‘Star Wars’ Designer McQuarrie Passes Away

March 5, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Ralph McQuarrie, the Oscar-winning concept artist behind such iconic Star Wars characters as Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3P0, Darth Vader and Boba Fett passed away Saturday, March 3, at the age of 82. McQuarrie was an influential designer whose work on films such as George Lucas’ Star Wars series, Raiders of the [...]

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‘LEGO Star Wars’ Animated Special to Air July 22 on CN

July 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

LEGO and Star Wars have long clicked well in the toy stores and — more recently — the world of video games, so it should be no surprise that they’re teaming up for an animated special. Titled LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace, the all-new computer-animated half-hour special will premiere [...]

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