Collaborate Disseminate
Star Wars Day “is getting a virtual convention,” reports Movieweb.
Reedpop, the organization behind New York Comic-Con and Star Wars Celebration have put the convention together… The two-day event is called An Online Revelry: May the 4th Be With You … Continue reading This May the 4th Gets Unusual Celebrations For ‘Star Wars Day’
DevNull127 writes: MIT has a long-standing tradition. High school seniors who’ve been accepted into next year’s class at MIT are informed on Pi Day (March 14th — that is, 3/14). And each year there’s also a slick video touting the URL where stude… Continue reading MIT Celebrates ‘Pi Day’ With Star Wars-Themed Video
schwit1 quotes CNN’s report on a software engineer who who really loves Star Wars costumes:
“I kind of incorporated all of the things that I’ve learned in 3-D printing and DIY into this project,” said Nils Rasmusson. Over the course of nine months, he… Continue reading Utah Man Builds Bulletproof Stormtrooper Suit With 3-D Printer
“After opening 20 percent behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi last weekend, Skywalker has almost caught up with its predecessor as it heads for the $1 billion mark in a fitting end to Disney’s unprecedented domination at the 2019 box office,” writes the Ho… Continue reading Why Is ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Dividing Critics and Fans?
This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Jason Koebler, writing for Motherboard: Emperor Palpatine is back with a fleet of planet-killing Star Destroyers, the masses are scared to fight the Final Order, and the last glimmer of… Continue reading ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Is a Preview of Our DRM-Fueled Dystopian Future
66-year-old Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy reveals what they’ll do after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Kennedy says that streaming “is a really important transition… What we’ve been focused on these last five or six years is finishing that … Continue reading LucasFilm President Answers The Burning ‘Star Wars’ Question: What’s Next?
Anticipating next week’s release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 20 fans are already camping out in front of Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre, reports Cinema Blend:
The tight-knit group of fans have brought along their sleeping bags, tents and Sta… Continue reading 10 Days Early, Star Wars Fans Started Camping Outside ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Premiere
In 30 minutes an exclusive clip from the yet-to-be-released Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will premier in the videogame Fortnite.
An anonymous reader quotes the Verge:
We’ve known about the clip premiere since last week, but Epic disclosed some m… Continue reading Exclusive Clip From ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Debuts In Fortnite
“The Walt Disney Co. is asking exhibitors worldwide to warn moviegoers that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may pose a seizure risk to audience members with photosensitive epilepsy,” reports Deadline:
In an unusual move, Disney has sent a letter to t… Continue reading Disney Warns ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Effects Could Cause Seizures
In a Quartz article, Adam Epstein writes about the filmmaking technology used to film The Mandalorian on Disney+: Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) — the Lucasfilm subsidiary George Lucas founded in 1975 to make the visual effects for Star Wars — de… Continue reading The Filmmaking Tech Behind ‘The Mandalorian’ Is Straight Out of the Star Wars Universe