Star Wars is an American epic space opera multimedia
franchise created by
George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a
worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into
various films and other media, including television series, video
games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas,
comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe. In 2020, its total
value was estimated at US$70 billion, and it is currently the
fifth-highest-grossing media franchise of all time. The original film
(Star Wars), retroactively subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope (1977),
was followed by the sequels Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983), forming the original Star
Wars trilogy. Lucas later returned to the series to direct a prequel
trilogy, consisting of Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Episode
II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
(2005). In 2012, Lucas sold his production company to Disney,
relinquishing his ownership of the franchise. This led to a sequel
trilogy, consisting of Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015), Episode
VIII: The Last Jedi (2017), and Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
(2019).
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