The story of how David Prowse came to reunite with Peter Cushing, and how an unsung hero helped bring Darth Vader to life.
The story of how David Prowse came to reunite with Peter Cushing, and how an unsung hero helped bring Darth Vader to life.
The story of how one offhand decision and a big misunderstanding defined the look of cinema's greatest villain.
The story of how George Lucas drew from unlikely sources to name the greatest screen villain of all time.
Even George Lucas' political ads are homages.
The story of a boy, a girl and a universe almost made it to Broadway.
A pessimist sees the trap in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every trap.
In August of 1945, the city of Hiroshima was destroyed in about nine seconds by a single atomic bomb. The man responsible for building the bomb was a gentle and eloquent physicist named J Robert Oppenheimer.
How reshoots and retooling made The Force Awakens and Parks and Recreation better and more optimistic, and why we should hope for the same result for Rogue One.
20 long years ago, in a pop cultural landscape far, far away, Lucasfilm tried something that had never been done before.
My most anticipated release of 2016 — JJ Abrams' commentary track for Star Wars: The Force Awakens — is finally here, and it's worth the wait.
One week in May of 1980, two classic films were released. One made extensive use of new technology that would have a profound impact on Return of the Jedi. The other was The Empire Strikes Back.
“A far time ago, in a galaxy long, long away”, the Muppet Babies put their stamp on Star Wars.
If George Lucas had stuck to his original plan, we would have seen a lot more of Lando Calrissian — and his fellow clones.
The origin of Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber is both simpler and more complex than you might think.
The last time Mark Hamill delivered new dialogue as Luke Skywalker wasn’t in Return of the Jedi – it was in this trailer from 1999.
Who is Rey? This paranoid ‘70s conspiracy thriller might hold the answer to the biggest mystery in Star Wars.
Dig into the origins of Star Wars Rebels' resident tough guy with the voice of the man himself.
Richard Pryor's variety show only lasted four episodes — but since those four episodes aired in 1977, you better believe they included a Star Wars reference.
Despite taking place in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars has always taken inspiration from our history, folklore, religions and, uh, ‘90s reggae fusion singers.