The purpose of this roundup is to put the highlights of all things Star Wars from the last week in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars fan on everything from the latest Star Wars: Episode VII developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed.
Let’s get to it!
The Force Awakens News and Rumors
First up, a Thank You from the set of “The Force Awakens” from the crew to those who donated to the UNICEF campaign:
So, does anyone else have plans for this day next year? #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/RHpJ5V3SdU
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 18, 2014
Countdown to @starwars: #TheForceAwakens – Revisit the Stories for Episode VII http://t.co/1uwb6Wo3TO pic.twitter.com/aoHuF8DdqO
— ComingSoon.net (@comingsoonnet) December 18, 2014
More rumors!
Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Super Weapon and Luke Skywalker’s freedom! http://t.co/qCTZgtFkry #StarWars #TheForceAwakens
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) December 12, 2014
Concepts: Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ “SIE” Fighter! http://t.co/ELaaYrqAdD #StarWars #TheForceAwakens
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) December 17, 2014
EXCLUSIVE: Descriptions of Unseen The Force Awakens Concept Art! Max von Sydow’s Character, the Tri-Wing and More. http://t.co/dwk0Q2hzm7
— Star Wars 7 News (@starwars7news) December 17, 2014
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Concepts: Finding “Rose” – The Blue Alien Sidekick http://t.co/Kdis3M4oyj #StarWars #TheForceAwakens
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) December 18, 2014
Captain Phasma Revealed As New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Character http://t.co/36XLkYFeDf #CaptainPhasma @starwars pic.twitter.com/pjJPbFEM4A
— Comicbook.com (@ComicBookdotcom) December 16, 2014
More from around the web:
Our ‘@StarWars: The Force Awakens’ preview—a galaxy of loners awaits moviegoers: http://t.co/PeyhLAb4U1 pic.twitter.com/lIawIhzNOD
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) December 18, 2014
Mark Hamill: We wore hoods to avoid snooping drones on the Star Wars set http://t.co/VufokDRIn0 pic.twitter.com/h5UwwT8byl
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) December 15, 2014
Important news: Mark Hamill loved playing with Ball Droid (aka BB-8) on the set of #StarWars http://t.co/Qq62ahLOO1 pic.twitter.com/UDnbXz66LL
— Yahoo Movies (@YahooMovies) December 12, 2014
Mark Hamill on his emotional (and scruffy) return as Luke Skywalker in ‘The Force Awakens’: http://t.co/9jDyboVbgd pic.twitter.com/bJWhi7NX8o
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) December 15, 2014
How fast is the rolling droid in Star Wars VII? http://t.co/LQ3okXDGWl pic.twitter.com/Rz98ohLLKH
— WIRED (@WIRED) December 11, 2014
Maisie Richardson-Sellers keeps it classy for #StarWars #TheForceAwakens http://t.co/RbszfOcHbM
— Joe_Corroney (@Joe_Corroney) December 18, 2014
The 10 things Andy Serkis can say about ‘@StarWars: The Force Awakens’: http://t.co/1kwy7lZIQz pic.twitter.com/fb2PyT8SHc
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) December 17, 2014
How Oscar Isaac got his @StarWars superfan uncle an extra gig in the new movie: http://t.co/3bcTH7mscL
— Vulture (@vulture) December 18, 2014
Top 12 most-viewed trailers of the year announced! http://t.co/izYSg0xVk2 pic.twitter.com/YLIIDcNufY
— ComingSoon.net (@comingsoonnet) December 17, 2014
How fast are the TIE fighters in Star Wars VII? http://t.co/2hfdJGy59g pic.twitter.com/aKOTC6LBOw
— WIRED (@WIRED) December 17, 2014
Inside “The Force Awakens” Trailer – Disney XD Official
More fan art!
