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Lucas wanted his 1977 film Star Wars to include visual effects that had never been seen on film before. [11] After discovering that the in-house effects department at 20th Century Fox was no longer operational, Lucas approached Douglas Trumbull, best known for the effects on 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Silent Running (1972).
It is the sequel to Star Wars (1977), [a] the second film in the Star Wars film series, and the fifth chronological chapter of the Skywalker Saga. Set three years after the events of Star Wars, its story follows the battle between the Galactic Empire led by Emperor Palpatine and the Rebel Alliance led by Princess Leia.
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003–2005) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Peter Pan (2003) Shrek 2 (2004) The Incredibles (2004) The Polar Express (2004) Howl's Moving Castle (2004) Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) War of the Worlds (2005) Charlie and the ...
Lucas founded the Star Wars Corporation, Inc. as a subsidiary to control various legal and financial aspects of Star Wars (1977), [11] including copyright, and sequel and merchandising rights. It also produced the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special for 20th Century Fox Television . [ 12 ]
The franchise-originating film was released in 1977, under the title Star Wars.The subtitle Episode IV – A New Hope was retroactively added to the opening crawl for the theatrical re-release on April 10, 1981, [13] [37] to align with the titling of the sequel, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
The criticism is surprising given Lucas practically invented the big budget blockbuster sequel craze with the second and third entries in his original Star Wars trilogy. He later returned with a ...
After Star Wars, Dykstra began working on Battlestar Galactica for Universal Studios. Supervising the special effects for the three-hour pilot episode (which was also released theatrically), Dykstra formed his own effects company called Apogee, Inc. which included several ILM employees who had worked on Star Wars. Dykstra was also given a ...
Liam Neeson appeared on a recent episode of the “Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend” podcast (recorded prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike) and again shaded the “Star Wars” franchise for diluting ...