See also: and The Star Wars franchise takes place in a distant unnamed at an undetermined point in the ancient past, where many species of (often ) co-exist. People own robotic, who assist them in their daily routines, and is common. The spiritual and mystical element of the Star Wars galaxy is known as '. It is described in the original film as 'an energy field created by all living things [that] surrounds us, penetrates us, [and] binds the galaxy together'. The people who are born deeply connected to the Force have better reflexes; through training and meditation, they are able to achieve various feats (such as,,, and ). The Force is wielded by two major factions at conflict: the, who harness the light side of the Force, and the, who use the through hate and aggression.

Main article: Film trilogies Film Release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s) Distributor(s) Original trilogy May 25, 1977 ( 1977-05-25) May 21, 1980 ( 1980-05-21) and George Lucas May 25, 1983 ( 1983-05-25) George Lucas Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas Prequel trilogy May 19, 1999 ( 1999-05-19) George Lucas George Lucas 20th Century Fox May 16, 2002 ( 2002-05-16) George Lucas and George Lucas May 19, 2005 ( 2005-05-19) George Lucas Sequel trilogy December 18, 2015 ( 2015-12-18) Lawrence Kasdan & J. Abrams and, J. Abrams and December 15, 2017 ( 2017-12-15) Kathleen Kennedy and December 20, 2019 ( 2019-12-20) J. Abrams & Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan and J. Abrams Standalone films Film Release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s) Distributor(s) Animated film August 15, 2008 ( 2008-08-15), Steven Melching and George Lucas and Anthology films December 16, 2016 ( 2016-12-16) and and Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur & Simon Emanuel Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures May 25, 2018 ( 2018-05-25) Lawrence Kasdan &. 'Original trilogy' redirects here. For the video game, see.

In 1971, made a contract for George Lucas to direct two films. In 1973, was completed, and released to critical acclaim including nominations for Best Director and Original Screenplay for George Lucas. Months later, Lucas started work on his second film's script draft, The Journal of the Whills, telling the tale of the training of apprentice CJ Thorpe as a 'Jedi-Bendu' space commando by the legendary Mace Windy. After Universal rejected the film, decided to invest on it. On April 17, 1973, Lucas felt frustrated about his story being too difficult to understand, so he began writing a 13-page script with thematic parallels to 's, this draft was renamed The Star Wars. By 1974, he had expanded the script into a rough draft screenplay, adding elements such as the Sith, the Death Star, and a protagonist named Annikin Starkiller.

TheForce.Net, Your Daily Dose of Star Wars, get up to the minute updates on Star Wars Movies, Star Wars Television, Star Wars Literature, Star Wars Games, Star Wars. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope - Opening Crawl In the original May 1977 release of Star Wars, the opening crawl did not feature an Episode number or the subtitle “A New Hope.” Those would be added with the film's April 10, 1981, theatrical re-release.

Numerous subsequent drafts would go through numerous drastic changes, before evolving into the script of the original film. Lucas insisted that the movie would be part of a 9-part series and negotiated to retain the sequel rights, to ensure all the movies would be made., then Lucas' lawyer writes: 'So in the negotiations that were going on, we drew up a contract with Fox’s head of business affairs Bill Immerman, and me. We came to an agreement that George would retain the sequel rights. Not all the [merchandising rights] that came later, mind you; just the sequel rights. And Fox would get a first opportunity and last refusal right to make the movie.' Lucas was offered $50,000 to write, another $50,000 to produce, and $50,000 to direct the film. Later the offer was increased.

Was released on May 25, 1977. It was followed by, released on May 21, 1980, and, released on May 25, 1983. The sequels were all self-financed. The of the sequels disclosed that they were numbered as 'Episode V' and 'Episode VI' respectively, though the films were generally advertised solely under their subtitles. Though the first film in the series was simply titled Star Wars, with its 1981 re-release it had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to remain consistent with its sequel, and to establish it as the middle chapter of a continuing saga. The plot of the original trilogy centers on the Galactic Civil War of the Rebel Alliance trying to free the galaxy from the clutches of the, as well as on 's quest to become a. Cosplays of bounty hunter (left) and Sith lord (right), antagonist characters in the original trilogy (Fett has been digitally inserted into all director cuts of A New Hope since 1997).

Vader's backstory became a central plot point in Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and the basis of the prequel trilogy. Near the orbit of the desert planet, a Rebel spaceship is intercepted by the Empire. Aboard, the deadliest Imperial agent and his capture, a secret member of the rebellion. Before her capture, Leia makes sure the astromech, along with the protocol droid, escapes with stolen Imperial blueprints stored inside and a holographic message for the retired Jedi Knight, who has been living in exile on Tatooine. The droids fall under the ownership of Luke Skywalker, an orphan farm boy raised by his step-uncle and aunt. Luke helps the droids locate Obi-Wan, now a solitary old hermit known as Ben Kenobi, who reveals himself as a friend of Luke's absent father, the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan confides to Luke that Anakin was 'betrayed and murdered' by Vader (who was Obi-Wan's former Jedi apprentice) years ago, and he gives Luke his father's former to keep.

