Star Wars original trilogy (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Star Wars original trilogy" in English language version.

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americanantiquarian.org

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archive.org

Baxter, John (1999). Mythmaker. HarperCollins. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-380-97833-5.

bbc.co.uk

news.bbc.co.uk

"30 pieces of trivia about Star Wars". BBC. May 23, 2007. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

bloomberg.com

Shaw, Lucas (August 2, 2018). "Disney Is Seeking 'Star Wars' Rights Back From TBS, TNT". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

books.google.com

Adjusting for inflation is complicated by the fact that the first films have had multiple releases in different years, so their earnings cannot be simply adjusted by the initial year of release. Inflation adjusted figures for 2005 can be found in Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success. HarperCollins. p. 519. ISBN 978-0-06-177889-6. Adjustment to constant dollars is undertaken in conjunction with the United States Consumer Price Index provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, using 2005 as the base year.^[70]
Taylor, Chris (2015). How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise. Performing Arts. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-465-09751-7. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
Susan Mackey-Kallis (2010). The Hero and the Perennial Journey Home in American Film. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 221–. ISBN 978-0-8122-0013-3.
Reagin, Nancy R.; Liedl, Janice (October 15, 2012). Star Wars and History. Wiley. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-118-28525-1. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
Reagin, Nancy R.; Liedl, Janice (October 15, 2012). Star Wars and History. Wiley. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-118-28525-1. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
Fitzpatrick, Eileen; Goldstein, Seth (July 1, 1997). "Video at 'Miracle' Price; Last Shot for 'Star Wars'". Billboard. p. 107. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2017 – via Google Books.

boxofficemojo.com

"Star Wars (1977) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
"Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
"The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
"Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
"The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – International Box Office Results – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
"Return of the Jedi (1983) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
"Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.

cinemablend.com

Wakeman, Gregory (December 4, 2014). "George Lucas Was Terrible At Predicting The Future Of Star Wars". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

cmu.edu

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"U.S. National Film Registry Titles". U.S. National Film Registry. Archived from the original on August 21, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2006.

contactmusic.com

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"Christopher Nolan's Star Wars Inspiration". ContactMusic.com. July 16, 2010. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

deadline.com

Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 18, 2015). "An Architect Of Hollywood's Greatest Deal Recalls How George Lucas Won Sequel Rights". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
Tartaglione, Nancy (December 14, 2021). "National Film Registry Adds Return Of The Jedi, Fellowship Of The Ring, Strangers On A Train, Sounder, WALL-E & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

empireonline.com

Kirby, Ben (January 31, 2017). "Who Shot First? The Complete List Of Star Wars Changes". Empire. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2017.

ew.com

Breznican, Anthony (November 20, 2015). "George Lucas on 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens': 'They weren't keen to have me involved'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

gizmodo.com

io9.gizmodo.com

Whitbrook, James (April 11, 2019). "The Mandalorian Will Premiere on Disney+ November 12". io9. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.

google.com

"'Empire Strikes Back' among 25 film registry picks". Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2010.

history.com

Klein, Christopher (August 22, 2018). "The Real History That Inspired "Star Wars"". History.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

hollywoodreporter.com

"The Real Force Behind 'Star Wars': How George Lucas Built an Empire". The Hollywood Reporter. February 9, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
Barnes, Mike (December 28, 2010). "'Empire Strikes Back,' 'Airplane!' Among 25 Movies Named to National Film Registry". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2010.

ign.com

Collura, Scott (January 28, 2013). "Star Wars 3D Releases Reportedly Cancelled". IGN. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

inafarawaygalaxy.com

James Ryan. "When did Star Wars become known as A New Hope? – In A Far Away Galaxy". Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.

inverse.com

Britt, Ryan (April 25, 2017). "Why Lucasfilm Says Unaltered 'Star Wars' Trilogy Will Never Return". Inverse. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.

latimes.com

latimesblogs.latimes.com

Geoff Boucher (August 12, 2010). "Did Star Wars become a toy story? Producer Gary Kurtz looks back" Archived August 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times, Calendar section

mashable.com

Taylor, Chris (April 13, 2017). "Harrison Ford to George Lucas: You're wrong about Han Solo". Mashable. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
Ulanoff, Lance (December 17, 2015). "The search for the 'Star Wars' George Lucas doesn't want you to see". Mashable. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

metacritic.com

"Star Wars: Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
"The Empire Strikes Back". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
"Return of the Jedi". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2015.

minneapolisfed.org

1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

nypost.com

Smith, Kyle (September 21, 2014). "How 'Star Wars' was secretly George Lucas' Vietnam protest". The New York Post. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.

nytimes.com

Molotsky, Irvin (November 29, 1987). "Reagan Wants End of Two-Term Limit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2019.

