Ever since the release of Star Wars in 1977, George Lucas routinely expressed his love for movie serials and their influence on his two major film series. Indiana Jones is influenced by many adventure and spy serials from the late-1930s and 1940s, and Star Wars is his answer to the Flash Gordon serials starring matinee idol Buster Crabbe. In fact,…
David Prowse, the towering presence behind Darth Vader, has died aged 85 after a two-week battle with coronavirus. At 6ft 6in (1.98 m), Prowse was physically perfect to wear Vader’s suit in the original Star Wars trilogy. But his English West County accent, which earned him the nickname Darth Farmer, wasn’t imposing enough to voice…
When the lights dimmed in cinemas in December 2016 and the closing moments of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story played out, audiences didn’t yet realize they were about to witness one of the most electrifying sequences in the entire Star Wars saga. The now-legendary corridor scene—Darth Vader igniting his crimson lightsaber in a darkened…
The Mandalorian is the legacy of one of Star Wars’ most popular characters: bounty hunter Boba Fett. While the bounty hunter only ever had a few lines in the saga, and met a rather idiotic death, he has had more influence on Star Wars than most realize. Shades of Fett’s bounty hunter exist in characters–good and…
Everyone remembers that moment when Darth Vader made his first appearance at the beginning of Star Wars: A New Hope. His imposing size, dressed from head to toe in black. That black cape. The black helmet. And that voice. We’re led to believe that the same man wearing the suit, is the same man speaking….