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Reusable Star Wars Mugs for Earth Day

StarWars.com Team | April 22, 2010


Our fave baristas pose with the Chewie mug!

While it’s commendable to make the world a cleaner place on Earth Day, we want to suggest that fans around the globe do their part every day by taking their favorite Star Wars mug to their usual cafe.

It might not seem a like a huge gesture, but by skipping the usual paper cup you’re helping to reduce your carbon footprint, while showing off your Star Wars pride at the same time.

Recently, Starbucks offered free coffee on Free Coffee Day to those customers who brought in reusable mugs, so the crew from Starwars.com headed over to our favorite Starbucks next to the Lucasfilm campus at the Presidio in San Francisco.

Learn more how you can make a difference by drinking from reusable cups!

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Ewok Karaoke!

StarWars.com Team | April 22, 2010

Forget singing hits from Journey, Madonna and Lady Gaga. What fans really want is to sing the Ewok celebration song!

You’re in luck!

WATCH VIDEO: Ewok Karaoke
(via CollegeHumor.com)

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Zillo Beast Haiku Roundup

StarWars.com Team | April 20, 2010

Last week, in celebration of the mega-monster mayhem unleashed by the Zillo Beast, we borrowed a page from Godzilla fandom and began celebrating the reptilian titan seventeen syllables at a time. Readers responded, and here is a sampling of some of the many we received.

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R2-D2 Builders at WonderCon

StarWars.com Team | April 19, 2010

Everyone wants R2-D2 as a co-pilot but very few fans have the time and commitment to build one from scratch. It takes a very special breed of fan to not only put in the time, but the money, blood, sweat and tears it takes to make a bunch of parts into an astromech worth showing off.

WATCH OUR VIDEOS OF R2-D2 IN ACTION:

At this year’s WonderCon in San Francisco the R2 Builders Club gathered for their annual panel to discuss not only what it takes to build an astromech, but also the tricks of the trade for would-be Anakins and Jawas in the audience.

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More Zillo Beast Haikus

Pablo Hidalgo | April 14, 2010

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Once you start doing these, you really can’t stop.

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Star Wars Meets Lost Comic

StarWars.com Team | April 13, 2010


(Art by Graham Annable)
If you’ve been watching Lost, you already know the show is saturated with Star Wars references. Remember that epic Empire Strikes Back – Lost episode?

Now cartoonist Graham Annable has illustrated the ultimate Lost – Star Wars mash-up with hilarious results.

This new line of themed drawings has the added value of foretelling an Ewok’s demise in the belly of hungry castaways. Yub-nub-licious! Furthermore, Annable demonstrates the hilarious results of character-specific pairings between folks like Sayid and Boba Fett, Benjamin Linus and Darth Vader and even Hurley and Jabba the Hutt.

You can see the whole set of comics on Flickr:
“Foggy memories of LOST”

Read more here:
Graham Annable Blends Lost and Star Wars With Delightfully Sketchy Results (via Comics Alliance)

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Nathan Fillion Talks Lightsabers

StarWars.com Team | April 13, 2010


(Nathan Fillion on Castle)

We already knew actor Nathan Fillion’s character Richard Castle on the hit show Castle has Jedi Mind Trick skills, but this is the first time we’ve heard about Nathan’s own ability to wield a lightsaber.

Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Nathan talked about his brief lightsaber battle with a neighbor one night after a party. We loved his Star Wars Christmas tree, but this might just seal the deal on why Nathan Fillion is one of our favorite celebrity Star Wars fans. Most impressive, Sir. Most impressive.

WATCH VIDEO: Nathan Fillion on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Be sure to follow Nathan Fillion on Twitter.

Catch the latest episodes of Castle, as well as Nathan’s previous sci-fi show Firefly on Hulu.

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Zillo Beast Haikus

Pablo Hidalgo | April 13, 2010

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Intended, of course, as the highest form of flattery. We’ll be here all week, folks as we count down to The Zillo Beast Strikes Back.

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WonderCon Day 2: The Clone Wars Panel

StarWars.com Team | April 7, 2010

Fans attending “Inside Star Wars: The Clone Wars” at WonderCon on Saturday were treated not only to a sneak peek at Season 2 of The Clone Wars season finale but also a panel discussion with Supervising Director Dave Filoni, Clone Wars actors Jaime King and Daniel Logan, moderated by Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hidalgo.

Here are a few highlights from the panel:



Many of the fans watching the panel are ready for action.


Geektastic power couple Fanboys director and actress Jaime King are all smiles before the panel.


The logo for the 30th anniversary of the release of The Empire Strikes Back welcomes fans before the panel began.


Lucasfilm Director of Fan Relations Steve Sansweet says hello from JediCon in Germany.


Starwars.com Managing Editor Pablo Hidalgo chats with Supervising Director Dave Filoni who says to stay tuned to for special Godzilla shout-outs during the upcoming Zillo Beast episode of The Clone Wars


Excited to be back, actor Daniel Logan talks about reprising his role as young Boba Fett in The Clone Wars.


Actress Jaime King chats about her role as bounty hunter Aurra Sing, and young Boba Fett’s mentor, in The Clone Wars.

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WonderCon Day 1: Ackbar, Troopers & Dr. Jones

StarWars.com Team | April 3, 2010


(Go-Go’s Jane Wiedlin gets a hug from Admiral Ackbar)

Admiral Ackbar cereal Robot Chicken Cosplay? Rebel cheerleaders? Stormtroopers galore? Yup, it’s that time of year for WonderCon in San Francisco. Three full days of comics, movies, TV shows, costumes, celebrities, artists, droid builders and more!

Here’s a selection of some of the awesome things we spotted on the first day:


The 501st Legion booth at WonderCon is well-guarded.


2-4-6-8 Who do we appreciate? Rebels! Rebels! Go Rebels!


Rotta the Hutt gets a lift from a fan.


Dr. Jones, I presume?


This is the droid you’re looking for!

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