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Remembering the ‘Star Wars’ Radio Drama
Remembering the ‘Star Wars’ Radio Drama
Remembering the ‘Star Wars’ Radio Drama
What if I told you that there was another Star Wars universe very different from the one you know? In this universe, Han Solo doesn’t sound like Harrison Ford and Darth Vader doesn’t sound like James Earl Jones. Here, Princess Leia is played by a Broadway star instead of Carrie Fisher. And Luke Skywalker and C-3PO ... well, actually, those parts are still played by Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels. Some things are just multiversal constants.
These Are the ‘Star Wars’ Special Editions Secrets You’re Looking For
These Are the ‘Star Wars’ Special Editions Secrets You’re Looking For
These Are the ‘Star Wars’ Special Editions Secrets You’re Looking For
You know that James Earl Jones provided the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars films. But did you know when Star Wars was first released in 1977, Jones was not listed in the closing credits? Over the years he’s claimed that the reason for the omission was his belief that he hadn’t done enough work to deserve billing, and later confessed that he worried that if he was credited he would be typecast as a bad guy for the rest of his career. Jones’ name was added to the credits of the film when it was released in 1997 in its “Special Edition.” That’s just one of the Star Wars Special Edition facts featured in the newest episode of You Think You Know Movies!
Top 5 Worst Changes to ‘Star Wars’ Since Its First Release
Top 5 Worst Changes to ‘Star Wars’ Since Its First Release
Top 5 Worst Changes to ‘Star Wars’ Since Its First Release
In the tradition of ScreenCrush series like You Think You Know Movies and You Think You Know TV comes a new YouTube series: Top Five! Every two weeks (or so; we’ve got a lot of other stuff going on), ScreenCrush editor and critic Matt Singer will count down a particular topic from the world of movies (and probably write these introductory posts in the third person).
George Lucas Bringing His Museum of Narrative Art to L.A.
George Lucas Bringing His Museum of Narrative Art to L.A.
George Lucas Bringing His Museum of Narrative Art to L.A.
When you have as much money as George Lucas has (a number we common peasants can scarcely imagine, a secret number, known only to those of the one percent’s one percent), simple luxury begins to lose its luster. You can only pay so many Ukrainian models to hand-feed you grapes and gently fan you with palm fronds before it all gets a little tired, at which point a person starts looking for more meaningful ways to spend their money. Philanthropy was born from this impulse, and branding-obsessed Lucas has found the perfect act of humanitarianism that also befits his planet-sized ego: founding a museum in which his creations of Star Wars can be displayed for all the world, and then slapping his name on it.
Revisit Carrie Fisher’s Uproarious Roast of George Lucas
Revisit Carrie Fisher’s Uproarious Roast of George Lucas
Revisit Carrie Fisher’s Uproarious Roast of George Lucas
The world’s still stinging from the loss of Carrie Fisher yesterday, and while we will most likely remember her first as Princess Leia, the actress cultivated a long career of comedy after her Star Wars years. Her one-woman show Wishful Drinking was a must-see on Broadway, and her hilarious, often inscrutable Twitter account will stand as a testament to her bizarre wit. In the wake of Fisher’s sad death on Tuesday, one video in particular has begun to pop up again, and it might just be the comic’s most searing public appearance of all.
Carrie Fisher’s Obituary Request Was Typically Witty
Carrie Fisher’s Obituary Request Was Typically Witty
Carrie Fisher’s Obituary Request Was Typically Witty
Today we mourn the loss of Carrie Fisher: Iconic actor, talented author, brilliant script doctor and, most of all, an incomparable force to be reckoned with. There are so many great adjectives you could use to describe Fisher: Uncompromising, unapologetic, fierce, witty, relatable, real, honest. She took all of those qualities and put them to work in her books — from memoirs to novels, Fisher had a knack for telling poignant and painful stories with wit and wisdom. Writing a worthy obituary for one of the best and boldest women on this planet or any other is surely an impossible task…so it’s a good thing that the perfect obit basically already exists, and unsurprisingly, Fisher came up with it herself.
'Legends of Tomorrow' Will Introduce a Young George Lucas
'Legends of Tomorrow' Will Introduce a Young George Lucas
'Legends of Tomorrow' Will Introduce a Young George Lucas
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow wears all manner of sci-fi influences on its sleeve, not the least of which has been Star Wars. Now, the Legends’ trips through history will finally extend to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away as well, spotlighting the origin of Star Wars itself with a young George Lucas next month.
‘Star Wars’ Dad George Lucas Gave ‘Rogue One’ His Blessing
‘Star Wars’ Dad George Lucas Gave ‘Rogue One’ His Blessing
‘Star Wars’ Dad George Lucas Gave ‘Rogue One’ His Blessing
When a director inherits a franchise from another more seasoned, more beloved filmmaker, there’s bound to be some anxiety about whether or not their predecessor will like the finished project. Did I get it right? they ask themselves. Did I do their legacy justice? Gareth Edwards, still pretty new to the blockbuster scene after taking the reins of 2014’s franchise starter/reviver Godzilla, has some galaxy-sized shoes to fill as the director of the upcoming Star Wars anthology film Rogue One. But he doesn’t have to worry too much anymore, because George Lucas has seen the movie, and given it his hearty blessing.
'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Almost Had a Younglings Spinoff
'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Almost Had a Younglings Spinoff
'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Almost Had a Younglings Spinoff
We’ve had plenty of time to process the demise and unfinished material of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, particularly as Star Wars Rebels filled the gap under the new Disney umbrella. That said, at least some of the late Clone Wars material was eyed for a spinoff George Lucas declined, according to Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hidalgo.

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