The Oscar-winning SFX guru talks turkey sandwiches, space lizards, and making the awesome Battle of Hoth scene for "Star Wars ...

Working on ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ was like stepping into a dream — an adventure in every sense,” he exclusively told The ...

While A New Hope gets all the credit, The Empire Strikes Back introduces plenty of great Star Wars characters.

Andor season 1 was a touchstone when it came to how we saw Star Wars as a franchise. The Disney+ original series gave us a ...

The Empire Strikes Back, which turns 40 this week, is often cited as the greatest of the Star Wars films. But even beyond that, the Irvin Kershner-directed chapter changed the world’s perception ...

George Lucas broke down the origins of Yoda’s “very distinctive way of talking” at a 45th anniversary screening of The Empire Strikes Back at the ... his heady insights and mighty koans ...

Since the release of the movie in 1980, it has established its own standard. The movie explores the complex storylines in greater depth. Consequently, viewers were eager to see what would happen next.

Solved a mystery, George Lucas has. The 80-year-old “Star Wars” creator spoke at the 45th anniversary screening of “The Empire Strikes Back” at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival on ...

There are big structural things that are going to be very similar to The Empire Strikes Back. But I don’t think, after watching the movie, many people will have the feeling of a copy of The ...

The 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off with a screening of the 1980 hit Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, featuring a rare pre-movie discussion with director George Lucas. The Star Wars ...

Lucas was determined to make all three of his “Star Wars” stories no matter what, and negotiated a deal in which he kept the sequel rights so that he could produce “The Empire Strikes Back ...