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military might
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faces a personal
crisis as Kylo Ren
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Michael, which is a tiny, uninhabited which shares the same attributes, but just set up a greenscreen, but when you
island off the southwest coast of is far more accessible. watch it, you can tell it is actually real.
Ireland, and the other is a stretch We had so much fun shooting
of the nearby mainland. in Ireland, and the Irish crew was Tell us about the porgs…
Skellig is a bird sanctuary and a amazing. They built the set that Every time they would come out on
UNESCO World Heritage Site, so we Luke is living in—cantilevered over to the set, our first assistant director,
could only shoot there for two days. a massive cliff, just outside of Dingle. Jamie Christopher, would say, “Ladies
It is quite inaccessible, and we had They even built a temporary road for and gentlemen, please welcome the
to really pick our battles in terms of everyone to get up to it. It was a porgs!” We joked that they shouldn’t
what we could shoot there. The vast massive project, but totally worth it, be with us on set: they should be out
majority of the scenes set on the island because once you’re up there, you’re playing gigs!
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rules the scene as the crew capture her
work.
05 Finn (John Boyega) and Rose Tico (Kelly
Marie Tran) share a hearty laugh on set.
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The Last Jedi
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The beautiful illustrations that helped
inspire the movie.
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meditation on Ahch-To. Art by Justin Sweet
02 Luke, Chewie, and Rey gather around the
fire to keep warm. Art by James Carson and
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03 AT-M6 Walkers
head into battle.
Art by Kevin
Jenkins. (Left)
04 The Resistance in
formation in the
trenches on Crait.
Art by Kevin
Jenkins. (Left)
05 The ultralight ski
speeders race
across Crait.
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07 The well-heeled
visitors to Canto
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bay as Poe and BB-8
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THE LAST JEDI SPECIAL
DO YOU REMEMBER
THE FIRST TIME...?
Some of the stars of The Last Jedi weren’t even born when the
original trilogy came out—while others were at the heart of it! Here,
they refl ect on when they fi rst encountered the galaxy far, far away…
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t kid. I hadn’t seen the original movies all the way through, but
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“Later, I saw the prequels in the cinema, and I also saw the
originals on a big screen when I was getting ready to do The Force
Awakens. That’s the way everybody should see Star Wars: in a
cinema full of people, on the big screen!
OSCAR ISAAC
OSCAR ISAAC
POE DAMERON
The fi rst movie I saw in
DAISY RIDLEY
the theater was Return
DAISY RIDLEY
of the Jedi. I would only have
REY
been four or fi ve years old,
and it really stayed with me.
My fi rst memory of Star Wars is going to the cinema and I remember the moment
being terrifi ed! But culturally it’s so massive that it reached Darth Vader’s helmet came
me through osmosis over the years. Even people who have never off, revealing this vulnerable
seen it have more awareness than they think. Look around and man. It was very shocking to
you’ll see T-shirts and hear references and quotes… It’s crazy! me. I was also a big fan of the
It’s literally everywhere, and it feels as if it always has been. Ewoks!
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MARK HAMILL
MARK HAMILL
LUKE SKYWALKER
I have so many memories from the
early days that it’s hard to single
one out. But doing the cantina sequence S t
was an experience I’ll never forget. That a
and swinging across the chasm with the r W
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restaurant and handed me a little booklet from a movie he’d just seen. He said, and they got it in one take. I was so A
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went back to Puerto Rico I was the one telling everyone else about it! But in those days it set. It’s the closest to playing Peter Pan I’ll I
took about fi ve months for movies to come to Puerto Rico, so I was this kid talking about ever get! So is there one moment I
a movie that would never show up! Luckily I had the book this guy had given me, and I remember more than any other? No.
think I still have it somewhere! There are a million moments!
GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE
GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE
CAPTAIN PHASMA
I saw my fi rst Star Wars fi lm when I was six. I
thought it was so exciting and had so many
incredible elements: the misfi t rebels, the dark side…
That image of the two droids in the sand was the
weirdest thing I’d ever seen. It’s our most ancient story
of good versus evil, but told in the most fascinating,
light-hearted, funny way.
“I thought it was a beautiful story, and it was so powerful
that it has stayed with me, as it has stayed with millions
of other people. It’s woven into our consciousness now,
and it resonates in a way that not many things do. It’s
such an outrageously surreal thing to be a part of!
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LEIA ORGANA
AN UNFORGETTABLE HERO
Insider looks back on the character Carrie Fisher
made her own, and picks 10 immortal Leia
moments that will live forever in the hearts of fans.
W ORDS: TR I C IA B ARR
electing 10 memorable moments for a character
should be an easy task. But consider the legacy of
Leia Organa in the Star Wars universe and beyond it,
S and you realize it is no such thing. Leia is heroic and
flawed, like any good character should be, and so was Carrie
Fisher, the actor who portrayed her.
Fisher was candid about her own life, and made us laugh,
even when she was hurting on the inside. She was aware of
how important her character was to fans facing their own
struggles, especially when they involved mental illness,
substance abuse, or bigotry—all battles that she fought herself.
Little girls aspired to be Leia in 1977, and little girls are still
putting on the white robes and signature buns to this day.
But what are the moments that make her character resonate?
Is it the princess planting a kiss on the dashing hero before
they swing across a chasm? The adopted daughter seeing
her father’s world destroyed? Or the mother asking her
former partner to bring their child home? There are so
many instances throughout the saga that fans could
cite as their favorite instance of Leia gracing the
screen. Here are a few that are special to me.
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IntroDUCing a hero
Fearless. That is the main
trait that comes to mind when
we first meet Princess Leia in
A New Hope. She is confi dent
in the face of adversity, and
has the steely composure of a
warrior. As the movie continues,
everything we see of her only
reinforces our initial assessment.
Indeed, over 40 years of the
Star Wars franchise, nothing has
made the character waver from
those traits. We have seen her as
a daughter, a lover, a friend, and
a mother, but always as a
woman who defies fear. When
she reappears in The Force
Awakens, she still radiates the
confidence needed to lead the
Resistance, and inspires it in
others—now as a general.
From the start, everything
we learn about her is garnered
through “show not tell”
techniques. A woman concealed
by a hood hides something in a
small droid. As the droid leaves,
she peeks out from cover and
draws back her hood to reveal
herself. Immediately, we know
she is hunted, she is beautiful,
and she is brave. She is clearly
a fighter, as she draws a weapon,
but she is also a tactician, as she
allows herself to be captured so
that her droid can escape. It is
a selfless, heroic moment. She
is then taken to Darth Vader,
but does not cower before his
towering figure. Instead she
asserts her rights, insisting that
she is on a diplomatic mission.
Everything we have seen so far
suggests otherwise, and we can
only admire her brazen attitude
in the face of overwhelming
odds. Though she seems
doomed, we know this character
will be one to watch.
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09
Self-Rescuing
Princess
The escape from the Death
Star detention block is one
of Star Wars’ most iconic
scenes. From Han’s awkward
conversation with Imperials to
Luke’s breathless introduction
as he bursts into Leia’s cell, the
rescuers seem to be in over their
heads. But the prisoner remains
calmly acerbic, with Leia coolly
declaring Luke “a little short for
a stormtrooper,” and critiquing
the lack of an escape plan even
as she gratefully flees with her
rescuers.
