Artist Jason Palmer - who trained under the legendary Drew Struzan - will unveil a huge
Star Wars mural at
Celebration Chicago next month, and
StarWars.com has shared a first look at the Original Trilogy section, which spotlights iconic moments and characters from
A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and
Return of The Jedi.
Once complete, the 10-feet-tall, 88-feet-long mural will encompass every movie in the saga so far - including
Episode IX - as well as the
Star Wars: The Clone Wars and
Star Wars Rebels animated series.
“The original idea came from [Lucasfilm President] Kathy Kennedy,” Lucasfilm Vice President and Executive Creative Director Doug Chiang tells StarWars.com.
“She asked if we could create a piece of art that would encapsulate the entire Star Wars saga, visually representing the complete stories of Star Wars through art. In thinking about how to fulfill Kathy’s wish, the idea of creating a giant mural timeline was born.”
This will be the first time that fans can see the complete story of
Star Wars represented in a continuous timeline, and the finished mural should be an incredible sight to behold.
Check out the first section below, and hopefully we'll get to see a little more of it before
Celebration Chicago gets underway.