Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Joins National Film Registry

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is set to receive one of film’s greatest honors. 

StarWars.com and Lucasfilm are pleased to announce that the final installment of the original Star Wars trilogy will join the National Film Registry, a recognition that signifies a movie as important in American culture and film history. Return of the Jedi secured the greatest number of public votes among a pool of over 6,150 movies, before becoming one of 25 films selected for inclusion by Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden, following consultation with the National Film Preservation Board, which includes Board Chair Dr. Jacqueline Stewart, Alfre Woodard, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Richard Masur, and M. Night Shyamalan.

“The National Film Preservation Board is very pleased with the inclusion of Return of the Jedi to the National Film

Foodtastic Journeys to the Galaxy Far, Far Away

How do you build a Star Wars ship? With graham crackers, of course.

StarWars.com is excited to reveal that Foodtastic, a new Disney+ food-competition series, will devote an entire episode to the Star Wars galaxy. Hosted by Emmy Award-winner Keke Palmer, with food-art experts Amirah Kassem and Benny Rivera serving as judges, Foodtastic brings together teams of highly-skilled artists to create sculptures and scenes entirely out of food. In the Star Wars episode, teams must channel their inner Star Wars designer for a variety of challenges that tell a story; in StarWars.com’s exclusive clip, the Pink Pandas add texture and weathering to an original starship they’re building for the Rebellion. Check it out below!

“The Star Wars episode was definitely one of my favorites,” Kassem, founder of FLOUR SHOP, tells

Bring Home the Bounty: New Bo-Katan Helmet Revealed and More!

Every Tuesday, BringHomeTheBounty.com will reveal new products inspired by everything from The Book of Boba Fett, premiering exclusively on Disney+ December 29, to The Mandalorian, the Skywalker saga, animated series, and much more. Check StarWars.com each week for a few of the major new releases headed to this galaxy, then get your tracking fobs ready.

This week, Bring Home the Bounty features a new Bo-Katan Kryze roleplay helmet inspired by her appearance in The Mandalorian, and much more!

The hunt is on at BringHomeTheBounty.com, with the latest products inspired by The Book of Boba Fett and more, including new apparel, accessories, and collectibles from FiGPiN, Hasbro, and others. Many new items are on sale or available for pre-order starting tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET across top retailers globally, including shopDisney.com. Check out a few of our favorites below!

From the Pages of Star Wars Insider: Educating Magistrate Morgan Elsbeth – Exclusive Excerpt

Magistrate Morgan Elsbeth is the role actor, filmmaker, stuntwoman, and martial artist Diana Lee Inosanto was seemingly born to play. In the second season of The Mandalorian, Inosanto introduced the world to the coldhearted leader of Calodan, going toe-to-toe with a former Jedi in search of the secret information she possessed. It was the first time two female Star Wars characters dueled on-screen in live-action, and a thrilling moment for fans of the carefully choreographed dance of stunt fighting. In this exclusive excerpt from Star Wars Insider #207, which arrives December 14, writer Brandon Waidnerdi speaks with Inosanto, the niece and goddaughter of  the legendary Bruce Lee, about her formative years and her recent experience joining the cast of the Disney+ series. 

Star Wars Insider: You grew up surrounded by an

Quiz: Which Star Wars: The High Republic Villain Are You?

It takes a special kind of foe to strike fear into the heart of a Jedi. And Star Wars: The High Republic has no shortage of fierce marauders, hungry plant-like sentients, and other antagonists. As we prepare for the final wave of books and comics in Phase I of the multimedia initiative, search your feelings — and take this StarWars.com quiz! — to find out which High Republic villain you would be.

Visit Lucasfilm’s official hub for all things Star Wars: The High Republic at StarWars.com/TheHighRepublic.

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From a Certain Point of View: What’s Boba Fett’s Greatest Moment (So Far…)?

One of the great things about Star Wars is that it inspires endless debates and opinions on a wide array of topics. Best bounty hunter? Most powerful Jedi? Does Salacious B. Crumb have the best haircut in the saga? In that spirit, StarWars.com presents From a Certain Point of View: a series of point-counterpoints on some of the biggest — and most fun — Star Wars issues. Today, to celebrate the premiere of The Book of Boba Fett, streaming exclusively on Disney+ starting December 29, two StarWars.com writers debate the bounty hunter’s greatest moment ahead of the new series.

It’s the Battle on Tython, says Dustin.

Best Boba Fett moment so far? It’s hard not to point to his triumphant return in The Mandalorian’s second season episode, “Chapter 14: The Tragedy.” It was also hard not to squeal