Star Wars opening crawl no other "Star Wars" movies prior to 1977. In addition, it was not certain if the film would be followed with a sequel. When "The Empire Strikes Back" was released in 1980, the episode number, "Episode V", and subtitle "THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK" appeared as the first two lines of the opening crawl. To match its sequel's crawl, the episode number "Episode IV" and subtitle "A NEW HOPE" were added for the film's theatrical re-release in April 1981. The original version, without the subtitle, was not released again until the 2006 limited edition DVDs. Star Wars opening crawl The opening
Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances featured in , a new expansion set to open at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019. In late 2018, it was announced that Timothy Zahn will write and publish another "Thrawn" sequel, titled "Thrawn: Treason", scheduled for released in summer 2019. The novel explores the crisis Thrawn encounters when he discovers that his people are in peril, forcing him to choose between loyalty to the Empire or loyalty to the Chiss Ascendancy. Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances Thrawn: Alliances is a "Star Wars" novel by Timothy Zahn. The book is a sequel to Zahn's 2017 novel "". It focuses on