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WalMart Exclusive Items!

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Check out some great new items you will only find at Walmart or Walmart.com:

  • Hasbro Smart R2-D2 Droid – A programmable droid that works with an accompanying app enabling Stars Wars fans to control R2-D2’s movements, see how R2-D2 responds to characters (you just have to see his reaction to Darth Vader) and more.

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  • Battery Powered X-Wing Fighter Ride On – The young Rebel Alliance pilot in training can enjoy his very own ride.  And, we know many kids will. If you stack all of the Star Wars X Wing Fighters that Walmart will sell on top of each other, it would reach miles into the next galaxy.

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  • 3.75-inch Black Series Action Figures – Four new classic characters will be arriving on Sept. 30 with additional Rogue One characters joining the force in November and December. All 3.75-inch Black Series figures, which boost more detail and points of articulation, are available only at Walmart.  The new characters arriving in stores and Walmart.com include:
    • Admiral Ackbar (Return of the Jedi)
    • Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars Clone Wars TV Series)
    • Emperor’s Royal Guard (Return of the Jedi)
    • Lando Calrissian (Return of the Jedi)

Many of  these Star Wars items and exclusive products will be available through same-day pickup. Purchase the item online and pick it up in store the very same day.  Click here to secure them now! 

PSWCS.org Offers International Shipping For Pets for U.S. Vets 2016 Charity Drive

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PSWCS.org and the Pennsylvania Star Wars Collecting Society have joined forces with Pets for U.S. Vets, a program of the Washington Area Humane Society in Washington, PA, to sell a C-3PO medallion to raise money for their ongoing mission of providing pets, free of charge, to military veterans.  All animals are spayed or neutered, up-to-date on vaccinations, and micro-chipped.

Pets for U.S. Vets was started by Suzi Smith in 2010 and she has worked tirelessly since then to secure funding to cover the costs of the free adoptions.  Now in its sixth year, the program is averaging 50 adoptions per year to veterans.

To raise funds for Pets for U.S. Vets, PSWCS.org is selling a limited run of 1,000 medallions featuring C-3PO.  This is the sixth medallion and charity that PSWCS.org has partnered with.

Each medallion has been cast in gold toned metal and features C-3PO on the front along with the date and name of the charity, Pets for U.S. Vets.  The back has the PSWCS logo.

The medallions are sold online for $12.50 each, including shipping within the US, and are now available for shipping to international addresses.  International shipping will be calculated by PayPal at the time of checkout.  International buyers are responsible for any applicable import or customs fees.

The C-3PO medallions are fully approved by Lucasfilm and will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and receipt as they are tax deductible.  Medallions are on sale now with over 300 already sold. Order yours today at http://www.pswcs.com/charity.cfm.

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BB-8 ARRIVES THIS EASTER AT MADAME TUSSAUDS LONDON

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Via Madametussauds.co.uk

The Star Wars at Madame Tussauds London experience, which opened in May 2015 to wide acclaim, announced today that it is set to add character figures from Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2016. Fans of the #1 UK movie of all time will be able to interact with figures of BB-8 and Rey in extraordinary sets recreating iconic scenes from the film at the attraction.

A figure of BB-8, the skittish but loyal astromech droid, will be unveiled before Easter at the Star Wars at Madame Tussauds London experience, in a set depicting the lawless frontier desert world of Jakku. Fans will be able to get up close to an exact replica of the show stealing spherical, white and orange droid created especially for the attraction with light and sound effects.

In addition to BB-8, this Summer a figure of Rey will join 11 existing scenes featuring 16 characters in Madame Tussauds’ unique, immersive Star Wars experience, which recreates some of the most powerful moments from the Star Wars universe.

General Manager of the world famous attraction, Edward Fuller, commented: “Like the rest of the world we have been blown away by the new Star Wars movie and are very excited to be welcoming figures of BB-8 and Rey to the Star Wars experience at Madame Tussauds London this year. The experience is an evolving one and we will add new scenes and characters as the story continues to unfold. Guests have confirmed that BB-8 and Rey are top choices they want to meet.”

To celebrate BB-8’s arrival at Madame Tussauds London on Friday March 25, 2016, the attraction is inviting Star Wars fans to dress-up as their favourite Star Wars character over the Easter weekend. Fans visiting the attraction dressed as their favourite Star Wars character from Friday March 25 to Monday March 28 (inclusive) will receive a *FREE BB-8 gift and get entered into a **FREE prize draw to WIN a BB-8 app-enabled droid (£130 RRP) each day.

Terms & Conditions

*FREE BB-8 gift subject to availability.

**There are four (4) prizes to be won. Each prize consists of one (1) BB-8 app-enabled droid. Merlin Entertainments Group’s decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into. Competitions may be modified or withdrawn at any time. There is no cash alternative to the Prize or any element thereof and unless agreed otherwise in writing the Prize is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Hayden Christensen Reveals Why He Quit Acting After Playing Anakin Skywalker

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Via Independent.co.uk:

Hayden Christensen, known to many as Anakin Skywalker, has revealed why he quit Hollywood after finding global fame in the Star Wars prequels.

