Empire Strikes Back

The Wampug Strikes Back stars the most vacant-eyed, dog-breathed monster on Hoth

If you’ve already had a cute aneurysm over the Wampa costume for StarWarsChick01’s Pug Chubbs, then brace yourself for the adorableness of her latest video, in which Chubbs acts out the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back with the help of a Luke Skywalker doll and what I can only assume is loads of peanut…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 10

It’s Time To Forgive George Lucas

George Walton Lucas, Jr. is only a man. Unlike in myth, gods never create men. Only men create gods. To father a family of immortals is a burden no man can really bear. Among adults of a certain age, it has been accepted that George Lucas has betrayed his fans. Star Wars is the central…

Tech News Joel Johnson Oct 15

10 things you didn’t know about The Empire Strikes Back

Here’s a slightly different version of the battle between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader at the end of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. It’s just one of many revelations in a new making-of book. More rare concept art below. The Making Of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by J.W. Rinzler comes out today,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 12

Mark Hamill, Unsung Hero of Empire Strikes Back

In an interview with Star Wars historian J.W. Rinzler on the occasion of Empire’s 30th anniversary, Vanity Fair has a short interview talking unfilmed Wampa battles, Harrison Ford’s backseat directing, and how Mark Hamill is actually pretty amazing. [Vanity Fair]

Tech News Joel Johnson Oct 11

Verizon Android Phones Should Use the Force and Download This Star Wars App

You don’t need the R2-D2 Droid phone to download this app, but for full credibility I’d suggest all owners of that phone fork out the $3 it costs. In fact, any Verizon customer with an Android phone should pay up. It’s celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Oct 6

It’s a trap! All six Star Wars movies getting 3-D theatrical re-release

First Lucasfilm announces a Star Wars box set on Blu-ray, and now they’re planning to re-release them theatrically in 3-D. But are you willing to sit through the prequels to see Empire in 3D? You may have to. http://io9.com/5612939/star-wars-blu+ray-boxed-set-coming-in-fall-2011 Lucasfilm has announced that 2012 will see the beginning of the 3-D conversion of the Star…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 29

Lego Star Wars Chess Sets Are Swankier Than Vader’s Vinyl Underpants

OK people, let’s start a campaign to get Lego to officially release this bricktastic Lego The Empire Strikes Back chess set, newly created by Brandon Griffith. And there’s even more: His Lego A New Hope chess set. The Lego Empire Strikes Back Chess Set The Lego A New Hope Chess Set Science-fiction, double feature. I…

Movies Jesus Diaz Sep 10

Original Star Wars producer explains what went wrong after Empire Strikes Back

Gary Kurtz was George Lucas’ partner in making the first two Star Wars films, but they had a huge falling-out after Empire Strikes Back. Now, for the first time, he’s explained what went wrong with Star Wars. When Kurtz and Lucas split, Mark Hamill reportedly said it was like “Mom and Dad getting a divorce.”…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 12

Why do we need a third Toy Story film? We asked the producer

Pixar hasn’t done many sequels – where’s my Incredibles 2? – but Toy Story is getting its third installment this weekend. We asked longtime Pixar producer Darla K. Anderson why Buzz and Woody deserve two sequels when others get none. We caught up with Anderson at Wondercon and got a chance to talk to her…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 16

Enough Stars Wars Toys to Drive Even the Most Understanding Spouse to Divorce

The Star Wars universe is basically infinite, but out of thousands of stories, the original trilogy is still the heart. So I’m really excited Hasbro’s 2010 toys focus on Empire for its 30th anniversary, down to vintage figure packaging. None are quite as epic as this hulking AT-AT, but the Boba Fett helmet and vintage…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 16

Family Guy Creators Tease Just How Their Empire Will Strike Back In Next Star Wars Spoof

Family Guy will soon revisit Star Wars, as the show’s Comic Con panel unveiled new footage from their upcoming Empire Strikes Back parody. The entire episode is due out by Christmas – if they can get it done in time. The footage they screened promised a mix of targeted Star Wars riffs and references to…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 25

15 Science Fiction Movie Sequels That Don’t Utterly Suck

Transformers 2 suffered from a terrible case of sequel-itis, raising our fears that upcoming Star Trek and Iron Man sequels will contract this deadly ailment. But it doesn’t have to be that way: Here are 15 sequels that didn’t suck. https://gizmodo.com/the-cure-for-rampant-sequel-itis-5027120 X2 The original cast and director returned for this second outing, and it brings…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 6

The Empire’s Last AT-AT Act Of Destruction

For years, the San Francisco Bay Area has been proud of the fact that The Empire Strikes Back’s AT-AT Walkers were inspired by the container cranes at the Port of Oakland. (You can even buy a t-shirt that demonstrates said pride.) But a recent story in the San Francisco Chronicle threatens to wipe all of…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jun 26

The Wampug Strikes Back stars the most vacant-eyed, dog-breathed monster on Hoth

It’s Time To Forgive George Lucas

10 things you didn’t know about The Empire Strikes Back

Mark Hamill, Unsung Hero of Empire Strikes Back

Verizon Android Phones Should Use the Force and Download This Star Wars App

It’s a trap! All six Star Wars movies getting 3-D theatrical re-release

Lego Star Wars Chess Sets Are Swankier Than Vader’s Vinyl Underpants

Original Star Wars producer explains what went wrong after Empire Strikes Back

Why do we need a third Toy Story film? We asked the producer

Enough Stars Wars Toys to Drive Even the Most Understanding Spouse to Divorce

Family Guy Creators Tease Just How Their Empire Will Strike Back In Next Star Wars Spoof

15 Science Fiction Movie Sequels That Don’t Utterly Suck

The Empire’s Last AT-AT Act Of Destruction

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