Hallmark Celebrates a Galaxy Far, Far Away on Star Wars Day
“As big fans of the Star Wars series, we love creating products with the iconic characters of the saga,” says Christine Taylor of Hallmark Licensing. “Hallmark brings the wit and fun of the characters to life with products that provide the perfect way to connect multiple generations of Star Wars fans.”.
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5 ways to celebrate Star Wars Day around Chicagoland
“Solo – A Star Wars Story,” the 10th feature film in the Star Wars sag, drops May 25. In the fall, “Resistance,” the newest Star Wars animated show, will debut. It’s a Star Wars galaxy and we’re just living in it. To paraphrase Rey in “The Last Jedi,” your child needs someone to show them their place in all …
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STAR WARS™: Episode I Racer
Climb on, strap in, and experience the pure adrenaline-pumping excitement of the Podracing sequence from STAR WARS™: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Take the controls as Anakin Skywalker, or any one of over 21 Podracers, and feel the full-force blast of two massive jet engines at simulated …
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Replay Lincoln Park to host ‘Star Wars’ Pop-Up Bar
You don’t have to travel to a galaxy far, far away to quench your thirst because Replay Lincoln Park is bringing the Wretched Hive Cantina to Earth for a “Star Wars” Pop-Up Bar this Friday, which is incidentally Star Wars fans’ favorite date (May 4), as it closely sounds like the Jedi motto, “May the Force be …
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Star Wars Passes the Box Office Lightsaber to Avengers: Infinity War
The 10-year culmination of Marvel’s cinematic universe roared to a $258.2 million opening at the box office, surpassing Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ 2015 record of $248 million and earning a shoutout from Lucasfilm on Twitter. “From a galaxy far, far away… to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes,” read the …
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Gap’s New Star Wars Kids Collection is Shockingly Clever
Considering how many companies have Star Wars licensing deals these days, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Gap just unveiled a new line of Star Wars-inspired clothing. But it does. Seriously, the Gap is now selling Star Wars clothing ⏤ and not just for adults. No, for toddlers and kids too.
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A Young STAR WARS Fan Uses Her BB-8 Toy to Pull Out a Loose Tooth
When it comes to growing up, there’s nothing like the rite of passage that is losing your baby teeth. Having a loose tooth is exciting and scary all at the same time. Some of them pop out so easily, while others hang in there for the long haul and need a little help. In the old days, a “proper” home remedy …
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Chosen One of the Day: Bearded Han Solo from Star Wars Battlefront II
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about the gloriousness that is bearded Han Solo. At the culmination of 2017, when it came time for Team FANGRRLS to write about our favorite beards of the year, my response was telling, yes. But it was also correct. Let me explain. … no, there is no time. Let me sum up …
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Star Wars 9: John Boyega Hints at Major Time Jump
John Boyega is hinting at a time jump between Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: Episode 9. The Last Jedi actually broke from tradition by picking up right after its predecessor, The Force Awakens. Prior to that, the films within each Star Wars movie trilogy were typically separated by about 1-3 …
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Disney Digital Doubles Down on ‘Brand Safe’ Family Content and Commerce, Sets ‘Star Wars …
In addition, Disney will reprise the Star Wars Fan Film Awards, with expanded categories recognizing the best fan content in video production, art, costuming, and photography. The winners will be featured during a special “The Star Wars Show,” live-streamed from Lucasfilm’s offices in San Francisco.
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Stop what you’re doing. Nebraska has a favorite ‘Star Wars’ character
With “Star Wars” Day (May the 4th be with you) coming up, the site Decluttr.com tracked all 50 states’ Google Trends data from the past year to see which hero (or villain) people are searching for the most in each … In Nebraska, it was Kylo Ren, the painfully human villain of the latest “Star Wars” trilogy.
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LEGOLAND Florida Resort to unveil massive LEGO Star Wars display on May 4th
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (FOX 35 WOFL) – LEGOLAND Florida Resort has announced that on May 4th, the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens MINILAND Model Display will take its final landing place in the center of the park’s outdoor LEGO display area. The display, created by a team of Master Model …
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ passes lightsaber to ‘Avengers’
Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy congratulated Marvel on “Avengers: Infinity War” surpassing “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as the film with the biggest opening … A photo on the “Star Wars” official Twitter account showed a lightsaber being handed off to the “Avengers” character Iron Man.