This is the first time that Leia,
Luke, and Han are all together,
and they quickly fall into their
familiar roles. The rebel leader
Leia takes charge, snatching
Luke’s blaster and fi ring across a sense of structure and tradition
question Leia’s actions (even 08 in a galaxy that the Empire would
the hall to a spot right next to
Han. Han shows his trademark
incredulity as she explains:
remake as new. In storytelling
terms, her presence on the dais
“Someone has to save our skins.
Into the garbage chute, fl yboy!”
reminds us just how important
Luke is the only one not to
after the destruction of her home
planet, Alderaan.
Chewie has his doubts), acting she is to the Rebel Alliance, even
on youthful, reckless bravery, Of course, in this moment
and perhaps already feeling Yavin Medal we are not invited to remember
a bond of trust with Leia. Alderaan: it is a scene of triumph,
Ceremony and—in a way—the best tribute
the atomized planet could have.
Leia does many awesome Life finds a way, and the young,
things over the course of A New vivacious princess fl irting with
Hope, but in keeping with her two handsome men represents
selflessness, she doesn’t give herself the fun, romantic spirit that the
an award at the end of it. When Empire simply cannot quash, even
she presents medals to Luke and with a superlaser. Leia has a new
Han, she does so as a princess and outfit and new hair, the assembled
a symbol of something greater. She audience is huge, the medals are
has responsibilities beyond those magnificent, and the music is
of other rebel fighters, and must rousing. It is a lavish, uplifting
stand apart from time to time. scene that makes the heart soar
The pomp of her role provides and imaginations run wild.
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07
Briefing the Pilots on Hoth
Some Leia scenes gain greater signifi cance
with hindsight. The Hoth scenes in The Empire
Strikes Back include some fun Leia moments
that build on the romantic possibilities set up
in A New Hope. Yet it is the briefing of the rebel
pilots on the icy planet that invites reassessment
after seeing The Force Awakens. Whereas, in
A New Hope, Leia is the natural leader of a small
group, and a profi cient fighter, on Hoth she is
already in her element as a military commander.
The screenplay captures this accepted authority
in a few lines:
LEIA: All troop carriers will assemble at the
north entrance. The heavy transport ships will
leave as soon as they’re loaded. Only two fi ghter
escorts per ship. The energy shield can only be
opened for a short time, so you’ll have to stay
very close to your transports.
HOBBIE: Two fighters against a Star Destroyer?
LEIA: The ion cannon will fire several shots to
make sure that any enemy ships will be out of
your flight path. When you’ve gotten past the
energy shield, proceed directly to the rendezvous
point. Understood?
PILOTS: (in unison) Right. OK.
LEIA: Good luck.
She might still be known as ‘Princess,’ but
to all intents and purposes, this is our fi rst
glimpse of ‘General’ Leia. She is an even more
empowering figure than the one we meet in A
New Hope, and in 1980, she helped to convince
a generation of women that they had a place in
the military and other high-status strategic roles.
The scene remains inspirational today.
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06 says she has fi nished “welding
the valves she has been working
on” on the Falcon as Han steps
in to the confined area to help
her “reengage the system.”
In this moment, we can feel
Leia resisting the temptation to
give into the proximity and the
attraction. It starts out with a
The Kiss return to the playful repartee.
Han calls Leia “Your Worship”
If romance is your thing, and she asks him to stop. She
The Empire Strikes Back delivers calls him a scoundrel, and he
it in spades. Much of it is played accepts the insult with delight.
for laughs, which lightens the dire All the while Han is moving
situation on Hoth—such as when closer and Leia’s inner confl ict
Han comes back for Leia to make becomes more obvious. Then
sure she escapes from Echo Base. Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford
The snarky banter that follows sets deliver on an ambitious moment
up a woman who is trying to stay in the screenplay:
emotionally detached. Dedicated
to thinking about others’ safety, HAN: You’re trembling.
she finds herself faced with a LEIA: I’m not trembling.
man who thinks about hers—and Then with an irresistible
is therefore forced to think about combination of physical strength
her own needs, too. The tension and emotional power, the space
builds as Han chips away at the pirate begins to draw Leia toward
wall she erected after Alderaan him...very slowly.
was destroyed. HAN: You like me because I’m a
Even as the story builds toward scoundrel. There aren’t enough
the release of this tension, Leia is scoundrels in your life.
portrayed as capable. The script Leia is now very close to Han and
as she speaks, her voice becomes an
excited whisper, a tone completely
in opposition to her words.
LEIA: I happen to like nice men.
HAN: I’m a nice man.
LEIA: No, you’re not. You’re...
He kisses her now, with slow, hot
lips. He takes his time, as though
he had forever, bending her body
backward…
To see Leia give in to feelings of
intimacy is rare and unexpected.
It is a standard storytelling move
for a male hero to convince a
woman of his charms, but here the
moment is more about Leia than it
is about Han. This is owing to the
skill with which the character has
been written and performed up to
this point, and it makes the kiss
beautiful. Leia is enriched by her
romance, rather than reduced to
the side role of ‘love interest,’ and
fans continue to fi nd satisfaction
and empowerment in how it plays
out in this movie.
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04
Ewok First Contact
After pursuing a personal quest to
rescue Han in the first act of Return
of the Jedi, Leia returns to the thick
of the fight against the Empire.
Before long, she is on Endor,
piloting a speeder bike as part of a
coordinated attack on the second
Death Star: the latest iteration of
the superweapon that destroyed
her homeworld. For a presumed
first-timer, Leia handles the bike like
a boss—her latent Force abilities no
doubt allowing her to keep up with
Luke. But a scout trooper gets off
a lucky shot, causing Leia to crash
05 know from A New Hope that new companion: a small, bear-like
mentor, “Ben” Kenobi. We
and pass out.
When she wakes up, Leia has a
Ben can still reach out to Luke
through the Force, but Luke does
creature that is eyeing her with
not get the spectral assistance he
caution and curiosity. Though the
is presumably hoping for. Instead,
it is Leia who senses her brother’s
threat, Leia knows well enough
not to judge by appearances, and
plight (though she doesn’t yet creature doesn’t look like a serious
The Force know they are related), and turns affords it respect and space. This
leads to a tentative alliance that
the Falcon around to go back and
Calls to Her fi nd him. proves surprisingly instrumental
Does Ben nudge Luke’s own in the downfall of the Empire.
In 1980, the world sat stunned Force powers in Leia’s direction, On a straightforward level, it’s a
as Darth Vader revealed, “No. I am or help Leia’s own sensitivity on its heartwarming scene that makes
your father.” Yet while that one way? Do Luke and Leia unwittingly good on Leia’s earliest claims to be
moment has become a shorthand tune into a Force link they have a diplomat. On a broader scale, it’s
for the entire Skywalker saga, always had without realizing it? indicative of how Leia’s sometimes
The Empire Strikes Back contains Perhaps the best part of this scene is snarky attitude is merely a shield
another key moment for that that we can all decide for ourselves for a deep humanity—something
crucial clan. Though it would not and have lively, fun-fi lled debates that proves as powerful against the
become a movie title for another about it. Empire as Luke’s mercy for Darth
35 years, the idea that the Force What is not up for debate, Vader in their fi nal reckoning.
could awaken within a character however, is that Leia takes control
was seeded as Leia sensed Luke’s of the situation without pause.
peril on Cloud City. Where Luke She does not stop to question her
himself had trained to unlock his instincts or to weigh up the odds.
