Star Wars Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
18th August 2016
Fact: Star Wars superfans can live out their dream of grabbing a drink at the Mos Eisley Cantina when a pop-up recreating the iconic venue goes up in Hollywood. The creators behind The Scrum & Villainy Cantina describe the replica as a "two-hour, immersive experience". It is unclear when the cantina will open.
18th December 2015
Quote: "I do have his number in my cell phone, I do... It'll probably go to voicemail 'cause he'd be like, 'Argh, this kid...!' I do send him selfies, once in a while." Star Wars newcomer John Boyega is thrilled to have original franchise lead Harrison Ford's phone number after working together on new sequel The Force Awakens.
4th December 2015
Quote: "I got in character and I've never gotten out again...! There are people who say this, 'Princess Leia!', like I'm supposed to go, 'Yes...?' I try not to respond as an adult." Original Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher has never been able to escape her breakout role in the sci-fi franchise.
3rd December 2015
Quote: "It's been great having someone who's had so much experience to try and like, talk me through this whole thing that's going on right now... It's so weird, it's so strange." Hollywood newcomer John Boyega is grateful to have the support of Robert Downey, Jr. to turn to for advice as he prepares to shoot to superstardom with his new role as leading man Finn in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.
6th November 2015
Fact: A terminally-ill Star Wars fan has been treated to an advance preview of the upcoming instalment The Force Awakens following a social media campaign backed by actors Mark Hamill and John Boyega. Daniel Fleetwood, who has been given months to live in his battle with cancer, watched the film on Thursday (05Nov15) following a surprise call from director J.J. Abrams. The sci-fi movie is released next month (Dec15).
8th September 2015
Fact: Star Wars fans in the U.K. will be able to see the latest installment STAR WARS: EPISODE VII - THE FORCE AWAKENS a day earlier than those in the U.S. as the cinema release has been pushed forward to 17 December (15). The U.S. release remains set for 18 December (15).
4th May 2015
Fact: The astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated Star Wars Day on Monday (04May15) by screening the 1977 Star Wars blockbuster.
7th March 2015
Quote: "I know you have incredible bounce back, please take a bounce break for awhile. Can I drive next time?" Harrison Ford's Star Wars co-star Carrie Fisher send her support via People.com after her pal crashed his vintage plane in California on Thursday (05Mar15). Ford remains hospitalised after undergoing surgery for a broken pelvis and ankle, but he is expected to make a full recovery.
14th January 2015
Quote: "The only thing I really regret about Star Wars is the fact I never got to see it. I never got to be blown out of my seat when the ship came over the screen. The next one, I'll be able to enjoy it like anybody else." Star Wars director George Lucas looks forward to watching Star Wars: Episode Vii - The Force Awakens with fresh eyes, as it is the first installment in the sci-fi series which he has not helmed.
12th January 2015
Fact: Rapper 50 Cent is helping to get Star Wars fans ready for the highly-anticipated release of The Force Awakens by unveiling his latest line of officially licensed headphones. Executives at the hip-hop superstar's SMS Audio firm will make the second edition of the Star Wars: Street By 50 line available for fans in May (15). The audio equipment retails at $199 (£124). Star Wars: The Force Awakens is due to hit movie theatres in December (15).
28th November 2014
Tweet: "Star Wars!!!!! Language and emojis fail to express what's in my heart at this moment." Anna Kendrick is excited about the new Star Wars teaser, which hit the Internet on Friday (28Nov14).
6th November 2014
Fact: The new Star Wars movie will be called Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
12th August 2014
Fact: The winner of the Star Wars global charity raffle has been announced. DC Barns from Denver, Colorado has landed a cameo role in Star Wars: Episode Vii thanks to a competition launched by the film's director J.J. Abrams. Fans donated $10 (£5.80) to Abrams' Force for Change campaign, which raises money for United Nations Children's Fund's (Unicef), to be in the running for the coveted role. Barns will be flown to London to shoot his part.
