LEGO Reveals Seven Star Wars 50th Anniversary Sets With Exclusive Concept Art Minifigures
LEGO is preparing for the 50th anniversary of Star Wars with a new seven-set collection spanning brick-built artwork, vehicles, helmets and scenes from across the saga, including exclusive minifigures inspired by Ralph McQuarrie’s original Star Wars concept art and collectible movie-poster tiles created specifically for the anniversary celebration. The LEGO Group revealed the new wave ahead of the franchise’s 50th anniversary in 2027. The collection reaches from the original 1977 Star Wars through later films in the saga, with sets based on A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Revenge of the Sith and Rogue One. Most of the sets will be available beginning January 1 through LEGO.com and LEGO Stores worldwide, while the largest set in the lineup will receive LEGO Insiders early access before its wider release.
Leading the collection is the LEGO Star Wars A New Hope Movie Poster, a 3,209-piece display model that recreates the original theatrical poster as brick-built wall art. The finished piece measures more than 23 inches high and 16 inches wide and combines Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, R2-D2 and C-3PO with Darth Vader, the Death Star and imagery from the Battle of Yavin. The model can either be mounted on a wall or leaned against one for display and includes a collectible alternative poster tile based on A New Hope. Priced at $299.99, the set will be available to LEGO Insiders beginning January 1 before its wider January 4 release.
Another anniversary set transforms Luke Skywalker into a much larger version of the familiar LEGO minifigure design. The 981-piece Up-Scaled Luke Skywalker depicts Luke in his X-wing pilot uniform and helmet and includes movable hands, arms, legs and head. More importantly for minifigure collectors, the $99.99 set comes with an exclusive Princess Leia Concept Art minifigure inspired by the early designs that helped shape the look of Star Wars. It will be released January 1.
The Battle of Yavin also gets a new vehicle set with the 676-piece Rebel Y-Wing Starfighter. The $79.99 model includes Mon Mothma, Dutch Vander and the R2-BHD astromech droid, while its anniversary-exclusive addition is a Luke Skywalker Concept Art minifigure. LEGO says the set will be available January 1 and measures more than 14.5 inches long when completed.
Collectors looking for display-focused pieces will also have two very different options. The 628-piece Darth Vader 2-In-1 Wall Art can be configured either as an image of Vader’s helmet or as his famous “I am your father” quote with a red lightsaber forming part of the background. The $69.99 set also includes a collectible The Empire Strikes Back poster tile. LEGO’s new Stormtrooper Concept Art Helmet goes directly back to Ralph McQuarrie’s early visual development for Star Wars, recreating the concept design as an 832-piece display model. Priced at $79.99, the helmet comes with a collectible Rogue One poster tile reimagined with LEGO minifigures.
Two of the new sets return to major lightsaber confrontations from the films. The 372-piece Mustafar Duel recreates the confrontation between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi with both characters represented as minifigures, a brick-built lava environment, hover pods and play features. The $39.99 set also contains an exclusive Han Solo Concept Art minifigure, adding another McQuarrie-inspired character to the anniversary assortment.
The larger Duel On Bespin set revisits the Cloud City confrontation between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader from The Empire Strikes Back. The 718-piece build recreates the bridge where the characters face one another and includes Luke and Vader minifigures, play functions and a printed “No, I am your father!” plaque. Its anniversary collectible is an exclusive Darth Vader Concept Art minifigure. The set will retail for $79.99.
The concept-art figures give collectors another element to chase across the anniversary wave. LEGO specifically points to Ralph McQuarrie’s original Star Wars artwork as inspiration for the exclusive Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Darth Vader figures included with different sets, connecting the new releases to the early visual development of the franchise rather than simply producing alternate versions of the finished movie characters.
Collectible poster tiles provide a second anniversary element across several of the display sets. The A New Hope Movie Poster comes with an alternative A New Hope tile, Darth Vader 2-In-1 Wall Art includes an Empire Strikes Back tile, and the Stormtrooper Concept Art Helmet includes a Rogue One tile recreated with LEGO minifigures. Together with the McQuarrie concept figures, the pieces give the 2027 wave several items designed specifically around the 50th anniversary rather than only the primary builds themselves.
The seven newly revealed LEGO Star Wars sets begin arriving January 1, 2027. The A New Hope Movie Poster is the exception for general availability, with LEGO Insiders receiving access January 1 before the set becomes available to everyone January 4. Prices for the collection range from $39.99 for Mustafar Duel to $299.99 for the 3,209-piece A New Hope Movie Poster.