Force potential, Leia’s awakening is Having just lost Han to the carbon-
spontaneous and—tantalizingly— freeze chamber, she is not about to
never fully explained. ignore a chance to save Luke, and
As Luke hangs by his one hand the call to action is just the sliver of
from an antenna on the underside hope she needs. In that moment,
of Cloud City, still reeling from the Force is perhaps her own
Vader’s revelation, he calls out to his salvation as much as it is Luke’s.
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03 a diplomat, Leia has a hard time
disguising her horror when Luke
reveals his lineage to her. But then he
also tells her that she is his sister, and
therefore Vader’s daughter, too! Leia
accepts this news with a simple: “I
know. Somehow, I’ve always known,”
but still the truth clearly shocks her.
When Luke leaves and Han enters, she
Brother and Sister has no words to explain to him what
she has learned, but takes comfort in
Return of the Jedi is undoubtedly his presence nonetheless. At fi rst, Han
memorable for its big set pieces and is angry that Leia and Luke are keeping
special effects, but its story works secrets from him, but this swiftly
because of the intimate character passes. As Leia trusts Luke to face their
moments. Perhaps the only thing father despite the risks, so Han has
harder than finding out you are learned to support Leia’s choices, and
the child of the galaxy’s most to stand by her regardless. As the core
fearsome bad guy is admitting that of a rebellion built on trust, they are
you are the child of the galaxy’s all part of a family, whether or not
most fearsome bad guy. Even for they are bonded by blood.
02
Reunion With Han Solo
With a new generation of
heroes on the front line in The
Force Awakens, Leia’s screen time
is markedly reduced. Her presence,
however, is felt throughout the
film. For a start, it is Leia who has
been instrumental in establishing
the New Republic that has brought many deeply personal losses— option in story terms. But it has
relative peace to the galaxy. Again, it her brother, her son, her husband— still more significance for audiences
is General Leia who has spearheaded and yet she fights on with quiet who know the battles Carrie Fisher
the Resistance against the First Order resilience. When she is reunited with fought in her own personal life.
when the New Republic has proved Han, her composure almost falters, For Leia to have had an easy time
too peaceful for its own good. Rey but she holds it together over the past 30 years would have
is inspired by the Resistance long and they exchange a few words— shattered the symbiosis that existed
before she meets Leia, and is no an awkward echo of their one-time with actor and character, and done
doubt representative of many others back and forth. It’s a stark reminder a disservice to Fisher’s own life story.
across the galaxy who believe in the that heroes stay human, and that As a result of these choices,
same things (even if they lack Rey’s their stories don’t finish when their and Fisher’s subtle, sensitive
innate abilities). epic quests are complete. performance, Leia’s return to the
But for all that Leia is a To reintroduce Leia in such screen is a triumph, and as her
fi gurehead in The Force Awakens, a different place from where body language lets us know that
she is also allowed her intimate cinemagoers left her in Return of the she still loves Han, we can’t help but
moments. She has suffered Jedi is daring and far from an easy be reminded that we still love Leia.
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GENERAL SLAYER
Carrie Fisher could slay anyone with
her wit, and she brought that sharp
tongue to her portrayal of Princess
Leia as well. Here are just some of
Leia’s best and funniest lines.
“Governor Tarkin, I should have
expected to fi nd you holding
Vader’s leash. I recognized your
foul stench when I was brought on
board.” (A New Hope)
“Aren’t you a little short for a
stormtrooper?” (On fi rst meeting
the disguised Luke Skywalker in
A New Hope)
“You came in that thing? You’re
braver than I thought.” (On fi rst
seeing the Millennium Falcon in
A New Hope)
“Will somebody get this big walking
carpet out of my way?”
(On Chewbacca in A New Hope)
01 eyes with Rey, who witnessed “Why you stuck up, half-witted,
Resistance base, Leia locks
scruffy-looking, nerf-herder!” (To
Han’s death and Kylo Ren’s rage
Han after he brags about her to
on Starkiller Base. Heavy with her
Luke and Chewie in The Empire
Strikes Back)
loss, Leia holds Rey, and the pair
seem to support each other. But
this is not the act of a widow “I don’t know where you get your
delusions, laser brain.” (To Han in
seeking solace; it is the work of a The Empire Strikes Back)
Leia Hugs Rey tireless empath, giving comfort to “Would it help if I got out and
relieve another’s pain.
pushed?” (To Han when the
Decades earlier, Leia embraced Millennium Falcon stalls on Hoth
Not long after she asks her new friend Luke as he mourned in The Empire Strikes Back)
Han to bring back their son, the loss of his mentor, Ben Kenobi. “You have your moments. Not many
she realizes she has lost him Now Luke is missing, and a new of them, but you do have them.”
forever. As she senses his death young friend needs her help to (To Han, with a peck on the cheek,
after he hides the Falcon amid
through her connection to the come to terms with the loss of her
an Imperial Star Destroyer’s trash
Force, she is left in the darkest own mentor—Han. It is a moment release in The Empire Strikes Back)
place she has been since the of beautiful symmetry, but also
“Oh, it’s not like that at all. He’s my
destruction of Alderaan, all those of circularity, as it is Rey who will
brother.” (To Han when he asks if
years ago. Leia hasn’t simply lost finally track down Luke, and seek she loves Luke in Return of the Jedi)
a husband; the fact he is slain to cast him in the role of mentor,
“When did that ever help? And
by Kylo Ren means she is losing too. Luke is the start and end point
don’t say the Death Star.” (To Han,
her son all over again. When the of the circle, but Leia is the thread when he says he is trying to be
Millennium Falcon returns to the that gives it shape. helpful in The Force Awakens)
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Jedi challenge
Rising to the
challenge
Want to battle Kylo Ren in your own home? Or turn your
living room into the Millennium Falcon with your very own
holochess table? With new augmented reality game Jedi
Challenges, you can do just that, writes Megan Crouse
ightsabers mean Jedi Challenges is a new augmented
different things reality (AR) game that brings lightsaber
L to different people. play into the living room. Complete
For a Sith Lord,
with an authentic lightsaber hilt
they are mighty, controller, it uses Lenovo’s Mirage AR
dangerous weapons. technology to track your movements
For anyone under the protection of as you battle opponents seen through
a Jedi, they can be beacons of hope. an immersive headset.
