For 30 years, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire has been known as the movie Lucasfilm never actually made. Now somebody has made one anyway. YouTube channel Star Wars Chronicles has released a 45-minute fan film adapting the cult-favorite Legends story set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. It is unofficial, partly created with generative AI, and already pulling in hundreds of thousands of views. More importantly, it gives Dash Rendar, Prince Xizor, Guri and the criminal empire of Black Sun something fans have wanted since 1996: an actual screen adaptation. You can watch the full film below: The Star Wars Movie That Never Existed Shadows of the Empire was never just a video game. Lucasfilm launched it in 1996 as a huge multimedia storytelling event involving a novel by Steve Perry, a Dark Horse comic series, a Nintendo 64 game, an orchestral soundtrack, trading cards,…
