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Temuera Morrison Reveals Directors For 'The Book Of Boba Fett'
When fans last saw Boba Fett in Return of the Jedi, things weren’t going well for the once proud bounty hunter. Despite beating out his competition and claiming the bounty on the infamous Han Solo, a lucky strike from the visually impaired smuggler damaged Boba’s jetpack. This damage resulted in his plummeting to what would surely be his doom into the waiting jaws of the vicious sarlacc pit. It didn’t take long for his life to be spared in the Legends expanded universe, but in the new cano,n it seemed like he had met his end. As the years went by, the bounty hunter's absence for the new supplementary material set post-Return of the Jedi was sorely noticed.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
5 Ways Star Wars Legends Influenced The Current Canon
There is always a bit of truth in Legends. The old Expanded Universe was one of the tentpoles of the Star Wars franchise for decades. While not considered part of his own personal universe, George Lucas did allow for various authors and storytellers to tell whatever story they wanted more or less in his sandbox. As it grew over the years, it created a dedicated following of fans, expanding on the mythology and lore of Star Wars. While it is mostly discontinued (a current exception being The Old Republic MMORPG), it continues to have great influence even in today’s current canon. Here are five examples of such influence.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Why Leia Is The Most Important Skywalker
Leia Organa Solo held many titles in her lifetime: Princess of Alderaan, daughter of Bail, Breha, Anakin and Padme, sister to Luke, wife to Han, leader of the Rebellion and the Resistance, senator of the New Republic, and of course, Jedi. Her fighting spirit never wavered during her long and adventurous life. For years she has fought against the forces of tyranny and evil, and inspired millions. Her role in the Star Wars saga was quite frankly crucial to many of the events that we see both in the films and in the Expanded Universe.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
How The Empire Celebrated The Order 66 Massacre With COOKIES
Every Star Wars fan knows that Order 66 was a huge turning point for the entire storyline and in the life of the characters we've come to know and love. In Revenge of the Sith, after succeeding in his plan to turn Jedi Anakin Skywalker to the dark side of the Force, Palpatine contacts various clone commanders and tells them to "execute Order 66." This results in the clones turning against their once Jedi allies, and almost successfully wiping all of them out.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Top 6 Lucas Ideas That Were Actually Used In Disney 'Star Wars'
Thank the maker. George Lucas was someone with many ideas throughout his career. He is, after all, the maker of Star Wars. Throughout his long tenure as the head of Lucasfilm and Star Wars, he had many ideas about what he could do with the franchise. Some of which he never got to use for one reason or another. However, even when he sold the franchise to Disney, those ideas still managed to make their way into the new era of Star Wars storytelling.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Why Steven Spielberg Has Never Directed A 'Star Wars' Film
Renown film director Steven Spielberg had helmed many fantastic and critically acclaimed movies and franchises over the course of his storied career. These included movies such as Jaws, E.T. and the Indiana Jones franchise. Of the many movies he had a hand in, there was one particular franchise he was never involved in. I am speaking, of course, of the Star Wars saga. This was odd, in retrospect, given his close relationship with Star Wars creator George Lucas. The story behind why he never directed a Star Wars movie was both simple and complicated. As the years went on, we would slowly discover more and more details.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
What If Anakin's Mother Had Been Freed With Him?
While he might not have known it at the time, Qui-Gon Jinn's decision to walk into a certain junk shop on Tatooine would ultimately change the fate of the galaxy. It was here that he met a certain Anakin Skywalker, a boy with sandy blond hair and a certain aptitude for piloting and machinery. During the Boonta Eve Classic, Qui-Gon made a side bet with Watto for Anakin's freedom if he won the race against Sebulba. Unfortunately, he was not able to negotiate the release of Anakin's mother, and she remained on Tatooine.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
How ‘Dark Empire’ Influenced The Sequel Trilogy
“There is always a little truth in Legends.” Once there was a story of how the New Republic was reduced to a handful of Rebels. A reorganized Empire with new and terrible super weapons emerged, led by the reborn Emperor Palpatine, his spirit now residing in a clone body. If this sounded familiar to you it should, because it described the sequel trilogy. However, this also described another Star Wars story, one told long ago before there was even a prequel trilogy. This is the story of the Dark Empire.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Why Chewbacca's Actor Had To Be Protected From Bigfoot Hunters
Back in 2004, Dark Horse Comics released a story called “Into The Great Unknown” as part of their Star Wars Tales series. In it, Han Solo and Chewbacca mysteriously crash land on planet Earth. While Han is shot by local natives and dies onboard the Millennium Falcon (where he is found by Indiana Jones more than a hundred years later), Chewbacca in his grief escapes into the forest, establishing the myth of Bigfoot.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Why The Millennium Falcon Is The Best Ship In 'Star Wars '
When you think of Star Wars, what ship do you think of? Maybe Luke’s X-Wing, Vader’s TIE Advanced, or a traditional TIE Fighter? But odds are that the first ship that comes to mind is the Millennium Falcon. The fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy has stayed on top of the minds of Star Wars fans for generations since A New Hope, and the love of the ship has even been re-invigorated by Solo and the sequel trilogy.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
The Definitive Ranking of the 9 Skywalker Films!
The Star Wars fan base has always been very divided when talking about which of the films are the best. I think it has a connection to the generation of films you grow up with. I adore the prequels for this reason which I have found is a rare opinion in the Star Wars community. Everyone has a favourite Star Wars film and a lot of people have vastly different opinions.
By Greg Falconer3 years ago in Futurism
The Most Powerful Sith Lord Of All Time
Darth Sidious was widely considered to be the most powerful Sith. He was able to defeat Master Yoda in combat, manipulate the Jedi Council, help create Darth Vader, and become the Supreme Emperor of the galaxy. He probably is the strongest Sith in canon. However, in Legends, there is another Sith of legendary skill, ability, and evil. He might even rival, if not surpass, Darth Sidious. His birth name is Tenebrae. Although though he has quite a few titles and names under his belt, his most infamous name was Darth Vitiate.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism