Star Wars

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler think the force is with them.

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WATCH: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Take On 'Star Wars'

3:37pm December 04, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

Their film Sisters comes out the same weekend as Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Are they worried about getting crushed? "R2-D2 is my bra size," Fey says in a Sisters trailer called "The Farce Awakens."

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In Star Wars: Battlefront, gamers can take their pick of customization options for the characters they play.

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Customization Is Key: 'Star Wars: Battlefront' Makes Space For Gamers Of All Stripes

10:29pm November 29, 2015

by NPR Staff

In the video game Star Wars: Battlefront, players can customize characters according to gender, race and age. Producer Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir says inclusivity was a priority "from the get-go."

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A religious volume from the early 1300s includes this image of a monk who resembles the Jedi Master Yoda of the Star Wars films.

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Yoda? Is It Thou? Figure In 14th-Century Manuscript Looks Familiar

3:26pm April 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A long time ago, in a place far away, a manuscript was created with an enigmatic figure who looks a great deal like a certain little — and yet powerful — green guy from the Star Wars films.

A scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens â not the movie you're looking for. Rogue One, the first stand-alone film in the Star Wars franchise, will be released Dec. 16, 2016.

Disney Announces Title Of Stand-Alone 'Star Wars' Film

6:18pm March 12, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

It'll be called Rogue One, and it's coming to theaters Dec. 16, 2016. The film stars Felicity Jones, most famous for her Academy Award-nominated performance in The Theory of Everything.

Star Wars Fans Force Sands Back From Darth Vader's Tunisia Birthplace

7:44am December 02, 2014

Sets from George Lucas' films had become buried by sand dunes, but a partnership between Tunisian tourism officials and online donors has helped them emerge again.

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New Star Wars Movie Is Called 'The Force Awakens,' Disney Says

3:41pm November 06, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Before today, it was known only as Episode VII. Set decades after Return of the Jedi, the new installment will feature some of the same cast as the 1983 film.

Adam Driver starred in Tracks, This Is Where I Leave You and What If — all out this year. He says there are surprising similarities between two of his other biggest roles, on HBO's Girls and in the new Star Wars film. "If you think about breaking it dow

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Actor's Calendar: 'Girls,' 'Star Wars,' Taking Theater To The Military

6:24pm November 01, 2014

by NPR Staff

Adam Driver is famous for his role in HBO's Girls and his major (and mysterious) part in the next Star Wars film. Less famous: The former Marine's nonprofit organization, Arts in the Armed Forces.

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To remake The Empire Strikes Back, dozens of fans play roles such as Luke Skywalker and Jedi master Yoda, seen here training on the planet Dagobah.

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The Empire Strikes Back: The Fan-Made Version

6:27pm October 12, 2014

by Bill Chappell

A follow-up to 2010 Emmy-winner Star Wars Uncut, the film is a pastiche of live action, stop-motion and animation that shows both the contributors' talents and their passion for the original.