Setting
"Star Wars galaxy" redirects here. For the video game, see Star Wars Galaxies. For the comic series named Star Wars Galaxy, see Star Wars (UK comics).
The events depicted in Star Wars media take place in a fictional galaxy. Many species of alien creatures (often humanoid) are depicted. Robotic droids are also commonplace and are generally built to serve their owners. Space travel is common, and many planets in the galaxy are members of a Galactic Republic, later reorganized as the Galactic Empire.
One of the prominent elements of Star Wars is the "Force",
an omnipresent energy that can be harnessed by those with that ability,
known as Force-sensitives. It is described in the first produced film
as "an energy field created by all living things [that] surrounds us,
penetrates us, [and] binds the galaxy together. The Force allows users to perform various supernatural feats (such as telekinesis, clairvoyance, precognition, and mind control)
and can amplify certain physical traits, such as speed and reflexes;
these abilities vary between characters and can be improved through
training. While the Force can be used for good, it has a dark side that, when pursued, imbues users with hatred, aggression, and malevolence.
The six films feature the Jedi, who use the Force for good, and the Sith, who use the dark side for evil in an attempt to take over the galaxy. In the Star Wars Expanded Universe, many dark side users are Dark Jedi rather than Sith, mainly because of the "Rule of Two"
Theatrical films
The film series began with Star Wars, released on May 25, 1977. This was followed by two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back, released on May 21, 1980, and Return of the Jedi, released on May 25, 1983. The opening crawl
of the sequels disclosed that they were numbered as "Episode V" and
"Episode VI" respectively, though the films were generally advertised
solely under their subtitles. Though the first film in the series was
simply titled Star Wars, with its 1981 re-release it had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to remain consistent with its sequel, and to establish it as the middle chapter of a continuing saga.
In 1997, to correspond with the 20th anniversary of A New Hope, Lucas released a "Special Edition" of the Star Wars trilogy to theaters. The re-release featured alterations to the three films, primarily motivated by the improvement of CGI
and other special effects technologies, which allowed visuals that were
not possible to achieve at the time of the original filmmaking. Lucas
continued to make changes to the films for subsequent releases, such as the first ever DVD release of the original trilogy on September 21, 2004 and the first ever Blu-ray release of all six films on September 16, 2011.
Reception of the Special Edition was mixed,prompting petitions and fan edits to produce restored copies of the original trilogy.
More than two decades after the release of the original film, the series continued with a prequel trilogy; consisting of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, released on May 19, 1999; Episode II: Attack of the Clones, released on May 16, 2002; and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, released on May 19, 2005. On August 15, 2008, Star Wars: The Clone Wars was released theatrically as a lead-in to the weekly animated TV series of the same name. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is scheduled for release on December 18, 2015. In 2013, it was announced the original Star Wars film will be the first Hollywood film to be dubbed into Navajo.
| Film | Release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Studio(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original trilogy | ||||||
| Star Wars | May 25, 1977 | George Lucas | George Lucas | Gary Kurtz | 20th Century Fox | Released |
| The Empire Strikes Back | May 21, 1980 | Irvin Kershner | Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan | |||
| Return of the Jedi | May 25, 1983 | Richard Marquand | George Lucas & Lawrence Kasdan | Howard Kazanjian | ||
| Prequel trilogy | ||||||
| Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | May 19, 1999 | George Lucas | George Lucas | Rick McCallum | 20th Century Fox | Released |
| Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | May 16, 2002 | George Lucas & Jonathan Hales | ||||
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | May 19, 2005 | George Lucas | ||||
| Spin-off | ||||||
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | August 15, 2008 | Dave Filoni | Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching & Scott Murphy | George Lucas & Catherine Winder | Warner Bros. | Released |
| Sequel trilogy | ||||||
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | December 18, 2015 | J. J. Abrams | Lawrence Kasdan & J. J. Abrams | Kathleen Kennedy, J. J. Abrams & Bryan Burk | Walt Disney Pictures | Post-production |
| Star Wars Episode VIII | May 26, 2017[23] | Rian Johnson | Rian Johnson | Kathleen Kennedy & Ram Bergman | Pre-production | |
| Star Wars Episode IX | 2019 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Anthology series | ||||||
| Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One | December 16, 2016 | Gareth Edwards | Gary Whitta & Chris Weitz | Kathleen Kennedy | Walt Disney Pictures | Pre-production |
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