Tag: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Artwork Now Being Accepted for Lucasfilm & HP’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens Fan Art Contest
If you have a passion for creating art and you love all things Star Wars, check out this exciting new contest. Lucasfilm and HP are teaming up for the “Art Awakens” contest. The contest which is set to being accepting applications on August 11, invites fans to submit their Star Wars: The Force Awakens inspired art. Those…
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The Force is Strong with Disney… – Geeks Corner – Episode 441
There is a LOT going on in the world of The Walt Disney Company this week to cover on Geeks Corner. Things get started with Shanghai Disney (https://www.dapsmagic.com/2015/07/14/shanghai-disneyland-details-unveiled/). Disney CEO Bob Iger announced many features of this new Disney Theme Park and it’s time to geek out about it. The new Disney Legends Inductees were…
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The Force Was Strong at San Diego Comic-Con
Over the weekend Star Wars fans at San Diego Comic-Con felt the force….and it was strong. During the panel for Star Wars: The Force Awakens they were treated to a special behind the scenes look at the film with the help of director J.J. Abrams, producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and writer Lawrence Kasdan. Things…
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A First Look at Upcoming ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Merchandise from Lego, Hasbro & Mattel
Anticipation is reigning high for the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Even more so, Lego, Hasbro and Mattel have announced a new line of toys. According to ToyNews, the new lines will make appearances at this summer’s San Diego Comic Con. The article goes on to say that a buildable first Order Stormtrooper Lego, which…
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Avengers: Age of Ultron & Star Wars Day – Geeks Corner – Episode 431
Welcome to this week’s episode of Geeks Corner! There is a lot going on in the world of Geek and it is making for a lot of geektastic discussions. This week in particular we are talking about some updates at the Disneyland Resort, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Star Wars Day… or more specifically Star…
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Meet Captain Phasma – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
There has been quite a lot of conversation and speculation about the “chrometrooper” that has been circling the internet ahead of official information about this character from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Now, thanks to Vanity Fair, there will be more to talk about. First off, it turns out that the “chrometrooper” is actually a trooper…
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New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Photos Revealed
Today will be a day long remembered by Star Wars fans. Star Wars Day has a lot to celebrate and look forward to. Lucasfilm made it even more special with the release of several photos and a behind the scenes video from the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens set. First release was the new…
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May the 4th Be With You!
May the 4th Be With You! Today is a special day for Star Wars fans. This Star Wars “holiday” is both fun and a bit silly. This year, the 4th seems even more special as we have a lot too look forward to in the Star Wars universe. We have a new season of Star Wars Rebels…
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Star Wars Celebration – Rogue One, Force Awakens, Rebels, and more! – DAPscast – Episode 19
Mr. DAPs, Murray, and Annie discuss their time at Star Wars Celebration. A recap of several key events, such as the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Rogue One, and Star Wars Rebels trailers, and the event overall are on this episode. Star Wars Rebels Press Conference – DAPscast SPECIAL EPISODE This was…
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Star Wars Celebration On Ice! – Geeks Corner – Episode 429
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week there is a lot of Star Wars following Star Wars Celebration! The Tomorrowland preview comes to Disneyland’s Tomorrowland in the Tomorrowland Theater. Hayley also chats about her experience with Disney on Ice over the weekend. Here is a look at what was covered this week: Disney in the News Disney…
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The Force Was Strong With Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Day One!
The first day of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim began with thousands of Star Wars fans making their way to the Anaheim Convention Center for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens panel with J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy. This panel took place live and was also simulcast for those who could not be there live. Murray…
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Spring Has Sprung – Geeks Corner – Episode 425
Spring has sprung at the Disneyland Resort…and the rest of Southern California (perhaps not everywhere else though). With the coming of spring, we’ve also done some rearranging and changing in the Corner. This is the first of several changes that will be coming to Geeks Corner, nothing insanely big but we think it’ll make for…
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John Williams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens Score to be Recorded in Los Angeles
For the first six Star Wars films, the scores were recorded at Abbey Road Studios (yea, that place The Beatles liked to record) under the baton of John Williams in London, England. He also wrote these iconic works of music. Star Wars: The Force Awakens will still have John Williams writing the music and conducting…
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'Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens' will Bridge Gap Between Return of the Jedi and Force Awakens
The story of what happens between Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens won’t just be eluded to in upcoming movies. It will be flushed out through at least 20 books that will take place during that gap. This comes from a story by Entertainment Weekly. Disney Worldwide Publishing has…
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Furbacca, Hasbro's New "Star Wars" Themed Furby
The 70s meets the 90s meets the 21st century with this latest electronic pet. Hasbro’s infamous Furby is the first piece of crossover merchandise for the upcoming “Star Wars: The Force Awakens“, combining the traditional design of the electronic Furby with the personality and aesthetics of Chewbacca the Wookiee, bandolier and all. This new creature’s name: Furbacca. The original…
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Because Darth Vader Wasn't Big and Scary Enough… Japanese Military Builds Giant Star Wars Snow Sculpture
Darth Vader was one of the biggest and scariest bad guys of my young childhood. He was the ultimate villain in fact, until I saw what the Emperor could do to Luke in Return of the Jedi. Even then, there has always been something about not seeing Vader’s face and his ability to choke someone…
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Advice Courtesy of Mark Hamill… Will You Use It?
Think of Star Wars and several characters always come to mind. Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Han Solo, oh… and Luke Skywalker. The last three of these characters will be appearing in the next Star Wars movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. As anticipation, speculation, hype, and hopes gear up for this next film, Mark Hamill has…
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Lucasfilm Investigating Star Wars Leak
In a subpoena request originally posted by Courthouse News Service, details have emerged that Lucasfilm is actively searching for a leaker who has posted copyrighted photos from the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens. On Oct. 29th, 2014, a user by the name of “Darth_Simi” allegedly posted an unauthorized photo from the set of Star…
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The Star Wars Explosion – Geeks Corner – Episode 416
Star Wars is exploding all over lately. New movies, new tv shows, and a new half marathon at the Disneyland Resort have Star Wars fans geeking out all over the place. This week it seems only appropriate that we kick off and focus on the Star Wars explosion that is happening in the geek universe. Is…
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Billy Dee Williams Returns as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels continues to pull fans closer and closer to the original Star Wars trilogy with cameos by classic Star Wars characters. Billy Dee Williams is coming to Star Wars Rebels to reprise the role of Lando Calrissian. In the episode Idiot’s Array, Lando will end up on adventure with the crew of the Ghost…
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2015 a Big Year for Movies as Disney Releases Schedule
2015 is going to a big year for movies from The Walt Disney Company. A quick look at the list of movies coming up in the coming year and one could surmise that it could be perhaps the biggest year ever for Disney. This comes after 2014 being the second biggest year ever for the…
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Thank You from the Cast and Crew of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The cast and crew of Star Wars: The Force Awakens wishes to thank everyone for their support for the StarWars: Force For Change initiative. To do so, a special video was put together. Star Wars: Force for Change ran from May 21-July 25, 2014 and raised money for UNICEF to help find creative solutions to some…