As we know, Disney now owns Lucasfilm and has committed to finishing the trilogy of movie trilogies, plus a spin-off or two. Fans of Star Wars may debate whether episodes 1-2-3 were any good or not, but we’ve almost all grumpily accepted that they are… Read More »How will Disney and Lucasfilm Adapt the Star Wars Canon for New Films?
In a move that isn’t quite unexpected, LucasFilm will be moving its Star Wars comic and graphic novel publishing from Dark Horse to Marvel, starting in 2015. Marvel originally published Star Wars comics for nine years, starting in March 1977 with Star Wars #1, which went on to sell more than 1 million copies.
Dark Horse took over the license in 1991, publishing fan favorite titles like Dark Empire and Star Wars: Legacy. They also released The Star Wars #1 last year, which was an adaptation of George Lucas’ original rough-draft screenplay for the film.
LucasFilm, Marvel and Dark Horse announced the transfer in their own press releases.
From LucasFilm:
“Dark Horse Comics published exceptional Star Wars comics for over 20 years, and we will always be grateful for their enormous contributions to the mythos, and the terrific partnership that we had,” said Carol Roeder, director of Lucasfilm franchise publishing, Disney Publishing Worldwide. “In 2015, the cosmic adventures of Luke, Han, Leia, and Chewbacca will make the lightspeed jump back to Marvel, to begin a new age of adventures within the Star Wars universe.”
From Marvel:
“We here at Marvel could not be more excited to continue the publication of Star Wars comic books and graphic novels,” said Marvel Worldwide Publisher and President, Dan Buckley. “The perennial brand of Star Wars is one of the most iconic in entertainment history and we are honored to have the opportunity to bring our creative talent pool to continue, and expand Star Wars into galaxies far, far away.”
Dark Horse, however, had a more melancholy look at the change:Read More »LucasFilm to Move Star Wars Comics From Dark Horse to Marvel in 2015
Star Wars fans are in for a treat, beginning January 7, Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca in Star Wars, tweeted a bunch of photos from the early days of Star Wars on his Twitter account — @Thewookieroars. Most of them have funny captions and quite a few are rarely seen photos from Mayhew’s private archive. I’ve embedded many here for your enjoyment.
#nostalgic so Im going to post some pics tonight. Like this 1 of Harrison, Anthony, Carrie & I sharing a laugh… pic.twitter.com/FblggUaU5e
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) January 8, 2014
Either me giving @HamillHimself a wookiee hug to keep him warm, or a sleeper hold to get his wallet. Who remembers? pic.twitter.com/C6blraGhfo
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) January 8, 2014
This just in from Disney and Lucasfilm. Star Wars Episode VII has a release date. No official title yet, but we now know that it will open December 18, 2015. Pre-production is in full-swing and shooting is scheduled to begin spring 2014 at Pinewood Studios.… Read More »Star Wars: Episode VII Release Date set for December 18, 2015
Back in July Connecticon had a special panel featuring the talents of voice actor Jim Cummings. Among his many voice roles include firefly Ray from The Princess and the Frog, Darkwing Duck, and Winnie The Pooh. During the panel he gave his impression of the Sith Lord Darth Vader boarding Princess Leia’s ship at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV, but in the the voice of our favorite stuffed with fluff bear.
What followed was hilarious:
I think Disney might have a cross-over hit on their hands here – Winnie-The-Sith-Pooh in the 100 Acre Death Star. Yes, Cummings even snuck in a little Dark Wing Duck. Too funny.
Below the jump is Jim Cummings visit to Star Wars Weekends earlier in 2013Read More »Winnie The Pooh as Darth Vader, It Happened
Last week we shared the original trailer for Star Wars (released even before it was known as Episode 4: A New Hope) giving us a chance to get reacquainted with the excitement we felt when the original film was released. By the time the first… Read More »Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Original Trailer
Now that Disney owns Lucasfilm and the Star Wars brand and is working on a 7th movie in the series, it’s instructive to go back to the very beginning. Here’s the first ever teaser trailer released for Star Wars back in 1976. It’s missing a… Read More »Original Star Wars Teaser Trailer from 1976
There have been a number of different rumors about the changes coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios should the company decide to spend a few bucks fixing it up. The photo above and descriptions below are a compilation of what a few sources have told me plus a dose of what seems most likely just based on my experience with Disney World’s expansion history.
First, why would Disney be willing to spend a princely sum on Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They’ve just spent a half-billion dollars on expanding Fantasyland, somewhere north of two billion on the next-gen technology that’s bringing us Fastpass+ and MyMagic+, and have committed to building Avatarland, which might approach a billion dollars before all is said and done there as well (I’m including relocating Festival of the Lion King in that total).
There are a number of things lining up that point to DHS getting some TLC soon.