[179][178][180][181] The game was well received,[182][183][184] and it was followed by four sequels. [155] Launched in 2015, the first three publications were titled Star Wars, Darth Vader, and the limited series Princess Leia. They marched backward through the looking-glass. In June 2014, it was announced that Rian Johnson, writer and director of The Last Jedi, would write a story treatment for Episode IX. [214], The saga draws heavily from the hero's journey, an archetypical template developed by comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell. [231][232][l] The Great Jedi Purge mirrors the events of the Night of the Long Knives. [42] They were produced non-chronologically, with Episodes IV–VI (the original trilogy) being released between 1977 and 1983, Episodes I–III (the prequel trilogy) being released between 1999 and 2005, and Episodes VII–IX (the sequel trilogy), being released between 2015 and 2019. His father was a stationery store owner and he had three siblings. Star Wars in print predates the release of the first film, with the December 1976 novelization of Star Wars, initially subtitled "From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker". [249] Along with Jaws, Star Wars started the tradition of the summer blockbuster film in the entertainment industry, where films open on many screens at the same time and profitable franchises are important. [75][76], Lucas decided to leave the franchise in the hands of other filmmakers, announcing in January 2012 that he would make no more Star Wars films. Richard Marquand was born on September 22, 1937 in Llanishen, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales as Richard Alfred Marquand. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. However, unlike Jesus, Anakin falls from grace, remaining evil as Darth Vader until Return of the Jedi. Growing up, he admired movies such as the 1977 classic "Star Wars", and went on to pursue a film career. [213] Kylo uses the fact that Rey is an orphan to tempt her into joining the dark side. [240], Film critic Roger Ebert wrote in his book The Great Movies, "Like The Birth of a Nation and Citizen Kane, Star Wars was a technical watershed that influenced many of the movies that came after." The video is shown in the special. [47] The second is an unspecified film from Taika Waititi, who in May 2020 was announced to be directing a Star Wars film he was co-writing with Krysty Wilson-Cairns. [212] Anakin was conceived of a virgin birth, and is assumed to be the "Chosen One", a messianic individual. Star Wars won the 2020 Webby Award for Television & Film in the category Social.[87]. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron director Patty Jenkins shares update on script. In his comment (made in the prequel trilogy era) Lucas attributed this to Nixon's supposed intention to defy the, Lucas, George (2004). [260], The Star Wars saga has inspired many fans to create their own non-canon material set in the Star Wars galaxy. Follow Obi Wan as he reflects on his past & prepares for his return from exile, in this epic 1 minute short", "Star Wars Roll Out, An Adorable New Series of Animated Shorts, Bounces to the Screen - Exclusive", "A 'Mandalorian' Movie? After penning the novelization of the original film, Foster followed it with the sequel Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978). [144] From 1985 to 1987, the animated children's series Ewoks and Droids inspired comic series from Marvel's Star Comics line. Each film was released two days later in the U.S. Not to be confused with the board game with the same name published in 1990, In his early drafts, Lucas used the plot point of a dictator staying in power with the support of the military. While Jedi Knights can be numerous, the Dark Lords of the Sith (or 'Darths') are intended to be limited to two: a master and their apprentice.[11]. The Star Wars saga that started in 1977 is about to complete its story with J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in December, and fans want to know what is the next chapter in a new Star Wars trilogy. There are also many references to Christianity, such as in the appearance of Darth Maul, whose design draws heavily from traditional depictions of the devil. Gareth Edwards. Bounty hunters are often employed by both gangsters and governments. [48] Additionally, a trilogy independent from the Skywalker saga is being written by The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson. The Star Wars mythos is also the basis of many toys and games of varying types. [222][223] Darth Vader's design was initially inspired by Samurai armor, and also incorporated a German military helmet. The original trilogy depicts the galaxy as dirty and grimy in, Lucas started by researching the inspiration behind. Telecommunication includes two-way audio and audiovisual screens, and holographic projections. [262], As the characters and the storyline of the original trilogy are so well known, educators have used the films in the classroom as a learning resource. He later turned to television, directing... Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Director | In recent years, this has ranged from writing fan fiction to creating fan films. [174] The next game, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1984), has more traditional raster graphics,[175] while the following Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1985) has vector graphics.[176]. [113][114], Timothy Zahn's bestselling Thrawn trilogy (1991–1993) reignited interest in the franchise and introduced the popular characters Grand Admiral Thrawn, Mara Jade, Talon Karrde, and Gilad Pellaeon. [215] A defining step of the journey is "Atonement with the Father". All nine films of the 'Skywalker saga' were nominated for Academy Awards (with wins going to the first two released) and were commercially successful. 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Together with the theatrical live action spin-off films Rogue One (2016) and Solo (2018), the combined box office revenue of the films equates to over US$10 billion,[3] and it is currently the second-highest-grossing film franchise of all time.[4]. [209] Dozens of series have been produced, with Topps being the licensed creator in the United States. Read on to know. The story of the original trilogy focuses on Luke Skywalker's quest to become a Jedi, his struggle with the evil Imperial agent Darth Vader, and the struggle of the Rebel Alliance to free the galaxy from the clutches of the Galactic Empire. In August 2015, Colin Trevorrow was announced as the director of the film; he was to write the script with frequent collaborator Derek Connolly. The Jedi and Sith prefer the use of a weapon called a lightsaber, a blade of energy that can cut through virtually any surface and deflect energy bolts. In 1989, Lucas stated that the prequels would be "unbelievably expensive. [138][139], Marvel Comics published a Star Wars comic book series from 1977 to 1986. 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Smith and Patricia Rose Duignan, Joe Layton, Jeff Starsh, Ken Welch, and Mitzie Welch, This page was last edited on 14 January 2021, at 07:56. Quoting a tweet from movie publication Lost in Film featuring a picture of director George Lucas and star Mark Hamill, A.K.A. Film director J.J. Abrams requested that Bauersfeld once again play Ackbar in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. J.J. Abrams. During his late teen years, he went to Thomas Downey High School and was very much interested in drag racing. Lucas later returned to filmmaking to direct a prequel trilogy, consisting of Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005). [212] Each character—primarily Anakin, Luke, and Rey—follows the steps of the cycle or undergoes its reversal, becoming the villain. Prior to 1977, 20th Century Fox's greatest annual profits were $37 million, while in 1977, the company broke that record by posting a profit of $79 million. [68], Prior to releasing the original film, and made possible by its success, Lucas planned "three trilogies of nine films. [163], Radio adaptations of the films were also produced. [230], Palpatine being a chancellor before becoming the Emperor in the prequel trilogy alludes to Hitler's role before appointing himself Führer. [61] In 1980, Lucas confirmed that he had the nine-film series plotted,[62] but due to the stress of producing the original trilogy, he had decided to cancel further sequels by 1981. Star Wars saga - director list. [250] The commercial success of Star Wars created a boom in state-of-the-art special effects in the late 1970s. The novelizations of The Empire Strikes Back (1980) by Donald F. Glut and Return of the Jedi (1983) by James Kahn followed, as well as The Han Solo Adventures trilogy (1979–1980) by Brian Daley,[112] and The Adventures of Lando Calrissian trilogy (1983) by L. Neil Smith. [200] Star Wars was the first intellectual property to be licensed in Lego history. Three series set in the prequel era were introduced for younger audiences: the 18-book Jedi Apprentice (1999–2002) chronicles the adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi and his master Qui-Gon Jinn in the years before The Phantom Menace; the 11-book Jedi Quest (2001–2004) follows Obi-Wan and his own apprentice, Anakin Skywalker in between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones; and the 10-book The Last of the Jedi (2005–2008), set almost immediately after Revenge of the Sith, features Obi-Wan and the last few surviving Jedi. [185][186] The series introduced Kyle Katarn, who would appear in multiple games, novels, and comics. Shadows of the Empire (1996) was a multimedia project set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that included a novel by Steve Perry, a comic book series, a video game, and action figures. Within three weeks of the film's release, the studio's stock price doubled to a record high. Battles featuring the Ewoks and Gungans against the Empire and Trade Federation, respectively, represent the clash between a primitive society and a more advanced one, similar to the Vietnam-American War. I kept taking out all the good parts, and I just kept telling myself I would make other movies someday."