paragraph_text: The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V -- The Empire Strikes Back) is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan wrote the screenplay, with George Lucas writing the film's story and serving as executive producer. The second installment in the original Star Wars trilogy, it was produced by Gary Kurtz for Lucasfilm and stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz.

paragraph_text: The Grey is a 2011 survival thriller film co-written, produced and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo and Dermot Mulroney. It is based on the short story ``Ghost Walker ''by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Carnahan. The story follows a number of oil - men stranded in Alaska after a plane crash, who must wage a war against a pack of grey wolves stalking them amidst mercilessly cold weather.

paragraph_text: All three installments of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game are set within the time period of the Star Wars original trilogy. Star Wars: Edge of the Empire is set shortly after the destruction of the first Death Star, and deals with characters on the fringes of galactic space. Age of Rebellion is set around the time of The Empire Strikes Back, and allows players to join the Rebellion. Like Edge of the Empire, Force and Destiny is set shortly after the destruction of the first Death Star and the death of Obi - Wan Kenobi, when the force sensitive and Jedi slowly start to re-emerge in hopes of rebuilding the Order of the Jedi.

paragraph_text: Star Wars The Star Wars franchise's logo, introduced in the original film A New Hope Created by George Lucas Original work Star Wars (1977) Print publications Novel (s) List of novels Comics List of comics Films and television Film (s) Trilogies: Original trilogy: IV -- A New Hope (1977) V -- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) VI -- Return of the Jedi (1983) Prequel trilogy: I -- The Phantom Menace (1999) II -- Attack of the Clones (2002) III -- Revenge of the Sith (2005) Sequel trilogy: VII -- The Force Awakens (2015) VIII -- The Last Jedi (2017) IX (2019) Anthology films: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Animated film: The Clone Wars (2008) TV films: Holiday Special (1978) Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984) Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) Television series Untitled live - action series (2019) Animated series Droids (1985 -- 1986) Ewoks (1985 -- 1986) Clone Wars (2003 -- 2005) The Clone Wars (2008 -- 2014) Rebels (2014 -- 2018) Forces of Destiny (2017 -- present) Games Role - playing List of role - playing games Video game (s) List of video games Audio Radio program (s) List of radio dramas Original music Music Miscellaneous Toys Toys Theme park attractions List of theme park attractions

paragraph_text: Darth Maul Star Wars character Ray Park as Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. First appearance Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) Last appearance Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Created by George Lucas Portrayed by Ray Park Voiced by Peter Serafinowicz (Episode I) Samuel Witwer (Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, The Clone Wars, Rebels, Battlefront II (2017) and Solo: A Star Wars Story) Other: Gregg Berger (Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (video game)) David W. Collins (Elite Squadron) Stephen Stanton (Battlefront II (2005)) Jess Harnell (Star Wars: Demolition, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds and Star Wars: Racer Revenge) Lee Tockar (Droid Tales) Information Species Dathomirian Zabrak Gender Male Occupation Sith apprentice, Crime lord Affiliation Order of the Lords of the Sith Shadow Collective Crimson Dawn Family Savage Opress (brother) Mother Talzin (mother) Asajj Ventress (sister) Homeworld Dathomir

paragraph_text: Han Solo Star Wars character Harrison Ford as Han Solo in a promotional image for Star Wars First appearance Star Wars (1977) Created by George Lucas Portrayed by Harrison Ford (Episodes IV -- VII, Holiday Special) Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story) Voiced by Harrison Ford (Holiday Special animated inserts and Lego: The Force Awakens) Kiff VandenHeuvel (Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, old) A.J. Locascio (Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, young) Other: Perry King (radio dramas and read - along storybook CDs) Neil Ross (Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Star Wars: Force Commander and Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi) David Esch (Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds) Lex Lang (Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III - Rebel Strike and Star Wars: Battlefront II) John Armstrong (Star Wars: Empire at War, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron, Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Disney Infinity 3.0, and Star Wars Battlefront) Keith Ferguson (Robot Chicken, Mad and The Lego Movie) Michael Daingerfield Hall (Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles and Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales) Katie Leigh (Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace, young) Ross Marquand (Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars) Information Aliases Captain Solo Gender Male Occupation Captain of the Millennium Falcon General in the Rebel Alliance Smuggler Affiliation Galactic Empire Rebel Alliance New Republic Resistance Galactic Alliance (in Legends) Title Captain General Spouse (s) Leia Organa Sana Starros Significant other (s) Qi'ra Children Ben Solo Legends: Jaina Solo Jacen Solo Anakin Solo Relatives Luke Skywalker (brother - in - law) Anakin Skywalker (father - in - law) Padmé Amidala (mother - in - law) Legends: Mara Jade Skywalker (sister - in - law) Ben Skywalker (nephew) Allana Solo (granddaughter) Homeworld Corellia

