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Angry Men Accidentally Review Bomb a 2008 Movie Instead of ‘The Acolyte’The Mary Sue6/18/24
How a 4-Hour Video About Disney’s Failed ‘Star Wars’ Hotel Took Over the InternetRolling Stone5/29/24
Leslye Headland Hopes the Force Is With ‘The Acolyte’NY Times5/29/24
Carrie Fisher Had ‘a Lot of Pressure on Her to Be Thin’ for ‘Star Wars’ Before Her Death, Says Friend James Blunt: ‘She Really Put a Lot of Pressure on Herself’Variety5/28/24
‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Is Coming This Christmas [Exclusive]Collider5/3/24
Mother of ‘Star Wars’ child actor details his mental health strugglesScripps News3/11/24
Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new contentCNBC2/7/24
Gina Carano Sues Disney Over ‘Mandalorian’ Firing in Lawsuit Funded by Elon MuskHollywood Reporter2/6/24
Carl Weathers, ‘Rocky’s’ Apollo Creed and ‘Mandalorian’ Actor, Dies at 76Variety2/2/24
Watch the Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 TrailerStarWars.com1/22/24
David Benioff and Dan Weiss Reveal Their Shelved Star Wars Idea: ‘The First Jedi’Hollywood Reporter1/10/24
The Mandalorian & Grogu Journeys to the Big ScreenStarWars.com1/9/24
‘Star Wars’ Director’s Comment About Men Sparks Calls to BoycottNewsweek1/3/24
Hasbro Cutting 1,100 Jobs After Sluggish Toy Sales Persist Into HolidaysWall Street Journal12/11/2023
Dave Filoni reveals the fate of Sabine’s Loth-cat on AhsokaEW11/29/2023
Dave Filoni Is Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm, Will Be ‘Planning the Future’ of ‘Star Wars’ Films and ShowsVariety11/21/2023
Star Wars Undertakes Universe-Shaking Changes After AhsokaVanity Fair11/21/2023
SAG-AFTRA Approves Deal to End Historic StrikeVariety11/8/2023
Shawn Levy Talks New ‘Star Wars’ Movie, ‘Deadpool 3’ and ‘Stranger Things’ Kids Aging: ‘Our Makeup Department Is Pretty Exceptional’Variety10/25/2023
Guillermo del Toro’s Axed ‘Star Wars’ Movie Was ‘The Rise and Fall of Jabba the Hutt’: I Was ‘Super Happy,’ but ‘It’s Not My Property, Not My Money’Variety10/9/2023
‘Rogue One’ Director Says ‘There Is So Much Inaccuracy’ Surrounding Making of ‘Star Wars’ Prequel: ‘We All Worked Together Until the Entire Last Minute’ Variety10/1/2023
Deal! WGA, AMPTP Reach Historic Contract Agreement to End 146-Day Writers Strike: ‘This Deal Is Exceptional’Variety9/24/2023
Hasbro Explains How Star Wars Toys Get Chosen, and Why They Sometimes Take ForeverGizmodo8/4/2023
Studio Update – Star Wars: The Old RepublicSWTOR.com6/28/2023
Disney Dates New ‘Star Wars’ Movie, Shifts ‘Deadpool 3’ and Entire Marvel Slate, Delays ‘Avatar’ Sequels Through 2031 Variety6/13/2023
Disney World’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will make its final voyage this fallUSA Today5/18/2023
Jaleel White Is Headed to a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Drops ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Release Window Collider5/11/2023
READING GUIDE: How to read STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC Phase IIComics Beat5/4/2023
With a Wes Anderson Star Wars and a Great “Catspy,” it was a big weekend for AI-generated trailersAV Club5/1/2023
Star Wars: Bringing Darth Maul Back From The Dead Was George Lucas’ IdeaLooper4/15/2023
Did Captain Rex Retcon Nik Sant on Endor?Wealth of Geeks3/22/2023
‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3: What Day of the Week Is Taungsday?Collider3/16/2023
Disney Being “Very Careful” With ‘Star Wars’ Movie Development, CEO Bob Iger Says; Marvel Brand Not “Inherently Off,” But “Do You Need A Third Or Fourth” Sequel For Every Character?Deadline3/9/2023
‘Star Wars’ Shakeup: Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins Movies Shelved, Taika Waititi Looking to Star in His Own FilmVariety3/7/2023
