Cool Stuff: Fandango's 'Star Wars' Posters, Inspired By Episodes IV-VII
Check out Fandango's Star Wars posters. Each commissioned piece is inspired by a different installment of the Star Wars film series.
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First Look: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Prequel Comic
A Star Wars The Force Awakens prequel comic called Shattered Empire has been announced. See the cover of the first issue, out in September.
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Cool Stuff: 'Star Wars' Speeder Bike Quadcopter
Love the Star Wars Return of the Jedi Speeder Bike chase but mad you can't do it yourself? Check out this Speeder Bike Quadcopter
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Star Wars Bits: 'Force Awakens' Toy Rumors, BB-8, Drew Struzan, Star Wars Celebration, Comics
This latest Star Wars Bits might be the most jam-packed yet. Below, read about the following: Kylo Ren may be on all the Star Wars: The Force Awakens toy packaging and those toys might be out September 4. Read about 13 brand new Star Wars Lego sets including some from The Force Awakens. Fanboys director…
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Watch An Awesome Video About Matte Paintings In Star Wars And Indiana Jones
Want to see some of the coolest matte paintings in Indiana Jones and Star Wars? Check out this awesome Star Wars matte painting video. It'll blow your mind
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LOL: 5-Year-Old Girl Talks Slave Leia Costume With Her Father
The way a father and a daughter disagree about Princess Leia's outfit in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is hilariously animated in this Slave Leia video.
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Cool Stuff: Eric Tan's Beautiful Star Wars Trilogy Posters
If you want some of the most beautiful Star Wars posters out there, check out these by Eric Tan. See more of the Eric Tan Star Wars Trilogy Posters here.
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Cool Stuff: Matt Ferguson Star Wars "Trilogy" Prints
Bottleneck Gallery in Brooklyn, NY is doing a timed release for Matt Ferguson's Star Wars "Trilogy" prints series, which means you have a chance to buy them and they won't sell out in minutes. More details on the Matt Ferguson Star Wars print series and a close-up of each of these prints, after the jump. All 3 screen…
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VOTD: Siskel And Ebert Defend 'Star Wars' On 1983 TV Show
Anticipating, debating and dissecting Star Wars movies is nothing new. Thirty year ago, with the final Star Wars film Return of the Jedi just hitting theaters, film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert defended the latest Star Wars film on ABC's Nightlne with Ted Koppel. Their opposition was critic John Simon, who wrote for National…
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VOTD: Thirty Minutes Of 'Return Of The Jedi' Outtakes From Lost Laserdisc
Over the past few weeks, we've posted snippets of new footage from the production of Return of the Jedi. Which is odd considering the film turned 30 years old this year. In 1983, Lucasfilm was promoting a new edit system called EditDroid, which would have used laserdiscs as the storage media in an early digital…
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Star Wars Bits: J.J. Abrams Checks 'Episode VII' Google Alerts; Saoirse Ronan Isn't Cast; Gary Kurtz Talks Open Auditions
Besides Thursday's really big Star Wars Episode VII news, there are some very interesting bits on that film, the casting call, J.J. Abrams and even a change to the original trilogy in today's Star Wars Bits. Read about the following after the jump: J.J. Abrams discusses fan reactions on the Internet. Saoirse Ronan confirms she…
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POTD: 'Return Of The Jedi' Cast 30 Years Later
Star Wars Celebration Europe is underway in Germany, and the eyes of Star Wars fans across the globe will be on their Twitter feeds to see if the first convention after the big announcement of new films yields any major news. The head of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy, will make her first Celebration appearance and she's…
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Star Wars Bits: Damon Lindelof, Storyboards, J.W. Rinzler, Angry Birds, Daniel Radcliffe, John Noble
It should come as a surprise to no one that Damon Lindelof adored George Lucas from a young age, but now he also has the photo to prove it. Also after the jump: Star Wars Episode VII might shoot in Ireland Daniel Radcliffe and John Noble want to join Star Wars Watch a book trailer for The…
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Cool Stuff: Dave Perillo's 'Return Of The Jedi' Poster From Acme Archives Completes The Trilogy
Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and now Return of the Jedi. On the eve of the film's thirtieth anniversary, artist Dave Perillo has finally completed his trilogy of original Star Wars Trilogy posters for Acme Archives. Like the other two, Jedi is a 12 x 36 inch screenprint in an edition of 250 and it…
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Star Wars Bits: J.J. Abrams Promises 'Episode VII' Easter Egg, George Lucas Talks Prequels In 1981, Lego X-Wing
There's lots of Star Wars trivia, jokes and crazy fandom in this edition of Star Wars Bits. Below, read about the following: A conversation from July 1981 where George Lucas described the prequels, with a few differences. Electronic Arts plans to reveal their new Star Wars games at E3. Luke Skywalker's pants from A New…