After viewing Leia's message, they both hire the smuggler and his co-pilot to, aboard their space freighter the, help them deliver the stolen blueprints inside R2-D2 to the Rebel Alliance with the hope of finding a weakness to the Empire's planet-destroying space station: the. For The Star Wars second draft, Lucas made heavy simplifications.

It added a mystical energy field known as ' and introduced the young hero on a farm as Luke Starkiller. Annikin became Luke's father, a wise Jedi knight. The third draft killed the father Annikin, replacing him with mentor figure Ben Kenobi. Later, Lucas felt the film would not in fact be the first in the sequence, but a film in the second trilogy in the saga. The draft contained a sub-plot leading to a sequel about 'The Princess of Ondos', and by that time some months later Lucas had negotiated a contract that gave him rights to make two sequels.

Not long after, Lucas hired author, to write two sequels as novels. In 1976, a fourth draft had been prepared for principal photography. The film was titled Adventures of Luke Starkiller, as taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga I: The Star Wars. During production, Lucas changed Luke's name to Skywalker and altered the title to simply The Star Wars and finally Star Wars.

At that point, Lucas was not expecting the film to have sequels. The fourth draft of the script underwent subtle changes it discarded 'the Princess of Ondos' sub-plot, to become a self-contained film, that ended with the destruction of the Galactic Empire itself by way of destroying the Death Star.

However, Lucas previously conceived of the film as the first of a series. The intention was that if Star Wars was successful, Lucas could adapt Dean Foster's novels into low-budget sequels. By that point, Lucas had developed an elaborate backstory to aid his writing process. Before its release, Lucas considered walking away from Star Wars sequels, thinking the film would be a flop. However the film exceeded all expectations. The success of the film, as well as its merchandise sales, and Lucas desire to create an independent film-making center.

Both led Lucas to make Star Wars the basis of an elaborate, and use the profits to finance his film-making center,. Alan Dean Foster was already writing the first sequel-novel, released in 1978. But Lucas decided not to adapt Foster's work, knowing a sequel would be allowed more budget. At first, Lucas envisioned a series of films with no set number of entries, like the series.

In an interview with in August 1977, he said that he wanted his friends to each take a turn at directing the films and giving unique interpretations on the series. [ ] Also adding that the backstory in which Darth Vader turns to the dark side, kills Luke's father and fights Obi-Wan Kenobi on a volcano as the Galactic Republic falls would make an excellent sequel. [ ] The Empire Strikes Back. 's sketches and conceptual art defined the aesthetics of the original trilogy, including the definitive designs of characters like Darth Vader, R2-D2, C-3PO, Chewbacca and sets like the Death Star, Dagobah, Bespin.

Right: created many of the iconic sound effects of the franchise, among them lightsaber sounds, the beeps of R2-D2, and Chewbacca's growls. Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, the Rebels are forced to evacuate their secret base on as they are hunted by the Empire. At the request of the late Obi-Wan's spirit, Luke travels to the swamp-infested world of to find the exiled Jedi Master and begin his Jedi training. However, Luke's training is interrupted by Vader, who lures him into a trap by capturing Han and Leia at, governed by Han's old friend. During a fierce lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord, Luke learns that Vader is his father.

After the success of the original film, Lucas hired science fiction author to write Star Wars II with him. They held story conferences and, by late November 1977, Lucas had produced a handwritten treatment called The Empire Strikes Back. It was similar to the final film, except that Darth Vader does not reveal he is Luke's father. [ ] Brackett finished her first draft in early 1978; in it, Luke's father appeared as a ghost to instruct Luke. Lucas has said he was disappointed with it, but before he could discuss it with her, she died of cancer. With no writer available, Lucas had to write his next draft himself.

It was this draft in which Lucas first made use of the 'Episode' numbering for the films; Empire Strikes Back was listed as Episode II. As Michael Kaminski argues in The Secret History of Star Wars, the disappointment with the first draft probably made Lucas consider different directions in which to take the story. He made use of a new plot twist: Darth Vader claims to be Luke's father. According to Lucas, he found this draft enjoyable to write, as opposed to the yearlong struggles writing the first film, and quickly wrote two more drafts, both in April 1978.

This new story point of Darth Vader being Luke's father had drastic effects on the series. After writing these two drafts, Lucas revised the backstory between Anakin Skywalker, Kenobi, and the Emperor. With this new backstory in place, Lucas decided that the series would be a trilogy, changing Empire Strikes Back from Episode II to Episode V in the next draft., who had just completed writing, was then hired to write the next drafts, and was given additional input from director. Kasdan, Kershner, and producer saw the film as a more serious and adult film, which was helped by the new, darker storyline, and developed the series from the light adventure roots of the first film.

Return of the Jedi. Main article: A year after Vader's shocking revelation, Luke leads a rescue attempt to save Han from the gangster. Afterward, Luke returns to Dagobah to complete his Jedi training, only to find the 900-year-old Yoda on his deathbed.

