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. A . garnet&black - MoM fP1 V . BPim! -y^ ? . 5 <> V:) . '*? Wi mJS I j ami e ai mmr A long, long, time ago (i / / (your local cineplex), a film was rel MM ear and revolutionized the way and I/I is Star Wars, and on January 31 ii over four minutes of new footage a 111 fects. With a reported cost of $15 i other $20 million for advertising, th HfI is sure to be financial blockbusters. Hp For those who may hav< * story, the premise for the Star War and evil. The Rebels, led by Luke HLeia, match wits and firepower wi Darth Vader and army of Stormtoo traterrestrial creatures combine wit stroyers and Tie Fighters to play a i "space opera" and become one of tt A recent merchandising I J.* \V/ Oi_ 1 TTJ B rounding me oiar wars opeuai cc has been released, as well as video g and all die other hoopla that surrou rations such as Pepsi, Taco Bell and well, putting up huge sums of mont All of this excitement and 20 years of Star Wars, but to prepar set of "prequels," set 40 years before reportedly center around the relati HP Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywa | to the Dark Side and transformed ini ,. the new trilogy will have a darker, i Whatever the tone of the ?|K huge hits, just as their predecessors. undoubtedly regenerate a hibernati culture phenomenons in the 20th c | I the next series of space opera adven houe li rrc. t 1 t\ w irr ? mirci base .STAR. pme kin m A n - ' 0 j ttanasio] 10 years), in a galaxy far, far, away eased that turned Hollywood on its 1 reason movies are made. The movie I 1 t will be re-released complete with ] nd spruced-up visual and sound efmillioh to revise the movie and an e fourth highest grossing movie ever | fsj jsg 2 forgotten or never known of the ;s Trilogy is the basic battle of good mk Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess I _ I ith the Galactic Empire's Emperor, I ^ I pers. A collection of droids and ex- MB H| h large fleets of X-Wings, Star De - . _ major role in creator George Lucas' " *l>i le most successful movie series ever. FffflBHVj >litz has accompanied the hype surlition. A new line of action figures |a ames, board games, books, clothing, tGftd H nds a major motion picture. Corpo- ^Gl Ib III j Pizza Hut will be in on the action as j/ ;y to be associated with Star Wars. commotion is not only to celebrate e audiences for the release if a new 2 the action in Star Wars. They will | ^ onship and adventures of a young V ilker, or Luke's father, who was lured to Darth Vadet According to Lucas, more sinister feel to them than the next three films, they're sure to be The Star Wars Special Edition will ng interest in one of the great pop , entury, whetting fans' appetites for Hb ! d on gross box office ticker sales HHH IBM rmm Eirns m\ 'mTm? \ L january[31]1997 4 lBSL 'flTH A HANDFULL OF iimihh fa EGOTIATION , MM 3 COMPaNV I mmm cultypi ito a mind-bending ;javu info courtesy iviviv.starwars.com