Day 93: Code names are a common practice used in Hollywood to keep studio spies and curious fans away from sensitive film sets. Episode VI used the faux title of “Blue Harvest: Horror Beyond Imagination” while it was in production. That in turn was a… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars – Day 93: The Revenge
Day 94: Harrison Ford plays the scruffy looking nerf-herder, space smuggler, and eventual hero of the rebellion Han Solo. Ford has been the most successful of the stars from the original Star Wars trilogy. Unadjusted for inflation his worldwide box office results total over $6.5… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars – Day 94: Box Office Beast
The conversion of the former Magic of Disney Animation building into Star Wars Launch Bay involves a lot of grey paint. It definitely is a contrast to the happy colors that dominate the rest of the animation courtyard. Star Wars Launch Bay will house a… Read More »Star Wars Launch Bay Changing Magic of Disney Animation
Day 95: George Lucas initially saw actor Jeff Goldblum as his perfect space pirate Han Solo. Alas, Goldblum had already accepted a role in Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” and had to pass on the role. Unfortunately for Goldblum, his part in Annie Hall was cut… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars – Day 95: Jeff Goldblum
Day 96: Funeral Pyre The events of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” take place 30 years after “Return of the Jedi.” In the climatic Jedi lightsaber battle on the Deathstar, the Sith Lord Darth Vader redeems himself by saving his son, Luke Skywalker, from The… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars: Day 96 – Funeral Pyre
Just in time for your holiday dollars, LucasFilm and Funko have joined together for a Star Wars collector’s box subscription service called Smuggler’s Bounty. Like Funko’s previous collaboration with Marvel, this subscription box will ship every two months, and feature exclusive Star Wars-themed Funko collectibles… Read More »LucasFilm and Funko Pair Up For Star Wars Collector’s Box Subscription Service
Day 97: Earlier drafts of the script for Star Wars featured “Luke Starkiller” instead of Skywalker. “Starkiller” later became a codename for Galen Marek in the Force Unleashed video game. “The Skywalker” was Luke’s Jedi Apprentice name. The stories of the original “StarKiller” character later… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars – Day 97: Starkiller
ANA, Japan’s largest airline, has partnered with Walt Disney Company on a partnership that will produce Star Wars-branded planes, and the first of the planes is set to roll off the Boeing production line this weekend. ANA plans to live-stream the roll-out of its new… Read More »ANA Airlines Will Stream Roll-Out of New R2-D2 Dreamliner from Boeing on September 12