Star Wars

Mark Hamill used to downplay his 'Star Wars' past. Now he's embracing it

2:15pm June 03, 2025

Hamill played Luke Skywalker, one of the most iconic heroes in movie history. His latest film, The Life of Chuck, is an adaptation of a Stephen King novella.

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'Andor' series creator Tony Gilroy on what viewers can expect in season 2

4:20am April 22, 2025

by A Martínez

Season one of Andor was the "making of a revolutionary," series creator Tony Gilroy tells NPR. In season two, viewers will see the growing pains of expanding the rebellion.

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'Andor' and 'You' are back this week, along with a new Amy Sherman-Palladino show

4:25pm April 21, 2025

Andor, featuring Diego Luna's charismatic performance as a rebel operative, has come at a perfect moment. And You brings Penn Badgley back for a fifth and final season.

Actor Mark Hamill, wearing a pair of aviator shades he said he got from President Biden, makes a surprise appearance in the White House daily press briefing on May 3.

Politics & Government

In time for May the Fourth, Mark Hamill of 'Star Wars' stopped by the White House

4:18pm May 03, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Mark Hamill is known for obsessively posting about President Biden (he's a fan) and also about former President Donald Trump (he's really not a fan.) On Friday, he met Biden in the Oval Office.

A new documentary examines the 'Star Wars Holiday Special' and asks: Why?

6:57pm December 09, 2023

by Linda Holmes

A new documentary called A Disturbance in the Force looks back on how the special happened and why it's been locked away ever since.

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A dress worn by actress Carrie Fisher in the 1977 film Star Wars is one of 1,400 items up for sale at a live auction of film and TV memorabilia in Los Angeles this week.

An original Princess Leia dress, expected to fetch $2 million at auction, went unsold

9:57pm June 28, 2023

by Emily Olson

Film crews thought the gown, worn by Carrie Fisher's character, had been destroyed after the production wrapped.

Walt Disney World's Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel is modeled after the fictional Halcyon ship, shown above. The hotel will be closing down, the company has announced.

National

Disney World is shutting down its $2,500-a-night Star Wars-themed hotel

5:38am May 19, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The hotel starts at about $4,800 for two people for two nights. Package includes lodging, meals and passes to Hollywood Studios, one of Disney World's four parks.

Actress Carrie Fisher attends the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Dec. 14, 2015. The late actress is being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.

Arts

For May the 4th, Carrie Fisher of 'Star Wars' gets a Hollywood Walk of Fame star

3:49pm May 04, 2023

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The honor for the late actress, who played Princess Leia and many other roles in a lengthy career, was accepted by her daughter and fellow Star Wars actress Billie Lourd.

Daisy Ridley arrives for the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, on Dec. 16, 2019, in Hollywood, Calif.

Arts

3 new Star Wars live-action films are coming

2:05pm April 07, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The upcoming releases will span the dawn of the Jedi to the events after Rise of Skywalker and close out the interconnected stories told in The Mandalorian and other Disney+ series.

Colin Cantwell, who worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey and helped design ships for Star Wars, is pictured here in a 2017 photo in Boulder, Colorado.

Arts

The designer of the X-wing and other iconic 'Star Wars' ships has died

5:48pm May 23, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Colin Cantwell worked on other films including 2001: A Space Odyssey and WarGames. He was 90.