George Lucas' original "Star Wars" trilogy is essentially the hero's journey. As Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) leaves his homeworld in search of adventure, he ends up coming face to face with the man ...

Darth Vader's inability to sense the connection with Leia was due to her unique Force abilities and passive nature. Leia's adoptive father, Bail Organa, played a role in protecting her by shielding ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One might have assumed that the new series would focus on one-time Jedi knight Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) living out his days ...

Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back picks up three years after the events of A New Hope, with Darth Vader leading a galaxy-wide hunt for the Rebel Alliance, and in particular, the pilot who ...

Marvel's new Battle of Jakku miniseries has kicked off with an intriguing look at Leia's interiority after the events of Episode 6. Reading time 4 minutes Much of what we know about the events ...

In Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader finally turned his back on the Dark Side and killed (for a while, at least) Emperor Palpatine. This came at the cost of his own life, and in his final ...

The first Princess Leia/Darth Vader scene from Star Wars performed right on the 6 train before an audience of confused, modern-day civilians? Yep, Improv Everywhere has returned with a new piece in ...

It’s finally happened! Mattel is celebrating Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope with a collection of Barbie dolls that look like they just stepped on the runway at a fashion show. The collection ...

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