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Star Wars Episode 9 time jump hinted at by John Boyega
We don’t know all that much about Star Wars Episode 9 yet, but John Boyega has hinted at a possible time jump. Talking to PA about the launch of a new DreamLab app to help in the fight against cancer, Boyega spoke about his excitement to start work on the final instalment of the new trilogy, teasing …
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Star Wars fandom engages in full-scale civil war thanks to Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Star Wars fandom is currently in the midst of a full-scale civil war, mostly due to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Is a galaxy far, far away beyond repair? With Marvel’s Infinity War dropping over the weekend, a host of the most beloved superheroes and villains engage in all our war on the big screen.
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Star Wars Congratulates Infinity War For Box Office Record
Star Wars Congratulates Infinity War For Box Office Record … When Lucas released his Star Wars Special Edition in 1997, Spielberg took out a Variety ad crowning R2-D2. … What started as a running gag between two friends opened up in 1998 when Titanic surpassed Star Wars‘ box office takings.
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Star Wars congratulates Marvel on massive Avengers: Infinity War opening
Lucasfilm, the home of Star Wars, congratulated Marvel Studios, the home of the Avengers, on surpassing a historic box office milestone. Avengers: Infinity War, the culmination of 10 years of moviemaking, achieved the biggest domestic opening weekend at the box office of all time with $258.2 million, …
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‘Star Wars’ Admits Defeat to ‘Avengers’ and Marvel in the Sweetest Way
It looks like Rey is handing over her lightsaber to someone who actually wants it. Lucasfilm has congratulated Marvel Studios for breaking an opening weekend box office record set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. On Sunday, Avengers: Infinity War cleared 250 million at the box office, beating …
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Star Wars 9 is reportedly on the hunt for a new female lead to fight alongside Rey
What with Star Wars: The Last Jedi (and unfortunate real-life events) culling the heroic herd somewhat, it’s seemingly time for Star Wars 9 to step up to the plate and offer us a fresh member to add to the new generation of heroes we’ve come to know and love. Move over Finn and Rey; say hello to Caro.
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‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Reportedly Casting for New Female Lead Character
Expect to see some new faces when we return to the galaxy far, far away, as the struggle between the First Order and the Resistance will receive some new players. A new casting notice for Star Wars: Episode IX points at a new character named “Caro,” and apparently casting director Nina Gold is …
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Lucasfilm Congratulates Marvel on Avengers Breaking Star Wars’ Record
In an image sent from the Star Wars official Twitter and Facebook accounts, a lightsaber is symbolically handed to Iron Man, with the accompanying text “from a Galaxy far, far away…to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. CONGRATULATIONS on the biggest opening weekend in history! From Kathy and everyone …
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‘Star Wars’ Congratulates ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ on Record-Breaking Box Office Weekend
Everyone is talking about Avengers: Infinity War, and the impact the film will have on the blockbuster landscape. And it looks like another popular franchise is celebrating in a pretty charming way. The official Star Wars Twitter account recently shared a photo, which congratulates Infinity War on passing …
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‘Black Panther’ Passes ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ at Worldwide Box Office
But even though the fictional country figures prominently into the film’s final act, don’t expect the crossover film to serve as “Black Panther 1.5,” as advised by the movie’s star. “Avengers: Infinity War is Avengers: Infinity War.” Chadwick Boseman said at the film’s press conference. “It’s not Black Panther 1.5 …
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Star Wars Congratulates Avengers On Breaking Its Box Office Record
Incredibly, Avengers: Infinity War made more than $640 million worldwide during its opening weekend, beating the previous record held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It is a remarkable achievement, and one that Star Wars studio Lucasfilm is celebrating today. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy …
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Disneyland Adds a Second ‘Star Wars’ Nite
Discovering an amazing event you want to attend, a real once-in-a-blue-moon type of deal, or, rather, a once-in-a-double-Tatooine-sun, is pretty dang awesome. But when you find out the event you were so stoked over is sold out? Your breathing can grow as heavy, and as loud, as a certain character …
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