Posts tagged Star Wars
Want To Hang Out With Luke Skywalker
This week Mark Hamill announced details for this week’s campaign sponsored by CrowdRise in support of Star Wars: Force for Change. Since April 5th, Star Wars: Force for Change, an initiative that inspires people to make a positive impact on the world, has been matching the donations of Star Wars fans to four select charities up to $1,000,000!
This week, the top fundraiser will get a trip to London including tickets to attend Star Wars Celebration Europe where they will meet Mark Hamill. This month-long campaign will lead up to “Star Wars Day” on May the 4th. The four select charities include the U.S. Fund for UNICEF in support of UNICEF Kid Power, American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Make-A-Wish.
Over the course of the four-week period, which culminates at 11:59pm (PST) on May 4th, fans will be able to donate through CrowdRise.com/ForceForChange to these four charities and have their donations matched dollar for dollar up to $1,000,000. All participants who enter will also have a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to Ireland, including Skellig Michael along the Wild Atlantic Way, the location of the dramatic final scene from The Force Awakens.
Show your Force and visit CrowdRise.com/ForceForChange now for more details.
Apr 26th
Watch The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Deleted Scenes Teaser
On April 1st you can digitally own Star Wars: The Force Awakens and on April 5th you can purchase the Blu-ray DVD combo pack. Until those dates we have a very cool trailer for you to check out. See the Star Wars: The Force Awakens deleted scenes, “Finn and the Villager”, “Jakku Message”, “X-Wings Prepare for Lightspeed”, “Kylo Searches The Falcon”, “Snow Speeder Chase,” and “Finn Will Be Fine” on Digital HD and Blu-ray Combo Pack, plus a special bonus deleted scene, “Tunnel Standoff” only on Digital HD or by redeeming the digital copy included in your Blu-ray Combo Pack.
Mar 25th
The Story Awakens at SXSW with First Order Landing
In celebration of the documentary “Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey” premiering at SXSW Film Festival, The First Order TIE Fighter and stormtroopers landed in Austin today. The feature-length documentary, which is an in-depth bonus feature on the upcoming Digital HD and Blu-ray Combo Pack debuts at the Paramount Theatre on March 14th in Austin, Texas. The TIE Fighter will be stationed at South Bites at SXSW throughout the weekend for festival goers to experience the landing!
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is coming home on Digital HD April 1 and is available on iTunes and other digital providers for pre-order now.
Fans can also explore all things Star Wars at iTunes.com/Starwars. It comes home on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on April 5.
Mar 11th
Bad Lip Reading Takes On Star Wars
With “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” out now in theaters you will see everything and anything with some sort of Star Wars theme. The folks at Bad Lip Reading are jumping on the bandwagon as well. They produced three videos. They did one for each of the original trilogy films. They even got Jack Black, Bill Hader, and Maya Rudolph to help out on these videos. Check out all three below.
A New Hope:
The Empire Strikes Back:
Return of the Jedi:
Dec 21st
New Star Wars Trailer May Have Spoilers
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is about a month away. Disney is letting out new trailers for TV weekly it seems. In this one we see the main characters Rey and Finn working together to take down the First Order. Could they take over the Falcon for Han Solo and Chewbacca?
There are even a scene where the two are flying the Millennium Falcon. We even get to see a sick combat scene with an X-Wing taking down a TIE Fighter.
Nov 16th
New Star Wars VII Force Awakens Trailer Debuts On ESPN’s MNF
Lucasfilm announced today that the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will debut on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” on Monday, October 19, during halftime of the National Football League (NFL) game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. The game starts at 5:15 p.m. PDT/8:15 p.m. EDT. The Spanish language version of the trailer will air on ESPN Deportes simultaneously.
To commence the countdown for the trailer launch, today Lucasfilm released the Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster worldwide. Following the trailer launch, tickets to the highly anticipated cinematic event will be on sale everywhere movie tickets are sold.
In conjunction with the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer debut, the Walt Disney Company is providing unprecedented company-wide on-air and social support (#TheForceAwakens) as well as tying in events and special activities for the day of the trailer release.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in U.S. theaters on December 18.
Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max Von Sydow. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk are producing with Tommy Harper and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt.
Oct 18th
Star Wars Announces Han Solo Film
Some fantastic news from a galaxy far away just surfaced. It looks like Star Wars officially announced the date of the Han Solo standalone film. The film be directed by Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, whose credits include the critically acclaimed “The LEGO Movie” and “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” as well as “21 Jump Street” and “22 Jump Street.” Among the most sought-after filmmakers working today, the two have proven a formidable duo on the multiple films they’ve collaborated on and are looking forward to applying their unique creative chemistry to the Star Wars universe.
“This is the first film we’ve worked on that seems like a good idea to begin with. We promise to take risks, to give the audience a fresh experience, and we pledge ourselves to be faithful stewards of these characters who mean so much to us. This is a dream come true for us. And not the kind of dream where you’re late for work and all your clothes are made of pudding, but the kind of dream where you get to make a film with some of the greatest characters ever, in a film franchise you’ve loved since before you can remember having dreams at all.”
The screenplay is written by Lawrence Kasdan and Jon Kasdan. The story focuses on how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first encountered in the cantina at Mos Eisley.
Lawrence Kasdan, the writer and director known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Big Chill, and Grand Canyon, is familiar to Star Wars fans for having co-written the screenplays for The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens. His son Jon Kasdan wrote and directed The First Time, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and In the Land of Women, as well as writing for the television series Freaks and Geeks and Dawson’s Creek.
“We’re so excited to be working with Chris and Phil, who will bring a fresh new dimension to the Star Wars universe,” said the Kasdans. “They’re two of the smartest, funniest and most original filmmakers around, and the ideal choice to tell the story of Han Solo, one of the coolest characters in the galaxy.”
Kathleen Kennedy, who will be producing, says she can’t wait to discover what’s in store from these two extraordinary teams of directors and writers.
“It’s not just any filmmaker who can tell the story of such a beloved icon like Han Solo, and I’m excited to say we’ve found the perfect team to handle the task. Larry and Jon know all there is to know about the character, and Chris and Phil will bring their wit, style, energy and heart to tell Han’s story.”
Slated for a May 25, 2018 release, the film will be executive produced by Lawrence Kasdan and Jason McGatlin and co-produced by Will Allegra.
Jul 7th
Watch Extended Gameplay of Star Wars Battlefront From E3
E3 is in full swing and that means some fantastic new games are coming out and are being showcased. One of the trailers that came out was from Star Wars Battlefront.
Now you will be able to put yourself in your Star Wars battle fantasies. Feeling the ominous thud of an AT-AT stomping down on the frozen tundra of Hoth. Rebel forces firing blasters as Imperial speeder bikes zip through the lush forests of Endor. Intense dogfights between squadrons of X-wings and TIE fighters filling the skies. Immerse yourself in the epic Star Wars battles you’ve always dreamed of and create new heroic moments of your own in Star Wars Battlefront.
Pre-order Star Wars Battlefront and on December 1st, 2015, be among the first players to experience the Battle of Jakku, the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted key Imperial holdouts on a remote desert planet in the Outer Rim.
Jun 16th
Listen To The Death Star’s Radio Morning Show For Star Wars Day
There were so many things happening during the Battle of Endor. The Rebels were trying to destroy the second Death Star that the Empire was in the process of building. Luke was about to face his father, Darth Vader in an epic lightsaber battle. Before Admiral Ackbar yelled out his famous line did you ever wonder what was going on in the second Death Star?
Well now you can. Thanks to the Masters of None podcast, we can hear what was going on before Lando and the rest of the Rebels blew up Death Star number two. In these lost tapes you will hear actual audio from one of the Death Star Radio programs. It is from the morning show called TK-69 & The Clone Zone in the Morning! It was the station dubbed as “The only radio show BY storm troopers, FOR storm troopers.”
From prank phone calls to interviews with independent contractors you will get a new take on what went on in the Death Star. Coincidentally these audio tapes were just found on the eve of Star Wars Day. Sit back and enjoy a radio show from a long, long time ago!
May the 4th Be With You!
May 4th
