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Mark Hamill on the one piece of dialogue he got removed from the original Star Wars

Mark Hamill on the one piece of dialogue he got removed from the original Star Wars

‘Who talks like this, George?!’ Mark Hamill may have come into Star Wars as a complete unknown (barring family and friends) but the 24-year-old had no problem pleading with his director to take out one batch of dialogue. Although it was released in 1977, the movie had been filmed over the previous two years, at […]

3 years ago

Simon Pegg brands Star Wars audience the most ‘toxic’ fan base he’s come across

Simon Pegg brands Star Wars audience the most ‘toxic’ fan base he’s come across

They’re certainly a passionate bunch – but are they the worst? Simon Pegg has recently branded Star Wars fans “toxic” and some of the “hardest to please” that he’s come across. Pegg, an avid lover of both George Lucas’s brainchild and rival sci-fi franchise Star Trek – not to mention appearing in both – recently […]

3 years ago

George Lucas wanted Darth Maul to be the villain of the Star Wars sequel trilogy

George Lucas wanted Darth Maul to be the villain of the Star Wars sequel trilogy

Would this have made The Rise of Skywalker better? Last year, the dust finally settled on the main Star Wars saga with the release The Rise of Skywalker. But things could have been very different. When Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012, they were free to go off and continue the Star Wars universe in however they saw fit, without […]

5 years ago

The Hardest Star Wars Quiz You Will Ever Take

The Hardest Star Wars Quiz You Will Ever Take

A quiz from a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Star Wars. It is pretty popular. You might have heard of it? This guy called George Lucas made a film years and years ago, called Star Wars, about a war in space. Then he made two more. A lot of people like them, […]

5 years ago

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