May the 4th Be With You!
Carrie Fisher was given her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. The illustration above was rendered by Drew Struzan, everyone’s favorite movie poster illustrator icon. We miss you Carrie!
Above: Family Guy “Blue Harvest” parody on TBS. This title was the code name for Revenge of the Jedi before it became known as Return of the Jedi.
Bottom Right: The origination story behind the code name “Blue Harvest.” George Lucas was also paying homage to Akira Kurosawa’s “Red Harvest.” Lucas borrowed many themes for Star Wars from the lore of Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress.
Above: The original version of Drew Struzan’s iconic movie poster illustration for the third Star Wars film. The title was changed closer to the release date to Return of the Jedi. George Lucas felt that the Jedi being portrayed as vengeful didn’t quite line up with their core values.