Collaborate Disseminate
Slashdot reader alaskana98 writes: You may remember it — at the end of Return of the Jedi: Special Edition, a rare glimpse of Coruscant — the seat of the galactic empire — is shown in a celebratory state as news of the empire’s defeat… Continue reading Why Return of the Jedi’s Last Scene is Darker Than It Seems
Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 writes: The blaster that helped the Rebel Alliance finally take down the Empire could soon be yours.
Han Solo’s DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol from the original Star Wars trilogy will be sold next month by Rock Island Au… Continue reading Han Solo’s Blaster From the Original ‘Star Wars’ Is Going Up For Auction
“Customized action figures at massive scale,” promises a video at CNN. They’ll be priced at $59.99, and it’ll all start happening this fall — thanks to Hasbro’s new partnership with 3D printer company Formlabs.
Long-time Slashdot reader destiny… Continue reading Hasbro Can Now 3D Print Your Face Onto a Star Wars Action Figure
SFGate calls it “the most technologically advanced ride Disney has ever opened.”
The 18-minute journey involves a secret rebel base, interrogation from the First Order, uncomfortably close brushes with Kylo Ren and a daring rescue mission, and has sop… Continue reading Disneyland’s ‘Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance’ Ride Keeps Breaking Down
Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge, aka “Star Wars Land,” lets its visitors “immersively” experience the planet Batuu during the period between Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi and Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker. But there’s some big cha… Continue reading What Happens When ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘Bobba Fett’ Characters Come to Disneyland?
CNET reviews Obi-Wan Kenobi, the new six-episode miniseries premiering today on Disney+
It’s a question that’s vexed Star Wars fans for decades: How did the bad guys not find Luke Skywalker when he was literally hiding in his father’s old home? New D… Continue reading Disney+ Premiers New Star Wars Miniseries ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
Disney World’s “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser” hotel will be expensive and immersive, writes SFGate. (“For two adults, the starting price is about $5,000. For three adults and one child, it’s nearly $6,000.”)
And while the hotel doesn’t open to pa… Continue reading ‘Windowless Bunker’: First Reviews Come In for Disney’s $5,000 ‘Star Wars Hotel
SFGate pan’s Disney’s efforts at “hyping up its mega-expensive, hyper-immersive Star Wars hotel in Walt Disney World” — the Galactic Starcruiser — as its March 1st opening approaches:
Guests must book two nights — which will set you … Continue reading Some Fans React Negatively to Disney’s Promos for Star Wars-Themed Hotel
“If you’ve ever dreamed of living ‘a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,’ now is your chance — as long as you’ve got a spare four to six thousand dollars sitting around,” writes SFGate:
This week, Walt Disney World announced more details ab… Continue reading At Disney World’s Star Wars-Themed Hotel, a Weekend for Two Costs $4,800
Lucasfilm has hired the YouTuber known as Shamook, whose The Mandalorian deepfake, published in December, has earned nearly 2 million views for improving the VFX used to de-age Mark Hamill. CNET reports: “As some of you may already know, I joined ILM/L… Continue reading Lucasfilm Hires Deepfake YouTuber Who Fixed The Mandalorian