[64]. [44] The first entry, Rogue One (2016), tells the story of the rebels who steal the Death Star plans just before Episode IV. [224][225] Originally, Lucas conceived of the Sith as a group that served the Emperor in the same way that the Schutzstaffel served Adolf Hitler; this was condensed into one character in the form of Vader. [81][82] The sequel trilogy also meant the end of the existing Star Wars Expanded Universe, which was discarded from canon to give "maximum creative freedom to the filmmakers and also preserve an element of surprise and discovery for the audience."[2]. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe. They were followed in 1983 by Atari's rail shooter arcade game Star Wars, with vector graphics to replicate the Death Star trench run scene from the 1977 film. "10 of the best movie trilogies of all-time | 1. [c] In 2020, its total value was estimated at US$70 billion, and it is currently the fifth-highest-grossing media franchise of all time. [239] The first Star Wars film in 1977 was a cultural unifier,[240] enjoyed by a wide spectrum of people. Now, after watching like the rest of us, Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts has shared his feelings on the new season and how impactful Star Wars has been to his career as a whole. It was Bauersfeld's final role before his death in April 2016. He subsequently directed the 2014 reboot of Godzilla, and the film Rogue One: A … Gareth James Edwards was born on June 1, 1975 in the English town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. [54][55][56] By 1974, he had expanded the story into the first draft of a screenplay. Star Wars is an American epic space opera[1] media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film[b] and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. [264] Similarly, psychiatrists in New Zealand and the US have advocated their use in the university classroom to explain different types of psychopathology. [252] Finally, along with Steven Spielberg's Jaws, it shifted the film industry's focus away from personal filmmaking of the 1970s and towards fast-paced, big-budget blockbusters for younger audiences. [211] In 1993, LucasArts released Star Wars: X-Wing, the first self-published Star Wars video game and the first space flight simulator based on the franchise. Abrams planned on going to dental school, but decided to study film at Sarah Lawrence College. [49][50] In September 2019, it was announced that Kathleen Kennedy and Kevin Feige would collaborate to develop a Star Wars film. His father was a stationery store ... 2. After graduating from high school, he went on to attend the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. "[255][256] In an opposing view, Tom Shone wrote that through Star Wars and Jaws, Lucas and Spielberg "didn't betray cinema at all: they plugged it back into the grid, returning the medium to its roots as a carnival sideshow, a magic act, one big special effect", which was "a kind of rebirth". [220] According to Inverse, the final scene in The Last Jedi, which depicts servant children playing with a toy of Luke and one boy using the Force, symbolizes that "the Force can be found in people with humble beginnings. [71] At various stages of development, the sequel trilogy was to focus on the rebuilding of the Republic,[72] the return of Luke in a role similar to that of Obi-Wan in the original trilogy,[69] Luke's sister (not yet determined to be Leia),[61] Han, Leia,[73] R2-D2 and C-3PO. [152][153], After Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, it was announced in January 2014 that in 2015 the Star Wars comics license would return to Marvel Comics,[154] whose parent company, Marvel Entertainment, Disney had purchased in 2009. Tell us what you think about this feature. As of 2019, audio-only novels have been released not directly based on printed media. [111] The first "Expanded Universe" story appeared in Marvel Comics' Star Wars #7 in January 1978 (the first six issues being an adaptation of the film), followed by Foster's sequel novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye the following month. Technical advances in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including the ability to create computer-generated imagery (CGI), inspired Lucas to consider that it might be possible to revisit his saga. [238] Phrases like "evil empire" and "May the Force be with you" have become part of the popular lexicon. During an interview for the upcoming film Wonder Woman 1984, Pascal was asked about the final episode of The Mandalorian Season 2. We also want the chance to scrutinize and pick apart any director Lucasfilm announces to be heading to a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Death Trooper - 2020 Base Series) Star Wars : Card Trader (Card: Director Krennic - 2020 Base Series 2 ) Director Orson Krennic in the Databank ( backup link ) Pedro Pascal and Jon Favreau on the Future of the Newest 'Star Wars' Franchise", "Boba Fett Series Confirmed as a Mandalorian Spinoff; Pedro Pascal Will Be Back as Mando for Season 3", "Rogue One prequel series gets title: Andor", "Deborah Chow to Direct Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Exclusively on Disney+", "Lucasfilm Announces 'The Mandalorian' Spin-Offs 'Ahsoka' and 'Rangers of the New Republic, "ConDFW XIII 2014: Kevin J. Anderson Profile", "Is the New 'Star Wars' Trilogy the Story of the Solo Twins and Darth Caedus? [66] A theatrical rerelease of the original trilogy in 1997 "updated" the 20-year-old films with the style of CGI envisioned for the new trilogy. [226] Stormtroopers borrow the name of World War I German "shock" troopers. Although Thrawn had been designated a Legends character in 2014, he was reintroduced into the canon in the 2016 third season of Rebels, with Zahn returning to write more novels based in the character, and set in the new canon. 81. In the outer reaches of the galaxy, crime syndicates such as the Hutt cartel are dominant. "Making-of" documentary on the. The board game Risk has been adapted in two editions by Hasbro: The Clone Wars Edition (2005)[207] and the Original Trilogy Edition (2006). Irvin KershnerYou have to give Irvin Kershner a lot of points by default, simply because he directed … [205][k] A Star Wars Monopoly and themed versions of Trivial Pursuit and Battleship were released in 1997, with updated versions released in subsequent years. Gareth James Edwards (born 13 July 1975) is a Welsh film director, film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, production designer, and visual effects artist. Existing works would no longer be considered canon to the franchise and subsequen… [140][141][142][143] Original Star Wars comics were serialized in the Marvel magazine Pizzazz between 1977 and 1979. In the DVD commentary of the original Star Wars, Lucas says that Guinness was not happy with the script rewrite in which Obi-Wan is killed. He planned to become a professional racecar driver. He first gained widespread recognition for Monsters (2010), an independent film in which he served as writer, director, cinematographer, and visual effects artist. [51] In February 2020, a film was announced to be in development from director J. D. Dillard and writer Matt Owens.[52]. [198] By 2012, the first six films produced approximately US$20 billion in merchandising revenue. [235][236], On the inspiration for the First Order formed "from the ashes of the Empire", The Force Awakens director J. J. Abrams spoke of conversations the writers had about how the Nazis could have escaped to Argentina after WWII and "started working together again. An immersive themed area called Galaxy's Edge (2019) opened at Disneyland and opened at Walt Disney World in mid-2019. [242] The widespread impact made it a prime target for parody works and homages, with popular examples including Hardware Wars, Spaceballs, The Family Guy Trilogy and Robot Chicken: Star Wars. [159], John Williams composed the soundtracks for the nine episodic films; he has stated that he will retire from the franchise with The Rise of Skywalker. The Star Wars franchise depicts the adventures of characters "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away",[5] in which humans and many species of aliens (often humanoid) co-exist with robots, or 'droids', who may assist them in their daily routines; space travel between planets is common due to lightspeed hyperspace technology. Focused on how the Rebels obtained the Death Star plans introduced in the 1977 film, the first anthology film, Rogue One, was released on December 16, 2016, to favorable reviews and box office success. [166][164][165] Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels reprised their film roles. [120] In The Courtship of Princess Leia (1994) by Dave Wolverton, set immediately before the Thrawn trilogy, Leia considers an advantageous political marriage to Prince Isolder of the planet Hapes, but she and Han ultimately marry. [59][74] However, after beginning work on the prequel trilogy, Lucas insisted that Star Wars was meant to be a six-part series and that there would be no sequel trilogy. Platform games were made for the Nintendo Entertainment System, including the Japan-exclusive Star Wars (1987), an international Star Wars (1991), and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1992). George Walton Lucas, Jr. was raised on a walnut ranch in Modesto, California. For the original 1977 film, see, The original trilogy's main cast includes (from left to right), The prequel trilogy's main cast includes (from left to right), The sequel trilogy's main cast includes (from left to right), LucasArts and modern self-published games (1993–2014), Most existing spin-off media was made non-canon and rebranded as '. 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