In his last words Yoda confirms that Vader is Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker, and that Luke must confront his father again in order to complete his training. Moments later, the spirit of Obi-Wan reveals to Luke that Leia is his twin sister, but Obi-Wan also insists that Luke must face Vader again.

As the Rebels lead an attack on the Death Star II, Luke engages Vader in another lightsaber duel as watches; both Sith Lords intend to turn Luke to the dark side of the Force and take him as their apprentice. By the time Lucas began writing Episode VI in 1981 (then titled Revenge of the Jedi), much had changed. Making Empire Strikes Back was stressful and costly, and Lucas' personal life was disintegrating. Burned out and not wanting to make any more Star Wars films, he vowed that he was done with the series in a May 1983 interview with. Lucas' 1981 rough drafts had Darth Vader competing with the Emperor for possession of Luke—and in the second script, the 'revised rough draft', Vader became a sympathetic character.

Lawrence Kasdan was hired to take over once again and, in these final drafts, Vader was explicitly redeemed and finally unmasked. This change in character would provide a springboard to the 'Tragedy of Darth Vader' storyline that underlies the prequels. Prequel trilogy. Composed the for the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. After losing much of his fortune in a divorce settlement in 1987, George Lucas had no desire to return to Star Wars, and had unofficially canceled the by the time of Return of the Jedi. At that point, the prequels were only still a series of basic ideas partially pulled from his original drafts of 'The Star Wars'. Nevertheless, technical advances in the late 1980s and 1990s continued to fascinate Lucas, and he considered that they might make it possible to revisit his 20-year-old material.

The popularity of the franchise was reinvigorated by the storylines set after the original trilogy films, such as the of novels written by and the comic book series published. Due to the renewed popularity of Star Wars, Lucas saw that there was still a large audience. His children were older, and with the explosion of technology he was now considering returning to directing. The prequel trilogy consists of, released on May 19, 1999;, released on May 16, 2002; and, released on May 19, 2005. The plot focuses on the fall of the, as well as the tragedy of Anakin Skywalker's turn to the dark side.

The Phantom Menace. Main article: About 32 years before the start of the Galactic Civil War, the corrupt sets a blockade around the planet. The Sith Lord Darth Sidious had secretly planned the blockade to give his alter ego, Senator Palpatine, a pretense to overthrow and replace the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic. At the Chancellor's request, the Jedi Knight and his apprentice, a younger Obi-Wan Kenobi, are sent to Naboo to negotiate with the Federation. However, the two Jedi are forced to instead help the Queen of Naboo,, escape from the blockade and plead her planet's crisis before the Republic Senate on. When their starship is damaged during the escape, they land on Tatooine for repairs. Palpatine dispatches his first Sith apprentice,, to hunt down the Queen and her Jedi protectors.

While on Tatooine, Qui-Gon discovers a nine-year-old slave named Anakin Skywalker. Qui-Gon helps liberate the boy from slavery, believing Anakin to be the 'Chosen One' foretold by a Jedi to bring balance to the Force. However, the Jedi Council (led by Yoda) suspects the boy possesses too much fear and anger within him.

By 1993, it was announced, in among other sources, that Lucas would be making the prequels. He began penning more to the story, now indicating the series would be a tragic one examining Anakin Skywalker's fall to the dark side. Lucas also began to change how the prequels would exist relative to the originals; at first they were supposed to be a 'filling-in' of history tangential to the originals, but now he saw that they could form the beginning of one long story that started with Anakin's childhood and ended with his death. This was the final step towards turning the film series into a 'Saga'. In 1994, Lucas began writing the screenplay to the first prequel, initially titled Episode I: The Beginning. Following the release of that film, Lucas announced that he would also be directing the next two, and began work on Episode II.

Attack of the Clones. Main article: Over the years, Lucas often exaggerated the amount of material he wrote for the series; much of the exaggerations stemmed from the post‐1978 period when the series grew into a phenomenon. Michael Kaminski explained that the exaggerations were both a publicity and security measure, further rationalizing that since the series' story radically changed throughout the years, it was always Lucas' intention to change the original story retroactively because audiences would only view the material from his perspective. The exaggerations created rumors of Lucas having plot outlines a sequel trilogy of (Episodes VII, VIII and IX), which would continue the story after 1983's Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Lucasfilm and George Lucas had denied plans for a sequel trilogy for many years, insisting that Star Wars was meant to be a six-part series, and that no further films would be released after the conclusion of the prequel trilogy in 2005. Although Lucas made an exception by releasing the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars film in 2008, while promoting it, Lucas maintained his status on the sequel trilogy: 'I get asked all the time, 'What happens after Return of the Jedi?,' and there really is no answer for that. The movies were the story of Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker, and when Luke saves the galaxy and redeems his father, that's where that story ends.' In January 2012, Lucas announced that he would step away from blockbuster films and instead produce smaller films.

