The Star Wars "good guys" Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, and Harrison Ford chat with US TV host Mike Douglas, and co-host Richard Thomas, who played John-Boy in The Waltons, about the making of the original Star Wars movie in 1977 (clip 1, clip 2). 1977, and the clothes worn by Douglas, his guests, and the audience, certainly looks like it was a long time ago, in a galaxy far, ... Read full entry

Since its release in 1977 Star Wars has done far more than spawn a six-movie series, as this diagram, originally published by Wired, depicts. Fascinating, as Star Trek's Mr Spock, would say. Via Kottke.

Yet again George Lucas attempts to pour cold water on the prospect of another trilogy of Star Wars movies. Too bad, a full-blown wedding, between say Princess Leia and Han Solo, could have been a real draw card! In the non-film versions of the saga, for instance, Han Solo and Princess Leia marry and have three children, one of them named Anakin after his notorious grandfather. All of it ... Read full entry

A new Star Wars video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will apparently fill us in on some of the events that took place between Episode III and Episode IV of the Star Wars movie series, according to Haden Blackman of LucasArts. "There's a couple of big twists and turns in the story," said Blackman. "One revelation in particular really impacts the rest of the ... Read full entry

I'd like to see George Lucas and co explain this one. The destruction of the second Death Star at the end of Return of the Jedi precipitates a nuclear-winter-like disaster on the forest moon of Endor, when debris from the destroyed Imperial station strike the moon's surface. The circumstances at the end of Return of the Jedi lead inevitably to an environmental disaster on the Endor moon. The explosion ... Read full entry

While producers of The Dark Knight have rejected a script written by Michael Bay, who knows, maybe the idea could be adapted for an animated version of Batman, much like Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which is due out shortly. Some of the action isn't too bad after all (page 112): The Batmobile is gunning down the highway at over 200 miles per hour, weaving through traffic. Every ... Read full entry

Darth Vadar and Princess Leia feature as fonts in a representation of Leia's capture by Imperial troops at the beginning of Star Wars, A New Hope. I started out trying to literally depict that scene from Star Wars using letterforms, intending to use bold letters for Vader and light letters for Princess Leia. I loved the idea of the @ sign filling in for Leia’s hair bun. But after a ... Read full entry

"Star Wars" is My Co-Pilot Apparently there are more followers of the Jedi faith than Scientologists in Britain, according to the country's 2001 census. Given the opportunity to join a religion that offers mind control techniques, and light sabers as part of the deal, I can see why. Anyone who wants to become a member signs up through our Website. We give them the Jedi handbook and that's their ... Read full entry

Star Wars Goes on Tour See some of your favourite Star Wars characters out of context amongst an intriguing selection of French backdrops. Photographer Cedric Delsaux brings a new take to the Star Wars legend. He shoots French landscapes, then adds the characters digitally to get the right height, light, and perspective.

An interesting comparison between the Harry Potter and Star Wars sagas. So the force is strong with Harry, then?