BUSINESS: Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm complete

Press Release

Continuing its strategy of delivering exceptional creative content to audiences around the world, Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) announced today that Disney has completed its acquisition of Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC.

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REVIEW: Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Prisoner of Bogan #1

With the recent announcement of three more Star Wars movies on the horizon, I figured now would be as good of a time as any to try and dive back into the Star Wars universe. My first attempt at this venture is with Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Prisoner of Bogan #1. Will it bring back the same feeling of adventure and wonder I got as a child, gazing upon the George Lucas films for the first time? Find out in with your Major Spoilers review!

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SNEAK PEEK: Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Secret Weapons

The droids take center stage in a four part story arc that kicks off in this week’s episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.  Lucasfilm sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek, that you can check out, after the jump.

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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: Star Wars Black Friday Sale

If you have a Star Wars fan on your list, and they have a digital device that has the Dark Horse Digital app installed, then you will really want to consider getting that special person on your list 153 single-issues of Star Wars comics for $100.

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GAME REVIEW: Angry Birds Star Wars

During the final month of 2009 a Finnish company released an iOS app that would soon sweep the world like a flock of seagulls. Since that time different versions of the game have been released with one just coming out last week. And what an opportune time it was for Rovio to release Angry Birds Star Wars. Will the game hold up to it’s high reputation while also bringing the heavy on Star Wars references? Your Major Spoiler’s review awaits!

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Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: A Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy Edition

Recent announcements have indicated that the proposed ‘Star Wars Episode VII: Luke Needs A Sky Walker’ (alternate title: ‘The Empire Makes Han Throw Out His Back’) already has a writer attached to it, making it clear that the third trilogy is more than just a pipe-dream.  Rumors abound about the film (Darth Vader resurrected!  Harrison Ford seemingly onboard!  Zack Snyder, Guillermo Del Toro and JJ Abrams to be fused into one cyborg body to become the ultimate director!) but I think most of us have one real question:  Will our favorite characters be in the movie?  It seems that Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and the bearskin rug that played Chewbacca might be interested, but what about my fave-rave, IG-88?  Or Lando’s co-pilot whose face looks like giblets?  And what about Admiral whatsisface?

The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) finds your lack of faith disturbing, asking:
What Star Wars character are you most hoping is part of the new trilogy?

SNEAK PEEK: David Tennant to appear on Star Wars: The Clone Wars this week

David Tennant, best known as the tenth doctor to play The Doctor on the hit series Doctor Who, will make his Star Wars: The Clone Wars debut this week in “A Test of Strength,” airing Saturday, November 10th at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

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