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STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2015 MERCHANDISE SNEAK PEEK, PART 2! LOOKING FOR A RANCOR-HEAD BOTTLE OPENER? YOU'LL FIND IT -- AND MUCH MORE -- IN ANAHEIM! Earlier this week, we showed you some of the exclusive merchandise coming to Star Wars Celebration, including classic Kenner action-figure-inspired pins, Rebel Alliance Soccer Club patches, and the amazing Space Slug-in-a-box. That was just the beginning — check out even more galactic goodies below that you won’t find anywhere else!

THE SABER GUILD: CELEBRATING COSTUMES, CHARITY, AND, OF COURSE, LIGHTSABERS GET TO KNOW THE STAR WARS FAN GROUP THAT WELCOMES BOTH JEDI AND SITH. “An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age.” And with that, a lifelong obsession began. As a small town girl, it took a while, but eventually I found some people who felt the same way, picked up a lightsaber of my own, and suddenly realized: now this I can do. Enter the Saber Guild. Formed in 2006 in California, the Saber Guild is an international Star Wars costuming and performance organization, dedicated to performing 100% choreographed lightsaber battles for charity. We are costumers, actors, dancers, martial artists, musicians, artists and photographers, and I’m here to tell you the seven reasons why Saber Guild is awesome. 1. Charity Raising money and awareness for good causes is very important to our group. We’ve worked with both national charities like Make-A-Wish and ASPCA and local organizations, such as a yout...

More on Star Wars: Battlefront April 16-19 at The Star Wars Convention? As we’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of Star Wars Battlefront this year, we’ve heard next to nothing about it. EA has been very tight-lipped about the details of the game and the progression of the release. It’s possible that EA has been quiet about Battlefront in part due to the late release of Hardline that ran into March. Whatever the reasoning, there is a very good chance we will get some great new info about the game and some fans might even have the opportunity to playtest coming up soon. EA showed Battlefront gameplay footage to retail partners recently and there’s a good chance consumers might see more of it soon. The official Star Wars Convention in Anaheim, California happens on April 16-19 and this would be the perfect time to give some gameplay action and reveals of the game to consumers. EA also told us the “first look” was coming in Spring 2015 so if you’re anxiously awaiting mo...

RESERVE “FEEL THE FORCE” PREMIUM PACKAGES NOW FOR STAR WARS WEEKENDS Prepare to “Feel the Force” with special premium packages offered this year at Star Wars Weekends! These dining packages put you close to the action of the Legends of The Force: Star Wars Celebrity Motorcade, the “Symphony in the Stars” fireworks and more in true intergalactic-foodie style. Enjoy your morning at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, knowing the Feel the Force Premium Package includes reserved viewing for the Legends of the Force: Star Wars Celebrity Motorcade from 11 a.m.-noon, with a selection of soft drinks, water and a snack. The grand finale to your day at Star Wars Weekends is the “Symphony in the Stars” Fireworks Dessert Party at 9 p.m. Enjoy Star Wars-themed desserts (including the famous Yoda and Darth Vader Cupcakes above), and a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages — all with an up-close view of the fireworks! You can expand your universe of choi...

Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels Coming to Zen Pinball 2 A new pinball table is revealed by Zenstudios and it’s based on the popular animated TV show on Disney XD, Star Wars Rebels. The new pinball game is called Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels. This new pinball game will take players on a journey to the far away galaxy and you will get to team up with the crew on starship Ghost, which includes Ezra Bridger, Zeb Orrelios, Sabine Wren, Kanan Jarrus, Hera Syndulla, and the Droid Chopper. The team comes together to fight the evil empire and the table will feature completely animated starships, Chopper’s mini playfield, seven exciting and new missions, a flaming engine thruster spindisk, and the Ghost and TIE fighters. Many Star Wars fans have been chomping at the bit to see if Zenstudios will continue their work with Lucasfilm to create a brand new pinball table. They are thrilled to let everyone know that this is exactly what they are doing. The new table will b...

SPLIT PERSONALITIES: STAR WARS MOVIE CHARACTERS PLAYED BY MULTIPLE ACTORS Most Star Wars characters are played by just one actor, but a few of Star Wars’ most iconic personalities have been brought to life through the collaboration of a surprising number of on-set actors, voice talent, stunt doubles and choreographers. Some of these duplicitous characters are obvious, particularly when younger versions of older characters are needed, as in the case of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boba Fett. Even so, it might surprise you just how many people were needed to fill any given role. Some examples are even a little strange, particularly when character’s faces or voices change on-screen during a single movie! Following, we examine some of the best examples of live-action Star Wars characters (omitting CG and practical puppets), played by multiple actors. Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader Anakin Skywalker and his alter-ego, Darth Vader, probably required more actors to...

A FISH CALLED GREEDO: 10 SPECIES NAMED AFTER STAR WARS As the characters and creatures in Star Wars have often been inspired by the wildlife of our own planet, so have scientists around the world been inspired by Star Wars. While often new species that are discovered are named after their finders, their location or their morphological characteristics, it is not uncommon for scientists to name newly discovered species after famous individuals or fictional characters. Here’s a list of 10 species names inspired by that galaxy far, far away! 1. Peckoltia greedoi Peckoltia greedoi is a species of armored catfish that lives in the Gurupí River of Brazil. It was discovered in 1998, and is characterized by dark, bulging eyes and a sucker mouth, not unlike the Rodian bounty hunter Greedo. When Jonathan Armbruster and his colleagues at the Auburn University Museum of Natural History were examining a specimen collected in 2005, one of his coworkers, Chris Hamilton, mentioned that the f...