Darth Maul may be one of the most recognizable Sith in Star Wars, but not every secret about him is widely known. Beyond the double-bladed lightsaber and the duel on Naboo, later stories revealed a number of surprising details about his biology, his markings, and even the first Jedi he killed before The Phantom Menace. …
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Ahsoka Tano never saw what happened to Anakin Skywalker on Coruscant. While he was saving Palpatine and beginning his fall to the dark side, she was on Mandalore surviving Order 66 and sensing his pain through the Force. Before she discovered the truth years later, what did Ahsoka believe had happened to her former master? …
In October 2020, George Lucas appeared alongside his wife, Mellody Hobson, as part of a Virtual Speaker Series for The East Harlem School at Exodus House. During the event, Lucas was asked by a seventh-grade student named Jeremiah how changes in the fight for racial justice might affect the Star Wars universe going forward. His …
Did you know that, besides using the lightsaber as their ultimate weapon, the Jedi also had another weapon called the lightsaber rifle? Because it was built like a gun, this weapon had terrifying destructive power, which is why it was kept hidden inside the Jedi Library. To understand just how powerful it was, you could …
Mark Hamill said that the main reason he agreed to take part in The Mandalorian was because Luke Skywalker’s story had always felt incomplete on screen. Across the films, audiences saw Luke’s beginning and his ending, but never the middle, the part where he had fully become a Jedi Master and reached the height of …
Throughout the Star Wars sequel trilogy, we see just how much Ben Solo, now Kylo Ren, hates Luke Skywalker. On the surface, the films give us a clear reason: Ben believed that Luke once stood over him in his sleep, ready to kill him. From Kylo’s point of view, that moment became the ultimate betrayal …
During an interview at Star Wars Celebration in 2022, the cast shared stories about what it was like working on Attack of the Clones. Ewan McGregor recalled filming Obi-Wan’s Kamino scenes and looked back on his time working with Daniel Logan, who played the young Boba Fett. McGregor first told a story about Nash Edgerton, …
C-3PO may be one of the most recognizable droids in Star Wars, but when he first appears in The Phantom Menace, he is still unfinished. Built by a young Anakin Skywalker from spare parts, Threepio lacks the completed plating and polished appearance he would later become famous for. When Anakin leaves Tatooine, C-3PO is clearly …
One of the most powerful moments in The Clone Wars is seeing Rex try to hold himself together when Order 66 begins. He still turns on Ahsoka, but not before forcing out a warning that changes everything: “Find Fives.” He is already being taken over by the inhibitor chip, yet he still manages to hold …
The Millennium Falcon has one of the most recognizable ship designs in all of Star Wars, and a big part of that is the strange forked structure at the front. It is such a familiar part of the ship that most fans probably just accept it as part of the Falcon’s look. But once you …