But for many Star Wars fans in the real Your smartphone slots into the
world, they are simply the ultimate toy. headset to become your window on
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this exciting world. What you see weapon in a very specifi c—and fun! And you have to defeat your own
while playing is not some involved —“training” experience. fear to be the better combatant.”
alien environment, but your own Insider spoke to head writer At the heart of the game’s story
home, with the villains overlaid in Michael Kogge about the creative is the Archivist: a manifestation of
classic Star Wars hologram style, as process, and to Mike Goslin, VP of the knowledge contained in the Jedi
if they were being projected into the Advanced Development at Disney holocron who serves as a Jedi teacher
room. Consumer Products and Interactive with vast knowledge of the battles
The effect is like being a real Jedi Media, about combining the story fought throughout the galaxy’s history.
in training, as you take on simulations with the game’s innovative technology. She guides the player through all three
of Kylo Ren and Darth Vader, your epic game modes, tying them together,
lightsaber blade sparking against theirs. Life Lessons and making the how-to sections into
You can even feel the impact of blade “I think what’s really cool about in-universe fun.
against blade, as the hilt controller Jedi Challenges is that you’re not just To create the Archivist, as well
vibrates in real-time with the action! taught how to fight with a lightsaber,” as to craft dialogue for the more
As well as the Lightsaber Battles says Michael. “You learn part of a Jedi familiar characters in the game,
mode, the game also has two more Code and a blueprint on how to live Michael worked with fellow writer
sedate options: Holochess, just like the your life. As a kid or a teenager, you Olivia Peterson.
version seen on the Millennium Falcon; can take the lessons that you learn “The story mostly focuses on
and Strategic Combat, where you use in the game and apply them in real life. the Archivist and the player,” says
the controller to command rebel forces “So in Jedi terms, the Holochess is Kogge, “with the Archivist helping
as they advance in miniature form a test of insight, and Strategic Combat you to understand what the different
across your carpet! is a test of leadership. In Lightsaber trials mean and why they are very
But it’s the ability to actually wield Battles, each villain you defeat involves important.
a lightsaber in one-to-one combat that overcoming a different aspect of evil. “But there are some fan-favorite
is perhaps the greatest feature of Jedi “For example, when you fi ght Darth characters in there, too, and you
Challenges, giving fans the experience Maul, at the basic level you fi ght his might learn a few new tidbits about
of practising their skills with the Jedi ferocity, which comes from fear. some never-before-seen Jedi Masters!”
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“ You might just learn
some new tidbits
about some never-
before-seen Jedi
Masters!
Micheal Kogge,
Head Writer
Something Special “That was inspired by how I played beginning,” says Mike, “starting
To build a game that could live up to with Star Wars action fi gures when with Princess Leia in A New Hope
the concept, Mike and the team at I was a kid, when I was in my room asking Obi-Wan Kenobi for help.
Disney Interactive designed the AR and I believed they were moving So it’s a natural fit for this technology.
headset from the ground up, before around, and there were explosions, and “Also, one of the nice features of
partnering with Lenovo for manufacture all the other things you see in the fi lms. augmented reality is that you can see
and distribution. With other popular “So what you get when you play the the real environment around it, so
interactive Star Wars experiences already game is action-figure scale soldiers who you can move around freely without
out there in many different ways (from really move—with dialogue and sound crashing into anything. That’s ideal for
panoramic behind-the-scenes footage effects—and who interact with vehicles this sort of context. Of course, AR also
you can explore on a smartphone to the on a real surface. means that you can see your friends,
fully immersive Star Wars Secrets of the “We weren’t sure it was going to so it’s more of a social experience.”
Empire experience at Disney resorts), work at first, but when it is room- Jedi Challenges doesn’t support
Mike knew this had to be something scale and all around you, it is really multiplayer just yet, but the ability
special if it was going to make its mark. immersive and fun.” to interact with friends is one of the
“When we started developing the Just like the other two interactive additional features that Mike says to
technology, we were trying to see what modes, Strategic Combat is presented look out for further down the line.
was possible,” says Mike. “No one had as a semi-transparent Star Wars
ever done it before, so we had to do a hologram, as if you are presiding over Jedi Journey
lot of experimentation. a war room, rather than trying to When it came to designing the
“We knew we wanted to create a convince you that you are really on a third game mode, Holochess, Mike
lightsaber game, but we also wanted battlefield, side by side with the troops. again harked back to one of his early
to do more, and that’s what led us to “Holograms have been a part of childhood experiences.
the Strategic Combat mode. the Star Wars story from the very “I remember being a kid and seeing
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“ We wanted to
make sure that all
three modes were
a challenge for
hardcore gamers.”
Mike Goslin, VP of Advanced Development
the Holochess in A New Hope,” he says. ones pictured in the film aboard the Mike expects that many people
“You only get a quick glimpse of it, but Millennium Falcon and made them who are drawn to Jedi Challenges
I always wanted to get a closer look at part of the AR game, using some of will be picking up an AR headset for
it and perhaps even play it.” the assets from the original fi lm to the first time, so he and his team have
So, after examining the scene in create new 3D models. set out to make it as accessible
great detail, Mike and his team took They devised a set of rules that as possible to everyone.
eight different monsters from the nurtures the skills needed as part of “A consumer might not know
a player’s training, with some of the why they need an AR headset,” he
monsters available to every player says. “They might not understand
from the start, and others only the difference between AR and virtual
becoming unlocked as rewards for reality. But they do know that they
specifi c accomplishments. love Star Wars and they’ve always
“We wanted to make sure all three wanted to wield a lightsaber, just like
modes were a challenge for hardcore they do in the movies. That’s what Jedi
gamers, as well as being an entertaining Challenges can give you, and it’s how
experience for more casual players,” we’re trying to introduce it: not as the
says Mike.“So that sense of next bit of must-have technology, but
progression can be found in all simply as wish-fulfi llment.”
three modes, whether it’s the Star Wars: Jedi Challenges is available
acquisition of new Force now with the Lenovo Mirage AR set.
powers in Lightsaber Currently supported smartphones
Battles or additional include iPhone 6 and upward, Samsung
ground units in GALAXY S7 and upward, Google Pixel,
Strategic Combat.” and Motorola Moto Z.
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sed by Jedi fact that was printed on the “I was the kid that opened
Masters and back. I must have listened to the my action figures, but kept
U Sith Lords alike, storybook on record a thousand the card backs...”
times, because there wasn’t video
the Holocrons
of the Star Wars or DVD. The only way to experience Leland Chee
universe are the movie was to see it, and as you
repositories of ancient knowledge couldn’t see the movie every day
and essential information— you ran to things like the record, January 1997, as the Special
teaching valuable lessons to Force so you could encapsulate the story Edition was coming out. I had
users across generations. In the in your brain. the interview on the Tuesday or
real world, where thousands of Wednesday, and there was going
fictional facts from a wealth of In your first ever blog post for to be a 10am showing of A New
stories make up the Star Wars StarWars.com, you said, “It’s Hope on the following Friday. I
canon, Lucasfilm has its very own mind-boggling to think of all remember going to the line that
version of a Holocron—a database the myriad little decisions was already massing days before
built and maintained by one very and circumstances that had to the movie came out at the Coronet.
important man. transpire for me to get to where I was having second thoughts about
Boasting the title of “Keeper I am.” That sounds like a long me being “the biggest Star Wars
of the Holocron,” Leland Chee’s and winding road. fan,” when these guys were doing
dedication to the Star Wars saga I knew when I was a kid that I the three-day sleepover and I wasn’t!
began in 1977, with a TV clip of wanted to work on Star Wars, But Friday comes round, I see the
the Millennium Falcon. Twenty but I never really thought that movie, I come out of the theater,
years later, he scored his dream was realistic, especially after 1983. and I’m so ecstatic. To have Star
job of working for George Lucas, Return of the Jedi came out and Wars come back in that way, and
but that was just the beginning George was saying he was taking to have Star Wars fandom come
of a glittering career with Lucasfi lm. a break from movies, so things back, was a huge moment for me.
were looking dire. But I went Tears were running down my face!
