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Top 5 Ways Princess Leia is a Disney Princess

May 20, 2013 by Savannah 3 Comments

Ever since Disney purchased LucasFilm and announced upcoming Star Wars films, Disney fans are beginning to consider Princess Leia as the newest Disney princess; and after Merida’s Coronation and 2013 Star Wars Weekends beginning this week, I got to thinking that Leia really does deserve to be one of those royal ladies.

Now I know what you’re thinking. Princess Leia doesn’t exactly generate thoughts about cute, woodland creatures, ball gowns, and sweet, romantic ballads; but Princess Leia is more like the Disney Princesses than you might think! In fact, I’m going to prove it in my Top 5 Ways Princess Leia is a Disney Princess.

5. Lost in the Forest-Have you ever noticed how most Disney Princesses always end up in the woods or a forest? How about the fact that adorable woodland creatures always find them and help them save the day? Consider Snow White, Pocahontas, Sleeping Beauty… Yeah, you get the idea. Princess Leia is no exception! In Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Leia gets lost in the Endor Forest after wrecking her speederbike. Soon after, the adorable forest Ewoks emerge to help her and later save the day. Point proven.

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Filed Under: Movies, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends, Top 5/10 Tagged With: disney, Disney Princess, Leia, Lucasfilm, Princess Leia, Snow White, Star Wars, Walt Disney Company

Disney Plans New ‘Star Wars’ Film Every Year Starting in 2015

April 21, 2013 by Patrick Leave a Comment

As of last October, we knew that a new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy was happening, as was announced when Disney purchased Lucasfilm. At the time, all we knew was that the new series would start with ‘Star Wars Episode VII’, and that the film will be directed by J.J. Abrams, which will be released in the summer of 2015. It’s believed that the new films will see the return of Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher, as their iconic characters of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia, but in what capacity is unknown. There are many rumors circulating about what’s to come, including a rumored TV series, as well as stand alone spin-off films.

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Filed Under: Disney & Co, Movies, Movies, News, Star Wars, Stuff, Walt Disney Pictures Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, Episode 7, Episode VII, Han Solo, J. J. Abrams, Lucasfilm, Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, Princess Leia, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode VII, Star Wars sequel trilogy

Return of the Princess – Carrie Fisher on Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode VII

March 8, 2013 by Aljon Leave a Comment

Star Wars news seems to be breaking on a daily basis which is a great thing! Original trilogy actors have been doing a lot of press answering questions regarding their possible involvement in Star Wars Episode VII. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams have mentioned wanting to return to a galaxy far, far away. Now we can add Carrie Fisher to the “Ep. 7″ buzz. Here’s an excerpt from a recent Palm Beach Illustrated interview with the galactic princess.

Q: “Disney is going to continue the ‘Star Wars’ saga, producing movies set to hit theaters starting in 2015. Can you confirm whether you’ll reprise the role of Princess Leia?”
A: “Yes.”
Q: “What do you think Princess Leia is like today?”
A: “Elderly. She’s in an intergalactic old folks’ home [laughs]. I just think she would be just like she was before, only slower and less inclined to be up for the big battle.”

As soon as the story broke Fisher’s representative fired off saying “nothing has been confirmed” and she was just “joking.” Notice my use of quotations. I think Lucasfilm/Disney is doing a great thing by letting these things leak as it builds anticipation for a 2015 release. I suspect that we will be hearing from Billy Dee Williams and Mark Hamill over the next few months to stoke the flames.

Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode VII – Not So Fast (jedimouseketeer.com)

Return of the Princess Carrie Fisher on Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode VII

Filed Under: Celebrity, Disney & Co, Movies, Movies, News, Star Wars, Stuff Tagged With: Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Lucasfilm, Mark Hamill, Princess Leia, Star Wars, The Walt Disney Company

Star Wars Detours Animated Comedy Series Takes Us Funny Side of the Force

September 6, 2012 by Aljon 2 Comments

One of the highlights of Star Wars Celebration VI was The Super-Secret Star Wars Panel with Todd, Seth, and Matt where we saw the debut of footage from Star Wars: Detours. Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich, along with director Todd Grimes were there to tell fans in attendance all about their “Lucas-blessed” take on the characters and untold stories from a galaxy far, far away.

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Filed Under: Movies, Star Wars, Stuff, TV Tagged With: animation, Cad Bane, Cartoon Network, Detours, Han Solo, Jar Binks, Matthew Senreich, Princess Leia, Robot Chicken, Seth Green, Star Wars

Disney Parks Merchandise appearing at Star Wars Celebration VI Event in August 2012

August 11, 2012 by Chip 3 Comments

Disney Parks has a long history with Star Wars that dates back to 1987 with the opening of Star Tours at Disneyland park. Since that time, Disney has offered a variety of collectibles including action figures, pins, shirts and more. I’m happy to report that Disney Theme Park Merchandise will be attending Star Wars Celebration VI, a Star Wars fan event coming to the Orange County Convention Center from August 23-26, 2012. This year, they have created some items that fans will only find at this event.

One of those event exclusive items is a 3-inch Vinylmation figure of Princess Leia as a hologram. This figure has an edition size of 2,500, and is considered the variant figure to the Leia figure found in Vinylmation – Star Wars #2 series (which will also debut at the event on August 23 and will later be sold at Disney Parks).

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