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Obama Will Have to Respond to Death Star Petition

It crosses 25K vote threshold

(Newser) - It could be the greatest stimulus project of all time—a Death Star. A petition to start work on the Star Wars vessel by 2016 was one of the stranger petitions submitted to the White House's "We the People" website. But now that the Death Star petition has...

Harrison Ford 'Upbeat' About Han Solo Return

He may appear in new 'Star Wars' movies

(Newser) - Overwhelmed by emotions in the wake of the news that there are more Star Wars movies in your future ? Not sure exactly how to feel? Well, we have some good news for you: Harrison Ford could appear once again as Han Solo. "Harrison is open to the idea...

Disney Could Be Good for Star Wars
 Disney Could Be  
 Good for Star Wars 
OPINION
Oct 31, 2012 8:24 AM CDT

Disney Could Be Good for Star Wars

Disney isn't the Dark Side. It offers 'new hope' for the franchise

(Newser) - Lewis Wallace finds Star Wars fans' lack of faith disturbing. Many have been panicking about Disney's $4 billion purchase of Lucasfilm , envisioning more disasters like Ewoks and Jar Jar Binks, but Wallace doesn't think they need to worry, for one simple reason: "Disney knows how to make...

Disney Buys Lucasfilm, Plans New Star Wars Movie

George Lucas' company goes for $4B

(Newser) - Big news from Hollywood: Disney has agreed to buy Lucasfilm—yep, the George Lucas company behind the Star War franchise—for about $4 billion in cash and stock, reports USA Today . Lucas currently owns it all by himself. What's more, Disney announced that the next Star Wars movie, called...

Angry Birds Gets Star Wars Treatment

Rovio to release game's latest incarnation Nov. 8

(Newser) - Our avian friends are still fuming—and this time, the fate of the galaxy is at stake. A new edition of Rovio's Angry Birds is on its way, set in the world of Star Wars. Set for release Nov. 8 on iOS, Android, Windows 8, and Mac, the game...

'Mini Darth Vader' Undergoing Open Heart Surgery

Star of Volkswagen Super Bowl ad faces fight of his life

(Newser) - Look to The Force, Max. The 7-year-old boy who played a pint-sized Darth Vader in last year's popular Volkswagen Super Bowl ad is undergoing open heart surgery. The operation, scheduled for today in Los Angeles, will repair a hole in Max Page's heart and replace the pulmonary valve,...

Artist Who Shaped Star Wars' Universe Dead at 82

Ralph McQuarrie helped design many top sci-fi films of 1980s

(Newser) - Ralph McQuarrie, the artist who was instrumental in shaping the Star Wars universe—down to the look of characters like Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and R2-D2—has died at the age of 82, reports CBS News . In addition to working at Boeing and creating Apollo space flight animations for CBS News,...

Students Calculate Price of the Death Star

LeHigh University students determine that yes, there is enough iron on Earth

(Newser) - Just how wealthy would the Empire have to be to build a Death Star? Well, wealthy enough to blow somewhere around $852 quadrillion on metal alone, according to a group of economics students at Lehigh University. How did they get that number? Well, the first Death Star has a reported...

Evangelical Slams 'Gay' Star Wars Video Game

'Homosexual activists' threaten 'empire': Tony Perkins

(Newser) - In a galaxy not far enough away... an evangelical is criticizing the gay and lesbian relationships in a Star Wars video game, Raw Story reports. Tony Perkins, who leads the Family Research Council, wrote a post condemning Bioware’s Star Wars: The Old Republic: "In a new Star Wars...

Hollywood Swordfight Master Bob Anderson Dead at 89

 Darth Vader 
 Swordsman 
 Dead at 89 
OBITUARY
Jan 3, 2012 3:00 AM CST

Darth Vader Swordsman Dead at 89

Bob Anderson was Hollywood's ultimate sword fighter

(Newser) - Bob Anderson was so influential in the world of movie swordsmanship that any list of Hollywood's top 10 sword fights is likely to feature at least five examples of his work. Anderson, who has died at the age of 89, was an Olympian fencer for Britain before beginning a...