How did your interest in through high school and college And, as fate would have it, when I
Star Wars begin? thinking: You know, it would be got home there was a message from
I was watching a TV show great if Star Wars were to come LucasArts on the answer machine
called Creature Features, hosted by back someday, and I’m going to saying that I had gotten the job!
Bob Wilkins. It was on a local Bay be there for it. But until then, I’m It was quite amazing.
Area monster movie program that going to get some skills, and maybe
showed horror movies late at night. I could apply to Lucasfi lm, and So how did you progress to
They showed a brief clip from Star maybe one day end up working becoming Keeper of the
Wars—of the Millennium Falcon on Star Wars. Holocron?
vs. the TIE fi ghters sequence—and So I did a lot of work in At LucasArts, I was a games tester
it instantly piqued my interest. I entertainment. During college for about three years—which is
was six years old at the time, and and after graduating I did theater an eternity. Most people who
soon after we went to see Star Wars volunteering work, voluntary work came into that department would
at the Coronet Theater in San at public-access television, and I be a tester for a year, and then move
Francisco—I remember the lines worked on independent fi lms. I on to a different division. It was an
going around the block. I don’t graduated in 1993, and I ended up entry-level job and a way to get
remember much about seeing the working at a TV station, but I was your foot in the door. I had applied
movie itself, but over the next few always checking the Lucasfi lm job for jobs in the sound department
years, getting the soundtrack, the hotline. Back then, you had to call and production to no avail. I felt
storybook record, the action fi gures, in to learn of any openings. I’d call like I would be confined to QA
and the trading cards was what in once a week and send in résumés forever.
really cemented Star Wars in my for anything I could possibly get— Less than a year before the
brain. security guard, dishwasher. I did release of The Phantom Menace,
manage to get a phone interview I was chosen to be the lead tester
Were you filing away bits of with ILM [Industrial Light & Magic], on a multimedia CD-ROM called
information even back then? but I didn’t get the job. Behind the Magic. This was before
I was the kid that opened my That was the closest I got until DVDs or YouTube, so this was the
action figures, but kept the card I heard from a college friend that only place you could get the sort of
backs so I could refer to them and another friend of ours was working extras you would later get on DVDs.
remember all the names. And at LucasArts as a games tester. I sent It had the complete scripts, a
I went through all the trading cards, off an email to him, and he had me glossary, and scene-by-scene
reading every behind-the-scenes send in my résumé. This was in call-outs for the entire trilogy.
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That opened my eyes, because the
more I learned about Star Wars, the
more I realized that there was much
more I needed to learn. The radio
adaptations of the trilogy, for
example, were a huge gap in my
Star Wars knowledge that I had
been oblivious to.
Not long after that, a company
called Wizards of the Coast got the
license to make Star Wars card
games, roleplaying games, and
miniatures games. The publishing
department at Lucas Licensing
decided that they needed a person
to track all the materials that were
being created for Star Wars—
because this material was feeding
those kinds of product—and that
somebody was me.
How did you go about collating
all the information?
The way to do it was with a
database. Previously this had been
done with binders. People would 01 ‘The Keeper of the
write up summaries of the books, Holocron,’ Leland Chee
has found a prime spot
with glossaries that would include to dream up some new,
character descriptions, and this great ideas.
was a physical binder that only
existed at Lucasfilm. By creating
a digital database, we could create
a searchable archive of all the Do you still upload all the data Which outside users would rely
content that was being created, yourself? upon the Holocron most of all?
and that would be a way to share I’m still the person that maintains Wizards of the Coast were creating
it all without having to go through everything which goes into the dozens and dozens of sourcebooks,
these binders. Holocron database. There are other which went into every detail of Star
We were able to share the systems that we use to catalogue Wars minutiae, so they really needed
database on CD with writers, with information inlcuding summaries, to have something that collated all
the people at Wizards of the Coast, character charts, and timelines. We the different pieces of information.
and later on with other partners, have a digital asset management It was useful to non-fi ction
editors, and product managers. team that archives anything publishers whether it’s role-playing
This gave those creating Star Wars digital, whether it’s images, a PDF games, or DK books such as the
content access to the internal of a book or comic, a sound fi le, Visual Dictionaries and the
materials that weren’t easily or a movie clip. The Holocron is Cross-Sections books—things that
accessible before. the only archive of the story include lots of granular snippets of
content we are creating across information. That’s when the
What was the software you used all platforms. Holocron really came in handy.
to create the database?
FileMaker. It’s the same database And that’s an open resource for
that I’ve been using for the past everyone within Lucasfi lm? “I knew when I was
17 years. FileMaker gets new Because of the high security levels
features every once in a while, that we have within Lucasfi lm, a kid that I wanted to
and I will update some of my there are some people that have work on Star Wars, but
layouts, to build layouts that are access to certain portions of the
more useable for my purposes, or database and others that don’t. I never really thought
for the purposes of some of my I developed it to do all I needed it that was realistic...”
users. But the meat and bones to, and how other people in the
of the database are still the same. company use it is up to them. Leland Chee
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“Wizards of the Coast were creating dozens likes the Jedi Knight video game
and dozens of sourcebooks, that went into or the original Thrawn trilogy
or Vader and Son or LEGO, those
every detail of Star Wars minutia e, so they are the building blocks that lay
the foundation, and go on to
really needed to have something that collated form their head canon.
all the different pieces of information.” How do you feel as a fan today,
Leland Chee compared to the fan you were
queuing up outside the Coronet
Theater, all those years ago?
Which is quicker—Leland Chee experiences, across the entire Star I just celebrated a huge milestone
or the database? Wars timeline. this year, which is 20 years with
I can definitely search the database In creating Legends, we could the Lucas companies.
quicker than anybody else! I know have that space, and if there were Coincidentally, that also means
that thing inside and out. I can do things that we liked, we could still I’ve been a Star Wars fan inside the
things with that database in mine that material for ideas. It’s company for as long as I was a fan
minutes that would take people easier, because new creators can outside of it. It’s great being on the
hours—or days. That’s just the tread their own path, but we can inside, getting to experience Star
way I have it set up. In the process still bring back great things like Wars in so many unique ways that
of maintaining the database, I’m Thrawn and the TIE defender, most people will never experience.
also feeding the database, so I know and finds other ways to give a nod Listening to Rian Johnson pitch
what to search for, and I have made to all the hard work we’d put into what he wants to do with The
the database work for me as much building up the Expanded Universe. Last Jedi, and then watching the
as possible. process, every step of the way,
What changes did you make to has been so amazing. And working
Back in 2012 there were an the database to accommodate the with all the creatives across all our
estimated 55,000 entries in the shift from the Expanded Universe platforms is a huge joy, because
Holocron. Where do you estimate to Legends? most of them are huge Star Wars
you’re at now? It was as simple as adding a fans themselves. I could never
I think we’re close to 80,000 entries. new fi eld in the database for the have dreamed anything as big
We’ve been doing a lot of new canonical material and shifting as what we’re doing now. I can’t
content lately. For comparison, the Legends material to a less imagine a better place to be as a
Wookieepedia has well over 100,000 prominent place on the screen. Star Wars fan.
entries, but they have a lot more I did have to delete the timeline
people working on their database. I had in the Holocron because it
The Holocron is just me. was going to be much easier to
start from scratch.