Asked whether the criticism he received following the prequel trilogy and the to the re-releases of the original trilogy had influenced his decision to retire, Lucas said: 'Why would I make any more when everybody yells at you all the time and says what a terrible person you are?' Despite insisting that a sequel trilogy would never happen, Lucas began working on story treatments for three new Star Wars films in 2011. In October 2012, agreed to buy Lucasfilm and announced that Star Wars Episode VII would be released in 2015.

Later, it was revealed that the three new upcoming films (Episodes VII–IX) would be based on story treatments that had been written by George Lucas prior to the sale of Lucasfilm. The co-chairman of Lucasfilm,, became president of the company, reporting to chairman. In addition, Kennedy will serve as executive producer on new Star Wars feature films, with franchise creator and Lucasfilm founder Lucas serving as creative consultant.

The sequel trilogy began with, released on December 18, 2015. The Force Awakens. Main article: About 30 years after the destruction of the Death Star II, Luke Skywalker has vanished following the demise of the new Jedi Order he was attempting to build. The remnants of the Empire have become the, and seek to destroy Luke and the, while the Resistance opposes, led by princess-turned-general Leia Organa and backed by the Republic. On, Resistance pilot obtains a map to Luke's location. Stormtroopers under the command of, the son of Leia and Han Solo, capture Poe.

Poe's droid escapes with the map, and encounters a scavenger. Kylo tortures Poe and learns of BB-8. Defects from the First Order, and frees Poe who dubs him 'Finn', while both escape in a that crashes on Jakku, seemingly killing Poe. Finn finds Rey and BB-8, but the First Order does too; both escape Jakku in a stolen Millennium Falcon. The Falcon is recaptured by Han and Chewbacca, smugglers again since abandoning the Resistance. They agree to help deliver the map inside BB-8 to the Resistance.

The screenplay for Episode VII was originally set to be written by, but in October 2013 it was announced that writing duties would be taken over by Lawrence Kasdan and. On January 25, 2013, The Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm officially announced J. Abrams as Star Wars Episode VII 's director and producer, along with and.

The Last Jedi. Main article: On November 20, 2012, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Lawrence Kasdan and would write and produce Episodes VIII and IX. Kasdan and Kinberg were later confirmed as creative consultants on those films, in addition to writing. In addition, John Williams, who wrote the music for the previous six episodes, was hired to compose the music for Episodes VII, VIII and IX. On March 12, 2015, Lucasfilm announced that director would direct Episode VIII with as producer for Ram Bergman Productions.

Reports initially claimed Johnson would also direct Episode IX, but it was later confirmed he would write only a story treatment. Johnson later wrote on his that the information about him writing a treatment for Episode IX is old, and he's not involved with the writing of that film. When asked about Episode VIII in an August 2014 interview, Johnson said 'it's boring to talk about, because the only thing I can really say is, I'm just happy. I don't have the terror I kind of expected I would, at least not yet. I'm sure I will at some point.' Principal photography on The Last Jedi began in February 2016.

Additional filming took place in from March 9 to March 16, 2016, as well as in Ireland in May 2016. Principal photography in July 2016. On December 27, 2016, died after going into cardiac arrest a few days earlier.

Before her death, Fisher had completed filming her role as General Leia Organa in The Last Jedi. The film was released on December 15, 2017. Episode IX Production on Episode IX is scheduled to begin sometime in 2017. And reported that Carrie Fisher was slated for a key role in Episode IX. Now, Lucasfilm, Disney and others involved with the film have been forced to find a way to address her death in the upcoming film and alter her character's role. In January 2017, Lucasfilm stated they would not digitally generate Fisher's performance for the film. In April 2017, Fisher's brother and daughter gave Disney permission to use recent footage of Fisher for the film, but later that month, Kennedy stated that Fisher will not appear in the film.

Principal photography of Star Wars: Episode IX is set to begin in June 2018. Anthology films On February 5, 2013, Disney CEO confirmed the development of two, each individually written by Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg. On February 6, reported that Disney is working on two films featuring Han Solo and. Disney CFO has described the standalone films as. Kathleen Kennedy explained that the standalone films will not crossover with the films of the sequel trilogy, stating, 'George was so clear as to how that works. The canon that he created was the Star Wars saga.

Right now, Episode VII falls within that canon. The spin-off movies, or we may come up with some other way to call those films, they exist within that vast universe that he created. There is no attempt being made to carry characters (from the standalone films) in and out of the saga episodes. Consequently, from the creative standpoint, it's a roadmap that George made pretty clear.' In April 2015, Lucasfilm and Kennedy announced that the standalone films would be referred to as the Star Wars Anthology films. Was released on December 16, 2016 as the first in an anthology series of films separate from the main episodic saga.

Left, and, right, both have appeared in films across all trilogies, as well as in the anthology films. Daniels has portrayed in all theatrical films released to date, as well as voicing all animated appearances of the character. The story about the group of rebels who stole the Death Star plans, ending directly before Episode IV: A New Hope. The idea for the film was conceived by who worked as a visual effects supervisor of the prequel trilogy films. In May 2014, Lucasfilm announced as the director of the first anthology film, with writing the first draft, for a release on December 16, 2016. On March 12, 2015, the film's title was revealed to be, with rewriting the script, and starring,, and.

