Rather than ramble about the continuing stories of lightsabers, Death Stars, X-Wings, and the Force, however, I turn today to the contributions the medium of books has had on the multimedia cash cow that is modern-day Star Wars. I turn, more precisely, to one particular character who originated as part of the Expanded Universe (EU) books, which have since become synonymous
8 Star Wars Prequel Moments George Lucas Planned Way Back In 1977
Love them or hate them, you can t argue George Lucas didn t come prepared.
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The year is 1977 and George Lucas has just released Star Wars. All those years spent painstakingly creating the effects and fine-tuning his perplexing scripts have been worth it; the film is adored by audiences, has redefined how studios approach the box office and will go on to get nominated for some serious Academy Awards (including Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture).
With Marvel already keen to represent the galaxy far, far away in comic book form and a sequel an inevitability, Lucas sat down to set out the greater scope of the world. Writing short monologues in first person view from the characters, they set up the context of the world or the previously unconsidered back-stories.
Luke Skywalker Rumored To Show Up In Multiple Disney Plus Projects
The Mandalorian season 2, there’s hope that the character will return in other
Star Wars projects in the near future.
While Lucasfilm is keeping its plans for that galaxy far, far away under tight wraps, it’s clear that with the introduction of several Disney Plus series, including
The Book of Boba Fett, and
Rangers of the New Republic, George Lucas’ science fantasy world is pushing to embrace the Marvel formula of an interconnected narrative that spans multiple flicks and TV shows.
After all, this blueprint has already proven its efficiency in the cinematic domain, whereas Disney’s own
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Star Wars is a media franchise about people fighting in space, hence the name. So of course there are plenty of
Star Wars games about flying starfighters in space, blowing up enemy ships, and saving the galaxy. Let’s rank them!
For a while, there really was a drought of
Britney Spears Is A Jedi In Star Wars Canon
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This May the 4th, I want to shine a spotlight on one of my all-time favourite
Star Wars characters. Someone from the Expanded Universe (EU) who’s since been allowed to re-enter
Star Wars canon. It’s not Grand Admiral Thrawn or Jaxxon the frighteningly tall, green rabbit it’s Siri Tachi, a young Jedi who