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One Reason Why Lucasfilm Dropped The STAR WARS Extended Universe Was Because of Chewbacca

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When Disney bought Lucasfilm and started on their journey to producing new Star Wars films, one of the first things they announced was that they would be ditching the Star Wars Extended Universe saying that none of it would be canon. This initially pissed a lot of fans off because the Extended Universe is full of great stories and characters.

There are actually many reasons why they decided to drop the Extended Universe and rebrand it into what is now called Star Wars Legends. Lucasfilm originally released a statement explaining why, but Star Wars Story Group member Leland Chee got a little more specific explaining that one reason came down to Chewbacca.

Why Chewbacca, you ask. Because Chewbacca was killed off in the Extended Universe and they wanted to play with that character in the films. While talking with SyFy.com, Chee, who also oversees The Holocron, which is basically Lucasfilm’s official version of Wookieepedia, had this to say:

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Cancelled Star Wars Games Included a Chewbacca Adventure Title and Dark Side Rogue Squadron

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A new video from DidYouKnowGaming shines a light on two Star Wars games that never saw the light of day. These include a Rogue Squadron game where you played on the Dark side, called Dark Squadron, and an action-adventure game where iconic Star Wars creature Chewbacca was the main character. Continue reading →

Han Solo and Chewbacca Sixth Scale Figure Set by Hot Toys

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Hot Toys Han Solo and Chewbacca Sixth Scale Figure Set
The latest entry to the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has broken numerous box-office records around the world! The return of the original cast have been one of the biggest highlights of the epic blockbuster and Sideshow and Hot Toys are very excited to introduce a special collectible set featuring the new sixth scale collectible figures of Han Solo and Chewbacca from Star Wars: The Force Awakens!

The highly-accurate Han Solo collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Harrison Ford as Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and features a newly developed head sculpt and hands, a specially tailored outfit and winter gear, all-new blaster pistol, and a specially designed figure stand.

The highly-accurate Chewbacca collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of the Wookiee warrior in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and features a new face sculpt with articulated jaw, newly developed multiple layers of fabric hair with various shades of brown throughout the whole body capturing Chewbacca’s unique appearance, all-new bowcaster and bandolier bag, and a specially designed figure stand. Continue reading →

“Do you have Prince Harry in an A-Wing?” sounds like the worst set up for a joke ever.

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Of course, when you’re part of The British Monarchy, you get invited to visit the set of Star Wars: Episode VIII. Princes Harry and William had the opportunity to go to Pinewood Studios to take a look at what director Rian Johnson is creating for the highly anticipated Star Wars sequel. While they were there they took a bunch of photos with the cast and crew including Mark Hamill, Daisey Ridley, John Boyega, BB-8, and Chewbacca. Continue reading →

Chewbacca Will Return in ‘Star Wars: Han Solo’ Spinoff

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Chewbacca Will Return in ‘Star Wars: Han Solo’ Spinoff

In the original Star Wars trilogy, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his wookie co-pilot Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) were often inseparable, at each other’s sides through the duration of George Lucas’ beloved movies, and the current blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In just over two short years, fans will get to see a much younger version of this smuggler in Star Wars Anthology: Han Solo, which is set for release on May 25, 2018. While Disney still hasn’t cast Han Solo quite yet, studio CEO Robert A. Iger revealed during Deutsche Bank’s 24th Annual Media, Internet and Telecom Conference (via The Wrap), that Chewbacca will be present for this “origin story.” Here’s what he had to say about the studio’s Star Wars lineup. Continue reading →

J.J. Abrams plays the Chewbacca Defense card – fans don’t buy it

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Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens was met with almost universal praise upon its release, but it did not escape spurring some controversy among viewers. One scene that left a lot of fans scratching their heads was when the Millennium Falcon returned to the Resistance Base at the end of the film. Those paying attention will notice that Chewbacca exits the Falcon and awkwardly walks past Leia while tending to Finn. Leia then has an emotional hug with Rey. Due to this scene closely following the death of Han Solo, many fans questioned why Leia and Chewie did not embrace one another after the loss of someone that was so close to both of them.

Thankfully Director, producer and co-writer J.J. Abrams has finally set the record straight. Abrams recently spoke with /Film about the scene and gave some interesting insight into why it played out the way it did: Continue reading →

Coming to Your Galaxy This Spring: New Action Figures from Hasbro

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it’s time to celebrate this incredible franchise. Start the party with Hasbro’s brand-new Star Wars Digital Collection 3 3/4-Inch Action Figures Case!

The case spans all six movies, with each movie getting its own set. There are 4 individually wrapped 3 3/4-inch figures in each box including:
» 1x SW 3.75 Inch EpI Phantom Menace
» 1x SW 3.75 Inch EpII Attack of the Clones
» 1x SW 3.75 Inch EpIII Revenge of the Sith
» 1x SW 3.75 Inch EPIV A New Hope
» 1x SW 3.75 Inch EpV Empire Strikes Back
» 1x SW 3.75 Inch EpVI Return of the Jedi

If you love these films, you’ll love the figures of Padme, Darth Maul, Mace Windu, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Emperor Palpatine, Yoda, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, Boba Fett, Wicket, and more! Princess Leia is noticeably missing. Continue reading →

Star Wars Force Friday!

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IMG_1689Are you one of those collectors that waits in line to get your hands on new merchandise?  Probably from a movie that is coming out? Oh… lets say for example Star Wars: The Force Awakens?  Well I am, and there is an event this year called Force Friday! It starts at major store locations at 12:01 AM on Friday September 4th. I got to Toys R’ Us about 20 minutes early, Continue reading →

Top 10 Sidekicks!

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Without hero support, our big icon heroes would not exist! They always need their trusty sidekick! So this list is for them! We dedicate our top 10 list this week to the guys (and gals) that don’t get much recognition! So with that said, here is out Top 10 sidekick list! Continue reading →

Star Wars The Force Awakens teaser trailer 2 hit, and it hit hard

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Who isn’t a fanboy or fangirl of Star Wars these days? We are starting to count down the months till this epic movie comes out on the big screen. Earlier this week, a new trailer was released and it hit the web hard! It was everywhere, and everyone was talking about it. It even made the front page of some major newspapers, (e.g. the New York Daily News). Continue reading →