In April 2015, a teaser trailer was shown during the closing of the. Lucasfilm also announced filming would begin in the summer of 2015, and the plot synopsis.

Director Edwards stated, 'It comes down to a group of individuals who don't have magical powers that have to somehow bring hope to the galaxy.' ; and describing the style of the film as similar to that of a war film: 'It's the reality of war. Good guys are bad. Bad guys are good. It's complicated, layered; a very rich scenario in which to set a movie.' After its debut, Rogue One received generally positive reviews, with its performances, action sequences, soundtrack, visual effects and darker tone being praised. The film grossed over US$500 million worldwide within a week of its release.

Characters from the animated series appear, (from ) in a pivotal role in the plot and Chopper (from ) in a cameo. Main article: A film focusing on Han Solo before the events of Episode IV: A New Hope. The script was written by Star Wars veteran, and his son. The film also stars as a young, as Chewbacca (after serving as a double for the character in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi), as, and also and. Directors began principal photography on the film, but due to creative differences, the pair left the project in June 2017 with three and a half weeks remaining in principal photography. Academy Award-winning director was announced as their replacement. While his first Star Wars film, Howard had previously collaborated with producing company as an actor in the George Lucas-directed film (1973) and as director of (1988).

Howard was one of the three directors asked to direct, though Howard declined, saying, 'George, you should do it!' The film is distributed by and will be released on May 25, 2018. Untitled Anthology film A third Anthology film will be released in 2020. A writer for the film has been hired as of September 2016. In February 2013, reported that hired to direct a Star Wars standalone film, with the news being confirmed soon after. However, in November 2016 Disney announced that their contract with Trank was terminated due to the overwhelmingly negative reviews of.

It was reported that the film was still in early development at Lucasfilm, and it was rumored that the film would focus on bounty hunter. Lucasfilm never confirmed what the plot was about, but confirmed that the film Josh Trank left was a different film from the Han Solo spin-off.

Future In August 2016, stated he would be open to return to the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, albeit for a spin-off film on the character, should he be approached, wanting to tell a story between Episode III and IV. Fans showed interest in the idea; a fan-trailer for an Obi-Wan film, with footage from the film (which starred McGregor) became viral and widely praised by fans. The film was voted as the most wanted anthology film in a poll by despite there being only rumors of the film's production. And McGregor have denied the development of such film, despite fans' continued interest and rumors. Days before the airing of the Star Wars Rebels episode 'Twin Suns' (where Obi-Wan appeared), McGregor again stated his interest in starring in a solo film, if Lucasfilm wanted him to., who played Luke Skywalker's step-uncle Owen in the prequel trilogy, said he would like to reprise his role in an Obi-Wan standalone film, if it were to be made. Edgerton also expressed interest in playing Boba Fett without taking off the mask, in the rumored Boba Fett film. Additional reports stated Lucasfilm was considering various films about different characters including movies focusing on Boba Fett, as well as Jedi Master.

In 2015, director pitched an idea to Lucasfilm for a film about, and in 2017, it was reported that it is among the projects being considered by the studio. Has expressed interest in returning as, insisting that his character survived his death.

Fans have also expressed interest towards the possibility of appearing in a live-action film, with expressing interest in the role. Has also expressed interest in portraying clone. Has also expressed interest in returning as. However, Lucasfilm still has not given an official confirmation on any of the rumored projects. Future trilogy In November 2017, Lucasfilm announced that, the writer/director of The Last Jedi, would be working on a new trilogy. The films will reportedly differ from the Skywalker-focused films in favor of focusing on new characters. On the same day, Disney announced that a live-action Star Wars television series was also in development exclusively for their upcoming streaming service.

In other media. Main article: From 1977 to 2014, the term Expanded Universe (abbreviated as EU), was an umbrella term for all officially licensed Star Wars storytelling materials set outside the events depicted within the theatrical films, including television series, novels, comics, and video games. Lucasfilm maintained internal continuity between the films and television content and the EU material until April 25, 2014, when the company announced all of the EU works would cease production. Existing works would no longer be considered to the franchise and subsequent reprints would be rebranded under the Star Wars Legends label, with downloadable content for the being the only Legends material to still be produced. The was subsequently restructured to only include the existing six feature films, the animated film, and its companion animated series. All future projects and creative developments across all types of media would be overseen and coordinated by the Story Group, announced as a division of Lucasfilm created to maintain continuity and a cohesive vision on the storytelling of the franchise. Lucasfilm announced that the change was made 'to give maximum creative freedom to the filmmakers and also preserve an element of surprise and discovery for the audience'.

The animated series was the first project produced after the announcement, followed by multiple comics series from, novels published by, and the sequel film (2015). Supervising director on Star Wars animated series, later promoted to oversee the development of all future projects. In the two-hour produced for in 1978, returns to his home planet of to celebrate 'Life Day' with his family. Along with the stars of the original 1977 film, celebrities,,, and appear in plot-related skits and musical numbers. Lucas loathed the special and forbade it to ever be aired again after its original broadcast, or reproduced on home video. An 11-minute animated sequence in the Holiday Special featuring the first appearance of, is considered to be the sole of the production, with Lucas even including it as a special feature on a 2011 Blu-ray release (making it the only part of the Holiday Special to ever receive an official home media release).

