“The partnership with the story group and the editorial team always had to be true to the sanctity of the film, while making sure that we find these moments to introduce hints, clues, and puzzle pieces,” said Andrew Sugerman of Disney Publishing Worldwide. It was reissued with new cover art as part of the Learn to Read with Star Wars: Chewie Level 1 box set on Decem. The book was written by David Fentiman and was published by DK Publishing on Decem. The authors were given access to storylines being developed in the new movies, and the books will be considered official canon. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: New Adventures is a Level 1 DK Readers title based on the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Oscars 2023: Best International Feature Film PredictionsĤ2 Great Films That Failed at the Box Officeĭel Rey, DK and Marvel Comics will be among the book’s publishers, and while storyline details are under wraps, the idea is to raise anticipation for the picture while filling in a lot of blanks. James Earl Jones Has Retired from Voicing Darth Vader, Signed Over Rights to Recreate His Voice 4: Mon Mothma Is 'a Nancy Pelosi Character'
NEW STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS BOOK MOVIE
And there’s even more on the way.ĮW reports that a new book series, “ Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” will bring at least 20 new titles that will fill in the story gap between “ Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi” and “ Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” These will range from novels to young adult titles to stickerbooks, each containing Easter Eggs that hint at events in ‘The Force Awakens.’ Evidently Lucasfilm are trying to snare every possible demographic at the bookstore before the movie comes out. So it’s not a big surprise that Disney is pimping arguably the biggest franchise of ’em all hard in advance of “ Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” They’re already teaming with Lego for the limited animated series “ Droid Tales ,” which will retell the first six movies in chronological order from the perspective of C-3PO and R2-D2. The true bottom line with respect to a movie isn’t found at the box office anymore, but in whatever junk can be sold alongside it: t-shirts, toys, video games, etc. If you’re wondering why every major Hollywood studio is chasing the shared universe model for their franchises, it comes down to one word: licensing.