Star Wars Celebration Autograph Collecting: Then and NowStar Wars Autograph News3/4/2023
Indiana Jones 5 Will Be John Williams’ Last Movie, And Maybe Harrison Ford’s TooIGN7/2/2022
Here’s The Deal With The $5,000 Star Wars CocktailNerdist7/1/2022
Star Wars fans’ favorite character, Glup Shitto, is back in the spotlightPolygon5/31/2022
Holy Sith! Exclusive first look at Darth Vader in Obi-Wan KenobiEntertainment Weekly3/10/2022
See exclusive first-look photos from Obi-Wan KenobiEntertainment Weekly3/9/2022
Alan Ladd Jr., Early Champion of STAR WARS, Passes AwayStarWars.com3/2/2022
John Williams Returns to ‘Star Wars’ Universe with ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ ThemeVariety2/17/2022
Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games Announce New Star Wars Titles in Development from Respawn EntertainmentStarWars.com1/25/2022
Lucasfilm Rethinks Its Non-‘Star Wars’ SlateHollywood Reporter1/22/2022
Star Wars Executive Clarifies Legitimacy of Knight’s Of Ren Teaser TrailerMovieWeb1/19/2022
A Star Wars ‘Knights Of Ren’ Trailer Has Leaked Online And It Looks Awesome – DebunkedForbes1/13/2022
Star Wars Inside Intel: Holidays of the GalaxyStarWars.com12/21/21
Star Wars: Eclipse is an epic new game from the makers of Heavy RainCNET12/10/21
Dark Horse Comics Returns to the Star Wars GalaxyStarWars.com11/18/21
Edge Studio to Create Star Wars Roleplaying GamesEdge Studios10/15/21
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is getting a remake for the PS5The Verge9/9/21
Funko Pop!-Inspired Grogu Balloon Will Fly at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day ParadeStarWars.com9/9/21
Disney’s Star Wars hotel comes with an out-of-this-world price tagCNN8/4/21
Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic Show No Longer In Active DevelopmentScreen Rant5/21/21
‘The Mandalorian’ EP Dave Filoni’s ‘New’ Job at Lucasfilm Isn’t Actually New, but Fans on Twitter Got Excited AnywayVariety5/20/21
Disney Settles Royalties Dispute With Star Wars AuthorsSuper Hero Hype5/11/21
Neil Gaiman, Chuck Wendig, and More Are Uniting to Make Disney Pay RoyaltiesGizmodo4/29/21
George Lucas’ Original Return Of The Jedi Plan Had Two Death StarsScreen Rant4/2/21
No, Kathleen Kennedy Is Not Being Replaced by Jon Favreau or Dave Filoni, Says Disney CEOCollider3/9/21
The future of Star Wars has arrived, and it takes place hundreds of years in the pastWashington Post2/23/21
Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy Is Reportedly Still in the WorksIGN2/16/21
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media ControversyHollywood Reporter2/10/21
High Republic Concept Art GalleryStarWars.com1/4/2021
The Mandalorian Actor Reveals Kim’s Convenience Easter Egg on New Republic HelmetThe Direct12/20/20
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee Tweet: Then you’ll love what the side says: #eastereggs@bitterasiandude12/19/20
Jeremy Bulloch, Original Boba Fett Actor in Star Wars, Dies at 75IGN12/17/20
A Star Wars writer claims Disney isn’t paying royalties — but the issues are trickyPolygon12/16/20
Future Lucasfilm Projects RevealedStarWars.com12/11/20
‘Star Wars: Kenobi’ Is Filming In Boston, England (Not Massachusetts)CBS Boston12/5/20
‘Star Wars: Kenobi’ Reportedly Set To Film In Boston Next MonthCBS Boston12/3/20
The Mandalorian: Rosario Dawson Tells All About Ahsoka TanoVanity Fair11/30/20
Star Wars Author Pens Open Letter To Disney Over Unpaid RoyaltiesSuper Hero Hype11/18/20
George Lucas’ ‘Star Wars’ Sequel Trilogy Made Leia ‘the Chosen One’ and Darth Maul the VillainIndieWire11/11/20
How Kim’s Convenience star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee arrived in The MandalorianCBC News11/7/20