The segment is the first Star Wars animation ever produced. The television film aired on on Thanksgiving weekend in 1984. With a story by Lucas and a screenplay by Bob Carrau, it features the from Return of the Jedi as he helps two children rescue their parents from a giant known as. The 1985 sequel,, finds Wicket and his friends protecting their village from invaders., the animation studio that had animated the animated segment of the Holiday Special was hired to create two animated series. (1985–1986), which aired for one season on ABC, follows the adventures of the and, 15 years before the events of the 1977 film Star Wars. Its sister series (1985–1987) features the adventures of the Ewoks before Return of the Jedi and the Ewok movies. After the release of Attack of the Clones, animated and aired from 2003 to weeks before the 2005 release of Revenge of the Sith, as the series featured event set between those films.

It won the for in 2004 and 2005. Lucas decided to invest in creating his own animation company,, and used it to create his first in-house Star Wars -animated series. (2008–2014) was introduced through a, and set in the same time period as the previous Clone Wars series (albeit ignoring it). While all previous television works were reassigned to the Legends brand in 2014, Lucasfilm accepted The Clone Wars and its originating film, as part of the canon. All series released after would also be part of the canon. In 2014, began airing, the next CGI-animated series. Set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, it followed a band of rebels as they fight the Galactic Empire and also helped close some of the arcs in The Clone Wars.

Another animated series debuted in 2017, focused in the female characters of the franchise. Untitled Star Wars series Since 2005, when Lucas announced plans for a television series set between the prequel and original trilogies, the television project has been in varying stages of development at Lucasfilm Producer revealed the working title, Star Wars: Underworld, in 2012, and said in 2013 that 50 scripts had been written. He called the project 'The most provocative, the most bold and daring material that we've ever done.' The proposed series explores criminal and political power struggles in the decades prior to A New Hope, and as of December 2015 was still in development at Lucasfilm. In November 2017, Bob Iger discussed the development of a Star Wars series for Disney's upcoming digital streaming service, due to launch in 2019. It is unknown if the series would be based on the Star Wars Underworld scripts or if it would follow an entirely new idea. Print media Star Wars-based fiction predates the release of the first film, with the 1976 of Star Wars ( by and credited to Lucas).

The first Expanded Universe story appeared in ' Star Wars #7 in January 1978 (the first six issues of the series having been an adaptation of the film), followed quickly by 's novel the following month. Author of the (1991–1993), which was widely credited with revitalizing the dormant Star Wars franchise Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, the 1976 novelization of the original film by Alan Dean Foster, whom followed it with sequel Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978), which Lucas decided not to film. The film novelizations for The Empire Strikes Back (1980) by Donald F. Glut and Return of the Jedi (1983) by James Kahn followed, as well as The Han Solo Adventures trilogy (1979–1980) by Brian Daley, and The Adventures of Lando Calrissian (1983) trilogy by L. Timothy Zahn's bestselling Thrawn trilogy (1991–1993) reignited interest in the franchise and introduced the popular characters Grand Admiral Thrawn, Mara Jade,, and. The first novel, Heir to the Empire, reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list, and the series finds Luke, Leia, and Han facing off against tactical genius Thrawn, who is plotting to retake the galaxy for the Empire.

Though Thrawn was designated a Legends character in 2014, he was reintroduced into the canon in the 2016 third season of Star Wars Rebels. In (1994) by, set immediately before the Thrawn trilogy, Leia considers an advantageous political marriage to of the planet Hapes, but she and Han ultimately marry. Steve Perry's Shadows of the Empire (1996), set in the as-yet-unexplored time period between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, was part of a multimedia campaign that included a comic book series and video game.

The novel introduced the crime lord, another popular character who would appear in multiple other works. Other notable series from Bantam include the (1994) by, the 14-book series (1995–1998) by Anderson and, and the series (1996–2012) by and. Del Rey took over Star Wars book publishing in 1999, releasing what would become a 19-installment novel series called The New Jedi Order (1999–2003). Written by multiple authors, the series was set 25 to 30 years after the original films and introduced the Yuuzhan Vong, a powerful alien race attempting to invade and conquer the entire galaxy.

The bestselling multi-author series (2006–2008) chronicles the crossover of Han and Leia's son to the dark side of; among his evil deeds, he kills Luke's wife Mara Jade as a sacrifice to join the. The story parallels the fallen son of Han and Leia,, in the 2015 film The Force Awakens.

Three series were introduced for younger audiences: the 18-book (1999–2002) chronicles the adventures of and his master in the years before The Phantom Menace; the 11-book (2001–2004) follows Obi-Wan and his own apprentice, in between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones; and the 10-book (2005–2008), set almost immediately after Revenge of the Sith, features Obi-Wan and the last few surviving Jedi. By, released in January 2014, was the last Star Wars novel published before Lucasfilm announced the creation of the Star Wars Legends brand.

