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45 years ago, a last-minute Star Wars change unlocked the greatest Jedi power

Without Marcia Lucas, George Lucas might have kept Obi-Wan Kenobi alive forever. Here's how here late-in-the-game suggestion saved 'Star Wars: A New Hope' — and invented Force Ghosts.

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How Star Wars' Jedi were inspired by the Knights Templar

Star Wars is once again in the spotlight and pulling on nostalgic heartstrings in the new Disney+ limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi, starring Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen. The series follows members of the knightly order of Jedi as they are persecuted across the galaxy. What many might not know is…

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Stranger Things creators reveal they’ve secretly been editing past seasons without viewers noticing

The Duffer brothers says they’re planning to ‘George Lucas’ one more season four error

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'Obi-Wan Kenobi' reveals one of the best decisions George Lucas ever made

Not many actors could do what Ewan McGregor has done. Here's why 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' proves once that casting McGregor was the best choice George Lucas made when he was creating the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy.

Inverse

Is The Lord of the Rings now a never-ending franchise like Marvel and Star Wars?

With an anime movie and an Amazon series imminent, is Middle-earth about to be transformed into its own film and TV universe?

The Guardian - UK

Disney announces $110k ‘private jet adventure’ trip to all 12 parks

Guests will also have the opportunity to stay at George Lucas’s Summit Skywalker Ranch

The Independent UK

'Obi-Wan Kenobi' head writer breaks silence on Princess Leia's Force powers

Joby Harold, head writer and executive producer of 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' reveals Leia's secrets and the original trilogy inspiration for the series.

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40 years ago, 'The Wrath of Khan' copied Star Wars in one crucial way

The special effects in 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ' hold up for one very specific reason: It was the first time that Industrial Light and Magic did big spaceship work for a non-Star Wars movie.

Inverse

'Obi-Wan Kenobi' fixes the Star Wars prequels in one critical way

With 'Obi-Wan Kenobi,' Star Wars isn't just adding to canon. It's actually creating a new emotional truth for one of the classic characters.

Inverse

Colin Cantwell obituary

Artist and designer who created spaceships, stations and vehicles, including the X-wing starfighter, for the Star Wars films

The Guardian - UK

'Obi-Wan Kenobi' just fixed the biggest problem with Star Wars TV

'The Mandalorian' sent Star Wars in a new direction. 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' could give it a much-needed reset.

Inverse

Colin Cantwell: Concept artist behind the Death Star

Cantwell lent his talents to Star Wars and other juggernauts of the sci-fi world, including ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

The Independent UK

11 time capsules waiting to be opened

In a galaxy not so far away (OK, it's Skywalker Ranch) there's a Star Wars capsule we'd love to crack

Salon

Obi-Wan Kenobi, review: Star Wars’s most purposeful streaming series yet

*Spoilers follow for the first episode of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’*

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ABBA Voyage review: Camp, fun and low-energy… and not just because they’re holograms

George Lucas’s production company have created digital versions of a younger ABBA that look scarily real

Inverse

Emperor Palpatine: Ian McDiarmid just settled a classic Star Wars debate

Speaking at a Star Wars Celebration panel, the Emperor Palpatine actor revealed the answer to one of the trilogy's biggest unanswered questions.

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‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: A Guide to the New ‘Star Wars’ Series

“Obi-Wan Kenobi” — now that’s a name casual “Star Wars” fans haven’t heard in a long time. The Jedi master gets his own moment in the suns with a new six-part Disney+ series starring Ewan McGregor. It’s set halfway between George Lucas’ two trilogies: 10 years after “Episode III: Revenge…

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45 years ago, George Lucas peaked with the least Star Wars-esque movie ever

The best Star Wars movie happened in 1977. We'll never get over it. Here's why 'A New Hope,' would have still changed the world even if there had never been a sequel.

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The designer of the X-wing and other iconic 'Star Wars' ships has died

Colin Cantwell worked on other films including 2001: A Space Odyssey and WarGames. He was 90.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Up to 100 Ukrainians dying every day in east, Volodymyr Zelenskiy says

Ukraine rules out any ceasefire deal that involves ceding territory to Russia as the conflict makes its mark in Davos. Plus, Putin’s gift to Londoners damaged

The Independent UK

‘They don’t get it’: Hayden Christensen responds to criticism of his Star Wars prequels performance

Actor also spoke out in defence of George Lucas’s much-criticised dialogue

The Guardian - UK

‘Redemption is a powerful concept’: Hayden Christensen on Star Wars and daring to return as Darth Vader

When he first portrayed Darth Vader in the much-panned Star Wars prequels 20 years ago, fans vented their anger at him. So why is he risking more in a new TV series? He talks about George Lucas, the pressures of fame and his love of bulldozers

The Guardian - AU

Colin Cantwell, Star Wars designer behind the X-Wing and Death Star, dies aged 90

The creator behind several iconic Star Wars ships also worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey and assisted in broadcasting the 1969 moon landing

The Guardian - UK

Millennium Falcon exhibition opens in Welsh town where ship was built

Star Wars craft was secretly put together in a hangar in Pembroke Dock amid ‘flying saucer’ rumours

Inverse

'Obi-Wan Kenobi' director talks Leia, Legends, and recasting Star Wars icons

'Obi-Wan Kenobi' director Deborah Chow discusses working on the new Disney+ series and answers our quickfire Star Wars canon questions.

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