Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Ren was first alluded to with the presence of Kylo Ren (portrayed by Adam Driver), master of the Knights of Ren, throughout the Star Wars sequel trilogy, first mentioned in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), J. J. Abrams stating that the character (born Ben Solo) "came to the name Kylo Ren when he joined a group called the Knights of Ren."
In October 2012, Star Wars creator George Lucas sold his production company Lucasfilm to the Walt Disney Company. [41] Disney subsequently announced the Star Wars sequel trilogy. [42] The next month, Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg entered negotiations to write and produce either Episode VIII or Episode IX.
In 1999, Star Wars book publishing moved from Bantam Spectra to Del Rey Books. A new series set between 25 and 30 years after the original films, The New Jedi Order (1999–2003), was written by multiple authors and introduced a new threat: the Yuuzhan Vong, a powerful alien race attempting to invade and conquer the entire galaxy.
The main Star Wars film series is a trilogy of subtrilogies; as it neared completion, Lucasfilm began to refer to it as the "Skywalker Saga". [1] [2] It was released beginning with the original trilogy (Episodes IV, V, and VI, 1977–1983), followed by the prequel trilogy (Episodes I, II, and III, 1999–2005) and the sequel trilogy (Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, 2015–2019).
The highly-anticipated 2-minute teaser trailer for "Star Wars: Episode IX" dropped Friday, simultaneously revealing its title: The Rise of Skywalker. Watch below and read on for a bit of early ...
The Star Wars Book (released in 2020 and co-authored by Lucasfilm creative Pablo Hidalgo) suggested Snoke may have been unaware of his origins. [20] In The Rise of Kylo Ren comic book series, Kylo believes that Luke is responsible for Snoke's injuries. [51]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson.Produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the second installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens (2015), and the eighth episode of the nine-part "Skywalker saga".
Before 'Empire Strikes Back,' George Lucas had author Alan Dean Foster write the vastly different "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" as sequel to the 1977 space opera.