paragraph_text: ``Blue Harvest ''is the hour - long premiere of the sixth season of the American animated television series Family Guy and the first part of the series' trilogy Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on September 23, 2007. The episode is a retelling and parody of the 1977 blockbuster film, Star Wars, recasting the show's characters into Star Wars roles. The plot follows Peter as he retells the story of Star Wars while the electricity is out in their house.

paragraph_text: Solo: A Star Wars Story, or simply Solo, is an upcoming American space Western film centered on Han Solo, a character from the Star Wars franchise. The film is being produced by Lucasfilm from a screenplay by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan and will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film will be the second Star Wars anthology film, following the 2016 film Rogue One. It is a standalone installment, set prior to the events of the original 1977 film, following a young Han Solo. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich as Solo, alongside Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller - Bridge and Joonas Suotamo. The film takes place in the universe of Star Wars and explores the adventures of Han Solo and Chewbacca, including meeting Lando Calrissian.

paragraph_text: In 1971, Lucas signed a contract with Universal Studios to direct two films. He intended one of them to be a space opera; however, knowing film studios were skeptical about the genre, Lucas decided to direct his other idea first, American Graffiti, a coming - of - age story set in the 1960s. In 1973, Lucas started work on his second film's script draft of The Journal of the Whills, a space opera telling the tale of the training of apprentice CJ Thorpe as a ``Jedi - Bendu ''space commando by the legendary Mace Windy. After Universal rejected the film, 20th Century Fox decided to invest in it. On April 17, 1973, Lucas felt frustrated about his story being too difficult to understand, so he began writing a 13 - page script with thematic parallels to Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress; this draft was renamed The Star Wars. By 1974, he had expanded the script into a rough draft screenplay, adding elements such as the Sith, the Death Star, and a protagonist named Annikin Starkiller. Numerous subsequent drafts evolved into the script of the original film.

paragraph_text: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, or simply Rogue One, is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards. The screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy is from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the first installment of the Star Wars Anthology series, set immediately before the events of the original Star Wars film, and follows a group of rebels on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, the Galactic Empire's superweapon. The cast includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker.

paragraph_text: Solo: A Star Wars Story, or simply Solo, is an upcoming American Space Western film centered on Han Solo, a character from the Star Wars franchise. The film is being produced by Lucasfilm from a screenplay by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan, and will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film will be the second Star Wars anthology film, following the 2016 film Rogue One. A stand - alone installment, set prior to the events of the original 1977 film, it explores the adventures of a young Han Solo and Chewbacca, including meeting Lando Calrissian. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich as Solo, alongside Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller - Bridge, Joonas Suotamo, and Paul Bettany.

paragraph_text: Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American epic coming-of-age war film based on J. G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson and Nigel Havers. The film tells the story of Jamie "Jim" Graham, a young boy who goes from living in a wealthy British family in Shanghai, to becoming a prisoner of war in a Japanese internment camp, during World War II.

paragraph_text: Star Wars The franchise logo, introduced in the original film Created by George Lucas Original work Star Wars (1977) Print publications Novel (s) List of novels Comics List of comics Films and television Film (s) Trilogies: Original trilogy: IV -- A New Hope (1977) V -- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) VI -- Return of the Jedi (1983) Prequel trilogy: I -- The Phantom Menace (1999) II -- Attack of the Clones (2002) III -- Revenge of the Sith (2005) Sequel trilogy: VII -- The Force Awakens (2015) VIII -- The Last Jedi (2017) IX (2019) Anthology films: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Animated film: The Clone Wars (2008) TV films: Holiday Special (1978) Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984) Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) Short film (s) Reflections (2018) Television series Untitled live - action series (2019) Animated series Droids (1985 -- 1986) Ewoks (1985 -- 1986) Clone Wars (2003 -- 2005) The Clone Wars (2008 -- 2014) Rebels (2014 -- 2018) Forces of Destiny (2017 -- present) Resistance (2018) Games Role - playing List of role - playing games Video game (s) List of video games Audio Radio program (s) List of radio dramas Original music Music Miscellaneous Toys Toys Theme park attractions List of theme park attractions

paragraph_text: Star Wars is an American epic space opera media franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas. It depicts the adventures of various characters ``a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ''.

