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Star Wars IV A New Hope Released Today in 1977!
On this very day in 1977 our hole galaxy changed forever, Yes Iâm talking about Star Wars IV A New Hope was originally released in cinemas breaking record ticket sales across the world and giving birth to some of the greatest and most dedicated fans in Sci-Fi movie history. So epic was this event, it has spawned 2 sequels and 3 prequels, spin offs, cartoons, video games, boardgames, toys and much much more.
Star wars also blew away all the competition when it came to merchandise. With it's brand one of the most recognisable in the universe (think about it), it sparked somed amazing inventions and creations that were inspired by some of the very buildings, places, people and creatures from the film.
So as you probably know, it's not just our collection of official Star Wars T-Shirts that fall under this umbrella, with clocks, backpacks, mugs, iPhone covers and more all available to help quench your Star Wars thirst, not every ideas gets the green light. Check out some amazing, but sadly rejected Star Wars concept merchandise we recently found on our travels....
1) Cloud City Desk Lamp
Looking for an easy way to avoid the 'Dark Side' of life? Easy with this amazing Star Wars lamp and it'll brighten up your day with the flick of a switch...literally.
2) AT-AT Walker Chair Caddy
May The Fourth Be With You!
It's that day that approachs faster than an Ewok on a runaway speeder bike - Star Wars Day!
Hopefully your favourite Chewie t-shirt is freshly pressed and your Darth cape is back from the dry cleaners in time to flex your intergalatic fashion this weekend. If not, we are definitely the people to help you out with your Star Wars Clothing dilemma.....
If you're reading this thinking 'What the heck are they on about?' then here's a little background...
'May 4 is considered a holiday by Star Wars fans to celebrate Star Wars culture and honor the films. It is called Star Wars Day because of the popularity of a common pun spoken on this day. Since the phrase "May the Force be with you" is a famous quote often spoken in the Star Wars films, fans commonly say "May the fourth be with you" on this day.
Want to get involved? Well, head over to our Star Wars page and treat yourself.
Awesome Retro Star Wars Lunches You'll Want To (Light)Savour!
As kids, (we won't mention how long ago that actually was), the real highlight of every primary school day...after amazing privileges of taking the register back to reception, ringing the break time bell, and getting to clean the chalk off the board of course...was LUNCHTIME!
After all that spelling, maths, colouring and reading action during the day, can you imagine the pure amazement of sitting down with all your friends and opening one of these?? It would have been the talk of the dinner hall! Take at look at some amazing Star Wars themed lunches that would make the perfect meal time up-lifter for kids and big kids alike. Tunk in!
Our Cuppa Tea! New Mugs!
As you can imagine working at Truffle Towers is never dull however sometimes, all we really want is a tea break and "teatime" gets better every day with our ever increasing collection of retro mugs.
Check out our latest additions including Big Bang Theory Mugs:
Which one are you? Little Miss Mugs:
Star Wars: Episode VII to Feature Original Cast Members!
Holy-Wan Kenobi! Can it be real?
Some amazing news has been flying around the Truffle Towers recently. During an interview with Business Week Star Wars creator, George Lucas, revealed some exciting news that the original trilogyâs main cast have all signed up for Episode VII!
The legendary cast we all know and love, including Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, are set to take part in the upcoming new adventure in the series which was brought back to life after a recent Disney purchase. Disney announced in January that Lost co-creator JJ Abrams would direct the new film, due out in 2015, but the film-maker reportedly shunned the initial offer before later changing his mind. Phew!
Ford originally starred as Han Solo, Fisher as Princess Leia and Hamill as Luke Skywalker in the first three Star Wars films, beginning with 1977's Star Wars and going until Return of the Jedi in 1983. Known widely as the most successful and loved films of the series, can they recreate the same magic after all these years?
Lucas had already began developing the new trilogy before the Disney deal in order to increase its overall value. These discussions with the old cast worked as part of that strategy. It seems now that even with the Disney buy out, it's going to be business as usual for the most epic space series ever!
What do you think? Great to see the old cast back or was it time to move on...again?
What do Chunk Clothing eat for Breakfast?
The new tee collection of Chunk T-Shirts has landed at TruffleShuffle. With their humorous take on iconic retro characters and movies, it does make us wonder what the designers there eat for breakfast!! With that in mind, here's some questions only Chunk Clothing would ask themselves:
- What would the cast of Star Wars look like in their 1977 School Yearbook?
- If you double parked your AT-AT would a parking attendant still clamp it?
- Does Darth Vader do a little DJing 'on-the-side'?
- What would Mr.T be like if he were a dog?!?!