21st July 2014
Fact: Director J.J. Abrams is bolstering the big prize for an ongoing Unicef Star Wars competition by offering the lucky winner a private advance screening of his highly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode Vii for 20 people, in addition to the chance to land a cameo in the sci-fi sequel. The Omaze.com contest ends this week (begs21Jul14) and benefits Unicef's Innovation Labs, which works to help the world's most vulnerable children.
3rd June 2014
Quote: "I was cast two weeks ago. I'm glad it's out." Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o is relieved she no longer has to keep her role in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode Vii a secret following producers' casting announcement on Monday (02Jun14). She joins Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac and Andy Serkis and original franchise stars Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford in the new sequel, which began shooting in the U.K. on 16 May (14).
1st May 2014
Tweet: "Uk table read - I was knocked out by the diverse & extraordinarily talented new cast members. Wow they're good! The saga is in superb hands." Mark Hammill is impressed by the plot and cast of Star Wars: Episode Vii. The original Luke Skywalker will reprise his freedom fighter character in the film, alongside Star Wars originals Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. The trio will be joined by Adam Driver, John Boyega, newcomer Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis and Domhnall Gleeson, among others.
14th February 2014
Fact: Animated Star Wars spin-off The Clone Wars has been given a new lease of life for a sixth and final series. The popular show was axed by Tv chiefs last year (13) after five seasons, but creators at Lucasfilm have landed a new deal with online service Netflix to stream 13 new episodes, titled The Lost Missions, next month (Mar14).
17th January 2014
Fact: Star Wars creator George Lucas was joined by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday (16Jan14) as he opened a new visual effects and animation centre in the Southeast Asian country. The pair took a tour of the new Lucasfilm facility with company president Kathleen Kennedy and chatted to staff members during the event.
3rd December 2013
Fact: Bosses behind the new Star Wars films sent fans into a spin on Monday (02Dec13) by launching an official Instagram.com page. The first image posted was a 'selfie' taken by the franchise's super-villain, Darth Vader.
20th November 2013
Fact: Star Wars fans' favourite R2-D2 has become the first classic character to be confirmed for Jj Abrams' franchise revival. The robot has appeared in all six of the Star Wars films and will return in the seventh installment, due to arrive in 2015.
8th November 2013
Fact: Star Wars fans have been given a Christmas gift from the future from Disney film executives - the seventh installment of the sci-fi blockbuster franchise will hit cinemas on 18 December, 2015. Disney took over the film series from George Lucas' LucasFilm last year (12).
25th October 2013
Fact: The puppeteer behind Star Wars villain Jabba The Hutt has left the movie business to become a librarian. Toby Philpott, who worked the slug-like alien on Return of the Jedi, now works in Cardiff Central Library in Wales.
23rd May 2013
Fact: Star Wars droid R2-D2 makes a brief appearance in the new Star Trek film Into Darkness. Director J.J. Abrams has also taken charge of the upcoming Star Wars: Episode Vii movie.
18th April 2013
Fact: The next three Star Wars films will be released as summer blockbusters every other year from 2015. Disney bosses unveiled their plans for the new acquired trilogy of sci-fi epics at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas on Wednesday (17Apr13) and revealed Star Wars spin-off movies will be released in between episodes Vii, ViiI and Ix.
17th April 2013
Fact: Veteran Star Wars actor Billy Dee Williams was involved in a minor car accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday (16Apr13) after backing into another vehicle while exiting a parking lot, reports Tmz.com.
3rd December 2012
Quote: "They have a hundred encyclopedias and things, but I actually know a lot. I can say, 'This is this and this is that.' I don't really have much to do." George Lucas plays down his role as creative consultant for Disney's new Star Wars blockbuster. The movie mogul sold his production company to the media giant for $4.05 billion.
25th July 2012
Fact: Harrison Ford has entered his seventies with a new shorn look - the Star Wars star has gone bald. The ageing movie hunk, who turned 70 on 13 July (12), was spotted at Lax airport in Los Angeles with his wife Calista Flockhart at the weekend (21-22Jul12) sporting a new buzz cut.
