Star Wars Celebration is a large fan convention held to celebrate the Star Wars franchise. The event is usually held annually in varying locations around the world, and commonly features a host of Star Wars project announcements, panel discussions featuring actors, producers and writers, screenings, exhibits, cosplay and merchandise sales. It began in 1999, when Lucasfilm held the first Star Wars Celebration in Denver, Colorado to celebrate the upcoming release of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
The logo for the next Star Wars Celebration, to be held in Japan in 2025
Members of the 501st Stormtrooper Legion march at C3
Star Wars Celebration 2015 - Short Stormtrooper
Star Wars Celebration main entrance
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. The sequel to The Phantom Menace (1999), it is the fifth film in the Star Wars film series and second chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga". The film stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Frank Oz.
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Image: Ewan Mc Gregor Cannes 2012
Image: Hayden cfda 2010 0004(1) (cropped)