How did you feel when the
novels and comics were How do you feel about the
recategorized as “Legends”? concept of ‘head canon,’
My mind was made up about the where fans decide on their
Expanded Universe the moment I own personal version of
learned we would be making new Star Wars continuity?
films that took place after Return of We make Star Wars for everyone,
the Jedi, which was something that and different platforms cater to
I truly believed would never different audiences whether they
happen. In the Expanded Universe, be fans of the movies, the animated
Chewbacca was dead post-Jedi and shows, the toys, the books or the
there’s no way anyone’s doing a Star games. And from that cornucopia
Wars movie post-Jedi without of Star Wars content, fans can pick
Chewbacca, so it was pretty clear to and choose what they want to
me that things in the EU were going enjoy without the burden of having
to have to change. We also needed to consume everything if they don’t
02 Leland having
to make sure we gave our creators as really want to. Star Wars means fun with the
much room to explore as possible, something different to everyone, Millennium
Falcon in the
and not just freedom for the fi lms, and it’s this meaning, that is unique
Lucasfilm
but freedom for new opportunities to each person, which makes up a hallway.
in books, games, and theme park person’s head canon. So if someone
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exo Sooger The oil released the corwindyl’s odor fingers, allowing them to bend. But it
had 41 bones and color, turning the mixture bright wouldn’t be enough. Not today, anyway.
in each of his blue, filling their tiny apartment with His worst client was on the schedule.
hands—14 more its tangy-sweet aroma. Lexo felt “Do it,” he ordered.
than his human his shoulders begin to relax at the “I promise I’ll make it quick,” she
daughter Lula scent, because it signaled that real said, reaching for the injector probe
had in each of relief was coming. on the shelf.
hers—and every Gently, Lula rubbed a bit of the “I know.”
one of them burned like fire. He loved corwindyl paste against his knuckles, “You’ll be so relieved in just a few
to work with his hands, he truly did. along his tendons. Warmth seeped minutes.”
He was the star masseur at Zord’s Spa into his muscles, loosening his joints. “I know.”
and Bathhouse, with a loyal clientele “Thank you, my azure sea,” he said. The probe was scrap, salvaged from
and a two-month-long waiting list. He Something snagged against his an old interrogator droid. Lexo forced
could work out any knot, relax even the thumb, startling him. himself to watch, to not flinch away, as
most anxious customer. But decades of “Sorry,” Lula said. “Just a callus.” his tiny daughter leveled the probe’s tip
12-hour shifts would age anyone, even a Lexo grabbed her hand and turned at the base of his metacarpals, just above
Dor Namethian at the top of his game, it over, examining the offending bit his wrist. Lula had to manually depress
and Lexo knew his massaging days were of excess skin. Not a callus. A scab, the injector button.
nearing their end. barely covering a fresh injury on The initial puncture was never too
He didn’t know what would happen the fleshy part of her palm. “What bad, just a tiny pinch. But the liquid
to him and his daughter then. happened?” he demanded. flowing into his blood burned like
“Papa,” said a small, clear voice. “Let Lula wrenched her hand away. fire, and he half expected fl ames to
me help you with your hands?” “It’s nothing. My glove split is all.” start shooting from his fi ngertips. The
“Please,” Lexo said. He laid them fl at “And Bargwill Tomder refused to injection cocktail—corticosteroids,
on the rickety wooden table that served provide a new one.” Lula worked at enzyme blockers, numbing agent—
“HE USED TO CONSIDER HUMANS REVOLTING, WITH THEIR
SMOOTH EPIDERMIS AND EXCESSIVE FINGERS, AND NECKS
THAT STOOD STRAIGHT UP LIKE FURLONG MARKERS.”
as the centerpiece for the tiny the fathier racing stables, and made it hard to draw breath, made his
apartment they shared. Their Tomder, the stable keeper, was scent glands fill with liquid. He
room was small, low-ceilinged, the cheapest, meanest fellow was glad none of his clients could
and windowless, with adobe walls, he’d ever met. It gave Lexo a see him like this. Only Lula knew
two built-in beds, and a single small shiver to send Lula off to work how hard it was.
hearth. The table, along with two with him every day. The pain, though exquisite, only
chairs and a sagging shelf, made up “It’s fine, Papa. I can handle it.” lasted a minute. It was always followed
the only furniture. She smiled. “I guess I inherited by delightful warmth, increased
Lexo contemplated his human some toughness from you.” flexibility, even a little surge of energy.
daughter as she gathered the necessary Lexo regarded her gravely. He There were better ways to get relief,
ingredients from the shelf. Lula was reached a pleading hand toward of course. But a derelict injector probe
slight, even for 13 years old, with bright her and announced in a solemn was the best they could afford, and
brown eyes, dark skin, and hair like a voice, “Lula. I am not your father.” besides, he could handle it. He was
cloud of charcoal. She feigned shock. “But we look tough, just like Lula said.
He used to consider humans revolting, so much alike!” “Better?” Lula asked.
with their smooth epidermis and It was a constant joke between “Better,” he agreed, flexing his fi ngers.
excessive fingers and necks that stood them, almost a family ritual. She They repeated the process with the
straight up like furlong markers. But bent to kiss the top of his head. other hand—stabbing pinch, incredible
on that day 13 years ago when he’d “Ready for the injections?” pain, slow but sure relief. Lexo rose from
found Lula abandoned in an empty His Lula missed nothing. “You his chair.
cargo box, staring up at him with big, can tell I need them.” “Papa,” Lula said, “I have a favor
trusting eyes, he’d decided humans “I always know,” she said with to ask.”
weren’t so bad. a shrug. Lexo grabbed his robe from the peg
Lula dropped a pinch of corwindyl Lexo glanced down at his hands. by the door and started to swing it on.
herbs into a mortar, added a little oil, Bright-blue corwindyl paste outlined “Oh?”
and mashed away with the pestle. every line and crease, warming his “Would it be all right if I took some
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corwindyl to the stables today?” corwindyl will help? I mean, he’s gelded, was responsible for maintaining her
He nearly dropped his robe. so they won’t retire him if he’s lame. own equipment. She worked hard,
“My azure sea…” They’ll just take a blaster and… But he’s long hours in the hope that she’d
“I know it’s expensive. I know so sweet, Papa. The best fathier in the pay off her indenture debt one day.
