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Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca and Harrison Ford as Han Solo in Star Wars (1977), both aiming weapons inside the Millennium Falcon.

Alec Guinness in costume as Obi-Wan Kenobi sits beside director George Lucas on the set of Star Wars, with rocky desert scenery in the background.

The Star Wars droids R2-D2 and C-3PO stand by each other in a white hallway.

Mark Hamill in Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back

Prop for Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi

Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, and Harrison Ford as Han Solo in the Millennium Falcon cockpit in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

Duel of the Fates

Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones (2002)

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi stands in a spaceship corridor holding a blue lightsaber, wearing Jedi robes in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

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Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope (1977)

A movie poster promoting the first Star Wars film shows the main characters of the...

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Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca and Harrison Ford as Han Solo in Star Wars (1977), both aiming weapons inside the Millennium Falcon.

Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope

Peter Mayhew (left) and Harrison Ford as Chewbacca and Han Solo, respectively, in...

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Alec Guinness in costume as Obi-Wan Kenobi sits beside director George Lucas on the set of Star Wars, with rocky desert scenery in the background.

Filming of Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope

George Lucas (right) and Alec Guinness during the filming of Star Wars: Episode...

© 1977 Lucasfilm with Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

The Star Wars droids R2-D2 and C-3PO stand by each other in a white hallway.

Astromech and protocol droids

The droids R2-D2 (left) and C-3PO are core characters in the Star Wars Skywalker...

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Mark Hamill in Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back

Mark Hamill in Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back

Mark Hamill (left), as Luke Skywalker, and Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire...

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Prop for Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi

Prop for Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi

A model maker for Industrial Light and Magic working on a Rancor, a monster in the...

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Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, and Harrison Ford as Han Solo in the Millennium Falcon cockpit in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

Scene from Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back

(From left) Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Carrie Fisher (Princess...

Twentieth Century-Fox

Duel of the Fates

Duel of the Fates

In George Lucas's film Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace (1999), Liam...

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Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones (2002)

Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones (2002)

Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker (left) and Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala...

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Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi stands in a spaceship corridor holding a blue lightsaber, wearing Jedi robes in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Ewan McGregor playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the...

© 20005 Lucasfilm Ltd./Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

John Boyega as Finn and Daisy Ridley as Rey stand beside the BB-8 droid in a sandy marketplace scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Daisy Ridley and John Boyega in Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens

Daisy Ridley (left) and John Boyega in Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens...

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Adam Driver as Kylo Ren faces John Boyega as Finn and Daisy Ridley as Rey in a snowy forest, holding a red crossguard lightsaber in Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens.

Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens

Adam Driver (foreground) as Kylo Ren in Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens...

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Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa and Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron face each other in a tense moment aboard a spaceship in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi

Oscar Isaac (right) as Poe Dameron and Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa in a...

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Alden Ehrenreich and Joonas Suotamo in Solo: A Star Wars Story

Alden Ehrenreich and Joonas Suotamo in Solo: A Star Wars Story

Alden Ehrenreich (foreground) and Joonas Suotamo as Han Solo and Chewbacca, respectively,...

© 2018 Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Pictures

“Baby Yoda” doll

“Baby Yoda” doll

Grogu, a main character in the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian,...

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Film crew and cameras on a desert set with actors in C-3PO and R2-D2 costumes and a landspeeder prop during the filming of Star Wars.

Filming of Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope (1977)

Actors, filmmakers, and props on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope...

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Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, and Harrison Ford as Han Solo pose together in costume from Star Wars 1977.

publicity still for Star Wars

(From left) Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, and Harrison Ford in Star...

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C-3PO and R2-D2 stand together in an icy cave setting in a scene from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

C-3PO and R2-D2 from the Star Wars series

The sidekick “droids” C-3PO (left) and R2-D2 from the original Star Wars movie trilogy...

© 1980 Lucasfilm Ltd./Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

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The Star Wars universe onscreen

The Star Wars universe onscreen

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