Carrie Fisher

Star Wars Actress Carrie Fisher Passes Away at 60

By Jeffrey Epstein Legendary actress Carrie Fisher passed away today at the age of 60, after having a heart attack on Friday, December 23. Fisher was best known to legions of fans as Princess Leia from the Star Wars saga. “Carrie Fisher was one-of-a-kind, a true character who shared her talent and her truth with …

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A New Hope and Rogue One Darth Vader comparison

Behind-The-Scenes of Rogue One: Capturing the Essence of A New Hope

By D23 Team Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story blew up box offices around the world this past weekend, just like Luke Skywalker blew up a certain moon-sized battle station. But about that moon-sized battle station: Considering that nearly four decades have passed since Luke’s first Death Star encounter, how did Lucasfilm design the …

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Rogue One

7 Things You Need To Know Before You See Rogue One

By Jim Frye Strap in, pilots, because Lucasfilm’s brand-new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens this weekend with more aliens, spaceships, and adventure than you can shake a hyperdrive motivator at. And you don’t need to rewatch all your favorite Star Wars moments to prepare for this new chapter in the history of the …

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Rogue One

7 Ways To Prepare For Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

By Jocelyn Buhlman We’re only weeks away from the premiere of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in theaters December 16—but for fans like us, the release date feels far, far away. Patience, young Star Wars fan… There is much for you to learn while you wait to find out what will happen to Jyn …

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Jyn Erso and Moana

5 Things Moana and Star Wars Have in Common

By Jocelyn Buhlman As the holiday season approaches, we’re all looking forward to heading to the movie theaters with our families to watch the movies we’ve been waiting all year to see. Walt Disney Animation Studios gives us an adventure on the high seas with Moana, in theaters now, and on December 16 we will …

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D23 EXPO Japan 2015—Off to a Spectacular Start!

The second D23 EXPO Japan started spectacularly—with plenty of pixie dust—on Friday, November 6, at the Tokyo Disney Resort. The opening ceremony kicked off with Paul Candland, president of The Walt Disney Company Asia, welcoming 2,000 guests inside the Maihama Amphitheatre. “Few companies have such a legendary past, as well as a limitless future,” said …

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movie still from Star Wars Episode 4 showing Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Millenium Falcon

The Scrappy Look of Star Wars

D23 brings you an exclusive interview with Roger Christian, the legendary set designer who literally molded, glued, and bolted together the bits and pieces of George Lucas’ “galaxy far, far away” in 1977’s Star Wars: A New Hope.

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