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''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe. ''Star Wars'' is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The original film (''Star Wars''), retroactively subtitled '' Episode IV: A New Hope'' (1977), was followed by the sequels '' Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and '' Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' (1983), forming the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy. Lucas later returned to the series to direct a prequel trilogy, consisting of '' Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' (1999), '' Episode II: Attack of the Clones'' (2002), and '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' (2005). In 2012, Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Star Wars Television Series
The ''Star Wars'' franchise has spawned multiple films and television series. Two animated series were released in the mid-1980s. Further animated series began to be released in the 2000s, the first two of which focused on the prequel trilogy-era Clone Wars. After Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, only '' The Clone Wars'' was kept in the canon of continuity of the episodic ''Star Wars'' films. Two additional half-hour animated series were created: '' Rebels'', which ties into the original trilogy, and '' Resistance'', which ties into the sequel trilogy. An additional series spun off from ''The Clone Wars'', titled '' The Bad Batch'', debuted on Disney+ in 2021. Two animated anthology series have been produced: ''Visions'' in 2021 and '' Tales of the Jedi'' in 2022. The first live-action series in the franchise, ''The Mandalorian'', premiered on Disney+ in November 2019 and spawned two spin-offs set in the same timeline, ''The Book of Boba Fett'' and ''Ahsoka'', as well as anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars (film)
''Star Wars'' (retroactively titled ''Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'') is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first film in the '' Star Wars'' film series and fourth chronological chapter of the " Skywalker Saga". Set "a long time ago" in a fictional universe where the galaxy is ruled by the tyrannical Galactic Empire, the story focuses on a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance, who aim to destroy the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star. Luke Skywalker becomes caught in the conflict while learning the ways of a metaphysical power known as "the Force" from Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The cast includes Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew. Lucas had the idea for a science-fiction film in the vein of '' Flash Gordon'' aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Star Wars Books
''Star Wars'' is an American epic space-opera media franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas that includes ''Star Wars'' (1977), ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983). The series depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". Many derivative ''Star Wars'' works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after the original trilogy of films, and later installments. This body of work was collectively known as the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe for decades. In October 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for $4.06 billion. In April 2014, Lucasfilm rebranded the ''Expanded Universe'' material as ''Star Wars Legends'' and declared it non-canon to the franchise. The company's focus would be shifted towards a restructured ''Star Wars'' canon based on new material. The first new canon adult novel was '' Star Wars: A New Dawn'' by John Jackson Miller, published in Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Star Wars Films
The ''Star Wars'' franchise involves multiple live-action and animated films. The film series started with a trilogy set ''in medias res'' which was later expanded to a trilogy of trilogies, known as the "Skywalker Saga". The 1977 self-titled film, later subtitled ''Episode IV – A New Hope'', was followed by the sequels ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), respectively subtitled onscreen as ''Episode V'' and ''Episode VI''; these films form the original trilogy. Sixteen years later, the prequel trilogy was released, consisting of '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999), ''Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002), and ''Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005). After creator George Lucas sold the ''Star Wars'' franchise to Disney in 2012, a sequel trilogy consisting of ''Episodes VII'' through ''IX'' was released, consisting of '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), ''The Last Jedi'' (2017), and ''The Rise of Skywalk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The ''Star Wars Holiday Special'' is a 1978 American television special that originally aired on November 17, 1978, on CBS. It is set in the universe of the sci-fi-based ''Star Wars'' media franchise. Directed by Steve Binder, it was the first ''Star Wars'' spin-off film, set between the events of the original film and the then-unreleased sequel ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980). It stars the main cast of the original ''Star Wars'' and introduces the character of Boba Fett, who appeared in later films. 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 planet of Kashyyyk to celebrate "Life Day". They are pursued by agents of the Galactic Empire, who are searching for members of the Rebel Alliance on the planet. The special introduces three members of Chewbacca's family: his father Itchy, his wife Malla, and his son Lumpy. The program also features the rest of the main ''Star War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From The Adventures Of Luke Skywalker
''Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker'' is the novelization of the 1977 film ''Star Wars'', ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster, but credited to George Lucas. It was first published on November 12, 1976, by Ballantine Books, several months before the release of the film. In later years, it was republished under the title ''Star Wars: A New Hope'' to reflect the retroactive addition of a subtitle to the film in 1981. Although the book contains some differences from the film, it also includes references to Palpatine and his rise to power in the prologue, setting up the backstory for future films. Development The book was written by Foster and based upon Lucas's screenplay for the first ''Star Wars'' film. On how he got the job, Foster said: My agent got a call from Lucas's lawyer of the time, Tom Pollock (now one of the most powerful men in Hollywood). Someone had read a book of mine, '' Icerigger'', knew that I had already done novelizations, and thought I might be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC is an American film and television production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is a business segment of The Walt Disney Company. The studio is best known for creating and producing the ''Star Wars'' and '' Indiana Jones'' franchises, as well as its leadership in developing special effects, sound, and computer animation for films. Lucasfilm was founded by filmmaker George Lucas in 1971 in San Rafael, California; most of the company's operations were moved to San Francisco in 2005. '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999), '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016), '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017) and '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019) are all among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, with ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' becoming the highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada. Disney acquired Lucasfilm on October 30, 2012, for $4.05 billion in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV Series)
''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' is an American television miniseries created for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the ''Star Wars'' franchise and stars Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, reprising his role from the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy. Set ten years after the events of '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005), the series follows Kenobi as he sets out to rescue the kidnapped Princess Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) from the Galactic Empire, leading to a confrontation with his former apprentice, Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen). The project originated as a spin-off film written by Hossein Amini and directed by Stephen Daldry, but it was reworked as a limited series following the commercial failure of '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'' (2018). McGregor was confirmed to be starring in August 2019, and Deborah Chow was hired to direct a month later. Production was scheduled to begin in July 2020, but the series was put on hold in January 2020 because Lucasfilm was unsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Star Wars Comic Books
This is a list of ''Star Wars'' comic books, set in the fictional ''Star Wars'' universe. Lucasfilm's now-corporate sibling Marvel Comics, which published ''Star Wars'' comic books from 1977 to 1986, again began publishing ''Star Wars'' titles in 2015. Dark Horse Comics owned the license to publish ''Star Wars'' comics from Lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Almost all comics published prior to 2015 have been rebranded as non-canon with the designation ''Legends''. BBY stands for years before the Battle of Yavin, which occurred during the original ''Star Wars'' film. ABY stands for years after the Battle of Yavin. Film and television adaptations All pre-2014 film and television adaptations are in the Legends continuity, even though they adapt Canon films. Film adaptations * ''Star Wars'' (Marvel Comics) **1–6: ''Star Wars'' by Roy Thomas *** ''Star Wars'' *** ''Six Against the Galaxy'' *** ''Death Star'' *** ''In Battle with Darth Vader'' *** ''Lo, the Moons of Yavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clone Wars (film)
''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' is a 2008 American computer-animated epic space opera film directed by Dave Filoni, produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, becoming the first ''Star Wars'' film to not be distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first fully animated film in the ''Star Wars'' franchise and takes place shortly after ''Episode II – Attack of the Clones'', at the start of the titular Clone Wars. In the film, Count Dooku and Jabba the Hutt's uncle Ziro orchestrate a plan to turn Jabba against the Galactic Republic by framing the Jedi for the kidnapping of his son. While Anakin Skywalker and his newly assigned apprentice Ahsoka Tano attempt to deliver the child back to his father, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala lead separate investigations to uncover Dooku and Ziro's plot. ''The Clone Wars'' premiered on August 10, 2008, at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, followed by a wide release five days later. It received largely negative reviews main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mandalorian
''The Mandalorian'' is an American space Western television series created by Jon Favreau for the streaming service Disney+. It is the first live-action series in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, beginning five years after the events of ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), and stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a lone bounty hunter who goes on the run to protect " the Child". ''Star Wars'' creator George Lucas had begun developing a live-action ''Star Wars'' television series by 2009, but this project was deemed too expensive to produce. He sold Lucasfilm to Disney in October 2012. Subsequently, work on a new ''Star Wars'' series began for Disney+. Favreau signed on in March 2018, serving as writer and showrunner. He executive produces alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. The series' title was announced in October 2018, with filming starting at Manhattan Beach Studios in California. Visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic developed the Stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue Squadron (series)
Rogue Squadron is a starfighter squadron in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Many surviving members of Red Squadron, the Rebel attack force that Luke Skywalker joins during the Battle of Yavin in ''Star Wars'' (1977), later join Rogue Squadron. The squadron appears in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as Rogue Group. Rogue Squadron is prominently featured in the comic book series '' Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron'', the ten-volume novel series '' Star Wars: X-wing'', and the ''Rogue Squadron'' video game series. The unit is depicted as consisting of "the best pilots and the best fighters". Following the release of the ''Star Wars'' anthology series film, ''Rogue One'', it was established in other works that the squadron was named in honor of the Rogue One squad who sacrificed themselves to obtain the vital plans to the Death Star. An upcoming film titled ''Rogue Squadron'' is being directed by Patty Jenkins. Depiction in film ''A New Hope'' (1977) Red Squadron, the forer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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