The latest and greatest #TheForceAwakens fan art! Congratulations @paulshipper. #ff pic.twitter.com/h22c8LQVw1
— The Force Awakens (@StarWars_VII) December 12, 2014
Fan artwork of Sith Lord Kylo Ren! Send us yours ahead of the unveiling of #TheForceAwakens official teaser poster! pic.twitter.com/qPiIaWrZkt
— The Force Awakens (@StarWars_VII) December 12, 2014
Amazing. http://t.co/EgfZIeIPCp pic.twitter.com/rC1qsWjyuE
— The Star Wars Report (@StarWarsReport) December 13, 2014
While discussing STAR WARS… http://t.co/coqxhnEtjP pic.twitter.com/7MnfgcPFkU
— MRTIM (@OurValuedComics) December 17, 2014
Amazing! “@therpf: Someone has built a replica of the 3 bladed lightsaber from #StarWarsEpisodeVII http://t.co/osR5WcWeDO #StarWars“
— Jay – Indie Revolver (@IndieRevolver) December 18, 2014
SW7 – Droid – Julien Leterrier (3D / VFX)
Television
Exclusive: Yoda returns for Star Wars Rebels http://t.co/RiPrsUZrSi
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) December 15, 2014
In this #TheLostMissions Q&A segment, @Dave_Filoni talks about the mystery of Sifo-Dyas & new insight into the Sith. https://t.co/mfC1XBTJUj
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 12, 2014
Spoilers: #StarWars doubles down on crazy lightsaber design in ‘Rebels’ reveal http://t.co/dBafp6xW5a pic.twitter.com/SQa9xoEO3z
— HitFix (@HitFix) December 12, 2014
.@jasonsfolly Conquers the World: “After the Fall,” “Dig” and “Star Wars Rebels” http://t.co/hWZhLUG24K pic.twitter.com/E0vgE6N09N
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) December 15, 2014
In this special #TheLostMissions Q&A segment, @Dave_Filoni talks about Yoda’s trip to the mysterious Force planet. https://t.co/7SjEM0FSNF
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 15, 2014
Around The Web
Happy Holidays from Lucasfilm & ILM! http://t.co/oxlkIi7frM
— Lucasfilm Recruiting (@JoinTheForce) December 18, 2014
#ThrowbackThursday – Darth and the Troopers’ newest album cover. pic.twitter.com/t2ruJpn7pb
— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) December 18, 2014
Double vision pic.twitter.com/ybyQ8CNSLP
— Star Wars Stuff (@UnseenStarWars) December 13, 2014
@rianjohnson The FIrst Ever Oral History of the Christmas in the Stars Star Wars Christmas Album: http://t.co/EUNYJ9ul7j
— Not Mel Torme (@notmeltorme) December 16, 2014
Star Wars, Bruce and Loverboy: @BonJovi‘s early history: http://t.co/6ush7KI2R8 pic.twitter.com/UTIzhegh1Q
— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) December 15, 2014
Jason Reitman is re-staging ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ w/ @AaronPaul_8 and J.K. Simmons: http://t.co/uZTsxsjonj pic.twitter.com/CdRwwmFq2e
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) December 16, 2014
Look who’s playing Han and Leia in the @StarWars ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ live-read! http://t.co/gbh6wjiora pic.twitter.com/zCjK6h3D3L
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) December 18, 2014
Hi my friend! Please have a wonderful Holiday season and Happy New Year!! I give you Holiday card with thanks!! pic.twitter.com/uIfbxBO4P2
— Tsuneo Sanda (@bokusanda) December 17, 2014
Poster for Lucasfilm’s Strange Magic revealed. Do you like the characters? http://t.co/3dQH9GLOhd pic.twitter.com/WlpTgjwFHN
— The Disney Blog (@TheDisneyBlog) December 18, 2014
Natalie Portman says that after Star Wars “no director wanted to work with me.” http://t.co/jvA36VQhsm pic.twitter.com/2qjoqDVVyT
— Den of Geek (@DenofGeekUS) December 18, 2014
The http://t.co/z5Q93nVhpx team takes on the galaxy’s best bounty hunters. Where does your favorite hired gun rank? https://t.co/0EP0bxKNyn
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 18, 2014
Best of Star Wars Music Christmas Lights Show 2014 – Featured on Great Christmas Light Fight!
Leaked Star Wars Holiday Album (with Episode 7 footage!!)
