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A new hope to save the galaxy from the Galactic Empire has been safely delivered by his Jedi protector into the loving arms of the Lars family, at their faraway desert homestead on Tatooine. A...

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Barrie Holland, in one of two Imperial roles for RETURN OF THE JEDI's filming at Elstree Studios. Sad news for the end of the year, and the closing celebrations of RETURN OF THE JEDI's landma...

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Outside Padme's family home, Pooja (Hayley Mooy) and Ryoo Naberrie (Keira Wingate) enjoy the company of R2-D2 in a noted deleted scene from EPISODE II. Taking a much welcome respite from both...

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Solo awaits entry into the lair of crime boss Lady Proxima, in an unused shot from SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY. Never has a Star Wars film deserved to do better box office success than SOLO: A ST...

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Remembering, but importantly celebrating, the very-much missed CARRIE FISHER on the day of her sad passing back in 2016, these rarer images from the ROLLING STONE magazine shoot taken at Stins...

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The BB-8 droid community knows how to enjoy and share some festival fun in this lovely fan composition, from STARSOULART, that truly captures the seasonal spirit linked to the Sequel Trilogy, ...

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The faith that Luke Skywalker had in his father Anakin, that he could indeed be turned back to the good side of the Force, ultimately pays off, with the late Darth Vader's destroying of the cr...

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  George Lucas, needing morale support, with then wife Marcia, perched against a Djerba beast background player. An image taken during the final days of Tunisian location filming for Star W...

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Peter Kuran (left) and Charles Lippincott (right) assist Anthony Daniels as Threepio during the now legendary Mann's Chinese Theatre cement signing in Summer 1977. Best known as one of the icon ...

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A tease of the main title for THE LAST JEDI. All images: Rian Johnson. Six years on from his work on the love it or hate it THE LAST JEDI, uber-talented writer/director RIAN JOHNSON is busier...

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It's an old trick that gets the better of his Imperial foes, as Han Solo pilots the Millennium Falcon out of its successful cover within the Star Destroyer junk field, but his nemesis in bount...

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Dathan and Miramir - fugitives from the Emperor! Seemingly abandoned by uncaring parents whom Kylo Ren would later describe to her as filthy junk traders who literally sold her off for drinki...

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An intriguing image of a digitally conceived Yoda that found its way into a British Pedigree published annual around the post release of REVENGE OF THE SITH. We believe it's likely from that f...

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The chase is on for Luke and Leia as they commandeer a speeder bike to pursue and stop Imperial Scout Troops from giving away the Rebels secret arrival on Endor, during one of the many highlig...

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He's been prior unhappily undercover as a Naboo pilot, but Anakin Skywalker, worried about Padme's re-involvement with old flame Rush Clovis, soon discovers his wife in trouble, poisoned durin...

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A clearly high-as-a-kite Harrison Ford talks to Gary Kurtz on set, of which the substance 'Peridium' is mentioned for space travel. Could this have been a reference to something from an early ...

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Within the converted hangar bay of one of the Massassi Temples on Yavin IV, an X-wing fighter and its unique astro droid navigator/technician stand ready to receive their next call to outer sp...

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Han and Luke observe the hangar activity and a nearby Y-wing fighter. Having delivered the Princess to her supporters within the Rebel Alliance on Yavin IV, young Luke Skywalker, perhaps now ...

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Image: Ann Skinner/ BFI. Outside the immense Shed One at the former airship construction hangar at Cardington in Summer 1976, the main cast (minus Harrison Ford (his filming schedule prior co...

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All cover arts by TIMOTHY BRADSTREET. THE PHANTOM MENACE's critics may often have complained that the film didn't have much plot for our main heroes to be involved in, but the drama taking pl...

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One of the last US poster releases, for Fandango. The final Indiana Jones film has now arrived on all Home Media formats from December 4th, 2023 - alongside a brand new feature-length documen...

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As Stateside news comes that a Lando Calrissian mini-series is finally going to happen with Donald Glover (and possibly Billy Dee Williams) returning to the charming smoothie role for more ent...

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Now liberated from droid guards by her new Jedi protectors in Master Qui-Gon Jinn and Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, the young Queen Amidala, flanked by her trusted handmaidens, must make a brave dec...

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The classic scene that set the standard for future science fiction/fantasy storytelling and blew audiences away worldwide with its truly epic special effects work- the opening to the original ...

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The surprise attack on the heart of the Republic is ongoing, and brutal Separatist droid leader General Grievous has already launched his fiendish plan to kidnap the Supreme Chancellor from C...

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