Jim Randle The newest Star Wars movie brought in a half-billion dollars in ticket sales in the first few days, and appears on course to bring in another half billion dollars in sales of related toys, clothes and other movie-themed merchandise. The ticket sales for Star Wars: The Force Awakensbroke several records, and retailers and […]readmore
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Chris Hannas December 15, 2015 A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Star Warslaunched into theaters and became a pop culture icon, and the stars of that movie gathered Monday in Los Angeles with a new generation of actors to premiere the first film in the next era of the high-grossing franchise. […]readmore
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA—«Episode VII: The Force Awakens,» the latest chapter in filmmaker George Lucas’ «Star Wars» saga, is expected to be one of the highest-grossing films of all time. Even though it won’t be in theaters until December 17, devoted fans are lining up to see it. “It’s a classic movie, so we all want to […]readmore
Lightsabers are, as Obi-Wan Kenobi described them so perfectly in the very first Star Wars movie, “an elegant weapon, for a more civilized age.” But not all that civilized. If the residents of a galaxy far, far away, were really so polite, then Skywalker, Vader, and the rest of sci-fi cinema’s most dysfunctional family would […]readmore
Now witness the firepower of this armed and fully operational movie production. Filming resumed this week on “Star Wars: Episode VII” at Britain’s Pinewood Studios after a two-week hiatus spurred by Harrison Ford’s leg injury, Entertainment Weekly reported. Director J.J. Abrams had been forced to rearrange the schedule to account for the absence of star […]readmore
Photo via Arch Daily With all the talk about the $1B vanity museum that George Lucas is bringing to Chicago, it’s worth stopping for a moment to consider the fact that the Star Wars creator has already plucked a moving fortress from dunes of Tatooine and dropped it in a Singapore office park. Officially opened […]readmore