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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I heard that after he finishes the prequels, George Lucas will make a sequel trilogy (Episodes VII-IX). Is this true? No. This rumour has been going around for more than twenty years, since Lucas once said he might. But since then, he has said about a million times that he is not going to do it. In fact (though a fairly solid argument can be made otherwise), Lucas says he never even had a story in mind for the prequel trilogy; he was just thinking early on that it might take that many movies to tell the whole story. Neither will anyone else be making any more Star Wars movies in the foreseeable future: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the last Star Wars movie. It appears, however, that the Star Wars saga will be continued with a television series, though it will most likely take place between the prequels and the original trilogy. Is it true that there's a Star Wars television show in the works? What will it be about? Yes, this is true. In fact, there are plans for two separate Star Wars TV shows. The first, targeted for Fall 2007, is a half-hour-per-episode computer animated series that takes place between Episodes II and III (inspired by the short Clone Wars cartoons of 2004-2005), and is being developed as we speak at the new Lucasfilm Animation facilities in Singapore. The second show is a live-action series (not animated), which is coming sometime before 2010. Star Wars creator/writer/director George Lucas has expressed interest in being directly involved in at least the first season of the show. Not much is known yet regarding what the series will be about, but it will likely take place between Episodes III and IV, and feature one or more minor characters from the films, but probably not any of the main movie characters. I heard something on SuperShadow.com. Is it true? Possibly, but don't count on it. While SuperShadow gets some of his information from legitimate sources, much of it is made up. SuperShadow is regarded as a fraud by most of the Star Wars online community. Not only does he make up information, but he also has no problem with ripping off things from other websites (e.g. his galaxy map is stolen from www.nav-computer.com). For reasonably reliable (and perfectly honest) Star Wars news, I recommend www.TheForce.net. The only absolutely trustworthy online source of information about Star Wars is the official site at www.StarWars.com. For more information on SuperShadow and his lies, check out this Star Wars Wiki article. Are the Star Wars movies based on books? No, they aren't. Authors were hired to write novelizations based on the movie scripts, which resulted in the novels being released shortly before the movies. I would like to read Star Wars books. Where should I start? There are more than 80 adult Star Wars novels, including the 6 movie novelizations, more than 70 original novels, and 5 short story anthologies. Star Wars books are written by many different authors, which allows for variety and a high quantity. They take place before, after, in between, and during the movies. You can probably get away with starting almost anywhere, as long as it isn't in the middle of a series, but I guess the best way might be to read them all in the order they take place. Click here for a list of all the full-length adult-level Star Wars novels in chronological order. What new Star Wars books are coming, and when will they be out? Click here for a list of all known upcoming Star Wars books, with their release dates. Does George Lucas personally approve every Star Wars book? No, not personally. He employs a dedicated staff of editors and licensing staff in a division of the company called Lucas Licensing. It's the job of the people at Licensing to decide what Star Wars books and other Expanded Universe publications get to be made, and it is they who are in charge of making sure everything works out and fits together. Lucas does, however, reserve veto power on major happenings in the books, such as the deaths of characters from the movies, and he also has defined certain areas in which the Expanded Universe authors aren't allowed to work (such as Yoda's origins, or, formerly, the Clone Wars). Does George Lucas read the Star Wars books? While Lucas's personal life isn't exactly public information, the answer to this question appears to be no. It is said, however, that he does follow the Star Wars comic books, and he even decided to include a character from the comics, Aayla Secura, in Episodes II and III. What species is Yoda, and where is he from? Who trained him as a Jedi? No one knows the answers to these questions except perhaps George Lucas himself. He has intentionally left out this information, and it probably will never be revealed, because he prefers to keep it a mystery. Note: A fan-submitted story in Star Wars Galaxy magazine #9 claims that Yoda's Jedi Master was a Hysalrian named N'Kata Del Gormo - although recent comments from Lucas Licensing's Leland Chee suggest that these stories in Galaxy magazine might be considered to be within the official Star Wars continuity, I personally have serious doubts that this particular bit of backstory is intended to official. I heard that Boba Fett survived his fall into the Sarlacc pit in Return of the Jedi. Is this true? Although George Lucas has said that he thinks of Boba Fett as dead, in the books, comics, and other Expanded Universe sources (which are all officially licensed by Lucas), Fett did escape the Sarlacc and went on to continue bounty hunting for many more years. This may sound a bit confusing and hypocritical at first, but what it comes down to is this: Lucas doesn't pay much attention to or care much about what happens in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, but he still appreciates its existence and it's by his own decision that authors have been invited and allowed to expand upon the movie saga. Can you show me a map of the Star Wars galaxy? Yes. There is an excellent Star Wars galaxy map at www.nav-computer.com. This is by far the most accurate and most complete galaxy map on the web. It is carefully compiled entirely based on official information. What is the difference between a Sith and a Dark Jedi, or are they the same thing? The Sith are followers of a cult of evil Force-users originally founded by stray Jedi. The term "Dark Jedi" refers specifically to a former Jedi who has fallen to the dark side, or probably more generally to any Jedi-like dark side user. So all Sith could probably be called Dark Jedi, but not all Dark Jedi are Sith. In The Empire Strikes Back, Obi-Wan says that Yoda trained him. But wasn't it Qui-Gon who trained Obi-Wan? The answer is that they both trained him. As seen in Episode II, very young Jedi trainees are taught in groups at the Jedi Temple, most notably by Yoda. When they get to be about 12 years old, they are chosen individually as padawans. That's where Qui-Gon came in. How old is this or that character supposed to be? To check out Yoda's nifty character-age-finding table, click here.  |
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