George Lucas Helped Set Up Mission: Impossible For Success . Tom Cruise's signature spy franchise has come a long way from the original Mission: Impossible movie.

As Lucas points out, this choice was key because Yoda “was the philosophizer of the film.” When we look at how the narrative developed between Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope and Episode ...

George Lucas reveals why Yoda talks backwards in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - ‘I had to figure out a way to get people to actually listen,’ explained the Star Wars creator.

There are many questions that Star Wars fans have about the George Lucas produced and co-written 1980 sequel The Empire Strikes Back which kicked off the 16th TCM Class Film Festival last night at ...

George Lucas broke down the origins of Yoda’s “very distinctive way of talking” at a 45th anniversary screening of The Empire Strikes Back at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival last week.

The visionary filmmaker sat down for a rare Q&A with Turner Classic Movies' Ben Mankiewicz before a 45th anniversary screening of the "Star Wars" sequel to kick off the TCM Classic Film Festival.

Tarak Ben Ammar Thanks George Lucas, ... that caught the attention of George Lucas, who decided to shoot parts of "Star Wars" in the country. ... (Photo by Victor Boyko/Variety via Getty Images) ...

As "Revenge of the Sith" hits 20, its much-derided emphasis on trade wars and the mechanics of a crumbling republic might deserve an apology today The post How George Lucas’ ‘Star Wars ...

Yoda is one of the most cherished extraterrestrial characters in movie history, and part of that has to do with the peculiar way in which he speaks. “The greatest teacher, failure is,” “Much ...

Lucas even said in the past about the original Star Wars movie, “The Special Edition, that’s the one I wanted out there. The other movie, it’s on VHS, if anybody wants it. I’m not going to ...

Lucas is a pretty erudite fellow, and got his start trafficking in a brainier, dystopian brand of science fiction, partly out of necessity, with his directorial debut "THX-1138" in 1971.