Watch the First ‘Angry Birds Star Wars’ Trailer

March 18, 2015 angry birds, angry birds star wars, apps-and-software, Entertainment, gaming, rovio

May the birds be with you!

Rovio has released the first trailer promoting Angry Birds Star Wars, its tie-in game with Lucas Film announced Monday.

The trailer actually uses original footage from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope; you see the classic scene where Han Solo and Obi-Wan Kenobi approach the Death Star for the first time

“This is one of the few times Lucasfilm has allowed for such use of the original material, and we feel the end result is creative, powerful, and most importantly a lot of fun for fans of both Angry Birds and Star Wars,” Ville Heijari, vice president of franchise development at Rovio, told Mashable.

This trailer is the first of three like it that use original footage from Star Wars. Rovio will release eight trailers in total, including a three-minute animated short. There will also be a whole line of tie-in merchandise and toys available starting Oct. 28.

Angry Birds Star Wars will be out for iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle Fire, Mac, PC, Windows Phone and Windows 8 on Nov. 8.

BONUS: Check out the Angry Birds Star Wars event at the Times Square Toys R Us.

Angry Birds Star Wars Toys

Angry Birds Line

Rovio promised to unveil its Angry Birds/Star Wars mashup merchandise at the Times Square Toys R Us. This was the line to get in.
Die Hard

A young fan was first in line.
Chewie Bird

Press and fans were greeted with an enormous stuffed Chewbacca bird.
AT-AT

One of the Angry Birds Star Wars play sets takes place on a modified piggie AT-AT. The pigs have been cast as Empire characters for the tie-in.
Death Star

There is also a Death Star play set.
Boxes

Box art for the upcoming toys, which are being released by Hasbro.
Figures

Some of the tie-in figures, which represent Han Solo and Rebel pilots.
Jenga

Hasbro is also releasing a Jenga set for the Battle of Hoth.
Costumes

There are also Angry Birds Star Wars Halloween costumes, available in the next couple of days on Toys R Us website and in the Times Square store.
Red Bird as Luke Skywalker

The iconic Red Bird has been recast as Luke Skywalker.
Vader Piggie

Here is the pig version of Darth Vader, as a plush.
Tag

The tags all show the joint branding.
Storm Troopers

The pigs are also Storm Troopers, and the plush is available in two sizes.
Tiny Plush

Princess Leia and Han Solo also make plush bird appearances.
Poster

Each fan that came to Toys R’ Us received a poster.
Toys R Us Birds

The Times Square Toys R Us also now has its own Angry Birds section for all toys.
Angry Birds Space

There are also launchers for Angry Birds Space.
Backpacks

Backpacks featuring the Red Bird also populate the Toys R Us.
Pig Pile

The whole section surrounds a stack of blocks with King Pig on top.