What If Chris Pratt From 'Parks & Rec' Played Ben Kenobi In 'Star Wars?'
To promote the new Kinect Star Wars game for the Xbox, ad agency AKQA reshot the famous light sabre duel scene between Obi-Wan Ben Kenobi and Darth Vader, only with archetypal couch potato gamer Chris...
View ArticleHere's What 'Star Wars' Would Look Like If Made By Fans
Type “Star Wars" into the YouTube search bar and you'll get over 450,000 results. The saga has inspired parodies from Darth Vader subway scenes to Jedi kittens piloting X-wings and Tie fighter...
View ArticleHere Is VW's Highly Anticipated Super Bowl 2012 Ad
Although advertisers have released over 30 Super Bowl 2012 commercials and teasers to create social media buzz, the most highly anticipated unveiling has got to be VW's sequel to their award-winning...
View ArticleINSIDE LOOK: How VW And Deutsch Tried To Outdo One Of The Best Ads Of All Time
On Monday morning, Feb. 7, 2011, Deutsch LA's creative team for the Volkswagen account woke up in a post Super Bowl daze -- their ad, featuring a pint-sized Darth Vader, had just dominated the most...
View ArticleThis Weekend's Box Office Roundup: 4 Films Break Records
This February continues to be full of record-breaking weekends. For the first time ever, four films broke $20 million on a non-holiday weekend. "The Vow," "Safe House," "Star Wars," and "Journey 2"...
View ArticleThe Star Wars Franchise Is Worth Over $30 Billion, And It's Growing
24/7 Wall St. has decided to calculate the total value of the Star Wars franchise ahead of the release of the 3D film “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” and while its ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’ MMORPG...
View Article15 Rejected Star Wars Merchandise Items That You'd Love To Buy
Imagine a world in which you could grab a cold beer from your Han Solo in Carbonite mini-fridge and recline into the fat of a Jabba the Hutt bean bag chair after a long day of work. Click here to see...
View ArticleHere's How Dunkin' Donuts Plans To Dominate In China
Pork donuts may not be palatable to Americans or Europeans, but the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and the Baskin-Robbins ice cream chains is catering to local tastes in China, where it aims to open...
View ArticleYACHT OF THE WEEK: The $33 Million Wally 118 Is Darth Vader's Home On The Water
It seems that the majority of modern yachts all have the same outward appearance, and the main option is what size you would like your ship to be. There are a select few yacht makers that build boats...
View ArticleThese Japanese Fembots Are Getting Pretty Weird
The concept of genderizing robots is not new. The Jetsons had Rosie, a robotic maid. Star Wars had the dapper C-3PO. And of course Mike Myers gave us fembots: This interesting article from Time...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas' Plan To Turn Skywalker Ranch Into A Film Studio Isn't Going...
Star Wars creator George Lucas is looking to expand on his Marin County mega complex, and nearby residents are not happy. The filmmaker is planning on constructing a cutting-edge digital media...
View ArticleThe Millennium Falcon May Have Been Spotted Over South Korea
Over the weekend, a passenger on a flight over Seoul, South Korea, was able to get out a camera and record an unusual sight. As seen in a video posted on gather.com, a small, glowing orb appears in...
View ArticleWatch This 'Titanic 3D' Parody Trailer With Michael Bay Explosions and...
James Cameron spent $18 million for the 3D re-release of "Titanic." Big mistake. Instead, he should have assigned George Lucas, Michael Bay and Lost's J.J. Abrams to reimagine his blockbuster. See...
View ArticleFINALLY: Here Are Those Star Wars Condoms You've Been Waiting For
Italian art director and graphic designer Benedetto Papi has created a line of condoms for the most sexually active subset of society: Star Wars nerds. Click here to see the condoms> From Jabba the...
View ArticleThe Force Is Strong With The Most Popular Star Wars-Themed Ads Of All Time
In celebration of Star Wars Day on Friday—May the 4th be with you!—Unruly Media has compiled a list of the most shared Star Wars ads of all time. While everyone knows about Volkswagen and Deutsch LA's...
View ArticleHAPPY STAR WARS DAY: Take A Walk Around The Legendary Millennium Falcon
If you aren't a massive Star Wars fan, you may not know that the fourth day in May every year is "Star Wars Day." May the Fourth be with you. Get it? Fans who debate whether Greedo shot first in the...
View ArticleHOLY MOLY: A Real Lightsaber!
As you may know, today is Star Wars Day. (As in, "May The Fourth Be With You." Get it?) So it's only fitting that the geniuses at Wicked Lasers announced their new "Laser Saber," the closest thing to...
View ArticleMay the 4th Be With You: Here Are The 15 Most EPIC Moments In 'Star Wars'...
It's May 4th, which can only mean two things: one, it's a day before Cinco de Mayo and two, it's "Star Wars" Day! In honor of one of the greatest American sci-fi series of all time turning 35 this...
View ArticleREALLY? George Lucas Says He's Done Making Blockbuster Movies
From a galaxy far, far away ... to a garage? That's what it seems like. "Star Wars" creator George Lucas told Empire he's retiring from making blockbusters. Instead, he wants to produce...
View ArticleYou Will Be Amazed By These Incredibly Detailed Lego Movie Scene Recreations
"American Beauty," "The Big Lebowski," "Star Wars," "The Shining"—iconic images from each of these films, plus 19 more, have all been recreated using Legos. We stumbled upon the amazing photos on...
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