rottentomatoes.com

"Star Wars". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
"Empire Strikes Back". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
"Return of the Jedi". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

savestarwars.com

"Request Denied: Lucas Refuses to Co-Operate with Government Film Preservation Organizations". savestarwars.com. Saving Star Wars. 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014. When the request was made for STAR WARS, Lucasfilm offered us the Special Edition version. The offer was declined as this was obviously not the version that had been selected for the Registry.

screenprism.com

Saporito, Jeff (November 11, 2015). "Why was "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" originally released under another title". ScreenPrism. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
ScreenPrism. "Why was "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" originally released under another title – ScreenPrism". Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.

screenrant.com

Wilson, Kevin (March 1, 2016). "What If The Original Star Wars Trilogy Was Cast Today?". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
Chiodaroli, David (May 20, 2019). "10 Behind the Scenes Stories from the Original Star Wars Trilogy". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

soundonsight.org

Andrews, Mallory (July 21, 2014). "A 'New' New Hope: Film Preservation and the Problem with 'Star Wars'". soundonsight.org. Sound on Sight. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014. the NFR does not possess workable copies of the original versions...Government-mandated agencies such as the National Film Registry are unable to preserve (or even possess) working copies of the films on their list without the consent of the author and/or copyright holder.

starwars.com

"Star Wars: Episode IX Cast Announced". StarWars.com. July 27, 2018. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
Young, Bryan (December 21, 2015). "The Cinema Behind Star Wars: John Carter". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
Romano, Steven (August 20, 2015). "Actors Who Almost Appeared in Star Wars". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
Horton, Cole (October 15, 2015). "From World War to Star Wars: Stormtroopers". Star Wars. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
Young, Bryan (January 21, 2014). "The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Battle of the Bulge". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
Brooks, Dan. ""All Films Are Personal": An Oral History of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace". StarWars.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
Newbold, Mark (July 2, 2014). "Critical Opinion: Return of the Jedi Original Reviews". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

starwarz.com

"Starkiller". Jedi Bendu. Archived from the original on June 28, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2008.

syfy.com

Wenz, John (January 1, 2018). "The First Star Wars sequel: Inside the writing of Splinter of the Mind's Eye". Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

the-numbers.com

"Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope – Box Office Data, DVD and Blu-ray Sales, Movie News, Cast and Crew Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.

thegeektwins.com

Mitchell, Maurice (May 4, 2018). "9 Greatest Unscripted Moments in "Star Wars" Movie History". The Geek Twins. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

theguardian.com

Gilbey, Ryan (November 1, 2017). "John Mollo obituary: Star Wars costume designer who dressed Darth Vader". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

thewrap.com

Hughes, Jason (May 31, 2014). "'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' Voted Greatest Movie of All Time". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

time.com

"Star Wars: Attack of the Clones". Time. April 21, 2002. Archived from the original on June 5, 2002. Retrieved December 13, 2009. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea ... That's the issue I've been exploring: how did the Republic turn into the Empire?

washingtonpost.com

Rees Shapiro, T. (March 5, 2012). "Ralph McQuarrie, artist who drew Darth Vader, C-3PO, dies at 82". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

