Jason Eaton grew up worshipping at the altar of Joe Johnston and the wizards of Industrial Light & Magic. Eaton saw Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977 at age four, spurring a lifelong love of the galaxy far, far away — but it was the behind-the-scenes model making magic that truly captured his imagination. Over the years he developed incredible skill at the craft, building his own models from nothing just like his ILM heroes; the results, as documented previously on StarWars.com and Lucasfilm’s Our Star Wars Stories digital series, are often astounding. Still, model making has served mostly as a (time-consuming and physically demanding) hobby for Eaton, who never thought his interest and gifts would go any farther. “I want to walk a mile in the shoes of
A new episode of Star Wars: The High Republic Show has arrived, and this month is filled with first looks at the next wave of book covers in the Star Wars: The High Republic initiative and more. When Wave 3 of books and comics was announced during the San Diego Comic-Con@Home panel, it spelled dark times ahead for the Jedi in their prime, and the covers of Claudia Gray’s The Fallen Star, Justina Ireland’s Mission to Disaster, and Daniel José Older’s Midnight Horizon do little to allay those fears. Host Krystina Arielle also revealed the cover of the first issue in Marvel’s The High Republic: The Eye of the Storm, a two-shot comic series that will dig into the history of Marchion Ro, as well as cover art for Star Wars: The
In StarWars.com’s exclusive preview of Marvel’s Star Wars:Bounty Hunters #16, part of the War of the Bounty Hunters crossover event, Valance and Dengar arrive at the Vermillion to face the most powerful crime syndicate in the galaxy in the hopes of freeing Han Solo.
Star Wars is going to a new galaxy of storytelling. Star Wars: Visions, an anime anthology featuring nine shorts from some of the world’s best anime creators, is set to debut September 22 on Disney+. With Inside Star Wars: Visions, StarWars.com will pull back the curtain on the series for exclusive early insights into what might await us. In this installment, StarWars.com finds out about some of the starring heroes.
Star Wars wouldn’t be the same without droids. From Artoo to Kaytoo, they’ve turned the tide of battle, saved our heroes, and become fan favorites. In Star Wars: Visions, we’ll meet more of these mechanical beings, but many unlike those we’ve seen thus far — including a droid that can play guitar solos with the best of ‘em. StarWars.com caught
Today, in an all-new cinematic trailer for Star Wars: Hunters, we meet some of our prospective teammates and opponents. From the shrewd dark side warrior Rieve, to the Mandalorian stalwart Aran Tal, and the imposing Grozz, a Wookiee warrior with a penchant for disarming droids, the competitive combat game from Zynga and Lucasfilm Games will transport gamers to the world of Vespaara to meet these and other combatants from familiar factions on the battlefield.
Set after the fall of the Galactic Empire, Star Wars: Hunters will connect players in real time to battle in arena settings inspired by iconic Star Wars locales. Compete as daring bounty hunters, heroes of the Rebellion and hold-outs of the fallen Empire in an action game
Lucasfilm and Disney have once again teamed up with the global robotics community FIRST® for a second season of Galactic Builders powered by Star Wars: Force for Change, debuting today on the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel and StarWarsKids.com. The season will have a four-episode run, with new episodes released every Tuesday.
You can watch the first episode below!
The Galactic Builders series highlights how Lucasfilm and close affiliates use their technical skills to bring Star Wars stories, droids, and products to life. This season, we hear from Julie Kogura (Lucasfilm Animation associate post production manager), Psy DeLacy (Pixar technical director and droid builder), Edward Duncan (global head of design for action figures, plush, and inventor relations) Denise Wong (senior manager – product design) from Mattel, and
Star Wars Inside Intel is a StarWars.com feature where Lucasfilm Story Group member Emily Shkoukani, whose job is to know as much about a galaxy far, far away as possible, explores obscure facts about Star Wars lore and continuity. In this installment, Emily looks back at the height of the Jedi Order…
In 1977, Star Wars introduced audiences to the concept of Jedi: laser-sword wielding guardians of peace and justice who called upon an energy field for unbelievable power. Although the original trilogy featured few of these fabled warriors, it teased of a time when the Jedi were plentiful. While the prequel trilogy showed audiences the Jedi Order and its downfall, the Star Wars: The High Republic initiative, set centuries prior to the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,
Star Wars is going to a new galaxy of storytelling. Star Wars: Visions, an anime anthology featuring nine shorts from some of the world’s best anime creators, is set to debut September 22 on Disney+. With Inside Star Wars: Visions, StarWars.com will pull back the curtain on the series for exclusive early insights into what might await us. In this installment, StarWars.com finds out about some of the starring villains.
To become the hero they were meant to be, the protagonists of the new anthology series, Star Wars: Visions, must face an array of dark side disciples and Sith villains on their quests.
The unique take on Star Wars storytelling includes never-before-seen expressions of lightsabers and weaponized armor designed by the foremost minds in the world of anime. Recently, StarWars.com sat down with
The Mandalorian‘s critically-acclaimed second season has been honored with seven awards in the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies. In advance of the 73rd Emmy Awards coming later this week, The Mandalorian has thus far taken home awards in the following categories:
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) — (Chapter 13: The Jedi) Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-camera Series (Half-hour) — (Chapter 15: The Believer) Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) — (Chapter 16: The Rescue) Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup — (Chapter 13: The Jedi) Outstanding Stunt Coordination Outstanding Stunt Performance
The Disney+ Original Series, created by Jon Favreau, has received a total of 24 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Qi’ra made her play in Marvel’s War of the Bounty Hunters crossover. Now she’s looking to win.
Star Wars: Crimson Reign #1 will kick off the middle chapter a of a trilogy that started with War of the Bounty Hunters, continuing the story of Qi’ra and the Crimson Dawn crime syndicate. You can check out several covers and the official synopsis of the issue below, as well as other Marvel Star Wars titles coming December 2021, including Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows #3, Star Wars: The High Republic #12, Star Wars #20, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #17, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #19, and Star Wars: Darth Vader #19. Punch it!
