Star Wars Archives - Golden Globes

Olympic Athletes Who Became Hollywood Stars

One hundred years ago at the Paris Olympics in 1924, 20-year-old Johnny Weissmuller won three gold medals for swimming and a bronze medal for water polo. He went on to win two more golds at the 1928 games in Amsterdam and set 67 world records in his athletic career.

Film

Shahbaz Sarwar and His “Star Wars” Fan Film

Shahbaz Sarwar had been to the premiere of The Force Awakens (2015) at the Imperial Cinema in Denmark when he got the idea to become part of the Star Wars fan base which makes fan movies. Star Wars fan films have become quite popular among fans and are accepted by Lucasfilm as long as they are not commercial projects.

Interviews

A European Star Wars Celebration

Star Wars is an ongoing phenomenon that has enticed generations of fans all over the world for five decades. So, it is no surprise that there are regular celebrations on every continent each year.

Interviews

Diego Luna Returns As Andor to the “Star Wars” Universe

With his Golden Globe-nominated film Y tu mamá también (2001) from Alfonso Cuarón, Diego Luna became an ambassador of Mexican cinema, appealing to both critics and world audiences. And with his debut appearance as Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), the role reinforced his reputation as an artist always in search of challenges, restless in his pursuit of artistic fulfillment.

Industry

The “Light & Magic” of the House that George Lucas Built

The visual effects house Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), founded by director and producer George Lucas in 1975, celebrates 45 years since the world learned of its existence when Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (1977) was released, with that sequence of the Star Destroyer flying across the screen, heading to infinity. Since then, ILM has not stopped pointing to a future full of promises to discover, as well as challenges and secrets to reveal.

Interviews

Donald Glover Conquers New Galaxies in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’

Actor, director, rap artist, Saturday Night Live host, Golden Globe winner…. talk about Donald Glover and you’re liable to run out of hyphens.

Music

On Music: Daisy Ridley, From Mulan to Tom Waits (and Naps)

25-year-old English actress Daisy Ridley found instant success when she was cast in the breakout role as Rey in the new Star Wars trilogy. Ever since she has been one of the busiest actresses in the business.

Industry

All Disney, All the Time: D23 Announces New Animation, Star Wars, Marvel Movies

Every two years, since 2009, the Disney empire pounds the drums, sounds the clarions and gathers the tribes of fans and franchisees for one massive get-together: D23 Expo, two and half days in late July/early August dedicated to all things Disney. The event – named after the year the studio was founded, 1923- takes over the entirety of the massive Anaheim Convention Center – conveniently placed one mile away from the resort that included the Disneyland and California Adventure parks – and serves a variety of key purposes for the Disney multi-verse.

Festivals

World Box Office, December 12-18

As many predicted Rogue One: A Star Wars Story engaged the hyperdrive from day one and blasted off with a $290. 5 million global debut.

Box Office

World Box Office Dec 28-Jan 3, 2016

Many new things will happen in the coming year but for now we have one constant: Star Wars: The Force Awakens is still dominating the domestic and international box office. J.