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The fictional universe of the '' Star Wars'' franchise features multiple planets and moons. While only the feature films and selected other works are considered canon to the franchise since the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, some canon planets were first named or explored in works from the non-canon ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, now rebranded ''Star Wars Legends''. In the theatrical ''Star Wars'' films, many scenes set on these planets and moons were filmed on location rather than on a sound stage. For example, the resort city of Canto Bight located on the planet Cantonica, seen in '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017), was filmed in Dubrovnik, Croatia. ''Star Wars'' canon astrography The ''Star Wars'' galaxy contains several broad sub-regions. Their exact definitions fluctuated somewhat during the ''Legends'' continuity, but were later formally updated by the new canon continuity when Disney purchased Lucasfilm. The new canon map is br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Admiral Thrawn
Grand Admiral Thrawn (full name: Mitth'raw'nuruodo) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He is notable for appearing as the eponymous character in the ''Thrawn'' trilogy of novels (1991–1993) by Timothy Zahn. Thrawn is an imperial military leader and member of the Chiss race who returns from the unknown and leads the remnants of the scattered Galactic Empire in a campaign against the New Republic. Thrawn faces off against classic ''Star Wars'' characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian in the ''Thrawn'' trilogy, but is ultimately defeated. He is seemingly resurrected in the ''Hand of Thrawn'' duology (1997–1998), and his backstory is explored in various other novels, short stories, comics, and video games in the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe. In 2014, these early works were among those rebranded as ''Star Wars Legends'' by Lucasfilm, and rendered non- canon. Thrawn reentered official canon in the 3D animated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