The 34-year-old was just 19 when George Lucas cast him in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and the sudden worldwide attention left him feeling like a fraud. He packed it all in and went to live on a farm.

“I felt like I had this great thing in Star Wars that provided all these opportunities and gave me a career, but it all kind of felt a little too handed to me,” he told the LA Times. “I didn’t want to go through life feeling like I was just riding a wave.”

Christensen’s first film in five years, 90 Minutes in Heaven, was released in September to scathing reviews but he insists he is happy keeping a lower profile.

“You can’t take years off and not have it affect your career,” he said. “But I don’t know – in a weird, sort of destructive way there was something appealing about that to me.

“There was something in the back of my head that was like, ‘If this time away is gonna be damaging to my career, then so be it. If I can come back afterwards and claw my way back in then maybe I’ll feel like I earned it.”

There was talk of Christensen briefly appearing in the new Star Wars movie The Force Awakens in a vision showing his battle with the dark and light side, but ultimately it was Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan that spoke to Rey.

Star Wars 8 arrives in 2017, which the screenwriter has promised will be “weird”.

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‘STAR WARS’ COUPLES TATTOOS

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Via rebelcircus.com:

It isn’t very difficult to bring two Star Wars fans together.  Mention Jawas or the Dagobah System, and prepare for the horde.  When two Star Wars fans happen to also share an attraction, the Force could not be stronger.  In their future, there are movie marathons to be had, rare figurines to be collected, and intergalactic theories to be discussed. But for the ultimate fans—there is permanent ink.  Plenty of couples around the world get matching tattoos, but true Star Wars aficionados rock the kind from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

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Who Should They Animate Next?

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Via themagnificentitch.com.au:

Vote for the next Star Wars character to be animated

We loved animating Luke’s Light and Dark sides. So much so that we’ve just about finished Ep II! It’ll be released soon, but you get to vote which character we explore next…

As a special gift for fellow animators, here’s Luke’s Animation Rig we animated this with. Made with Maya 2012.

Vote below, and if you’d like to help us financially to create more, we have a Patreon account!

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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Set to Take Over Imax for a Month

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Via Hollywoodreporter.com:

For Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Imax is going big — really big. For the first four weeks of its run, set to begin Dec. 18, J.J. Abrams’ sequel will have all of Imax’s large-format screens in North America and most of its foreign screens to itself. Imax reserving all of its screens for a single movie for a month is not unprecedented, but it is unusual. The company had a similar deal for the three Hobbit movies, but it struck that pact four years ago and hasn’t made that type of commitment since.

In June, Imax broke its own opening-weekend record when Jurassic World leapfrogged over Iron Man 3’s $28.8 million to grab $44.2 million worldwide — $21 million from 363 domestic screens and $23.2 million from 443 screens abroad. But Disney’s Star Wars could topple that number. It is expected to open on 375 to 400 screens domestically and more than 400 abroad — there’s no exact count yet because Imax tends to install and open theaters in the fall. Domestically, Force will play in the commercial chains such as Regal, AMC and Cinemark that house Imax screens as well as most museums and other sites with Imax theaters (which have played space-related Hollywood fare including Gravity and Interstellar). Although he declines to discuss specifics, Imax Entertainment CEO Greg Foster expresses his confidence in the film, saying, “Star Wars: Episode VII is the ultimate crossover movie — it crosses over to everyone.” A further factor: Abrams, a fan of the format, has filmed a sequence with Imax cameras to take advantage of the oversized screen.

Rival distributors have resigned themselves to Force taking over Imax screens — and their premium ticket prices — during the holidays. November releases such as Sony’s Spectre and Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, which have Imax dates, will wind down by Dec. 18. Warner Bros.’ In the Heart of the Sea, set to open Dec. 11, will get only one week in Imax. Fox’s The Revenant, set to go wide Jan. 8, might get a crack at Imax screens by the Jan. 15 weekend. So far, Imax hasn’t announced any January bookings beyond a Jan. 29 opening for Disney’s The Finest Hours. But if moviegoers really are feeling the force, then Star Wars could dominate Imax screens even beyond that.

‘Star Wars’ Character C-3PO is Fashion’s Latest Darling

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Via Preen.inquirer.net:

It seems that the fashion world might be starting to get over The Minions.

The latest movie franchise that’s been making a splash is Star Wars, with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens this December. And the film’s breakout star is none other than C-3PO, who, after years of being outshined by fellow Star Wars robot R2D2, is finally getting his due.

Featured as one of the cover stars in Love magazine’s “The Talents” issue along with Cher, Gisele Bundchen, Florence Welch, and Kate Moss, the golden robot was handpicked by stylist and Love editor in chief Katie Grand and shot by David Sims.

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STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT CANON IS ‘COMPLICATED’

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Via Ign.com:

Earlier this year, when a book sleeve revealed that Star Wars: Battlefront would be considered canon, most of us assumed it would be the DICE-developed video game. Following Star Wars Celebration, it became clear that the novel, Star Wars: Battlefront – Twilight Company, set following A New Hope, would likely be the canonical entry for that particular brand. But this didn’t answer the major question on most of our minds: Is the Star Wars: Battlefront video game canon, and will it be considered in the future of films, TV, and other games?