how hard it is to acquire. It’s just…” whole stable. He loves treats, and every If she never missed work, if her
Tears welled in her eyes, and she time he sees me he dances in place, his equipment didn’t break down too
blurted, “Hard Luck got hurt!” ears fl opping, and—” often, Lula could be a free woman by
“Your favorite fathier.” The long- “Yes, you can take some corwindyl.” the time she was 19.
legged, wide-eared fathiers were built for She wilted with relief. “Thanks.” After that, her dream, the thing
speed, and their races drew thousands of “Are you going to make a paste?” she wanted more than anything in
guests to the track every night. “No. Too hard to smuggle into the the galaxy, was to ride in the fathier
She explained, “Pinrado Jozo was stables. I’ll just rub the herbs directly races. She yearned to be a jockey, to
riding Casual Retort last night—you onto his hock joint.” feel the wind in her hair, to hear the
know what a cheat that jockey is. He Lexo watched silently as she screams of the crowd, as she urged her
pushed Hard Luck into the rail so he stashed some of the herbs in her pocket, mount toward the finish line. She felt
could pull Retort ahead. Luck’s got a then grabbed her ruined gloves, her connected to the fathiers. She insisted
nasty rail burn now, but only because pitchfork, and her leather bag from to Lexo all the time that they were more
his hock joint is giving out. He was too their place by the door. Like all the intelligent than people gave them credit
weak to push back, see, and maybe the indentured children at the stable, she for, that she understood them better
A Story with time, content merely to survive, but
everything changed for him when he
found an abandoned human baby and
a Massage took her in. Now, more than anything,
he wants to make a good life for his
adopted daughter.
What happens to Lexo in the story?
Award-winning fantasy author Rae Carson tells His position in the spa gives him
Insider about her new Star Wars novella, set in the access to all sorts of beings—and their
casino city of Canto Bight. secrets. This makes him invaluable as
an informant, and Canto Bight’s major
players will stop at nothing to exploit
est-selling fantasy Star Wars Insider: What inspired you him... When his daughter is threatened
author Rae Carson to write about an alien masseur? in order to force his compliance, Lexo
B made her Star Wars Rae Carson: I have chronic pain from has no choice but to resurrect his secret
some old sports injuries and a car
past and enter the game.
debut in 2017, with a
short story in the 40th accident, and I can’t tell you how many
anniversary anthology times a massage has saved me from Canto Bight is full of very wealthy
From A Certain Point of View. Now missing a writing deadline! I was going people, but Lexo presumably isn’t
she’s stepping into the era of The Last through the creature concepts for The one of them. Does the story address
Jedi with Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Last Jedi looking for inspiration when issues of class and inequality in
Say Nothing—part of the new novella I saw this amazing alien masseur, and the city?
collection, Canto Bight. I was immediately drawn to him. My Absolutely. I spent my formative
Set in the exotic and dangerous imagination went wild: what ridiculous, years in poverty, and it seemed like
casino city visited by Finn and Rose cool, and dangerous clients must he every time my family was about to
in The Last Jedi, Carson’s fi rst long- have had? Does he know any secrets get ahead, something awful happened
form Star Wars work tells the tale of a about them? What would it be like to to put us in our place—a creepy boss,
Dor Namethian masseur with a shady work on hundreds of different species? an unexpected car repair, a life-
past. When he is drawn back into the I had to know more about him... threatening illness. Poverty is horrifi c,
underworld he thought he had left and it’s a topic that’s showing up more
behind, both he and his adopted human So who is this character? and more in my work. Thematically,
daughter find themselves in danger. His name is Lexo. He’s a totally new it’s a good fit for the Star Wars
Insider spoke to Carson to fi nd out species in the Star Wars universe, and universe, too. So many of our favorite
more about the story and her writing he’s a masseur in Canto Bight’s most characters—Luke, Rey, Anakin, and
process. famous spa. He’s been a loner for a long more—come from humble beginnings.
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than anyone. And she knew, she just was bothering him. “I have Big Sturg best in the galaxy,” she said. “Just…
knew, that if she got her chance Ganna on my schedule today.” Please be careful tonight.” They both
to ride she’d be the greatest jockey Her mouth formed a little ‘o’. worked a swing shift, which inevitably
Canto Bight had ever known. “I was hoping he’d given up on dragged into a night shift, and the sun
Lexo was the only person she’d me,” Lexo admitted. would be rising before they would be
ever told about her dream, and Lexo Lula frowned. “Don’t do it, Papa. reunited.
couldn’t bear to give her the dose of One of the stable kids agreed to inform They stared at each other a
reality she probably needed. A tiny for that gangster. He was dead inside moment. Maybe Lula had a bad
human girl, an indenture and orphan a month.” feeling, same as him.
besides, was about as likely to become “I have no intention of giving him But as her papa, it was his job to be
a fathier jockey as a droid was to become what he wants. I left that life encouraging. “I hope Hard Luck feels
a Jedi. behind decades ago.” better,” Lexo said.
Lula was heading for the door “Good,” she said fi ercely. “He’s Lula gave him a final wave as she
when she whirled back around. “Papa, horrible.” exited their apartment. He watched
what’s wrong? If you’re mad about the “He’s also horrible to massage. the bag bounce against her back as she
corwindyl, I won’t—” So many hard-to-reach places.” hurried down the corridor toward the
“You’ve done nothing wrong, my sea.” She swung the strap of her bag long stairway that would take her up
“Then…?” over her shoulder and hefted her to the surface, to the shining,
He decided to tell her some of what pitchfork. “Good thing you’re the beautiful city of Canto Bight.
How do you depict the city itself?
Beautiful and luxurious, but also
wasteful, exploitative, and dangerous
as hell. Canto Bight is a playground for
the rich and famous—the kind of place
everyone dreams about going to on
vacation. But like many such places, it
has secrets—including a dark underbelly
of shadow labor and shady dealings. I
was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at
some photos and concept art from The
Last Jedi in order to write the story, and
I was blown away by how fully realized
it is in all its gritty and gorgeous detail.
What challenges does the novella
form bring?
I think the biggest challenge is one of
storytelling expectations. We belong to
a generation whose minds have been
shaped by long-form narrative—feature
films, novels, and television series. So
how do you make a novella immersive
and satisfying? For me, the answer lies
with character. If I create a character across the screen to the medal ceremony It’s both harder and easier. Harder
people love and give them some at the end. I was rapt, and I knew my life because I feel the weight of
memorable moments, my readers will would never be the same. And I knew, responsibility as a fan. It’s really
happily go along for the ride, no matter with the certainty that only a precocious important to me to get the details right
the length of the story. three-year-old can have, that the Force and make my story feel like it belongs
was strong with me and I was destined in the galaxy far, far away. But it’s also
When did you discover Star Wars? to become a Jedi. easier because it makes such a refreshing
I saw A New Hope in the theater in change from a professional point of
1977. I was three years old, and it’s one You’ve written several best-selling view. After six novels entirely of my own
of my most vivid childhood memories. fantasy novels. How does writing for creation, it’s a delight to play in another,
I loved everything about it, from the Star Wars differ from creating your more collaborative sandbox and stretch
moment the Star Destroyer cruised own universe? a different set of writing muscles.
