George Lucas says there’s a good reason Yoda talks that way
Over the decades since Star Wars first became an international phenomenon, George Lucas has said plenty about the world that he created. Sometimes, though, Lucas can still offer us a…
George Lucas abandoned a Star Wars twist that would have changed Obi-Wan’s story
Few Star Wars characters have a story as well-known or important as Obi-Wan Kenobi. The character, first introduced as an older Jedi in 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV — A…
The Acolyte Will Incorporate More Star Wars Legends
With three episodes left in the first season of The Acolyte, show creator Leslye Headland admits she isn’t quite done incorporating pieces of old-school Star Wars mythology from the Expanded…
Dave Filoni Isn’t Ruling Out Edgier Takes on Star Wars
Dave Filoni and Rosario Dawson on the set of Disney+ series Star Wars: Ahsoka.Image: Lucasfilm Remember when The Mandalorian maybe, probably, let Star Wars’ first F-bomb wriggle into its dialogue?…
Happy Birthday to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Forty years of fortune and glory.Screenshot: Lucasfilm Put on your best white tux, smuggle a diamond, and throw on “Anything Goes.” May 23 is the birthday of Steven Spielberg’s Indiana…
Ahmed Best Finally Gets to Celebrate Jar Jar in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
No one deserves their much-delayed accolades as part of the Star Wars franchise more than Ahmed Best, who portrayed Jar Jar Binks in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy. The actor was…
One of the Rarest Star Wars Toys Ever Made Could Be Yours
Image: Heritage Auctions / HA.com Tomorrow is May the Fourth, but you have a few more weeks to save up ahead of Heritage Auctions’ next Star Wars–themed sale, which happens…
Make Like Anakin and Fall in Love With This Queen Amidala Doll
Image: Disney/Lucasfilm If you had to make a list of visuals Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is best known for, Queen Amidala’s costumes would be right near…
Bring Your Favorite Creative Geniuses Home With You
Image: Joey Spiotto/Gallery 1988 George Lucas. Hayao Miyazaki. Stan Lee. Shigeru Miyamoto. Names such as these have defined our lives. The art and products geniuses like these have created are…
10 Years Ago Today, Star Wars Changed Forever
Arguably the most important, game-changing event in the history of Star Wars storytelling happened 10 years ago today. On April 25, 2014, Lucasfilm announced that the Star Wars Expanded Universe…