Star Wars expanded to other media
Although the "Star Wars" film series itself has never been rebooted, a decision was made, due to works set after the original trilogy that contradict and deviate from Lucas' own view of the "Star Wars" story, to discard the "EU" works from the franchise canon. Lucas decided to cease creative involvement after selling, in October 2012, the "Star Wars" franchise as well as Lucasfilm (the production company of "Star Wars") to The Walt Disney Company. When Disney began development of a sequel trilogy of films and other works, and needed its films to have full creative freedom unbound by the "EU", nearly all "EU" works were removed from "Star Wars" franchise canon and rebranded as "Star Wars Legends". (The two 2008 "EU" works which remained in canon were and its .)
List of Star Wars books
"Star Wars" is an American epic space opera media franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas that includes "Star Wars" (1977), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), and "Return of the Jedi" (1983). The series depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". A large number of derivative "Star Wars" works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after the original trilogy of films, and later installments. This body of work was collectively known as the "Star Wars" expanded universe for decades.