Draft:The Skywalker Saga

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The Skywalker Saga also known as the Star Wars Saga is the main series of Star Wars film focused on the titular Skywalker family.

The main Star Wars film series is a trilogy of trilogies; as it neared completion, it began to be referred to as the "Skywalker Saga" by Disney.[1][2] It was released beginning with the original trilogy (Episodes IV, V and VI, 1977–1983), followed by the prequel trilogy (Episodes I, II and III, 1999–2005) and the sequel trilogy (Episodes VII, VIII and IX, 2015–2019).[a] The first film released, Star Wars (1977), is the fourth film chronologically and was later subtitled Episode IV – A New Hope. The saga begins chronologically with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and concludes with Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

The story follows each generation of the Force-sensitive Skywalker family and their struggle against the evil Sith Lord Darth Sidious (Palpatine). The prequel trilogy focuses on Anakin Skywalker, his training as a Jedi, and his eventual fall to the dark side as Darth Vader due to Palpatine's machinations and his fear of losing his wife Padmé Amidala. The original trilogy follows their children, Luke and Leia, as they join the Rebel Alliance and battle Vader, Palpatine, and his Galactic Empire. The sequel trilogy features Kylo Ren (Ben Solo)—the son of Leia and Han Solo, nephew and former Jedi apprentice of Luke, and grandson of Padmé and Anakin—who fell to the dark side and seeks to rule the galaxy with Rey, the granddaughter of Palpatine and the last Jedi apprentice of Luke and Leia.

Each episodic film begins with an opening crawl, accompanied by the main Star Wars theme by John Williams, who composes the scores for each film. All nine films—most notably the original trilogy—have had retroactive changes made after their initial theatrical releases.


Films[edit]

Film U.S. release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s) Refs
Prequel trilogy
Episode I – The Phantom Menace May 19, 1999 (1999-05-19) George Lucas Rick McCallum [3]
Episode II – Attack of the Clones May 16, 2002 (2002-05-16) George Lucas George Lucas and Jonathan Hales George Lucas [4][5]
Episode III – Revenge of the Sith May 19, 2005 (2005-05-19) George Lucas [6][7]
Original trilogy
Episode IV – A New Hope May 25, 1977 (1977-05-25) George Lucas Gary Kurtz [8][9]
Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back May 21, 1980 (1980-05-21) Irvin Kershner Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan George Lucas [10][11]
Episode VI – Return of the Jedi May 25, 1983 (1983-05-25) Richard Marquand Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas Howard Kazanjian [12][13]
Sequel trilogy
Episode VII – The Force Awakens December 18, 2015 (2015-12-18) J. J. Abrams J. J. Abrams & Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt Kathleen Kennedy, J. J. Abrams and Bryan Burk [12][14]
Episode VIII – The Last Jedi December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15) Rian Johnson Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman [15][16]
Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20) J. J. Abrams Chris Terrio & J. J. Abrams Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow and J. J. Abrams & Chris Terrio Kathleen Kennedy, J. J. Abrams and Michelle Rejwan [17][18]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The first two trilogies were released on three-year intervals, the sequel trilogy films two years apart.

References[edit]

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  8. ^ Mike Murphy (May 25, 2017). "The $11 million spent on "Star Wars" in 1977 was the best film investment ever made". Quartz. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  9. ^ Ryan Gilbey (September 26, 2018). "Gary Kurtz obituary". TheGuardian.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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  15. ^ Patrick Hipes (January 23, 2017). "'Star Wars: Episode VIII' Gets A Title". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017.
  16. ^ Mandalit Del Barco (December 15, 2017). "For 'Last Jedi' Director, The Journey To 'Star Wars' Began With Action Figures". NPR. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020.
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  18. ^ Gregory Lawrence (November 15, 2019). "Exclusive: 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Final Writing Credits Revealed". Collider. Archived from the original on September 9, 2020.
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