paragraph_text: Standalone films Film Release date Director (s) Screenwriter (s) Story by Producer (s) Distributor (s) Animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars August 15, 2008 (2008 - 08 - 15) Dave Filoni Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching & Scott Murphy George Lucas and Catherine Winder Warner Bros. Anthology films Rogue One: A Star Wars Story December 16, 2016 (2016 - 12 - 16) Gareth Edwards Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy John Knoll and Gary Whitta Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur and Simon Emanuel Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Solo: A Star Wars Story May 25, 2018 (2018 - 05 - 25) Phil Lord & Christopher Miller Ron Howard Lawrence Kasdan & Jon Kasdan

paragraph_text: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, or simply Rogue One, is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards. The screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy is from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the first installment of the Star Wars Anthology series, set immediately before the events of the original Star Wars film. The cast includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. Rogue One follows a group of rebels on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, the Galactic Empire's superweapon.

paragraph_text: Standalone films Film Release date Director Screenwriter (s) Story by Producer (s) Initial distributor Animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars August 15, 2008 (2008 - 08 - 15) Dave Filoni Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching & Scott Murphy George Lucas and Catherine Winder Warner Bros. Pictures Anthology films Rogue One: A Star Wars Story December 16, 2016 (2016 - 12 - 16) Gareth Edwards Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy John Knoll and Gary Whitta Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur and Simon Emanuel Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Solo: A Star Wars Story May 25, 2018 (2018 - 05 - 25) Ron Howard Jon Kasdan & Lawrence Kasdan Untitled Boba Fett film 2020 James Mangold James Mangold & Simon Kinberg Kathleen Kennedy and Simon Kinberg

paragraph_text: Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an American 3D CGI animated television series created by Lucasfilm Animation, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and CGCG Inc. On August 15, 2008 the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film was released in theaters; it served as the official pilot episode and the introduction of the series. The series made its debut on the American Cartoon Network on October 3, 2008. It is set in the fictional Star Wars galaxy, during the same time period as the previous 2003 Star Wars: Clone Wars series. The show itself takes place during the three - year interim between Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith. Each episode has a running time of 22 minutes, to fill a half - hour time slot. Star Wars creator George Lucas originally claimed that ``there (would) be at least 100 episodes produced ''. In total 121 episodes were produced in the series.

paragraph_text: Padmé Amidala Star Wars character Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith First appearance The Phantom Menace (1999) Created by George Lucas Portrayed by Natalie Portman Voiced by Catherine Taber (Star Wars: The Clone Wars film and TV series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars -- Jedi Alliance, Star Wars: The Clone Wars -- Republic Heroes, Disney Infinity 3.0 and Star Wars Forces of Destiny) Grey DeLisle (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (video game), Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing and Star Wars: The Clone Wars) Montana Norberg (Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales) Information Occupation Queen of Naboo Senator of Naboo Co-founder of the Rebel Alliance Affiliation Galactic Senate of the Grand Republic Alliance to Restore the Republic Family Jobal Naberrie (mother) Ruwee Naberrie (father) Sola Naberrie (sister) Spouse (s) Anakin Skywalker Children Luke Skywalker Leia Organa Relatives Canon: Han Solo (son - in - law) Ben Solo (grandson) Legends: Mara Jade (daughter - in - law) Ben Skywalker (grandson) Jacen Solo (grandson) Jaina Solo (granddaughter) Anakin Solo (grandson) Allana Solo (great - granddaughter) Homeworld Naboo

paragraph_text: Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI -- Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas was from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. It is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy and the first film to use THX technology. The film is set one year after The Empire Strikes Back and was produced by Howard Kazanjian for Lucasfilm Ltd. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz.

Question: When did the writer of the original story of Star Wars, come up with the idea?
Answer: 1973