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Eee CMUS SN Tas oN cA THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE De ans aaa \ f™ rarer a PREMIER ISSUE! pa STAR WARS TRILOGY. THE WHOLE STORY. ONE AUDIO COLLECTION, SUVA AWWA ESESS LISTEN TO THE FORCE. Peon a Recta CE ere ae oe Cc ack) Peet ercse acc Pe Bac Do you remember The Star Wars Holiday Special that aired on TV in 19782We take & HRP eisai Took, and have some fun with this unusual addition to the Star Wars universe By JON BRADLEY SuvDER x 45 Standing barely 3 feet tall, Kenny Baker is a man who has reached incredible bh ee heights. Kenny has been entertaining people for years, but is most well-known for ae scala bringing the lovable little droid, R2-De, to life. f p een tere re eres yet the names Wedge Antilles and Denis Lawson have, for the most part, been ba atic, See Recon eee SL Lyd Wedge Antilles deserves the crown as the greatest of all the minor characters who aca cs have appeared inthe trilogy. ngider takes a look at this character who has befome ee ee eee nee ccs ee ales ere eee eer rc cers eC et Seeniareenrvaneheiannemr re yy ere nntannree eee 5 sea elnino een ne eeer we NE nny prea ne n enn iealeenenesieaniannantinty cone ome seeree retin eater tnte Fea peaserevr vent oeaerinse atten nr Smaven seat ela eL ctr ett he eres : en ee tet ee Dee mR Paneer serra flees POSTMASTER ane) pscapenaeaennirape inner opens oer Oteenneee Tee reer : Fae eee satan reniarypet ere mnenvy nenntney SeenaneninnEEE TIT nee amen Tr en aor mcrom semeceann eee 5 bye ee FORCE BE WITH YOU syou can see from this issue, The Lucasfitm Fan Club has gone through an important evolution! Welcome to the new Official Star Wars Fan Club and its official maga- zine, the Sta Wars Insider! ‘There are many reasons for the name and format change. Countless hours were spent in discussion with Lucasfilm as the appropriate time to change the fan club's name back to its original title. But a litle his tory might prove valuable, The Official Star Wars Fan Club began in 1978, shortly after Star Wars’ release, Many ofits original members then youngsters and teenagers, now have children of their own who belong to the current club—one of those original fans is the person writing this letter. ‘Star Wars Fan Club ran successfully for years until approximately 1986 when Lucasfilm decided to close it down since the Star Wars films had run their course and no new films were in the planning stage. However, in 1987, The Lucasfilm Fan Club evolved out of the ashes of the oviginal Stor Wars Fan Club. There were many requests to keep the club going Decause there were many new non-Star Wars projects in the works, namely and Indiana Jones and the Last Crus ‘The club's purpose was to continue to report on the progress of the Star Wars ‘universe while updating fans on Lucas film's other ventures ... and we've done that successfully forthe last seven years. ‘The new Star Wars prequels loom in the distance. George Lucas plans to start the screenplay for episode one by the end of this year. Episode one is tentatively scheduled for release in 1998 STAR WARS INSIDER In addition to the promise of new Sta Wars adventures, Star Wars has seen a resurgence in popularity with new book releases, touring shows and countless new, quality Star Wars products hitting ‘the marketplace (as you ean see from our latest catalog!) For these reasons, we felt it was time to go back to that galaxy far, far away and focus on the creative team and unique characters that brought us the adventures of Luke Skywalker. ur new format delves into the back ground and behind-the-scene stories of previous Star Wars films, including exclu: sive interviews with the cast and crew ‘Well explore all the elements of the Star Wars universe including Star Wars fan- dom, wihich grows by leaps and bounds every yeat! The Star Wars Insider will also be your best source of information on the new Star Wars prequels as we continue to Keep you updated on their progress right up to their release You may have heard th es, Because of our new Star Wars format, does this mean ‘we wor't cover Indy and other Lucasfilm projects? Absolutely not! Each Insider issue will feature a special section on ‘what's happening beyond the Star Wars e at Lucasfilm. As we grow closer to Indy’s fourth big-screen adventure, youl find some of the mast extensive coverage, on-the-set articles and exclu sive interviews to be found anywhere right here in the Insider We hope you enjoy the new, improved changes we are making to your fan elu ‘We welcome letters and comments on the new format. As Obi-Wan Kenobi sai, ‘The Force wil be with you ... always ‘Star Wars may have taken a rest, but it has never been very far away and, now, it fs coming back, stronger and better than it’s ever been! We look forward to bringing you all the excitement and adventure of George Lucas’ spectacular Star Wars saga in every issue ofthe Star Wars Insider! Truly, the Force is back! ‘May the Force be with you! yeh Dan Yatser resent | Ti Ending months of speculation, Lucasfilm has confirmed that a definitive Special Edition of Star Wars will be released in theaters in 1997, commemorating the twentieth anniversary of Star Wars. The Special Edition wil include several minutes of new footage, including a meeting between Jabba and Han that was shot during the original principal photography but not included in the final cut of the film. Also involved will be a number of additional shots and new special effects in previously seen shots that will allow George Lucas to depict Mos Eisley as he originally intended. Work has already begun at Industrial Light & Magic. The Special Edition will also feature @ newly remixed

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