web.archive.org

"Star Wars: Episode IX Cast Announced". StarWars.com. July 27, 2018. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
Young, Bryan (December 21, 2015). "The Cinema Behind Star Wars: John Carter". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
Smith, Kyle (September 21, 2014). "How 'Star Wars' was secretly George Lucas' Vietnam protest". The New York Post. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
"Starkiller". Jedi Bendu. Archived from the original on June 28, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 18, 2015). "An Architect Of Hollywood's Greatest Deal Recalls How George Lucas Won Sequel Rights". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
"The Real Force Behind 'Star Wars': How George Lucas Built an Empire". The Hollywood Reporter. February 9, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
"30 pieces of trivia about Star Wars". BBC. May 23, 2007. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
Taylor, Chris (April 13, 2017). "Harrison Ford to George Lucas: You're wrong about Han Solo". Mashable. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
Romano, Steven (August 20, 2015). "Actors Who Almost Appeared in Star Wars". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
Wilson, Kevin (March 1, 2016). "What If The Original Star Wars Trilogy Was Cast Today?". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
Chiodaroli, David (May 20, 2019). "10 Behind the Scenes Stories from the Original Star Wars Trilogy". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
Mitchell, Maurice (May 4, 2018). "9 Greatest Unscripted Moments in "Star Wars" Movie History". The Geek Twins. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
Saporito, Jeff (November 11, 2015). "Why was "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" originally released under another title". ScreenPrism. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
Taylor, Chris (2015). How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise. Performing Arts. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-465-09751-7. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
James Ryan. "When did Star Wars become known as A New Hope? – In A Far Away Galaxy". Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
ScreenPrism. "Why was "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" originally released under another title – ScreenPrism". Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
Wenz, John (January 1, 2018). "The First Star Wars sequel: Inside the writing of Splinter of the Mind's Eye". Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
Geoff Boucher (August 12, 2010). "Did Star Wars become a toy story? Producer Gary Kurtz looks back" Archived August 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times, Calendar section
Rees Shapiro, T. (March 5, 2012). "Ralph McQuarrie, artist who drew Darth Vader, C-3PO, dies at 82". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
Gilbey, Ryan (November 1, 2017). "John Mollo obituary: Star Wars costume designer who dressed Darth Vader". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
"Star Wars: Attack of the Clones". Time. April 21, 2002. Archived from the original on June 5, 2002. Retrieved December 13, 2009. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea ... That's the issue I've been exploring: how did the Republic turn into the Empire?
Reagin, Nancy R.; Liedl, Janice (October 15, 2012). Star Wars and History. Wiley. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-118-28525-1. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
Molotsky, Irvin (November 29, 1987). "Reagan Wants End of Two-Term Limit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
Horton, Cole (October 15, 2015). "From World War to Star Wars: Stormtroopers". Star Wars. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
Reagin, Nancy R.; Liedl, Janice (October 15, 2012). Star Wars and History. Wiley. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-118-28525-1. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
Klein, Christopher (August 22, 2018). "The Real History That Inspired "Star Wars"". History.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
Young, Bryan (January 21, 2014). "The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Battle of the Bulge". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
"Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope – Box Office Data, DVD and Blu-ray Sales, Movie News, Cast and Crew Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
Fitzpatrick, Eileen; Goldstein, Seth (July 1, 1997). "Video at 'Miracle' Price; Last Shot for 'Star Wars'". Billboard. p. 107. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2017 – via Google Books.
Kirby, Ben (January 31, 2017). "Who Shot First? The Complete List Of Star Wars Changes". Empire. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
Britt, Ryan (April 25, 2017). "Why Lucasfilm Says Unaltered 'Star Wars' Trilogy Will Never Return". Inverse. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
Shaw, Lucas (August 2, 2018). "Disney Is Seeking 'Star Wars' Rights Back From TBS, TNT". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
Whitbrook, James (April 11, 2019). "The Mandalorian Will Premiere on Disney+ November 12". io9. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
"Star Wars (1977) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
"Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
"The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
"Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
"The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – International Box Office Results – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
"Return of the Jedi (1983) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
"Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
Hughes, Jason (May 31, 2014). "'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' Voted Greatest Movie of All Time". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
Newbold, Mark (July 2, 2014). "Critical Opinion: Return of the Jedi Original Reviews". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
"Star Wars". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
"Star Wars: Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
"Empire Strikes Back". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
"The Empire Strikes Back". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
"Return of the Jedi". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
"Return of the Jedi". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
"U.S. National Film Registry Titles". U.S. National Film Registry. Archived from the original on August 21, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
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Barnes, Mike (December 28, 2010). "'Empire Strikes Back,' 'Airplane!' Among 25 Movies Named to National Film Registry". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
Tartaglione, Nancy (December 14, 2021). "National Film Registry Adds Return Of The Jedi, Fellowship Of The Ring, Strangers On A Train, Sounder, WALL-E & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
Andrews, Mallory (July 21, 2014). "A 'New' New Hope: Film Preservation and the Problem with 'Star Wars'". soundonsight.org. Sound on Sight. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014. the NFR does not possess workable copies of the original versions...Government-mandated agencies such as the National Film Registry are unable to preserve (or even possess) working copies of the films on their list without the consent of the author and/or copyright holder.
"Request Denied: Lucas Refuses to Co-Operate with Government Film Preservation Organizations". savestarwars.com. Saving Star Wars. 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014. When the request was made for STAR WARS, Lucasfilm offered us the Special Edition version. The offer was declined as this was obviously not the version that had been selected for the Registry.
Ulanoff, Lance (December 17, 2015). "The search for the 'Star Wars' George Lucas doesn't want you to see". Mashable. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
"Christopher Nolan's Star Wars Inspiration". ContactMusic.com. July 16, 2010. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
Wakeman, Gregory (December 4, 2014). "George Lucas Was Terrible At Predicting The Future Of Star Wars". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
Breznican, Anthony (November 20, 2015). "George Lucas on 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens': 'They weren't keen to have me involved'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

x.com

Hidalgo, Pablo [@pablohidalgo] (February 15, 2019). "(And just to preemptively 'well, actually' myself, 'Episode IV: A New Hope' was made public by publishing it in the screenplay in 1979's Art of Star Wars book. But it wasn't added to the crawl until 1981)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Now This [@nowthisnews] (December 11, 2019). "J.J. Abrams is calling for the original versions of 'Star Wars' to be released" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2019 – via Twitter.

youtube.com

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