8th May 2012
Fact: Star Wars creator George Lucas, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, rapper will.i.am and comedian Jon Stewart are among the stars who have filmed a video tribute to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to honour the tech guru at the upcoming Webby Awards. The clip will be played during the ceremony in New York on 21 May (12).
26th April 2012
Fact: British royal Prince Edward was in New York on Tuesday night (24Apr12) to host a fundraiser with Star Wars mogul George Lucas for Films Without Borders, a non-profit organisation set up to help young wannabe filmmakers break into the industry.
4th March 2012
Tweet: "Rip Ralph MCQuarrie, an extraordinary artist whose work fueled my dreams, fantasies and imagination. His paintings will live forever." Star Trek actor Simon Pegg pays tribute to the late illustrator who helped George Lucas bring his Star Wars vision to the big screen. MCQuarrie died on Saturday (03Mar12).
9th February 2012
Quote: "I keep telling everyone I'm sort of retiring, but I'm really going back to where I started, which is sort of more avant-garde filmmaking. I've made enough money so I can finance it all myself. I don't have to worry or answer to anybody and I can just do whatever I want." Star Wars creator George Lucas plays down reports he's quitting Hollywood for good.
1st November 2011
Quote: "Why would I tell all this other humiliating stuff and not say if I had a facelift?" Former Star Wars beauty Carrie Fisher dismisses rumours she's recently gone under the knife to maintain her looks.
24th October 2011
Quote: "With Sting, I had to keep calling him 'f**king coconut head' and I felt so bad about it that I apologised after every scene." Star Wars actor Warwick Davis felt awful about insulting Sting in Ricky Gervais' new sitcom Life's Too Short.
23rd September 2011
Quote: "Star Trek had relationships and conflict among the relationships and stories that involved humanity and philosophical questions. Star Wars was special effects, was Ilm (visual-effects company Industrial Light & Magic) at its best... God knows what those actors looked like in reality with all those special effects... There's no telling what Ilm did for those faces and hairdos. They may have walked around with nothing on." Star Trek actor William Shatner takes aim at rival sci-fi franchise Star Wars.
2nd July 2011
Fact: Ewan McGregor showed off his Star Wars expertise on U.K. TV on Friday (01Jul11) as he skillfully twirled a toy lightsaber on The Graham Norton Show. The actor admitted he had "spent months" learning to handle the prop while playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the sci-fi franchise.
10th December 2010
Quote: "My mother wants to do a reality show. Trust me, we're not doing it. She tells me, 'Everyone's doing it, dear.'" Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher vows not to join the celebrity trend.
9th December 2010
Quote: "It's funny. It also has a reassuring, flattering quality. Otherwise if I thought of myself as some incredibly serious artist this would be in my way. What are they going to come up with next? Last night someone informed me that I am a slot machine. So you just kind of roll with it." Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher laughs off the bizarre items made in her likeness as a pop culture icon.
5th June 2010
Fact: Snoop Dogg, Noel Gallagher, David Beckham and Ian Brown are all set to appear in a new Star Wars-themed commercial for sportswear label Adidas. The celebrities will recreate a famous scene from Star Wars Episode IV. In the clip, which is to be launched during England's World Cup soccer game against the U.S.A. next Saturday (12Jun10), Snoop Dogg can be seen waving Luke Skywalker's lightsaber.
21st May 2010
Quote: "I've spent a great many years being deeply, deeply in love with Princess Leia. There's still a part of my heart that is quite deeply in love with her, both as a character and an actress!" Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor has always been fond of Carrie Fisher's princess.
19th February 2010
Quote: "I quite enjoy watching it. People give it a bad rap (reputation) here but it's great." Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor is strangely fascinated by the curling events at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
5th February 2010
Fact: Snoop Dogg went over to the Dark Side on Thursday (04Feb10) as he launched his new shoe collection inspired by George Lucas' Star Wars films. The rapper showed up with Darth Vader and a team of Stormtroopers to unveil his Adidas Originals X Star Wars Collection at Foot Locker in New York's Times Square.
