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Star Wars - Wikipedia. Star Wars is an American epicspace opera franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas. It depicts the adventures of various characters . It was followed by the successful sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1. Return of the Jedi (1. Star Wars trilogy.
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A prequel trilogy was released between 1. A sequel trilogy began in 2.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens. All seven films were nominated for Academy Awards (with wins going to the first two films) and have been commercial successes, with a combined box office revenue of over US$7. Star Wars also holds a Guinness World Records title for the . In 2. 01. 5, the total value of the Star Wars franchise was estimated at US$4. Many species of alien creatures (often humanoid) are depicted. Robotic droids are also commonplace, serving as assistants to their owners. Space travel is common, and many planets in the galaxy are members of a single galactic government.
In the prequel trilogy, this is depicted in the form of the Galactic Republic; replaced at the end of the prequel trilogy until the end of the original trilogy, by the Galactic Empire; which by the time of the sequel trilogy has reverted again, into a New Republic. One of the prominent elements of Star Wars is . It is described in the first produced film as . The Jedi Order harness the light side of the Force, serving as peacekeepers and guardians, Jedi forbid attachments such as marriage. In contrast, the Sith use the dark side of the force trough hate and aggression, to further their goals of destroying the Jedi Order and controlling the galaxy for themselves.
The Knights of Ren replace the Sith, in the sequel trilogy aided by the First Order. Theatrical films.
The first film in the series, Star Wars, was released on May 2. This was followed by two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back, released on May 2. Return of the Jedi, released on May 2. The opening crawl of the sequels disclosed that they were numbered as . Though the first film in the series was simply titled Star Wars, with its 1. Episode IV: A New Hope added to remain consistent with its sequel, and to establish it as the middle chapter of a continuing saga. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released on December 1.
Early development. In 1. 97. 1, Universal Studios made a contract for George Lucas to direct two films. In 1. 97. 3, American Graffiti was completed, and released to critical acclaim including Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Original Screenplay for George Lucas. Months later, Lucas started work on his second film, by starting the script draft, The Journal of the Whills told the tale of the training of apprentice CJ Thorpe as a .
After Universal rejected the film, 2. Century Fox decided to invest on it.
On April 1. 7, 1. Lucas felt frustrated about his story being too difficult to understand, so he began writing a 1. Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress, this draft was renamed The Star Wars. By 1. 97. 4, he had expanded the script into a rough draft screenplay, adding elements such as the Sith, the Death Star, and a protagonist named Annikin Starkiller. Original trilogy. A New Hope. George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, the director of A New Hope and the prequel trilogy, and the script supervisor of both the original and prequel trilogies.
In 2. 01. 4, Lucas ceased creative involvement with the franchise. The Galactic Empire has constructed the Death Star, a space station with the power to destroy entire planets.
Emperor Palpatine intends to use this deadly weapon to enforce his control over the galaxy and crush the Rebel Alliance, an organized resistance movement. Near the orbit of the desert planet Tatooine, a Rebel ship is pursued by the Empire.
Aboard, the Emperor's deadliest agent Darth Vader, along his stormtroopers capture secret member of the rebellion, Princess Leia Organa. Who before being captured, made sure the astromech R2- D2 along protocol droid C- 3. PO, escaped with the hidden stolen Death Star plans, on mission to find help from the retired Jedi Knight Obi- Wan Kenobi, who lived in Tatooine. The droids are found by an orphan farm boy raised by his step- uncle and aunt, Luke Skywalker. Luke helps the droids to find Obi- Wan, now a solitary old hermit known as Ben Kenobi, who reveals himself as a friend of Luke's deceased father the Jedi, Anakin Skywalker. Kenobi confides to him that Anakin was .
It added a mystical energy field known as . Annikin became Luke's father, a wise Jedi knight. The third draft killed the father Annikin, replacing him with mentor figure Ben Kenobi. Later, Lucas felt the film would not in fact be the first in the sequence, but a film in the second trilogy in the saga. The draft contained a sub- plot leading to a sequel about . Not long after, Lucas hired author Alan Dean Foster, to write two low- budget sequels as novels. In 1. 97. 6, a fourth draft had been prepared for principal photography.
The film was titled Adventures of Luke Starkiller, as taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga I: The Star Wars. During production, Lucas changed Luke's name to Skywalker and altered the title to simply The Star Wars and finally Star Wars. The fourth draft of the script underwent subtle changes that made it more satisfying as a self- contained film, it discarded . However, Lucas previously conceived of the film as the first of a series. The intention was that if Star Wars was successful, Lucas could adapt Dean Foster's novels into screenplays. By that point, Lucas had developed an elaborate backstory to aid his writing process. Before it's release, Lucas considered walking away from Star Wars sequels, thinking the film would be a flop.
However the film exceeded all expectations. The success of the film, as well as it's merchandise sales, and Lucas desire to create an independent film- making center.
Both led Lucas to make Star Wars the basis of an elaborate film serial, and use the profits to finance his film- making center, Skywalker Ranch. But Lucas decided not to adapt Foster's work. Knowing a sequel, would be allowed more budget. At first, Lucas envisioned a series of films with no set number of entries, like the James Bond series.
