Weird But True! Star Wars: 300 Epic Facts from a Galaxy Far, Far Away will bring us a fascinating selection of facts from the Star Wars galaxy covering a variety of topics when it arrives in August 2024, a collaboration between National Geographic and Lucasfilm that Lucasfilms Michael Siglain delves into over at StarWars.com.
Michael Siglain: With both Lucasfilm and Nat Geo being a part of the larger Walt Disney Company, it was only a matter of time before there was a crossover between these two powerhouse franchises. Nat Geo Kids brought the idea of Weird But True! Star Wars to us, but at the time, they weren’t sure if this book could be done, and if we could have a crossover between Nat Geo and Star Wars. Needless to say, we jumped at the chance to work with the team at Nat Geo Kids and add Star Wars to such an iconic and irreverent book series as Weird But True! Senior editor Ariane Szu-Tu and her incredible team have taken such care with this book to be true to both Nat Geo and Star Wars, and the end result works perfectly for readers and fans of both franchises.
StarWars.com: What’s your favorite weird fact in the book?
Michael Siglain: It’s impossible to pick just one fact! I love the facts that showcase the influence that Star Wars has had on the real world, like the “Vader Crater” on one of Pluto’s moons or that there’s a Fruit Bat in New Guinea that’s nicknamed the “Yoda Bat” because it looks like Yoda. Then there are all the interesting behind-the-scenes facts about the special effects and the in-world facts about the characters and creatures.
Weird But True! Star Wars: 300 Epic Facts from a Galaxy Far, Far Away arrives 6th August 2024 via National Geographic.