Sentence examples for revived star from inspiring English sources

It's followed at the King's by Noel Coward's rarely revived Star Quality with Amanda Donohoe in the lead.

With Abrams having revived Star Trek's fortunes on the big screen (unless one asks hardcore Trekkies), most filmgoers are keenly anticipating a triptych of movies that could consign George Lucas's hapless prequel trilogy to a dustbin filled with the rotting remains of Jar Jar Binks and that guy with the cucumber-shaped forehead from Yoda's Jedi council.

Directed by Gareth Edwards, "Rogue One," which stars Felicity Jones as heroine Jyn Erso, is the first in the recently revived "Star Wars" series to be billed as a standalone spinoff set in the same galaxy far, far away but outside the central saga of the Luke Skywalker family.

Come to think of it, I might be more open to reviving Star Wars as a drama series on a Game of Thrones budget that would force more emphasis on narrative than large-scale visual gimmicks.

Theresa Hitchens, vice president of the Center for Defense Information, a private group in Washington, said those could include weapons in space, a push that she said has the potential to revive Star Wars.

In a 2008 retrospective, IGN's Levi Buchanan stated that the game revived the Star Wars license on consoles through well-paced gameplay, a story tied into the Star Wars canon and visuals that made it "one of the generation's top stunners".

The 49-year-old director, who successfully revived the Star Trek franchise, told the Lucasfilm president, Kathleen Kennedy, he did not think it was the right project for him.

Conversely, Roger Ebert called First Contact one of the best Star Trek films, and James Berardinelli found the film the most entertaining Star Trek feature in a decade; "It has single-handedly revived the Star Trek movie series, at least from a creative point-of-view," he wrote.

A 2009 effort to revive the Star Trek movie series was a smash hit in North America, taking in about $280 million, after adjusting for inflation.

In a hastily convened conference call with investors late Tuesday, Mr. Iger said Disney planned to revive the Star Wars franchise and release a seventh feature film in the series in 2015, with new films coming every two or three years thereafter.

Perhaps his meaty roll as William Tell could revive his star status — if it ever comes to fruition, that is.