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Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker. Yoda. Princess Leia. Chewbacca. Obi-Wan Kenobi. Nearly everyone has a favourite Star Wars character, so ubiquitous has the American epic space opera franchise created by George Lucas become since the first film, Star Wars, was released in 1977. That film (later subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope) was followed by The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), which together formed the original Star Wars trilogy. A prequel trilogy was released between 1999 and 2005 to mixed reception. The first of three new Star Wars films, Episode VII, entitled The Force Awakens, opens in December 2015. Apart from the films, the franchise has expanded into books, television series, computer and video games.

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  • Liam Neeson, 71, is high on the list thanks to his US$40 million payday from the Taken franchise – he plays Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace and also starred in Schindler’s List
  • Mark Hamill has played Luke Skywalker since the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, in 1977, and recently had a voice-acting role in The Boy and the Heron

Gillian Howard, Hong Kong-based co-founder and global fair director of the Digital Art Fair, explains how selling a piece of video art to Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher put her on a new path.

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A self-styled assassin who was encouraged by an AI chatbot to break into Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow to kill the late Queen Elizabeth has been locked up for nine years.

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Gareth Edwards’ The Creator marries the Star Wars: Rogue One director’s love of Asian culture with the current conversation around the use of AI. He talks to the Post about making the film.

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Founded by ‘Star Wars’ creator George Lucas, the studio was involved in several Hollywood productions including ‘Star Wars’ films and ‘Iron Man’.

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Hollywood is big business, and directors get their fair share – so from Star Wars’ George Lucas to The Lord of the Rings’ Peter Jackson, who’s the richest filmmaker on the planet today?

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Disney lead animator Justin Pichetrungsi helped out at his parents’ restaurant Anajak Thai when his father was sick, and has turned it into one of the most popular in Los Angeles.

On Star Wars Day, the author of ‘Star Wars Multiverse’, who teaches courses on the franchise, talks about blowback towards the latest trilogy and seeing the movies through a different lens.

The sequel to EA Games’ 2019 game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order took only 3½ years to develop, half the normal time. Early indications are that the game could be a hit.

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The star of Poker Face and Orange is the New Black talks exclusively to STYLE about her knotty new crime caper – and why little white lies aren’t always what we need to hear

As the Mandalorian returns to Disney+ for season 3, The Star Wars show’s creator reveals what to expect, and why the story may continue into the ‘distant future’.

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Colossal Cave, and Star Trek: Resurgence are among the games that promise the best stories in 2023.

Hong Kong-born actress Gabby Wong, who features in new Netflix thriller series 1899, talks about landing a role in Star Wars film Rogue One, and wanting to return home.

He’s the wealthiest prime minister in Britain’s history so far, so how does Rishi Sunak splash the US$830 million fortune he shares with wife Akshata Murty?

The co-owners of One House Bakery in Benicia, California, spent weeks making the sculpture using wood and two types of dough. It is the bakery’s entry in the town’s annual scarecrow contest.

Ed Sheeran and Rupert Grint, and Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg are just two pairs of A-listers who have had some fun with the confusion their similarities cause

An actor, writer, producer and director, New Zealand-born Taika Waititi made some quirky and wildly inventive films before hitting the big leagues with Thor: Ragnarok and winning an Oscar for Hitler satire Jojo Rabbit.

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14 A-listers from Elton John and George Clooney, to Simon Cowell and Star Wars voice talent James Earl Jones, who only started a family after 50

Early fame (as well as some harsh pushback from stans) in the Star Wars films earned him more roles and endorsements – before he retreated to a quiet life on a farm

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Harrison Ford in Blade Runner, Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting and Star Wars, Tom Cruise in Top Gun: we celebrate 10 actors’ belated returns to iconic movie roles.

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From the gown Marilyn Monroe wore in 1954 musical There’s No Business Like Show Business, to Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s classic Givenchy set

Flying motorbike maker ALI Technologies, founded by a former Merrill Lynch derivatives trader with a passion for Star Wars, plans to go public on Tokyo’s Mothers market for start-ups.

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The American actress will reprise her role as Fennec Shand in Disney+ Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett, after making a name for herself voicing Mulan and appearing in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.