"On May 25th, 1977 Star Wars hit the theaters and created a worldwide phenomenon that to this day is a science fiction juggernaut with video sales, novels and merchandise. On October 30th, 2012 Disney bought Lucasfilm and the rights to the Star Wars franchise from George Lucas for $4.05 billion and immediately announced that Episode VII would hit cinemas in 2015. To Star Wars fans, this created a sigh of relief that Lucas would no longer “alter” the films, but then added concern if Disney would bastardize the franchise or create new hope and excitement they proved they could accomplish with The Avengers’ success." - Craig Kandiko of Geekenstein.com
At one point George Lucas planned for Rey to be named Winkie, according to a new official book of Star Wars facts.
Dialogue coach and Star Wars actor Andrew Jack has died in London at age 76 from complications related to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Star Wars actor Greg Grunberg reveals that Carrie Fisher introduced herself to him in a rather unorthodox way when they met on set of The Force Awakens.