Books and Comics
Check out the full @Marvel Comics March 2015 solicitations, including new @StarWars titles! http://t.co/d5rKxu3iI6 pic.twitter.com/EeJqzAH9T5
— ComingSoon.net (@comingsoonnet) December 16, 2014
Marvel Remasters Thomas, Chaykin’s “Star Wars” Adaptation in 2015 http://t.co/FDucOCtsea pic.twitter.com/k5RqTKmlUi
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) December 16, 2014
#starwars #1 comic Greg Land variant cover release date 01/14/2015 pic.twitter.com/3EhkqtnlWD
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) December 12, 2014
Star Wars #1 Covers #47 And #48 From Alan Davis http://t.co/CHRvD6mjzi
— Bleeding Cool (@bleedingcool) December 12, 2014
Dave Dorman’s Cover For Star Wars #1 – The 49th Identified Cover So Far http://t.co/q0OE4e6m9n
— Bleeding Cool (@bleedingcool) December 13, 2014
Star Wars #1 Gets Three J Scott Campbell Covers – Taking Us To Fifty-Five http://t.co/pDQoBjwGd2
— Bleeding Cool (@bleedingcool) December 15, 2014
The Cargo Hold Star Wars #1 Exclusive http://t.co/2z44S9wBvz
— TheForce.Net (@theforcenet) December 16, 2014
Great variant cover for STAR WARS #1 pic.twitter.com/qf7jBjbcAr
— Tom Taylor (@TomTaylorMade) December 18, 2014
Star Wars #1 Takes Top Spot For Advance Reorders For Third Week http://t.co/iJd0RhVumR
— Bleeding Cool (@bleedingcool) December 18, 2014
We’ve got an exclusive first look at Princess Leia #1 interior pages by @TerryDodsonArt and they are AWESOME. http://t.co/yFkiArHW1z
— Dan Brooks (@dan_brooks) December 17, 2014
PREVIEW: @MarkWaid & @TerryDodsonArt‘s “Princess Leia” #1 http://t.co/hswglWUqNf pic.twitter.com/7VlbfP9tNa
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) December 17, 2014
The Greatest Dark Horse Star Wars Comics To Buy Before They’re Gone http://t.co/20DtD3z1v2
— io9 (@io9) December 12, 2014
Star Wars R2-D2’s Droid Workshop – Construction Book Tutorial
Video Games
Santa @mrVaderdan came with early Christmas gifts to the @EA_DICE Battlefront team. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/ZGTKN88BbC
— Christian Johannesén (@phatseejay) December 18, 2014
Attractions and Events
RUMOR: The Force Awakens Expansion Coming To Star Tours: Via our fellow friends in the Force over a… http://t.co/hHOW2Olbpj #StarWars
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) December 12, 2014
Check out these 2015 @disneyparks events featuring a #StarWars art showcase January 16-17. http://t.co/JoGJSsbOtV
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 16, 2014
The @starwars Fan Film Awards are back! Submit your film today: http://t.co/ABwg7GUKOf #StarWars #SWCelebration pic.twitter.com/aaWbK1zswI
— StarWars Celebration (@SW_Celebration) December 16, 2014
The Fan Film Awards are back — and shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. http://t.co/BWLTvvnnTI https://t.co/wfindS9LPp
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 17, 2014
RT “@runDisney: Check out the #StarWarsHalf Marathon official 2015 Event Guide: http://t.co/JT3xdVSD8A pic.twitter.com/BouWKKfqYX”
— Rancho Obi-Wan (@RanchoObiWan) December 17, 2014
Collecting
These Unofficial “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” And “Destiny” LEGO Minifigs Are Fantastic | Nerd Approved http://t.co/IXATnTirTf
— Yakface.com (@yak_face) December 12, 2014
Warning: Genuine Star Wars VII Crew hats are embroidered on front & back. There’s a lot of fakes going around now (selling for $500+).
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) December 12, 2014
#StarWars – #TheEmpireStrikesBack Original #Script #eBay Auction See it here: http://t.co/x8GHtLmkq4? pic.twitter.com/9VunUug73t
— Joe Johnston (@jjsketchbook) December 15, 2014
#starwars Kenner artwork of the telescoping lightsaber for the back of the 12-back cardbacks. pic.twitter.com/KH4kDzvpPt
— Classic Star Wars (@ClassicStarWars) December 16, 2014