Star Wars Camera Sells for Out-of-This-World $625K

Sale sets new record for Star Wars memorabilia

(Newser) - The camera used to film the first Star Wars movie has sold for an astronomical $625,000 at a movie memorabilia auction. The late '60s Panavision PSR 35mm camera, which is still in working order, went to an anonymous buyer at the sale of actress Debbie Reynolds' collection of...

Darth Vader Demands Ukrainian Parking Spot

Says local government has gone to dark side

(Newser) - Darth Vader showed up at a Ukrainian city hall this week: “I have come for a land plot...for my space cruiser,” the costumed man told Odessa officials. It wasn't so much a joke as a protest: The city recently decided to provide a number of people...

NASA Finds Planet Circling Two Stars

Sadly, it's not Tatooine

(Newser) - NASA has found another decidedly nifty planet. Meet Kepler-16b, the first planet ever verified to have two suns—kind of like Tatooine from Star Wars, NASA noted in its announcement . There’s no way the Saturn-sized world is habitable—it’s at least half gas—but “the discovery confirms...

Tiny Island to Mint Star Wars Currency

Luke, Yoda will be on legal tender for first time

(Newser) - Move over, Queen Elizabeth: Luke Skywalker and friends will soon be sharing a spot on the currency of a tiny Pacific island. Yoda, Leia, and Darth Vader also will appear on the flip side of the soon-to-be-minted coins for the island of Niue. It’s the first time Star Wars...

New Garmin GPS Voices: Yoda, Vader

 New Garmin 
 GPS Voices: 
 Yoda, Vader 
may the force guide you
Aug 3, 2011 8:55 AM CDT

New Garmin GPS Voices: Yoda, Vader

'Star Wars' sound effects, music included too

(Newser) - Good news for those of you who are sick of the generic voice dictating directions from your Garmin GPS: Now you can have Yoda or Darth Vader order you around instead. The Star Wars voices can be downloaded for $12.99 each on Garmin's website , and the best part...

Lucas Loses Copyright Fight Over Stormtroopers

Helmet designer can keep selling replicas: UK Supreme Court

(Newser) - For at least one day, the force is not with George Lucas. The head of the Star Wars empire has lost a lawsuit against a prop designer over the right to sell replica Imperial Stormtrooper helmets, reports the BBC . The UK Supreme Court ruled that Andrew Ainsworth—who designed the...

Stewart: Obama Is Luke Skywalker
Stewart: Obama
Is Luke Skywalker
Jan 4, 2011 6:53 AM CST

Stewart: Obama Is Luke Skywalker

And he's fighting the Republic...an Empire

(Newser) - Before its hiatus, the Daily Show was mocking Obama and the Democrats—but a lot has changed in two weeks. Jobless benefits, the 9/11 first responders bill, and the DADT repeal, to name a few. Does this make the president, as all the media insist on calling him, “the...

Empire Strikes Back Director Dead at 87

 Empire Strikes Back 
 Director Dead at 87 
obituary
Nov 29, 2010 12:03 PM CST

Empire Strikes Back Director Dead at 87

Irvin Kershner aimed for depth with Star Wars sequel

(Newser) - Irvin Kershner—who directed the Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back, the James Bond film Never Say Never Again and Robocop 2—died Saturday after a long illness at age 87. Kershner already had made a number of well-received movies when he was hired by George Lucas to direct...

5 Reasons We Need New Star Wars Trilogy
 5 Reasons We Need 
 New Star Wars Trilogy 
OPINION
Oct 26, 2010 3:34 PM CDT

5 Reasons We Need New Star Wars Trilogy

Wired blog: Lucas denies rumors, but maybe he should reconsider

(Newser) - Rumors are flying that George Lucas has another Star Wars trilogy up his sleeve. Lucas says it ain't so, but Scott Thill offers five reasons at Wired why he should reconsider:
  • Purists are annoying: The first movie came out in 1977, and those who whine about Lucas ruining things "
...

Star Wars Movies to Be Re-Released in 3D

3-D Phantom Menace coming in 2012

(Newser) - The Jedi are returning to movie theaters in 3-D. Lucasfilm has announced that all six Star Wars movies will be re-released in 3-D starting in 2012. Many fans of the saga may be disappointed to learn that the Phantom Menace will be first to hit movie theaters, meaning Jar Jar...

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