Disney says its ‘primary focus’ for entertainment is streaming — announces a major reorgCNBC10/12/18
‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’: New Animated Series To Debut On Disney+ In 2021Deadline7/13/2020
Disney World Opens Its Gates, With Virus Numbers RisingNY Times7/11/2020
Disneyland Pushes Back Its Reopening As New Cases Surge In CaliforniaNPR6/25/2020
Star Wars and ActivismSyFy Wire6/5/2020
Disney World sets reopening dateCNN5/27/2020
Join Meetings from A Galaxy Far, Far Away with These Star Wars BackgroundsStarWars.com4/16/2020
A Star Wars binge guide for Ahsoka TanoSyFy Wire4/1/2020
Actor Andrew Jack dies of coronavirus at 76 in BritainAssociated Press3/31/2020
Disney Parks and Cruise Line Will Close in Response to CoronavirusNY Times3/12/2020
Lucasfilm to Launch Star Wars: The High Republic Publishing Campaign in 2020StarWars.com2/24/2020
Jake Lloyd Update; Statement from FamilyGeek News Now1/29/2020
‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Is The Pinnacle Of The Theme Park As ArtForbes1/16/2020
Hero in UNC Charlotte Shooting Is Honored in New ‘Star Wars’ Book NY Times12/27/2019
Lucasfilm story group chops arms off a 20-year-old Star Wars fan theory Polygon12/27/2019
Star Wars’ timeline – the complete chronology from Phantom Menace to Rise of SkywalkerDigital Spy12/20/2019
Billie Lourd on Becoming the Keeper of Princess Leia Time11/7/2019
Leia’s original ‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ role revealed: ‘She was going to be the last Jedi’ Yahoo!11/7/2019
‘Star Wars’ Shocker: Marvel’s Kevin Feige Developing New Movie for Disney (Exclusive)Hollywood Reporter9/25/19
Dressing the Part: Bounding for Your Visit to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland ResortDisney Parks Blog6/10/19
Easter Eggs of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – An Exhaustive Guide to Hidden References, In-Jokes, and Hidden MickeysLaughing Place6/7/19
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge visitors need to meet the land’s main character, Vi Moradi Polygon6/4/19
Every Merchandise Item (with Prices) From Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities at Star Wars: Galaxy’s EdgeWDW News Today6/3/19
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’s 1,400 cast members each have unique backstories and costumesCNBC5/29/19
CA votes to officially declare May 4 “Star Wars Day.”The Hill5/3/19
Peter Mayhew dies at age 74Detroit News5/2/19
Check Out The Full STAR WARS Celebration Chicago Panel ScheduleStarWars.com3/22/19
The Original Story Of Luke Skywalker’s Sister (Before It Was Retconned To Be Leia)Screen Rant2/2/19
‘Star Wars’ Chief Kathleen Kennedy’s Lucasfilm Deal Extended for Three Years (Exclusive)The Hollywood Reporter9/18/18
Who Is Ebay Seller Tunghori?Future of Star Wars9/2/18
‘Star Wars’: George Lucas Would Have Set Third Trilogy in ‘Microbiotic World’ Linked to Midi-ChloriansIndieWire6/18/18
Inside the ‘Star Wars’ Fake News Con That Tortured Fans for 20 YearsThrillist12/11/17
Movie Viewing Order for Kids
Fatherly9/15/17
The explosive aesthetic of Sabine WrenPoetry in Costume4/5/17
Carrie Fisher Dies at 60 ABC News 12/27/16
What’s a Dad to Do When His Daughter Wants to Dress as Han Solo?The Good Men Project10/26/2014
Farewell Snig and Oopla and the “Hyperspace Hoopla”WDW Radio5/20/2014
The Clone Wars Chronological Episode OrderStarWars.com3/17/2014
White House Response to Death Star PetitionWired1/11/2013
Disney Acquires Lucasfilm
Hollywood Reporter
10/30/2012
Cost of Building Death Star
Forbes2/21/2012
MIT’s Great Dome becomes a droid as students pull off Star Wars hackMIT News5/17/1999

George Lucas announces ‘Star Wars’ prequel
Entertainment Weekly6/24/1994

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