Cary Grant, Grace Kelly and the French Riviera star in this week's episode of the Force Material podcast.
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Force Material Episode III: The Last Jedi Trailer Reaction & Breakdown
In this emergency episode of the Force Material podcast, we're breaking down the enigma that is the Last Jedi trailer!
Force Material Episode II: Three Outlaw Samurai
Grab your s'mores, because we're off to Rian Johnson's film camp in the second episode of the Force Material podcast!
How Star Wars inspired Ridley Scott's Alien
If Ridley Scott hadn’t seen Star Wars in 1977, there’s no way we’d be watching a new Alien: Covenant trailer today.
How was George Lucas going to end Jar Jar's story?
Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Jar Jar Binks the Fool?
The ‘70s porn parody that beat George Lucas to the punch
How a group of pornographers and special effects legends brought a Flash Gordon pastiche to the big screen three years before George Lucas.
Rian Johnson discusses the films that have influenced The Last Jedi
With the title of Episode VIII finally revealed, director Rian Johnson has taken some time to discuss the films that have influenced The Last Jedi.
The car crash that changed the galaxy
This week’s episode of Legends of Tomorrow presents a fun take on George Lucas’ path to becoming a director – but the true story is even more amazing.
Hey, remember when people thought George Lucas was making a film packed with dead actors?
Let's talk about the time Lucasfilm had to come out and deny they were planning to resurrect a beloved actor using CGI trickery.
Six for VIII: Six films to watch before Star Wars Episode VIII
Episode VIII comes out this year, so it’s time to get stuck into director Rian Johnson’s recommendations.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot?
The debate supposedly sparked by the appearance of Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One has actually been going on for decades.
Dark Lord of the Manor: The Origin of Darth Vader's Castle
How Darth Vader got his crib, and what it says about him.
The Origin of the Crawl
There's more to the opening crawl of Star Wars than just Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. This is the true story of the most iconic text in film...
When You Wish Upon A Death Star: The Disney-Lucasfilm Connection
It’s Walt Disney’s 115th birthday! To celebrate the occasion, let’s take a look at how Lucasfilm became part of the Magic Kingdom.
The Origin of Darth Vader: The Voice
The story of how one actor took just two and a half hours to make his mark on history.
The Origin of Darth Vader: The Body
The story of how David Prowse came to reunite with Peter Cushing, and how an unsung hero helped bring Darth Vader to life.
The Origin of Darth Vader: The Look
The story of how one offhand decision and a big misunderstanding defined the look of cinema's greatest villain.
The Origin of Darth Vader: The Name
The story of how George Lucas drew from unlikely sources to name the greatest screen villain of all time.
A reshoot built on hope
How reshoots and retooling made The Force Awakens and Parks and Recreation better and more optimistic, and why we should hope for the same result for Rogue One.
10 things we learned from JJ Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens commentary
My most anticipated release of 2016 — JJ Abrams' commentary track for Star Wars: The Force Awakens — is finally here, and it's worth the wait.