Day 78: If that whole “Frozen” thing doesn’t work out in EPCOT’s Norway pavilion they can retheme it to the planet Hoth from “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.” Scenes on the ice planet of Hoth were partially filmed on location at the Hardangerjøkulen glacier… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars Trivia – Day 78: Frozen
As one of several merchandise partners chosen to help promote “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at retail, LucasFilm has partnered with CoverGirl for a line of make-up inspired by the film. Skewed towards choosing the Light and Dark sides of The Force, the make-up line… Read More »CoverGirl Partners with LucasFilm for Make-Up Campaign to Promote Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Day 79: A lot of matte paintings were used to make the small sets of England’s Elstree Studios appear to be the size of a Death Star. In the scene where Luke and Leia perform that iconic swing to escape Stormtroopers, the production couldn’t afford… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars trivia – Day 79: The Swing
If you were in New York City on September 4, and called for an Uber ride, there was a good chance you could have found yourself riding in a Dodge Charger outfitted as a Star Wars Stormtrooper. How cool would THAT have been? The automaker… Read More »Dodge and Hot Wheels Outfit Several Uber Cars as Star Wars Stormtroopers
Day 80: It took George Lucas seven months to cast Star Wars. He was looking for mostly unknown faces that he had never worked with before. He brought in Harrison Ford — who he had cast as street racer Bob Falfa in “American Graffiti” —… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars Trivia – Day 80: Finding Ford
Day 81: George Lucas was inspired to write the original Star Wars movie because he wanted to create his own version of Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers. In order to add story structure that would stand the test of time, Lucas used theories taken from… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars trivia – Day 81: Myth
All Nippon Airlines (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, unveiled the first of its three Star Wars-themed planes this month as part of its new partnership with LucasFilm, owned by Disney. But did you ever wonder what it takes to transform a large Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 into… Read More »Boeing Paints Star Wars R2-D2 Plane for All Nippon Airlines
Day 82: Every previous Star Wars film has been released in the month of May. Star Wars hit theaters on 5/25/1977, The Empire Strikes Back on 5/21/1980, and Return of the Jedi on 5/23/1983. There was then a 16 year pause until Episode I –… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars trivia – Day 82: Release