“It’s complicated,” Patrick Bach, GM of DICE, told IGN.

Bach explained, “Canon is connected often to story. Is every battle you play out canon, or is this specific item canon? I can’t give you a clear answer on canon.” Because Star Wars: Battlefront does not have a campaign, its true storytelling opportunities are limited. It draws from the Original Trilogy alone, where A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi have already told the true stories of the universe. Cooperative missions take place in “iconic moments” from those films, and could presumably have static, canonical end points — destroying the shield generator on Hoth as the Imperials, disabling the Death Star’s shield on Endor, etc.

Battlefront honors the canon of Star Wars, but the unpredictable nature of competitive multiplayer in an online sandbox means there’s no way to make any match matter to the wider fiction. We never saw TIE Fighters taking down X-Wings in the Tatooine canyons, but DICE adheres explicitly to the Lucasfilm Archives’ original props and the aesthetic of the Original Trilogy. Furthermore, the developer can’t — and often chooses not to — deviate from expectation.

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New Saga Legends and Mission Series

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K & C Collectibles has added the next wave of Saga Legends and Mission Series action figures 2-packs.  Click the NEW PRODUCT link for a complete list of recently added items. Become a fan on Facebook/kandccollectibles.

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Mission Series (2-Pack)
MS07 – Wullffwarro and Wookiee Warrior – Rebels
MS08 – Sabine Wren and Stormtrooper
MS09 – Cikatro Vizago and IG-RM – Rebels
MS11 – Bossk and IG-88 – MS11
MS10 – Wicket W. Warrick and Biker Scout – MS10
MS19 – Hera Syndulla and Stormtrooper Commander – Rebels

Saga Legends
SL28 – Princess Leia (Endor)
SL27 – Han Solo (Endor)
SL26 – Commander Bly
SL26 – Luke Skywalker (Endor)

STAR WARS: PRINCESS LEIA #2 Cover by Terry Dodson

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Via Newsarama.com:

The third series in Marvel’s new line of Star Wars comics hits shelves in March with Star Wars: Princess Leia, and Newsarama has the exclusive first look to the cover to #2 which will come out just two weeks after the debut issue. This cover features a new character, a blonde Rebel pilot, who was also in the previously released Star Wars: Princess Leia #3 cover.

Here’s that cover by series artist Terry Dodson, along with the combined solicitations for the first two issues double-shipping in March:

PRINCESS LEIA #1-2 (of 5)
MARK WAID (w) • TERRY DODSON (a/C)
ISSUE #1 – Teaser Variant COVER by JOHN CASSADAY
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER C BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSS
VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS
YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ
MOVIE VARIANT COVER
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• When Princess Leia Organa was captured by the Empire as a Rebel spy, she never betrayed her convictions, even in the face of the complete destruction of her homeworld, Alderaan. When her rescue came, she grabbed a blaster and joined the fight, escaping back to the Rebel Alliance and helping strike the biggest blow against the Empire—the destruction of the Death Star. But in the aftermath of that victory, the question remains…what is a princess without a world?
• Writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, S.H.I.E.L.D.) and artist Terry Dodson (Avengers & X-Men: Axis, Uncanny X-Men) bring us a story of Leia’s quest to help her people and find her place in the galaxy.
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INTERPRETING STAR WARS ALIENS

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Via Starwars.com:

”Many Bothans died to bring us this information.” — Mon Mothma

Some species within the Star Wars Legends material have changed considerably over time. One obvious reason for this is the lack of a visual representation in the original source. When a species is mentioned or described in a novel, the actual physical appearance may be open to interpretation. And although they are sometimes described in detail, sources that eventually portray them are usually not directly guided by the original author’s views. As such, they may vary from source to source. A good example of this variation is the krayt dragon, who changes significantly between different books. Most of the interpretations do not even match the only visible clue there is: the krayt dragon skull that’s seen in the Dune Sea scenes of Episode IV.

How Many Bothans?

Similarly, no one knew what a Bothan looked like when Mon Mothma mentioned them in Episode VI back in 1983. They would go largely unexplored until Timothy Zahn described them in his 1991 novel Heir to the Empire as being covered with a fine cream-colored fur. A year later, the Bothans would get their first ever image, in the Heir to the Empire Sourcebook. They looked somewhat human, but with quite a lot of hair. This image was not the most detailed one, but later books by West End Games fleshed out this look. Images of Bothan characters appeared in numerous sources, such as Wanted by Cracken in 1993, Cracken’s Rebel Operatives in 1994, and the 1996 Adventure Journal #10. The interpretation is often the same, a humanoid being, with a flat, broad nose, pointy ears and mane-like fur. From time to time the Bothans would almost resemble something from the early Planets of the Apes films. The comic adaptation of Shadows of the Empire also followed this look.

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