Main articles: and published a from 1977 to 1986. Original Star Wars comics were also serialized in the Marvel magazine between 1977 and 1979.

The 1977 installments were the first original Star Wars stories not directly adapted from the films to appear in print form, as they preceded those of the Star Wars comic series. From 1985–1987, the animated children's series and inspired comic series from Marvel's line. In the late 1980s, Marvel dropped a new Star Wars comic it had in development, which was picked up by and published as the popular Dark Empire sequence (1991–1995).

Dark Horse subsequently launched dozens of series set after the original film trilogy, including (1993–1998), (1995–1998), (1998–2006), (1999–2005), (2002–2006), and (2006–2010). After Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, it was announced in January 2014 that in 2015 the Star Wars comics license would return to Marvel Comics, whose parent company,, Disney had purchased in 2009.

Launched in 2015, the first three publications in were titled,, and the limited series. Audio dramas. Further information: Radio adaptations of the films were also produced. Lucas, a fan of the NPR-affiliated station of his alma mater the, licensed the Star Wars radio rights to for US$1. The production used ' original film score, along with 's sound effects. The first was written by science fiction author and directed.

It was broadcast on in 1981, adapting into 13-episodes. And reprised their film roles.

The overwhelming success, led to a 10-episode adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back in 1982. Joined the other two stars, reprising his role as Lando Calrissian. In 1983, released an original, 30-minute Star Wars titled Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell, written by Daley.

In the 1990s, adapted several Star Wars series from into audio dramas: the three-part saga,,, the trilogy, and (1998). Return of the Jedi was adapted into 6-episodes in 1996, featuring Daniels. Further information: and The first officially licensed Star Wars electronic game was 's 1979 table-top Star Wars Electronic Battle Command. In 1982, published the first licensed Star Wars video game,, for the.

It was followed in 1983 by 's, which used and was based on the 'Death Star trench run' scene from the 1977 film. The next game, (1984), used more traditional, with the following game (1985) returning to the 1983's arcade game vector graphics, but recreating the 'Battle of Hoth' scene instead.

Lucasfilm had started its own video game company in the early 1980s, which became known for adventure games and flight combat games. In 1993, released, the first self-published Star Wars video game and the first based on the franchise. X-Wing was one of the best-selling games of 1993, and established its own.

Released in 1995, was the first Star Wars video game. A hybrid incorporating puzzles and strategy, it also featured new gameplay features and graphical elements not then common in other games, made possible by ' custom-designed, called the. The game was well received and well reviewed, and was followed. Dark Forces introduced the popular character, who would later appear in multiple games, novels, and comics. Katarn is a former Imperial who joins the Rebellion and ultimately becomes a Jedi, a plot arc similar to that of in the 2015 film The Force Awakens. Has partnered with to create the game 'Star Wars: Jedi Challenges' that works with a Lenovo Mirage AR headset, a tracking sensor and a controller that will launch in December 2017. Multimedia projects • (1996) is a Lucasfilm multimedia project set in the as-yet-unexplored time period between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that included a novel by, a comic book series, a, and toys.

• (2008–2010) is a similar project, set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, that includes a 2008 novel, a and its, a, a supplement, and action figures. Theme park attractions.

See also: Aside from its well-known, Star Wars features elements such as,, and princesses that are related to archetypes of the fantasy genre. The Star Wars world, unlike fantasy and science-fiction films that featured sleek and futuristic settings, was portrayed as dirty and grimy. Lucas' vision of a 'used future' was further popularized in the science fiction-horror films, which was set on a dirty space freighter;, which is set in a desert; and, which is set in a crumbling, dirty city of the future. Lucas made a conscious effort to parallel scenes and dialogue between films, and especially to parallel the journeys of Luke Skywalker with that of his father Anakin when making the prequels. Comparisons with historical events. See also: Star Wars contains many themes of that mainly favor democracy over dictatorship. Political science has been an important element of Star Wars since the franchise first launched in 1977.

The plot climax of Revenge of the Sith is modeled after the fall of the democratic and the formation of an. The from the movies share a name with the (see also ). Imperial officers' uniforms also resemble some historical German uniforms of World War II and the political and security officers of the Empire resemble the black-clad SS down to the imitation silver death's head insignia on their officer's caps. World War II terms were used for names in Star Wars; examples include the planets Kessel (a term that refers to a group of ) and Hoth ( was a German general who served on the snow-laden Eastern Front). Palpatine being Chancellor before becoming Emperor mirrors 's role as Chancellor before appointing himself Dictator. The alludes to the events of, the, the, and the. In addition, Lucas himself has drawn parallels between Palpatine and his rise to power to historical dictators such as,, and Adolf Hitler.