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“Star Wars has always been
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Megan Cullinan’s love of Star Wars helped happiness, hope, and an escape,”
her to battle breast cancer she says. “I needed all of those
things throughout my treatments.”
he Star Wars saga has chemotherapy treatments that After her diagnosis, Megan wrote
helped many of us through would eventually mean the loss about having to work through
T diffi cult times, but for Megan of her long hair. Faced with the “dark side” emotions such as fear
Cullinan its empowering message of choice between letting it fall out and anger.
hope became a literal badge of naturally or making a bold “Life before treatments for
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As documented on her blog, buzz-cut with the Rebel Alliance full-time at a bank, teaching part-
‘I Rebel,’ Megan was diagnosed Starbird emblazoned on the back time as a voice teacher, being
with breast cancer in 2016, when of her head. involved in community theatre, and
she was 35. Faced with a potentially Megan, who lives in Peru, Illinois, having some singing gigs here and
overwhelming challenge, she didn’t stop there, either. She wore a there. When I was diagnosed with
channeled her best Jyn Erso, using Star Wars T-shirt to every treatment, cancer, life came to a halt.”
the Rogue One quote “Rebellions describing it as her “shield.” On her “During the treatments, my body
are built on hope” as her rallying cry. blog, she charted her treatment and and mind were in a constant battle
Her fight back against the recovery through the prism of Star with the side effect. I was dealing
disease involved grueling Wars, to bring hope and comfort to with hair loss, loss of taste, loss of
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WORLDWIDE
FROM NABOO, WITH LOVE
Florian Szaefer made sure his engagement to fellow Star Wars fan
Juliane Titze was out of this world
hen German Star Wars Tatooine in their gear, so they even event, but it took them until the
fan Florian Szaefer had genuine sand from Anakin’s midnight premiere of The Force
W decided to ask fellow “homeworld” to bring along. Awakens to fall in love—in full
enthusiast Juliane Titze to marry “Bringing a jar fi lled with costume, of course! Following their
him, he knew location was all- ‘Tatooine sand’ to the exact spot romantic engagement on Naboo,
important. “With a girl that loves Star where Anakin moaned about sand, they are now planning some galactic
Wars as much as I do, it had was quite fun,” says Juliane. nuptials for an already auspicious
to be a Star Wars-related place But for Florian, the trip had only date. “We will be getting married on
we hadn’t visited before,” he said. one real purpose, and he was May the 4th, of course,” says Juliane.
To keep his intentions under understandably anxious. And for the honeymoon? Scarif
wraps, he invited six of the couple’s “Florian was really nervous, and seemed the obvious choice—or
Star Wars fan friends to make the took his chance just before we got rather the Maldives, where the
six-hour drive to Villa del Balbianello dressed at the exact spot where Scarif sections of Rogue One were
in Italy: the location used to fi lm Anakin and Padmé got married,” filmed. “It is a popular location for
Padmé and Anakin’s secret wedding says Juliane. She said yes, and the honeymooners, so we can combine
on Naboo in Attack of the Clones. happy pair celebrated by donning that with the fact that Rogue One
Florian saved up for six months to their gleaming white armor for was shot there,” says Juliane.
buy the engagement ring before the photos at the scene. “Chances are high that we will
pair packed up their stormtrooper “I was the happiest man alive, be bringing costumes along, too”
armor and hit the road. The couple, dressed up as an engaged says Florian. “I’ve got a 501st-
who are both members of the 501st stormtrooper!” says Florian. approved Director Krennic outfi t,
Legion, had previously traveled to The couple from Nuremburg met and some death trooper armor is
Tunisia to wander the desert planet several years ago at a Star Wars in the making!”
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WORLDWIDE
LEARN, YOU WILL toward goals, defeating inner
demons, and more. These are
themes that resonate with
everyone, no matter their age
Star Wars is bringing learning to life, thanks to Thomas and background.”
Riddle and Wes Dodgens Thomas and Wes themselves are
now being inspired in turn, thanks to
hen teacher Wes Wes. “I use the prequel trilogy to the ever-growing number of Rogues
Dodgens started working compare the rise of Adolf Hitler to connecting through the website.
W at Mauldin High School, the rise of Emperor Palpatine, and “We’ve seen math teachers
South Carolina, in 2004, he struck the reforming of the Republic into explain and coordinate geometry
up a friendship with fellow educator the Empire. Every year, students using Star Wars Battleship, and
Thomas Riddle. The pair bonded laugh and seem skeptical, but at science teachers explore physics
over their shared love of Star Wars the end of the unit they do get it. in terms of Star Wars technology,”
and Indiana Jones movies, and hit “Star Wars helps students see says Thomas. “We now have art,
upon the idea of using their favorite how corruption, ruthlessness, and music, and physical education
fiction in the classroom. the failure of democracy can really teachers all using Star Wars to
“I was teaching Taoism and impact the world.” varying degrees.
drew the yin-yang symbol on the Thomas adds: “We also “It’s quite humbling to see how
board,” says Thomas. “The students teach the archetypes of ancient Star Wars is helping students on
didn’t get it at first, but then I mythology using the original trilogy. other continents that we’ll almost
described it in terms of the Force All the stages of Joseph Campbell’s certainly never meet in person.”
and its balance: Vader as dark, Luke Hero’s Journey can be found in the And now the pair have even
as light; Vader as mostly machine films, and seeing them in a familiar launched a community service
with a touch of man, Luke as mostly context really helps the students program: Serve Like a Jedi. “It’s
man with a touch of machine. And see how their values are universal— based on the teaching that ‘Jedi
suddenly, they began to understand. transcending time and culture.” serve others rather than rule over
“When I told them that a dagoba The approach helps children them,’” says Thomas. The students
is a type of Buddhist shrine that to go on their own journeys, too. then learn greater empathy for
pilgrims travel to, their minds were “We discussed the students’ others, as they explore the needs of
truly blown! own trials: the dragons they have those around them and create a
Now the pair run a website, Star slayed, labyrinths they have been plan of action to meet those needs.
Wars in the Classroom, which shares lost in, how wise and helpful guides “So far, we’ve had middle school
lesson plans and resources with a have helped them make sense of students collecting backpacks full of
network of almost 900 teachers their chaotic lives. And at the end school supplies for children in Haiti;
from more than 30 countries. Site of the unit, this student wrote a kindergartners raising money for
members call themselves ‘The very powerful essay about her earthquake relief in Nepal; and an
Rogues’ and describe themselves childhood and all of the diffi culties entire school collecting donations
as “an elite group of educators she had faced. for a children’s homeless shelter. It
who seek to make learning more “Star Wars provides great has been beautiful to see this
fun and exciting.” lessons in character building. initiative grow.”
“It’s easy to get students The stories of Luke, Anakin, and To find out more about Star Wars
interested in their learning when Rey are filled with inspiring tales in the Classroom visit
Star Wars is used as a hook,” says of overcoming adversity, working starwarsintheclassroom.com
Thomas Riddle and Wes Dodgens use Star Wars to help sucessfully engage children in the classroom. Good job!
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and Harrison Ford
share a brief
moment of
downtime on the
set of A New Hope.
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