Merchandise // OCTOBER 12, 2021 The hunt begins when pre-orders launch on select items tomorrow. Get your tracking fobs ready. Disney and Lucasfilm today launched “Bring Home the Bounty,” a global consumer products, games, and publishing campaign that will debut new Star Wars toys, collectibles, books, apparel, and more each week through the end of the […]
Culture
A Tremor Ripples Through the Force in The Odyssey of Star Wars – Excerpt
For more than 40 years, Star Wars has been passed down from generation to generation, a modern myth that explores powerful themes of good versus evil, familial ties, and the presence of the Force. And just as creator George Lucas took inspiration from ancient archetypes, author Jack Mitchell has woven his own retelling of Luke […]
Star Wars Inside Intel: Twi’lek Culture
Characters + Histories // SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 Discover more about this alien species, including traditions, rituals, and beyond. Star Wars Inside Intel is a StarWars.com feature where Lucasfilm Story Group member Emily Shkoukani, whose job is to know as much about a galaxy far, far away as possible, explores obscure facts about Star Wars lore […]
A New Way for Serious Cyclists to Train Indoors This Winter
Wahoo’s long-awaited revamp of The Sufferfest endurance training app makes room for a whole lot more than suffering.
Dune Foresaw—and Influenced—Half a Century of Global Conflict
From Afghanistan to cyberattacks, Frank Herbert’s novel anticipated and shaped warfare as we know it.
Boba Fett, Fennec Shand, and Frog Lady from The Mandalorian Get the Funko Pop! Treatment – Exclusive Reveal
Fans of the Frog Lady from The Mandalorian, rejoice! The new mom and patient Grogu sitter is joining the next wave of Star Wars Funko Pop! bobbleheads based on characters and moments from the second season of the Disney+ series. And she’s not alone. The new lineup of collectibles includes both a Dark Trooper and […]
A Warrior Wanders in Ronin, a Star Wars: Visions Novel – Excerpt
The Ronin made his debut just last week in Kamikaze Douga’s “The Duel,” a stunning short from the Disney+ series, Star Wars: Visions. Now, he’s stepping out in his own book. (Don’t worry. His trusty droid is coming, too.) Star Wars: Ronin: A Visions Novel by Emma Mieko Candon arrives October 12, expanding the world of “The Duel” […]
“It’s a Love Letter”: The Producers of Star Wars: Visions Celebrate the Unique Anime Collection
There is a moment in “The Duel,” the first short in the new Star Wars: Visions anthology, when the Sith Bandit jabs at a waterfall with her red lightsaber. Listen carefully and you’ll find the sound effect generated by the sizzling blade meeting the natural element matches another moment: when Darth Maul, separated from the […]
Arturito and Me
I remember the exact moment. My mom looked at 12-year old me with a face that was equal parts disbelief and indifference. “No se llama Arturito?” she asked. “No, his name isn’t Arturito,” I responded. “It’s R2-D2.” Turns out my mom, like many Latin American parents of kids born in the ‘70s and ‘80s, thought everyone’s […]