Most of the Star Wars action figures that Jack Hughes pulled out of his older brothers’ toy box were as worn and weathered as the used-future space opera they were based on. All except for one: Princess Leia Organa. “She was almost immaculate,” Hughes tells StarWars.com, overlooked by his siblings and rarely conscripted for a […]
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5 of the Scariest Star Wars Sidekicks
Characters + Histories // OCTOBER 21, 2021 It’s not always the big baddies you have to worry about. It’s who’s next to them. There are plenty of monsters in Star Wars, but sometimes the most frightening things aren’t creatures with razor-sharp teeth. Sometimes scary can come in the form of a cool mercenary, a mad […]
20 Eerie Easter Eggs from LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales
Spoiler warning: This article discusses plot details from LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales. Star Wars and Halloween: it’s a match made on Mustafar. LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales, the Halloween-themed special streaming now on Disney+, follows Poe Dameron, BB-8, and new friend Dean as they explore Darth Vader’s castle on the lava world; throughout, uber-creepy caretaker […]
Star Wars: Visions Digital Soundtracks Are Here
Visions // OCTOBER 15, 2021 Listen to the music from all nine shorts in the anime anthology, now streaming on Disney+. StarWars.com Team The music of Star Wars is as synonymous with the films and series as the characters and stories themselves. Today, StarWars.com is pleased to announce that carrying on that grand tradition, the […]
“Bring Home the Bounty” with New Galaxy-Spanning Star Wars Products
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 […]
Star Wars: Visions Posters Celebrate the Art of Anime
Visions // OCTOBER 7, 2021 Producer Kanako Shirasaki shares her insights into the captivating art for all nine shorts. Star Wars: Visions is a unique blend of galactic lore and visual storytelling, an anthology series that invited seven Japanese anime studios to explore their own idea of Star Wars. To celebrate the series debut, now […]
The Book of Boba Fett Will Premiere December 29 on Disney+
Disney+ // SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 Get your first look at the key art for the series ahead of its debut later this year. Disney+ announced today that The Book of Boba Fett — the new Lucasfilm series teased in a surprise end-credit sequence following the Season 2 finale of The Mandalorian — will premiere on […]
“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 […]
Visions Revisited: 5 Highlights from “Tatooine Rhapsody”
Visions // SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 Studio Colorido’s musical short takes us back to where it all began beneath the twin suns. Star Wars: Visions is here! The anthology series is now streaming on Disney+, featuring original shorts from some of the world’s best anime studios. In Visions Revisited, StarWars.com picks the greatest moments from each short. […]
How Fan Model Maker Jason Eaton Brought The High Republic’s Starlight Beacon to Life
Jason Eaton grew up worshipping at the altar of Joe Johnston and the wizards of Industrial Light & Magic. Eaton saw Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977 at age four, spurring a lifelong love of the galaxy far, far away — but it was the behind-the-scenes model making magic that truly captured his imagination. […]