Category: Lucasfilm
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Ground is Broken for Star Wars Expansions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World
Work has officially begun on the Star Wars expansions at both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts. The announcement of the official groundbreaking at both resorts was made today via the Disney Parks Blog with an accompanying 360 degree photo. The photo included quite a few Star Wars bonuses that featured BB-8, R2-D2, Storm…
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#DAPsMagicTFA: A Tweet-Along of the Star Wars VII Blu-“Rey”
A couple nights ago, @mr_daps and the crew had the extreme geeky privilege of being some of the first people to watch Star Wars Ep. VII on Blu-ray from the comfort of the DAPs Studios. Naturally, we took to Twitter with the hashtag #DAPsMagicTFA to share our reactions to the film via live-tweet. And, as always…
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Writer Returns for Indiana Jones 5
It is an exciting time to be a fan of Indiana Jones, or anything Lucasfilm related really. The most recent hype has been that Indiana Jones will be returning for a fifth outing. Even more exciting, Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg will be collaborating on it. The newest bit of information to come out builds…
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The Sound of a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Soundtrack
Star Wars wouldn’t be Star Wars without the iconic music of John Williams. As have the Star Wars movies before it, Star Wars: The Force Awakens features the music of this legendary composer. In a new video released on YouTube, fans can now see a behind the scenes look at the creation of Williams’ newest…
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‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ & ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Receive New Release Dates
As fans of the Star Wars franchise rejoice over the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a new release date for the eighth installment has just been issued. In a press announcement on Wednesday, Star Wars: Episode VIII will launch into theaters on December 15, 2017, instead of the planned May 26, 2017. The eighth film is…
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Star Wars Rebels Mid-Season Trailer Starts Connecting Dots
Star Wars Rebels has been on a brief winter hiatus but that hiatus is about to end. When the show returns to Disney XD on January 20, there will be a lot of connections between this animated show and the greater Star Wars universe. The new mid-season trailer gives a glimpse at some of the connections…
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It’s All Connected: A (Doozy Of A) Theory For Ep. VII
The popular thing to do for Star Wars and all of geekdom these days is to come up with a crackpot theory about a thing, and to find enough truth from the source material to make it believable. I gotta admit, I’m a sucker for these things. I love how far down the rabbit hole…
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2015 Disney Stories Countdown #1 – A Year of Star Wars
You may be thinking “Isn’t Force Awakens the biggest story of the year?” Well, not quite. The movie was highly anticipated and had a lot throughout the year. But, the box office results are too recent to be the biggest story. Yet, Star Wars has proven itself bigger than just Force Awakens. There are several…
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2015 Disney Stories Countdown #2 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has overwhelmed the box office this holiday season, so it’s an easy pick for the top 5 stories. The Lead Up Force Awakens didn’t start a couple of weeks ago. The path to the movie has been one over several months. With trailers, merchandise, and general fan hype, the movie…
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Reels in $528 Million Globally Over Opening Weekend
Early Monday morning, reports poured in from the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Over the weekend, theater goers rushed to see the latest film installment in the franchise. As stated by The Hollywood Reporter, Force Awakens ticket sales broke records. Currently, J.J. Abram’s latest project has reeled in $528M-plus globally. With the film now…
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‘Force Awakens’ Smashes Box Office Record Thursday with $57 Million
Thursday evening, Star Wars fans across the nation headed into theaters for the long-awaited Force Awakens. With the film’s official release on December 18 here in the states, many bought their tickets way in advance, dating as far back as October. Even more so, some audience goers camped outside of theaters weeks in advance. Star…
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The Force Has Awoken: Spoiler-Free Musings on the New Film
We did it, everybody. We made it to Episode VII. Around the world, it was as if millions of geeky voices cried out at once, and were suddenly silenced (by the opening crawl, that is). First things first, there are NO SPOILERS in this writing, in keeping with ol’ Uncle Mark’s request. Loose lips sink…
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‘Star Wars’ European Red Carpet Premiere Takes Force
With the recent and massive Star War: The Force Awakens world premiere in Los Angeles, the stars quickly traveled to the UK for Europe’s own premiere. As mentioned the other day, cast and crew left the states in an ANA jet themed as R2-D2. On Wednesday, fans eagerly awaited their arrival at the red carpet event. Just…
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Holds World Premiere Red Carpet Event
Monday evening was truly a spectacle for all to enjoy in Hollywood as the world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens took storm. Live coverage of the event was streamed for all to enjoy as stars from the film and Walt Disney Company made their way down the red carpet. Many tuned in to watch interviews and see the pure…
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ World Premiere Event to be Live Streamed
Today, December 14 marks the official world premiere event of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Hollywood, California! The red carpet will be a glow with cast and crew from the film. Since this event is pretty huge, you at home will be able to view a live stream of the red carpet. How cool…
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Cast & Crew Travel Worldwide to Promote Film
Star Wars fans worldwide are getting pumped for the upcoming release of Star War: The Force Awakens. The film’s release is a mere few days away and it seems like we have been waiting for forever. Before the film holds its world premiere on December 14 in the glamorous city of Hollywood, the cast has been traveling…
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New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Gives Star Wars Fans Something to be Thankful For
It’s hard to believe but it has been a year since the words “There has been awakening…” were heard and Star Wars fans around the globe collectively geeked out. Now, a year later these same fans get some context to this first statement. Disney and Lucasfilm have given a Thanksgiving present to fans around the…
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Why You Shouldn’t Obsess Over the Bounty Hunter: A Hard Look at a Fandom
My dear, dear geeks…. It’s time. It’s time to talk about the worst character in the Star Wars films. Nope. Not Jar-Jar. Not Greedo. Not even that red R2 unit with a bad motivator (poor thing). I am, of course, talking about Boba Fett. The subject came up during a recent episode of GEEKS CORNER…
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Check out the new TGIT Star Wars: The Force Awakens Preview Trailer!
A new preview trailer has been released via ABC for TGIT during How to Get Away With Murder on Thursday evening. The new trailer offers some scenes that have been seen before and some that haven’t. Watch the trailer below. Star Wars: The Force Awakens TGIT ABC Preview Trailer So What Do You Think? This trailer…
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Take a Look at Star Wars Season of the Force from Disneyland!
PRESS RELEASE: ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 12, 2015) – As the Force awakens at the Disneyland Resort, Star Wars Season of the Force debuts Nov. 16, bringing exciting new experiences to Disneyland Park to celebrate all things Star Wars. Adding to the annual Holidays season and the dazzling 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration, Season of the Force…
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Hope is Not Lost Today, It’s Found in New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer From Japan
A new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer has hit the internet! Yes, that’s right. After all the apparent confirmations that the previous trailer would be the last one to be released, a new trailer has been released in Japan. This does have Japanese subtitles but is in English. It also reveals quite a bit…
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Character Posters Revealed
The days are slowly counting down until the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. On December 18, the long awaited film will hit theaters. Since there are many questions we all have on our minds about the film, it seems that we will not be getting any spoilers anytime soon. Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J.…
