Sithly Vanilla Latte Has it really been over a month and a half since Star Wars Celebration VII Anaheim? Time really does fly when you’re having fun. Too bad time has to keep flying after the music stops and the lights go dim. Thankfully, I have this blog to keep the good times rolling. What better way to start...
May 28th, 2015190 The day book lovers and Star Wars geeks all over the galaxy look forward to each year is returning -- Star Wars Reads Day will take place this year on October 10! Two new logos have been designed for the event as well -- Yoda, as seen above, and BB-8, the droid we're all anxious to meet when Star Wars: The Force Awakens premieres in...
May 7th, 2015164 The premiere Disney fan event, the D23 Expo, takes place this year at the Anaheim Convention Center from August 14-16, and the line-up of presentations has just been announced - and Lucasfilm will be there! Disney CEO Bob Iger will kick things off on Friday, August 14, and later that day fans will get sneak peeks at upcoming...
May 3rd, 2015566Well hello CWK and Star Wars Fans! It has certainly been an exciting couple of weeks for Star Wars Fans. Somewhere around 100,000 of us flocked to Anaheim, California for the amazing Star Wars Celebration VII. I could go on for days about my experience, but I’m going to break it up into Epiblogs. If that’s not a word yet, I claim...
