Star Wars creator George Lucas celebrated the 40th anniversary of the release of his 1977 film this weekend in way that should come as no surprise to his long time fans. Lucas was joined by stormtroopers and R2-D2 at the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2017 in Monte Carlo. The Renault Sport F1 Twitter account tweeted some pictures from the festivities.
Welcome to the team @StarWarsUK! #Renault40YearsF1 #StarWars40th #EnterTheZone #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/wtiKkx8mj6— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) May 28, 2017
Family complete; and what an honour! @GeorgeLucasILM joins us to mark the occasion!#Renault40YearsF1 #StarWars40th pic.twitter.com/xRIWhbXrgU— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) May 28, 2017
While the on-track action settles in; let's take a look at the awesome overalls Nico & Jo have today!#MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/XvRSzdDs3S— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) May 28, 2017
Damnation, our balcony is taken again! 😋#MonacoGP #Renault40YearsF1 #StarWars40th pic.twitter.com/oJR6qtEtuG— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) May 28, 2017
This past Thursday marked the 40th anniversary of the release of the original Star Wars film on May 25, 1977. This was the second 40th anniversary celebration Lucas has been involved in, despite distancing himself from the franchise after selling Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012. Lucas also appeared along Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Hayden Christensen, and John Williams at the 40th anniversary celebration panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando in April, which you can watch for yourself below,
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