The final medal awarding scene in A New Hope, however, references 's. The space battles in A New Hope were based on filmed and. Continuing the use of Nazi inspiration for the Empire,, the director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has said that the First Order, an Imperial offshoot which serves as the main antagonist of the sequel trilogy, is also inspired by another aspect of the Nazi regime. Abrams spoke of how several Nazis fled to after the war and he claims that the concept for the First Order came from conversations between the scriptwriters about what would have happened if they had started working together again. Cultural impact.

Just like the franchise, its, such as the and the, have been used in popular culture and have been an iconic part of the franchise. The Star Wars saga has had a significant impact on modern. Star Wars references are deeply embedded in popular culture; Phrases like ' and ' have become part of the popular lexicon. The first Star Wars film in 1977 was a cultural unifier, enjoyed by a wide spectrum of people. The film can be said to have helped launch the science fiction boom of the late 1970s and early 1980s, making a or mainstream.

This very impact also made it a prime target for parody works and homages, with popular examples including, 's, 's ', ' and ', and. In 1989, the selected the original Star Wars film for preservation in the U.S., as being 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.' Its sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, was selected in 2010. Despite these callings for archival, it is unclear whether copies of the 1977 and 1980 theatrical sequences of Star Wars and Empire—or copies of the 1997 Special Edition versions—have been archived by the NFR, or indeed if any copy has been provided by Lucasfilm and accepted by the Registry. Industry The original Star Wars film was a huge success for 20th Century Fox, and was credited for reinvigorating the company. Within three weeks of the film's release, the studio's stock price doubled to a record high.

Prior to 1977, 20th Century Fox's greatest annual profits were $37 million, while in 1977, the company broke that record by posting a profit of $79 million. The franchise helped Fox to change from an almost bankrupt to a thriving media conglomerate. Star Wars fundamentally changed the aesthetics and narratives of films, switching the focus of Hollywood-made films from deep, meaningful stories based on dramatic conflict, themes and to sprawling special-effects-laden blockbusters, as well as changing the Hollywood film industry in fundamental ways. Before Star Wars, special effects in films had not appreciably advanced since the 1950s.

The commercial success of Star Wars created a boom in state-of-the-art special effects in the late 1970s. Along with, Star Wars started the tradition of the summer film in the entertainment industry, where films open on many screens at the same time and profitable are important. It created the model for the major film trilogy and showed that merchandising rights on a film could generate more money than the film itself did.

Main article: The Star Wars saga has inspired many fans to create their own non-canon material set in the Star Wars galaxy. In recent years, this has ranged from writing fan fiction to creating. In 2002, Lucasfilm sponsored the first annual, officially recognizing filmmakers and the genre. Because of concerns over potential and trademark issues, however, the contest was initially open only to,, and documentaries. Fan fiction films set in the Star Wars universe were originally ineligible, but in 2007, Lucasfilm changed the submission standards to allow in-universe fiction entries.

Lucasfilm, for the most part, has allowed but not endorsed the creation of these derivative fan fiction works, so long as no such work attempts to make a profit from or tarnish the Star Wars franchise in any way. While many fan films have used elements from the licensed Expanded Universe to tell their story, they are not considered an official part of the Star Wars canon. Academia As the characters and the story line of the original trilogy are so well known, educationalists have advocated the use of the films in the classroom as a learning resource. For example, a project in Western Australia honed elementary school students story-telling skills by role playing action scenes from the movies and later creating props and audio/visual scenery to enhance their performance. Others have used the films to encourage second-level students to integrate technology in the science classroom by making prototype light sabers. Similarly, psychiatrists in New Zealand and the US have advocated their use in the university classroom to explain different types of psychopathology. Main articles:,,,,,, and The success of the Star Wars films led the franchise to become one of the most merchandised franchises in the world.

In 1977, while filming the original film, George Lucas decided to take a 500,000-dollar pay-cut to his own salary as director, in exchange for fully owning the merchandising rights of the franchise to himself. Over the franchise's lifetime, such exchange cost, more than US$20 billion in merchandising revenue profits. Disney acquired the merchandising rights when part of purchasing Lucasfilm. Made the first Star Wars action figures to coincide with the release of the film, and today the remaining 80's figures sell at extremely high prices in auctions. Since the 90's Hasbro holds the rights to create action figures based on the saga. Dispensers have been produced.

[ ] Star Wars was the first to be licensed in Group history, which has produced a. Lego has produced animated parody short films to promote their sets, among them (2005) and (2009), the former parodies Revenge of the Sith, while the later The Clone Wars film.

Due to their success, LEGO created animated comedy mini-series among them (2013-2014) and (2015) originally airing on Cartoon Network, but since 2014 moved into Disney XD. The are critically acclaimed best sellers.

[ ] In 1977 with the board game Star Wars: Escape from the Death Star (not to be confused with another board game with the same title, published in 1990). The board game has been adapted to the series in two editions by: and (2005) and (2006). Three different official tabletop have been developed for the Star Wars universe: in the 1980s and 1990s, in the 2000s, and in the 2010s. Star Wars have been published since the first 'blue' series, by, in 1977. Dozens of series have been produced, with being the licensed creator in the United States. Some of the card series are of film stills, while others are original art.

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