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“Just prior to the global release, [Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy] screened The Force Awakens for George,” Iger writes in The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned From 15 Years as CEO of The Walt Disney Company. “He didn’t hide his disappointment. ‘There’s nothing new,’ he said.” Characterizing Lucas’ critique, Iger describes how “it was important to him to present new worlds, new stories, new characters and new technologies. In this one, he said, ‘There weren’t enough visual or technical leaps forward....

Matt Calvert, 10 seconds into the second overtime, tied Columbus' first-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins at one game apiece, beating Marc-Andre Fleury for his second goal of the game and giving the Blue Jackets a 4-3 win. A little more from Consol Energy Center: PENALTY KILLED After two periods of disciplined hockey, the Penguins self-destructed in the third, taking three in a little more than eight minutes, and the Blue Jackets made them pay; defenseman Jack Johnson, with Kris Letang in the box on a borderline interference call, beat Fleury to tie the game at 3 with 5:41 remaining....

Emery stood in again for injured No. 1 netminder Steve Mason and made 31 saves to help the Flyers rally from an early two-goal deficit and beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Sunday to even the first-round playoff series. The Flyers had lost nine straight at Madison Square Garden, including 4-1 in the series opener on Thursday, since their last win there on Feb. 20, 2011. Emery hadn't won a postseason game anywhere in exactly three years for Anaheim at Nashville....

Primer: The blockbuster 2014 trade deadline deal between the Lightning and Rangers that saw Ryan Callahan and Martin St. Louis swap teams could prove relevant in deciding the Eastern Conference finals one year later. But both players, who have yet to score in the playoffs, must break out of slumps first. Callahan, who spent his first five NHL seasons with the Rangers, has three assists in 12 games but is a plus-7....

Stanton’s shot to right field put him on pace with Roger Maris, who hit 61 home runs back in 1961. The 27-year-old has said he considers Maris’ mark to be the record because the players that passed him have faced steroid allegations. Further proving Stanton’s dominance, the slugger now has 15 more home runs than the next player (Aaron Judge, 38). The last time an MLB home-run champ had 15-plus more than the next guy was in 1932 when Jimmie Foxx hit 58 and Babe Ruth hit 41 home runs....

The BCCI used an online auction process for the first time as three packages were made available, with Google and Facebook among those to show interest, but only Star, Sony and Reliance Jio were in the final running. After three days of online bidding, Star came out on top with a record bid of INR 6138.1 crore – approximately $944m – for the global consolidated rights until 2023. The previous cycle’s bid – also from Star – was around $750m....

Sure, this weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the “Hail Flutie,” the legendary play where Flutie hit Gerard Phelan with the impossible pass that helped No. 12 Boston College upset No. 10 Miami 47-45 at the Orange Bowl on Nov. 23, 1984. Try and ask Flutie a question he hasn’t heard at least once. We know the play was called “55 Flood Tip.” We know Flutie jumped into Steve Trapilo’s arms....

You don’t have to be a Trekker to Star Trek and chill, especially with the variety of shows Paramount+ currently has to offer. Not every Star Trek property ever made is here, with Netflix and CBS All Access also taking a share, but it’s still an impressive list. 13 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) It was considered to be a failure in its time, but modern viewers are finally giving this movie the credit it deserves....

Ahsoka Tano was introduced to Star Wars in the animated The Clone Wars film and TV series, in which she was voiced by Ashley Eckstein. Fans have been excessively asking for Ahsoka Tano to be brought into a live-action Star Wars show or movie because the character quickly grew to be loved by fans as they watched her go from a hot-headed, brash, immature Padawan into a calm, level-headed, and tactical Jedi master....

Often we talk about video games being inspired by other incredible video games out there in the market. Some think of it as a good thing, some think it’s just an easy way out for the developers. In reality, it lies somewhere in between. It’s always good to see your favourite mechanics from other games being implemented in an upcoming title you have your eyes on, but it also in someways robs one of that surprise element of the game....

This much was revealed by Ohlen during a discussion he had with Eurogamer about Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 and the sci-fi franchise as a whole. The creative director of BioWare Austin explained that the studio wanted to include a plot twist involving the protagonist’s trusted mentor actually being evil, with Yoda being thought of as the perfect tool for such a deception. However, since Yoda himself was untouchable canonically-speaking, developers thought about using a character from Yoda’s race instead, as fans would implicitly trust someone that looked like him....

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi is set to focus on shorts that explore the lives of Jedi from the prequel era. Six episodes will premiere in late October, and they will be split into two paths. The Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi trailer promised that some stories would follow the fall of Count Dooku as he becomes the Sith Lord Darth Tyrannus, while others will chronicle the early life of Ahsoka Tano, who goes on to become the Padawan of Anakin Skywalker before leaving the Jedi Order and going on to help found the Rebellion during the Era of the Empire....

The Bad Batch follows a group of unique clone troopers, all of whom have their own individual defects. These differences end up setting them apart from the rest, though, giving them abilities such as advanced strength, intelligence, and weaponry skills. This group, which consists of Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Echo, and Omega (with Crosshair switching sides), was first introduced in season seven of The Clone Wars. They were in an arc of four episodes of that show that ultimately served as a back door pilot for a series of their own....

RELATED: Now Is the Perfect Time for A New Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Because there are a lot of bounty hunters in Star Wars, and it is a naturally competitive position, there is an entire guild dedicated specifically to their regulation. This comes with the Bounty Hunter’s Creed, a set of rules that all individuals of the profession are expected to follow. These include rules about how to take on bounties, treat other hunters, and how to ensure the best results for both the hunter and their employer....

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was released at the end of the 20th Century, sixteen years after the Return of the Jedi. Despite mixed reviews, it was the highest-grossing film of 1999 and took the title of second highest grossing film ever, second to Titanic. It launched the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy that ended up being the last Star Wars creation by George Lucas, who sold the entire franchise to Disney in 2012 for $4....

But now, thanks to the efforts of one tinkerer on YouTube, it looks like the wait is finally over. James Hobson, a former engineer who goes by the moniker “The Hacksmith,” appears to have achieved what was once thought to be impossible. In a YouTube video he posted in October of last year, he debuted the world’s “first real working lightsaber” - one that not only shines as brightly as the ones in the movies do, but also fully retracts and cuts through metal....

Lucas was heavily influenced by Kurosawa’s samurai classics in characterizing the Jedi and crafting the saga’s lightsaber duels – not to mention all the now-iconic wipe scene transitions, a favorite of Kurosawa’s – while the lone wolf protagonist of Yojimbo has formed the basis for every badass bounty hunter from Boba Fett to Din Djarin. This tradition has continued into the Disney era, as Rian Johnson’s use of conflicting flashbacks in The Last Jedi has been compared to the unreliable narrators of Rashomon and Dave Filoni clearly drew influence from Throne of Blood with the foggy opening scene of The Mandalorian episode “Chapter 13: The Jedi....

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was developed by Respawn and published by EA, and released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game came after years of fans asking for a single-player Star Wars game and the backlash over Star Wars Battlefront 2’s microtransactions. RELATED: Star Wars Holiday Special And More Coming To Disney Plus With A Catch Back in January, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was updated to run better on the new generation of consoles with new graphic options added....

Following Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’s nomination at The Game Awards 2020, one dedicated Star Wars fan shared a mod that allows players to assume the role of The Child’s protector. Posted by AlexPo21 on NexusMods, the mod sees Mando’s armor recreated in great detail, from the sigil on his shoulder to the jetpack obtained at the end of the first season. AlexPo21 clearly put a lot of effort into recreating the design, with the character’s cape and ammo belt included....