The Marvelfication Of Star Wars Has Officially Begun
Shortly after Disney executive chairman Bob Iger stressed that the company will always prioritize “quality, not volume” during a presentation to investors last week, Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy announced ten brand new Star Wars television series and films coming to movie theaters and the Disney+ streaming service. That’s on top of existing and ongoing projects like
The Mandalorian, Lucasfilm’s first live-action TV series, and Disney+’s first monster hit.
The Mandalorian is currently winding down its second season. Not long after it returns for a third season it will be joined by two new series that are supposedly “set within the timeline of
Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 4K box set officially unveiled by Disney and Lucasfilm
Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga box set, which consists of the Prequel, Original and Sequel Trilogy movies –
The Phantom Menace,
Revenge of the Sith,
A New Hope,
Return of the Jedi,
The Force Awakens,
The Last Jedi and
The Rise of Skywalker, is set to arrive on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on April 20th; check out the box set and bonus details below….
Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Box Set – Limited Edition (27 discs) featuring all 9 Saga movies on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and Bonus discs (Blu-ray) for every movie in a special collector’s set.
Yahoo!: I feel a huge amount of pressure to make a great
Star Wars film, of course. The fan base is amazing and massive and that s no small task. That s really what I think about. If I can be in a groundbreaking position to pave the way for other people, that s amazing. I hope that I get to do that. But luckily [
Wonder Woman and
Wonder Woman 1984] were not no pressure , either. I ve gotten pretty used to the fact that there s really nothing you can do about it. You just have to try to make a great film, and really be diligent about keeping your eye on the ball and always making sure you re thinking about everything. So I will carry forward and try to make a great movie.
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There is also footage on location in Finse, Norway, which doubled for the ice planet Hoth, where The Empire Strikes Back begins.
Lucas: The seven-minute video began with George Lucas checking out footage, while Hamill was seen in the cockpit of an X-Wing fighter ship
Cockpit: The seven-minute video began with George Lucas checking out footage, while Hamill was seen in the cockpit of an X-Wing fighter ship
No gloves: The actor realizes he s forgotten his gloves, holding his hands up to the camera as cut is called
Crew members are seem setting up the Tauntaun creatures, with Lucas revealing in an interview that the cast and crew is more enthusiastic.
Go behind the scenes with this never-before-seen look at Star Wars on December 16, 2020, 13:24 10 comments
What just happened? The holidays aren’t quite here just yet but that didn’t stop Good Morning America from delivering the goods early to Star Wars fans. The morning news program on Tuesday aired never-before-seen footage from The Empire Strikes Back, the second film in the Star Wars franchise (but the fifth chronologically).
Originally released in 1980, the film was met with mixed reviews at the time but has aged well. These days, many consider it to be the best film in the Star Wars universe and one of the greatest movies ever made.