Star Wars Expanded Universe

  • NewsYahoo Movies UK

    The bizarre story that killed the Star Wars Expanded Universe

    It's emerged which story sealed its fate, ensuring that it was scrapped from the Star Wars canon as it forged ahead with the new movies.

  • NewsRyan Leston

    Grand Admiral Thrawn Joins Star Wars Rebels

    It’s official – Grand Admiral Thrawn is back. After the ‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe was canned by Disney, it looked as though any hopes that Grand Admiral Thrawn would appear in the movies were dashed. Created by writer Timothy Zahn, he’s a legendary ‘Star Wars’ villain to the more hardcore fans… but the more casual geek may not have even heard of him.

  • NewsBen Arnold

    Star Wars 'Expanded Universe' Fans Make Billboard-Sized Plea With Disney

    A dedicated legion of ‘Star Wars’ fans are pleading with Disney and Lucasfilm to bring back the space saga’s 'expanded universe’. Such is the seriousness of their passion that yesterday a billboard ad went up in San Francisco as a direct request to the filmmakers. It reads: “Dear Lucasfilm, Please continue THE ORIGINAL EXPANDED UNIVERSE — The epic story that existed from 1976-2014.