In an interview with Rolling Stone in August 1. Also adding that the backstory in which Darth Vader turns to the dark side, kills Luke's father and fights Obi- Wan Kenobi on a volcano as the Galactic Republic falls would make an excellent sequel.
The Empire Strikes Back. Ralph Mc. Quarrie's sketches and conceptual art defined the aesthetics of the original trilogy, including the definitive designs of characters like Darth Vader, R2- D2, C- 3. PO, Chewbacca and sets like the Death Star, Dagobah, Bespin. At the request of the late Obi- Wan Kenobi's spirit, Luke Skywalker travels to the swamp- infested world of Dagobah, in a quest to find the exiled Jedi Master Yoda and begin his Jedi training. However, Luke's training is interrupted by Darth Vader, who lures him into a trap by capturing Han Solo and his friends at Cloud City, governed by Han's old friend Lando Calrissian.
During a fierce lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord, Luke learns a terrible revelation. They held story conferences and, by late November 1. Lucas had produced a handwritten treatment called The Empire Strikes Back. It was similar to the final film, except that Darth Vader does not reveal he is Luke's father. Brackett finished her first draft in early 1.
Luke's father appeared as a ghost to instruct Luke. With no writer available, Lucas had to write his next draft himself. It was this draft in which Lucas first made use of the . As Michael Kaminski argues in The Secret History of Star Wars, the disappointment with the first draft probably made Lucas consider different directions in which to take the story. He made use of a new plot twist: Darth Vader claims to be Luke's father. According to Lucas, he found this draft enjoyable to write, as opposed to the yearlong struggles writing the first film, and quickly wrote two more drafts.
He also took the script to a darker extreme by imprisoning Han Solo in carbonite and left in limbo. Michael Kaminski argues in his book that it is unlikely that the plot point had ever seriously been considered or even conceived of before 1. Vader was separate from Luke's father; there is not a single reference to this plot point before 1. After writing the second and third drafts of Empire Strikes Back in which the point was introduced, Lucas reviewed the new backstory he had created: Anakin Skywalker was Ben Kenobi's brilliant student and had a child named Luke, but was swayed to the dark side by Emperor Palpatine (who became a Sith and not simply a politician).
Anakin battled Ben Kenobi on the site of a volcano and was wounded, but then resurrected as Darth Vader. Meanwhile, Kenobi hid Luke on Tatooine while the Republic became the Empire and Vader systematically hunted down and killed the Jedi. With this new backstory in place, Lucas decided that the series would be a trilogy, changing Empire Strikes Back from Episode II to Episode V in the next draft. Kasdan, Kershner, and producer Gary Kurtz saw the film as a more serious and adult film, which was helped by the new, darker storyline, and developed the series from the light adventure roots of the first film. Return of the Jedi.
A year after barely escaping the clutches of Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker leads a rescue mission to save Han Solo from the gangster Jabba the Hutt. Afterward, Luke returns to Dagobah to complete his Jedi training, only to find the 9. Yoda on his deathbed. In his last words Yoda confirms that Vader is Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker, and that Luke must confront his father again in order to complete his training. Moments later, the spirit of Obi- Wan Kenobi reveals to Luke that Princess Leia is his twin sister, but Obi- Wan also insists that Luke must face Vader again.
The Actual Skywalker Lightsaber From Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back Is Up for Auction. Even before it became crucial to The Force Awakens, the lightsaber passed from Anakin to Luke Skywalker, though Obi- Wan Kenobi, was the iconic weapon in the Star Wars series. And later this month, one of the screen- used props from the first two films is going up for auction. The Skywalker Lightsaber that was used in both A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back is just one of a slew of impressive lots in the latest auction from Profiles in History. It’ll take place June 2.
Los Angeles. According to a press release, the company estimates the Skywalker Lightsaber will sell for between $1. For the past several decades, the precious prop was in the possession of producer Gary Kurtz, who is including a personalized letter to certify authenticity. Besides that, the auction will also include Bill Paxton’s armor from Aliens (estimated to sell for between $1. Charlie Bucket’s screen- used Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (originally owned by director Mel Stuart and estimated to sell for $4.
Atlantean Sword from Conan the Barbarian (originally owned by director John Milius and estimated to sell for $4. Leonardo Di. Caprio’s main, screen used- outfit from Titanic, which is estimated to sell for $1. Just to name a few. I mean, this is some serious Hollywood history right there. For the full list of pieces, instructions on registering to bid, and more, visit this website.
Star Wars Interactive Canon Timeline. Last Update: May 2. Since Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2. STAR WARS material, including comic books, novels, TV series, and games. What casual fans may not know is that all of these productions and publications are now officially part of the new canon, meaning that they are included in the fictional history of that galaxy far, far away. With this new STAR WARS canon timeline, you can now stay current on everything STAR WARS, and how these materials are connected with both the old and new films.
Before you get started, here is a key to help you navigate this growing timeline: BBY – Before Battle of Yavin. ABY – After Battle of Yavin. The Battle of Yavin is the climactic battle at the end of EPISODE IV when the Death Star is destroyed. For more information on all canon materials, be sure to visit Wookieepedia. There are some ***spoilers*** below, so proceed at your own risk.