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VOTD: 'Return Of The Jedi' 30th Anniversary Documentary By Kyle Newman
Thirty years ago this Saturday, the Star Wars trilogy came to an end. Return of the Jedi hit theaters May 25, 1983 with the kind of hype and anticipation that's become almost standard for big movies. In 1983, however, it was not. Fans were rabid to find out the fates of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo,…
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Star Wars Bits: Benedict Cumberbatch Wants To Be A Lightsaber, Plus Damon Lindelof, Star Wars Kid & Simon Pegg
Lots of principals from Star Trek Into Darkness are discussing reuniting with their director, J.J. Abrams on his next film, Star Wars Episode VII. After the jump read about the follow Star Wars Bits: Benedict Cumberbatch is a huge Star Wars fans and jokes about asking J.J. Abrams to play a part in the films.…
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LOL: Movie Posters Featuring In-Production Working Titles
One of the worst kept secrets in Hollywood is that major movies use fake titles when they're in production. The purpose of the misdirection is to throw the general public living and working around the shoot locations off the scent of a picture that might have huge fan interest. Thirty years ago, Star Wars fans…
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Alamo Drafthouse To Present Films From The Summer Of 1983
Honestly, we might never see a better summer than 1982. Almost every single weekend, Hollywood released a would be classic: The Thing, Blade Runner, E.T., the list goes on and on. And when something is that successful, what does Hollywood do? Release a sequel, of course. That's exactly what the Alamo Drafthouse is doing this…
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Star Wars Bits: 'The Making Of Return Of The Jedi', 'The Clone Wars', Ian McDiarmid, J.J. Abrams, ILM
Today's Star Wars Bits looks back to Return of the Jedi, and forward to Episode VII. After the jump: See rare photos from the Jedi set Ian McDiarmid has fond memories of playing the Emperor J.J. Abrams was afraid of becoming the reboot guy ILM eyes a new location in London The Clone Wars gets…
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Star Wars Bits: 'Return Of The Jedi' 30th Anniversary Screenings And Making Of Book, Angry Birds Update And More
How beautiful is that fan-made Star Wars Episode VII poster? It's by artist Adam Schickling and it's so cool, we decided to round up a few pieces of Star Wars news just so we could showcase it. After the jump read about the following Return of the Jedi will screen May 4 at the Chinese Theater…
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Star Wars Bits: Harrison Ford, Brad Bird, Dwayne Johnson, Dave Filoni, 'Star Wars: First Assault', 'Luke's Change: An Inside Job', Disney World, Atlanta Braves, And More
Jedi may be more comfortable swinging lightsabers than baseball bats, but Mickey-as-Obi-Wan seems to hold his own just fine against the Atlanta Braves in spring training. Check out the photographic evidence after the jump. Also: Harrison Ford is pretty sure he'll be in Episode VII Rumor has it a Palpatine follower is Episode VII's villain Here's what Brad Bird would…
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LOL: How 'Return Of The Jedi' Would've Ended With JJ Abrams Directing, Bane Causes The Super Bowl Blackout And 'Skyfall' Honest Trailer
Anyone in the mood for a few chuckles should find them in one of the three videos embedded after the jump. We've got the ending of Return of the Jedi, if the film had been directed by Star Wars Episode VII director J.J. Abrams; Bane causing the black out at the Super Bowl; and an Honest Trailer…
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Cool Stuff: The Original 'Star Wars' Trilogy As Maps By Andrew DeGraff
You always remember the first moment you fall in love with an artist's work. The first time you watch a movie or listen to an album and realize, "I'm going to follow this person for years to come." That moment happened for me with artist Andrew DeGraff on July 9, 2010 at the opening of…
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Watch David Fincher Explain How He Accidentally Got A Job Working On 'Star Wars'
Earlier today, David Fincher's name was thrown into the Star Wars Episode VII rumor mill. Some of you might not know that David Fincher got his break in the film business working on Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. How a 20-year-old landed a job working on special effects shots at Industrial…
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Star Wars Bits: Flash Back To Lawrence Kasdan Discussing 'Jedi,' Plus Kevin Smith, Jon Favreau, Ed Burns, Peter Serafinowicz, Chris Hemsworth, And 3D Re-Release Dates
All right, so the sign shown above (via Collider) is just a joke, but the off-the-charts anticipation for Episode VII is very, very real. After the jump: Jon Favreau has Kevin Smith's vote for the Star Wars VII directing job Ed Burns is ambivalent on the admittedly slim possibility of getting an offer Peter Serafinowicz…
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Seven Minutes Of Super 8mm Behind The Scenes Footage From 'Return Of The Jedi'
By the time Lucasfilm went into production on Return of the Jedi, Star Wars was more than a popular film series, it was a global obsession. Fans were rabid for information on what they thought would be the final film in the trilogy, especially following the huge cliffhanger in The Empire Strikes Back. Would Han…
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