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from this
issue, The
Lucasfitm Fan
Club has gone
through an
important
evolution!
Welcome to the
new Official Star
Wars Fan Club and
its official maga-
zine, the Sta
Wars Insider!
‘There are many
reasons for the
name and format
change. Countless
hours were spent
in discussion with
Lucasfilm as
the appropriate
time to change
the fan club's
name back to its
original title.
But a litle his
tory might prove
valuable, The Official Star Wars Fan Club
began in 1978, shortly after Star Wars’
release, Many ofits original members
then youngsters and teenagers, now have
children of their own who belong to the
current club—one of those original fans
is the person writing this letter.
‘Star Wars Fan Club ran successfully
for years until approximately 1986 when
Lucasfilm decided to close it down since
the Star Wars films had run their course
and no new films were in the planning
stage. However, in 1987, The Lucasfilm
Fan Club evolved out of the ashes of the
oviginal Stor Wars Fan Club. There were
many requests to keep the club going
Decause there were many new non-Star
Wars projects in the works, namely
and Indiana Jones and the Last Crus
‘The club's purpose was to continue to
report on the progress of the Star Wars
‘universe while updating fans on Lucas
film's other ventures ... and we've done
that successfully forthe last seven years.
‘The new Star Wars prequels loom in
the distance. George Lucas plans to start
the screenplay for episode one by the end
of this year. Episode one is tentatively
scheduled for release in 1998
STAR WARS INSIDER
In addition to the promise of new Sta
Wars adventures, Star Wars has seen a
resurgence in popularity with new book
releases, touring shows and countless
new, quality Star Wars products hitting
‘the marketplace (as you ean see from our
latest catalog!)
For these reasons, we felt it was time
to go back to that galaxy far, far away
and focus on the creative team and
unique characters that brought us the
adventures of Luke Skywalker.
ur new format delves into the back
ground and behind-the-scene stories of
previous Star Wars films, including exclu:
sive interviews with the cast and crew
‘Well explore all the elements of the Star
Wars universe including Star Wars fan-
dom, wihich grows by leaps and bounds
every yeat!
The Star Wars Insider will also be your
best source of information on the new
Star Wars prequels as we continue to
Keep you updated on their progress right
up to their release
You may have heard th
es, Because of
our new Star Wars format, does this mean
‘we wor't cover Indy and other Lucasfilm
projects? Absolutely not! Each Insider
issue will feature a special section on
‘what's happening beyond the Star Wars
e at Lucasfilm. As we grow closer
to Indy’s fourth big-screen adventure,
youl find some of the mast extensive
coverage, on-the-set articles and exclu
sive interviews to be found anywhere
right here in the Insider
We hope you enjoy the new, improved
changes we are making to your fan elu
‘We welcome letters and comments on the
new format. As Obi-Wan Kenobi sai,
‘The Force wil be with you ... always
‘Star Wars may have taken a rest, but it
has never been very far away and, now, it
fs coming back, stronger and better than
it’s ever been!
We look forward to bringing you all
the excitement and adventure of George
Lucas’ spectacular Star Wars saga in every
issue ofthe Star Wars Insider! Truly, the
Force is back!
‘May the Force be with you!
yeh
Dan Yatser resent
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Ending months of speculation,
Lucasfilm has confirmed that a
definitive Special Edition of Star
Wars will be released in theaters in
1997, commemorating the twentieth
anniversary of Star Wars.
The Special Edition wil include
several minutes of new footage,
including a meeting between Jabba
and Han that was shot during the
original principal photography but
not included in the final cut of the
film. Also involved will be a number
of additional shots and new special
effects in previously seen shots that
will allow George Lucas to depict
Mos Eisley as he originally intended.
Work has already begun at Industrial
Light & Magic. The Special Edition
will also feature @ newly remixed