28th January 2010
Quote: "She has all the toys... (but) it wasn't age appropriate for her. She was nine when it came out... I'll put it in the vows and the pre-nup." Harrison Ford, 67, reveals his fiancee, Calista Flockhart, 45, has never seen Star Wars.
23rd December 2009
Fact: Characters from the Star Wars films were on hand to ring in the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday (22Dec09). Darth Vader, several Storm Troopers and R2-D2 represented George Lucas' Lucasfilm company at the ceremonial ringing of the bell.
5th November 2009
Quote: "My acting was not exactly respected in those films but those are the moments when you want to prove yourself again. When people think I suck, it helps." Natalie Portman was spurred on by harsh criticism of her Star Wars films.
4th November 2009
Fact: Folk rocker Devendra Banhart's middle name is Obi - after Star Wars sage OBI-WAN KENOBI.
30th October 2009
Quote: "I almost could have made a career out of giving George Lucas awards!" Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher was the choice awards presenter for the legendary director for many years after starring as PRINCESS LEIA in the original sci-fi trilogy.
15th June 2009
Fact: Hayden Christensen has been named the new face of sports retailer LACOSTE's new scent, Challenge. The Star Wars actor will star in the fashion brand's men's fragrance campaign when it launches this August (09).
8th April 2009
Quote: "If DARTH VADER had met JAR JAR he would have happily have stretched his neck." Star Wars actor David Prowse reveals his most hated character from the sci-fi franchise.
24th March 2009
Quote: "It's weird that I haven't seen it... but I we lived in a small town and the movie theatre was an hour away." Calista Flockhart has never seen her fiance Harrison Ford in Star Wars.
29th January 2009
Fact: Star Wars alumni Carrie Fisher and Ewan McGregor teamed up on Monday night (26Jan09) to host a pre-Oscar party at the actress' Los Angeles area home for Sean Penn's hit film MILK. Guests included Mick Jagger, Helen Hunt and Melanie Griffith, and, from the cast, Penn, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna and Emile Hirsch.
30th November 2008
Quote: "I went to a fat farm but I'd have to lose 12 million pounds to have cheekbones." Actress Carrie Fisher on how she slimmed down to play PRINCESS LEIA in the original Star Wars trilogy.
26th November 2008
Fact: The light sabre weapon wielded by Luke Skywalker in Star Wars is expected to fetch $180,000 (GBP120,000) at an auction of famous Hollywood props next month (Dec08). It will go under the hammer, along with INDIANA JONES' hat and the original GREMLINS puppet, at the sale in Los Angeles on 11 December (08).
4th August 2008
Fact: A model spacecraft from the first Star Wars film fetched $406,000 (GBP203,000) at auction in Hollywood - more than double its expected price. Other items which went under the hammer at the Profiles In History sale included the Hoverboard featured in BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II and the axe wielded by Jack Nicholson in The Shining.
18th July 2008
Quote: "It looks like a brand new grandmother's house. Everything's new. It doesn't smell like grandma's but it looks like it. There's no Star Wars stuff anywhere. There's a little hallway with the Willow wand and the guitar from HOWARD THE DUCK." All-American Rejects star NICK WHEELER on recording the band's new album at STAR WARS creator George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in California.
1st April 2008
Quote: "I just thought HAN SOLO was a little dumb and not self-aware. If he's a space cowboy, he ain't from Brokeback Mountain." Harrison Ford isn't a fan of his Star Wars character.
13th February 2008
Quote: "It's kind of easy to be really nasty and hard with somebody that you have a really good relationship with because you can do stuff to 'em on screen and then just laugh about it." SAMUEL L. JACKSON on why he and Hayden Christensen make ideal movie enemies. The two actors have gone head to head in both Star Wars and new film JUMPER.
18th January 2008
Fact: The Star Wars franchise's iconic light saber has been voted the greatest movie weapon of all time in a Twentieth Century Fox poll.
1st October 2007
Fact: Singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton recorded part of her last album at Star Wars creator George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in California.
1st October 2007
Fact: Johnny Depp's leading role as CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW in movie blockbuster Pirates Of The Caribbean has been voted the U.K.'s favourite film character in a new poll by British magazine Total Film. Sparrow beat Star Wars' villain DARTH VADER and spy James Bond to claim the top spot.
