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The Rising Popularity of a ‘Star Wars’ Baby Name

This year, a surprising baby name appeared for the first time on the Social Security Administration’s annual list of the top 1,000 baby names in the United States.

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Toys”R”Us® To Launch New Star Wars™ Saga Products With Midnight Opening Events Worldwide

Toys”R”Us® is going into hyperdrive and preparing an out-of-this-galaxy, global celebration for the upcoming debut of toys based on the next chapter of the Star Wars Saga at 12:01am on Force Friday, September 4. Counting down to the highly anticipated toy launch and this fall’s new theatrical release, Toys”R”Us stores worldwide and Toysrus.com have transformed into Destination: Star Wars, every fan’s retail source for The Force with hundreds of new products, including those only available at Toys”R”Us. On Force Friday, Toys”R”Us stores around the globe will open their doors for special midnight opening festivities, providing customers of all ages the opportunity to be among the first to purchase must-have merchandise, receive exclusive giveaways and immerse themselves in all things Star Wars. The company’s international flagship store, Toys”R”Us Times Square in New York City, will host a historic Star Wars toy exhibition leading up to the grandest midnight opening celebration of all, welcoming legions of eager fans with costumed characters, signing events, giveaways and more all day on Thursday, September 3.

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The new Star Wars movie could rake in a whopping $2.2 billion worldwide

The new Star Wars movie could bring in a lot of money.

In fact, about $2.2 billion, according to some analysts.

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Chipmunks Go Nuts for ‘Star Wars’ in Adorable Photos

The Force is strong with these rodents. In a Flickr photo series by Chris McVeigh called “Backyard Adventures,” chipmunks interact with the artist’s Star Wars action figures, with delightful results.

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Netflix RUMORS: Disney Planning Live-Action ‘Star Wars’ Shows

A while back, word got around that Disney and Lucasfilm were toying with the idea of a live action “Star Wars” television show. Now comes word that the studio is actually planning multiple live action “Star Wars” series set for Netflix.

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Behold! Every change ever made to the original Star Wars trilogy

Have you ever wondered exactly how many changes Lucasfilm made to the original “Star Wars” trilogy during the special editions?

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‘Star Wars’ Rumor: Han Solo ‘Force Awakens’ Backstory Revealed

Even though they defeated Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi, things haven’t gone very smoothly for the Rebel Alliance (now the Resistance) in the years since.

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These are the ‘Star Wars’ spinoffs, sequels and re-releases in the works

In 2012, the Walt Disney Company bought the production company Lucasfilm from its founder, “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, for $4 billion. Now, the company is offering some details about the what movies it’s going to roll out and when.

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WATCH – Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Comic-Con 2015 Reel

Fans at San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H were treated to a special look behind the scenes of Star Wars:The Force Awakens by director J.J. Abrams, producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and writer Lawrence Kasdan. The filmmakers were joined on stage by cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford to the surprise and delight of fans.

At the end of the Hall H presentation, the entire Hall H audience of more than 6,000 fans were all invited to continue the celebration and join cast and filmmakers at a surprise Star Wars Fan Concert. The San Diego Symphony performed the classic Star Wars music from John Williams at the Embarcadero Marina Park South.

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Disney unveils the first official Star Wars iOS app w/ lightsaber training, themed selfies, more

Simply named “Star Wars”, this is not a game, but rather a new hub app for “breaking news, rich media, social updates, special events, interactive features” and more.

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