Star Wars is an American epic space opera media franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas.It depicts the adventures of characters “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”. The franchise began in 1977 with the release of the film Star Wars (later subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981), which became a worldwide pop …
Star Wars (1977), (aka Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope) is one of the most popular, profitable, entertaining, and successful science fiction/action – adventure/fantasy films of all time. The film, shot mostly on location in Tunisia, Guatemala and Death Valley (California), advanced special-effects
The second entry in George Lucas’ Star Wars trilogy finds Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the green-as-grass hero from the first film, now a seasoned space warrior. Luke’s Star Wars cohorts Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) are likewise more experienced in the ways and means of battling the insidious Empire, as …
As expected for a film series this popular, the Star Wars Expanded Universe is immense; in fact, there’s a very real argument to be made that Star Wars …
A New Hope includes many elements derived from the 1936 Universal serial Flash Gordon—the original property which George Lucas had sought to license before making the first Star Wars film—and its sequel, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.The basic plot involving the infiltration of a megalomaniacal outer-space Emperor’s fortress by two …
Each of the Star Wars films start with an opening crawl. The film series began with Star Wars, released on May 25, 1977.This was followed by two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back, released on May 21, 1980, and Return of the Jedi, released on May 25, 1983.The opening crawl of the sequels disclosed that they were numbered as “Episode V” and …
Star Wars is a science-fiction franchise comprising movies, books, comics, video games, toys, and animated shows. It is a fictional universe created by George Lucas. The Star Wars story employs archetypal motifs common to science fiction, political climax and classical mythology, as well as
Nineteen years after the formation of the Empire, Luke Skywalker is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begins Luke’s Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire.
Star Wars is an ongoing Star Wars comic book series written by Jason Aaron, with art by John Cassaday. The Marvel Comics series, which began publishing on January 14, 2015, and features the characters Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2, takes place between the
Star Wars is an American epic space opera media franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas.It depicts the adventures of characters “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”. The franchise began in 1977 with the release of the film Star Wars (later subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981), which became a worldwide pop …