10th September 2007
Quote: "I had a framed picture of her as LEIA next to my bed from '80 to '84. I retired it when I went to high school and started kissing real girls." Director Kevin Smith on his childhood crush on Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher.
29th August 2007
Fact: Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas will receive the Prince Rainier III Award for commitment to the arts at a ceremony at Sotherby's in New York City on 26 October (07).
25th July 2007
Fact: Star Wars actor Mark Hamill still owns the pair of Levi's jeans he wore as Luke Skywalker in the original 1970s sci-fi trilogy.
12th May 2007
Fact: Sci-fi legend George Lucas' 1977 movie Star Wars has been named the most influential special effects film of all time. The poll, taken by experts at the Visual Effects Society, named 1982's Blade Runner as second, while The Matrix (1999) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) tied for third place.
23rd March 2007
Fact: James Arnold Taylor, the actor behind the voice of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE LEONARDO in new movie TNMT also provides the voice of OBI-WAN KENOBI in cartoon series Star Wars: CLONE WARS.
12th March 2007
Quote: "Britney Spears, slow down and go back to school. Have your life... She's had a career for a really long time and I don't think she knows what a life is." Star Wars star Carrie Fisher offers Britney Spears words of wisdom.
11th March 2007
Quote: "I did not really want to be an actress... I did a film that I knew would be this great cult movie and then it misbehaved. It was a blockbuster." Carrie Fisher has mixed emotions about the Star Wars franchise.
1st February 2007
Quote: "For months afterwards, I'd kiss a picture of PRINCESS LEIA before going to bed every night." Shaun Of The Dead star Simon Pegg on seeing George Lucas' Star Wars for the first time.
23rd January 2007
Quote: "He died at the end. I want him to come back as sort of the (Star Wars sage) OBI-WAN (KENOBI)." Winona Ryder hopes Christian Slater'S character comes back from the dead for the upcoming HEATHERS sequel.
2nd November 2006
Quote: "GEORGE (LUCAS) owns my likeness. So every time I look in the mirror I have to send him a couple of bucks." Carrie Fisher on Star Wars creator George Lucas' savvy marketing skills.
28th October 2006
Fact: William Shatner has signed on to host a new TV quiz show in America. The Star Wars icon will front new ABC show SHOW ME THE MONEY.
7th August 2006
Fact: VERONICA MARS star Kristen Bell will play a "girl nerd" trying to break into Star Wars creator George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch home in her producer boyfriend KEVIN MANN's new movie FANBOYS.
26th July 2006
Fact: Actor Peter Mayhew, best known for his role as CHEWBACCA in the original Star Wars trilogy, has signed up to star in forthcoming thriller YESTERDAY WAS A LIE.
10th July 2006
Quote: "I'm relandscaping my parents' backyard." Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen on his summer plans.
18th May 2006
Quote: "I don't like sci-fi - I don't want to do anything with sci-fi. Star Wars? Star Trek? I'd rather eat turpentine and p**s on a brush fire." MATCH POINT star Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
13th April 2006
Fact: Star Wars director George Lucas will serve as guest director for the Los Angeles Film Festival and create a special program of movies for the event. The festival will be held 22 June - 2 July (06).
23rd March 2006
Quote: "I don't want to ever be working just for money because then you are no different than a prostitute." Star Wars actress Natalie Portman prides herself on her dedication to the art of film-making.
8th March 2006
Quote: "What can I say? It is a c**p name." Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor reveals his true feelings about movie title THE PHANTOM MENACE.
6th March 2006
Fact: Natalie Portman combined her love of peace and Star Wars for her guest hosting stint on US comedy show Saturday Night Live at the weekend (04MAR06) - she wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the logo 'Stop Wars'.
8th December 2005
Quote: <p>"I don't do email. I don't write on a computer. I write on a yellow pad, with a pencil." Star Wars film-maker George Lucas insists he isn't as high-tech as his reputation suggests. </p>
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