Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 4, 2022 by Gog the Mild (talk) 15:19, 10 April 2022 (UTC)



The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 American epic space opera film in the Star Wars series, directed by Irvin Kershner with a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, and based on a story by George Lucas. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film recounts the battle between the malevolent Galactic Empire, led by the Emperor, and the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia. Luke Skywalker trains to master the Force so he can confront the powerful Sith lord, Darth Vader. The Empire Strikes Back faced production difficulties, including actor injuries, illnesses, fires, and a budget overrun from $8 million to $30.5 million. This highly anticipated sequel became the highest-grossing film of 1980, but its reception was mixed because of the darker and more mature tone. It has been reassessed as the best film in the series, and has been listed among the greatest films of all time. It has had a significant impact on filmmaking and popular culture.
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 * Promoted: January 21, 2022
 * Reasons for nomination: Date relevance of May the 4th being May the Force Be With You day and it's a major film with a lot of influence that has been long overdue to become a fully fleged FA.
 * Support as nominator. Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 09:33, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Support. This might be a rerun, but it is an improvement from the initial version which got demoted in 2010, and has went through intensive revisions since.--ZKang123 (talk) 09:42, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment, from my knowledge, a lot of this Star Wars jargon has their own articles. Could you link some of these characters or other Star Wars elements? Panini!  • 🥪 15:32, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Done Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 15:55, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Support. Good Job! Panini!  • 🥪 16:01, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually also asking, why the photo of Carrie Fisher? Why not Irvin Kershner or George Lucas? Not a big issue, just a bit puzzled. If you want to keep, maybe improve the caption saying: "Actress Carrie Fisher, who played as Princess Leia in the film, in 2013". ZKang123 (talk) 03:22, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, I picked Carrie Fisher as a tribute because she probably has less opportunities to appear on the front page in the future compared to the main cast and Lucas. As far as I know, the only image we have of Kershner is NFC and not used in the article. I'm happy to change it though if there are serious objections to her image. Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 08:09, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I see. I understand. Thanks for the explanation. ZKang123 (talk) 08:14, 5 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Support very well done ― Kaleeb18TalkCaleb 21:41, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Support for Star Wars Day (May 4th). Note that most recent featured films include a documentary (March 29), a romcom (Feb 14), and Ghostbusters (Jan 16). czar  03:54, 9 April 2022 (UTC)