Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was originally released on 25 May 1977, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, spawning two immediate sequels, released at three-year intervals. Sixteen years after the release of the trilogy's final film, the first in a new prequel trilogy of films was released, again released at three-year intervals, with the final film released on 19 May 2005.Wampas are predators on Hoth. In The Empire Strikes Back, one attacks Luke and eats his tauntaun. Several other Wampa sequences were planned for Empire, but they were ultimately cut. The Wampa also made an appearance in the Family Guy special Something, Something, Something, Dark Side", being depicted as Cookie Monster from Sesame Street.