Awesome Star Wars

The Star Wars universe goes open-world in this expansive action-adventure game from Ubisoft. It takes place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi and follows the story of a rogue and her furry companion who must take on the galactic underworld in a quest for freedom. Drops 8.30.2024 on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Luna cloud streaming. Pre-order now.

In 1987, Disney Imagineering teamed up with George Lucas to create Star Tours. The Star Wars-inspired thrill ride took passengers on a misdirected flight to Endor. While it’s not the same without the motion simulator, it’s still fun to see this digital remaster of the 70mm film that was created for the ride. A new version of the ride has more than 250 story variations.

YouTuber gimbo compiled OMD Chile’s hilarious TV commercials for Cristal beer from 2003. The ads were spliced within broadcasts of the original Star Wars trilogy, complete with costumes or backgrounds that make it appear that the characters were reaching for the beer. The campaign was repeated during airings of American Beauty, Gladiator, and Notting Hill.

LEGO has made lots of Millennium Falcon sets, from the tiny 92-piece microfighter to the massive 7541-piece version. But this 921-piece mid-size Millennium Falcon (#75375) is the perfect weekend build and doesn’t need a big display space. The spaceship measures 9.5″ L x 7.5″ W x 5″ H, and includes a stand and LEGO Star Wars 25th anniversary plaque.

The Dark Knight takes on the Dark Lord of the Sith in a quest to release his Justice League teammate from an Imperial prison cell. Batinthesun’s live-action fan film pulls out all the stops as Batman dons a lightsaber and other Wayne Enterprises gadgets on a quest to take down Darth Vader.

The Mandalorian’s Darksaber is the most sword-like weapon in the Star Wars universe. So, it only makes sense that a blacksmith would build a real-world replica. Black Beard Projects forged his Darksaber’s blade from high-carbon and stainless steel, recreated its handle using 3D printing and sand casting, and machined its guard from steel.

GT Bicycles’ special Pro Performer 29 bike features a design inspired by The Mandalorian. It rolls on 5-spoke mag wheels, and its frame is painted in Beskar silver and with anodized blue accents. Its angular Cheat Code handlebars have leather and canvas pads with ‘Clan of Two’ graphics, and its leather saddle is debossed with “This is the way” in Mando’a.

Keep your Star Wars book collection organized with these AT-AT bookends from MokuShop. Each walker is hand-assembled from layers of laser-cut wood and painted in a shiny metallic silver. As a bonus, they include a Darth Vader figure with a leash for his Imperial pet. Just keep its legs away from Rebel snowspeeders.

The blasters in Star Wars supposedly fire bolts of plasma energy held together with a magnetic field. This sounds like pure science fiction, but Jake Makes wanted to see if he could create the same effect with a real-world weapon. While he came up with an approach that looks pretty accurate, it’s not technically the same idea at all.

Being a Sith Lord and a leader of a Galactic Empire is hard work. Like many of us, Darth Vader needs ways to help manage his stress. Auralnauts captured audio of one of Vader’s meditation sessions, which starts with some breathing exercises and then moves on to a series of Stuart Smalley-style affirmations. Kylo Ren could have used something like this.

Citizen presents a unique wristwatch for Star Wars fans. The Jedi Master features a green, blue, and red lightsaber backdrop and a Jedi crest at the 12 o’clock position. It has an octagonal stainless steel case with a black IP finish and comes with a leather strap with lightsaber-colored stitching. On the back is the inscription “May the Force be with You.”

Leslie Nielsen appeared in dozens of serious roles before hitting his comedy groove with the Airplane and Naked Gun series. This hilarious edit from Your_Kryptonite7 envisions what might have happened if the slapstick straight man turned up in the Star Wars saga. His brief showdown with Yoda and his speech to the Galactic Senate are our favorite moments.

If retailers can put their Christmas decorations out before Halloween, we can, too. In this silly holiday edit from Auralnauts, Vader pitches the idea of a Life Day (er, Christmas) parade to Palpatine. Set against the snowy backdrop of Hoth, Santa guides his AT-AT reindeer to deliver a load of gifts to the good little Rebels.

Recently, engineer James Bruton put together a self-balancing vehicle using a hoverboard and omni-wheels. Now, he’s transformed that strange-looking machine into something that vaguely resembles a Star Wars speeder bike. It’s easier to steer now and can travel forward, but it’s not exactly something you’d fly between the trees on Endor.

Raise a glass to the Empire with this official Star Wars Stormtrooper beer mug from Thumbs Up!. The glass Stormtrooper helmet holds 600 ml or roughly a pint of beer, soda, or other cold beverage and is guaranteed to make you miss every shot if try and fix a Boilermaker.

The Galactic Senate scenes in the Star Wars prequels weren’t always the most captivating, but the Senate chamber was an impressive set piece. A team of LEGO builders created this incredible Minifig-scale replica of the chamber. Christoph, Tobias, Hendrik, René, and Markus built the main structure, while attendees of a LEGO conference each made a pod.

These stackable drinking glasses from JoyJolt celebrate Star Wars characters in the most adorable way. Sold in pairs, the 8 oz. glasses stack together to form favorites, including Boba Fett, Grogu, Din Djarin, Darth Vader, and a Stormtrooper. They’re made from quality borosilicate glass and are dishwasher, fridge, freezer, and microwave safe.

Mandalorian armor is made from a rare metal known as Beskar. Since we can’t get Beskar here on Earth, artist Bobby White created this tiny version of Mando’s helmet out of other precious metals and adorned it with diamonds and black rhodium. He used 3D modeling software to produce castings, then refined the pieces by hand.

Everyone’s favorite Wookiee gets the LEGO kit he deserves. This 2319-piece model of Chewbacca is no little Minifigure. Nope, this guy stands an impressive 18″ tall and looks furry, thanks to the clever use of curved bricks. Chewie is wearing his bandolier and carries a Bowcaster to fire when he’s not close enough to rip his enemies’ arms out of their sockets.

When somebody says they’re going to build a cardboard model of a Star Wars ship, we assume it would be something you could fit on a bookshelf. But cardboard artist Bodoc likes to make things at a slightly larger scale. This time-lapse video shows how he created a 1/2-scale version of a crashed TIE advanced X1 fighter out of shipping boxes.

After making a BB-8/Hulkbuster mashup, Adam of North of the Border imagines what it might be like if two of our favorite green characters combined forces. The figure features the muscular body of the Hulk with Yoda’s head, hands, and feet. Smash or do not smash. There is no try.

The Mandalorian has some great action. So did The A-Team. So Nebulous Bee thought it would be fun to combine the two. This edit reimagines the credits for the Star Wars series in the style of the 1980s hit series, with Bo-Katan, Paz Vizsla, The Armorer, and Din Djarin standing in for Templeton Peck  B.A. Baracus, Hannibal Smith, and Howling Mad Murdock.

Command your appliances and lamps like a Sith Lord with this Star Wars-themed outlet controller. The Darth Vader Clapper has two sound effects. It says “The Force is strong with this one” when you clap on, and “You underestimate the power of the Dark Side” when you clap off. There’s also a C-3PO version.