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The Millennium Falcon is a fictional starship in the Star Wars franchise. Designed by Joe Johnston for the film Star Wars (1977), [a] it has subsequently appeared in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), Revenge of the Sith (2005), The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and The Rise of Skywalker ...
In Return of the Jedi, Admiral Ackbar (Timothy M. Rose) leads the Rebels during the Battle of Endor from the flagship, Alliance Headquarters Frigate Home One, a modified MC80A star cruiser; although that ship survives the Battle of Endor, the Death Star's superlaser destroys other Mon Calamari cruisers, including the Liberty. [12]
It was used by Leia Organa in the original Star Wars film [a] and was the first vessel audiences saw when Star Wars premiered in 1977. Other CR90 Corellian corvettes, which share the Tantive IV's design, appear in Return of the Jedi and in the Star Wars Expanded Universe's books, comics, TV series, and games.
In draft scripts for the film that would become Star Wars, the term "Stardestroyer" refers to two-man fighters flown by what would become the Galactic Empire. [1] The film's second draft features four Star Destroyers chasing a single Rebel ship, [7] but the tremendous costs incurred by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) when production began helped lead Lucas to use a single "terrifyingly large ...
Star Wars filming location in Tunisia. Architecture in Star Wars includes the cities, buildings, ships, and other structures of the fictional Star Wars universe as described and depicted in books, movies, comics, and cartoons. Architects' Journal ranked the top 10, including the Death Star and the Jedi Temple. [1]
The Star Wars PocketModel TCG was announced by WizKids on February 7, 2007, and released in June 2007, [1] after consumers were introduced to the game at Star Wars Celebration IV that May. An expansion to the game, entitled Ground Assault, was released on November 14, 2007. [ 2 ]
Star Trek novels and other media depict a second five-year mission under Kirk's command between the events of the first and second films. [1] Captain Spock commands the Enterprise, serving as a training ship, at the beginning of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in 2285. [1] Kirk assumes command to investigate problems at space station Regula 1.
The planned 2021 opening of the Star Wars hotel [12] was delayed to March 1, 2022, by the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [13] Bob Chapek said the Star Wars hotel would be Disney's "most experiential concept ever". [12] Chapek described the hotel as an "100% immersive" experience that "will culminate in a unique journey for every person who visits."