|
The Death Star
The Death Star is a fictional space station and Weapon of mass destruction, superweapon featured in the ''Star Wars'' Space opera, space-opera Media franchise, franchise. Constructed by the autocratic Galactic Empire (Star Wars), Galactic Empire, the Death Star is capable of obliterating entire planets, and serves to enforce the Empire's State terrorism, reign of terror. Appearing in the original film Star Wars (film), ''Star Wars'' (1977), the Death Star serves as the central plot point and setting for the film, and is destroyed in an assault by the Rebel Alliance during the climax of the film, with the prequel film ''Rogue One'' (2016) and the television series ''Andor (TV series), Andor'' (2022-2025) exploring its construction. A larger Death Star#Second Death Star, second Death Star is being built in the events of the film ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), featuring substantially improved capabilities compared to its predecessor, before it is destroyed by the Rebel Alliance whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From The Adventures Of Luke Skywalker
''Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker'' is the novelization of the 1977 film ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'', Ghostwriter, ghostwritten by American author Alan Dean Foster, but credited to director George Lucas. It was first published on November 12, 1976, by Ballantine Books, several months before the release of the film. In later years, it was republished under the title ''Star Wars: A New Hope'' to reflect Star Wars (film)#Theatrical re-releases, the retroactive addition of a subtitle to the film in 1981. The prologue includes references to Palpatine and his rise to power, setting up the backstory for future films. The book also contains some differences from the film. Development The book was written by Foster and based upon Lucas's screenplay for the first ''Star Wars'' film. On how he got the job, Foster said: My agent got a call from Lucas's lawyer of the time, Tom Pollock (now one of the most powerful men in Hollywood). Someone had read a book of mine, ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
