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Discover how Boba
Fett and the bounty
A rebellion hunters were created

on the ropes! Father Figures


The many mentors
of Star Wars







EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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GLOVER



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I had a friend at school who was convinced that the sequel Art Editor / Andrew Leung
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The Adventure

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Insider ’s ongoing examination
of the Skywalker saga reaches
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes
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of the biggest Star Wars news, Lucasfi lm’s animated Star Wars series. we take a look at the state of medicine
merchandise, books, and comics. 36 in the Star Wars galaxy.

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Into the Shadows The legendary producer recalls the Father Figures
making of The Empire Strikes Back.
Gung-ho space fantasy meets mystical It’s not all about fathers and sons!
fairy tale – Insider explores how 42 Insider explores the many mentors
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back of Star Wars, and their complex
broke the sequel mold. Can You Feel the Force? relationships with their protégés.

Yoda taught Jedi for generations, but
24 what did he teach us about the Force? 76


Jeremy Bulloch Interview 48 Julian Glover Interview

The actor who portrayed Boba Fett, The respected British actor
the Star Wars galaxy’s most infamous Finding Your Fett speaks exclusively to Star Wars Insider
bounty hunter, reveals what it was like Discover how Boba Fett and his about playing villains in two of

to wear the armor for the fi rst time. bounty hunting pals were created. Lucasfilm’s biggest movies.






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Peter Mayhew




1944 –2019

Words: Christopher Cooper


ll of us here at Star Wars film-making standards, a simple alongside, but I think it was those

A Insider were saddened to affair—a full-body woolen suit with wonderful, kind eyes that endeared
reams of yak hair stitched into it and
hear the news that one of
him to us the most.
our heroes, Peter Mayhew, a hefty mask that all but engulfed the Every account I’ve read of Mayhew’s
passed away on April 30th, 2019. As actor. There were no animatronics interactions with fans over the years
Chewbacca in Star Wars: A New Hope inside that mask, just a hinged jaw that paint a picture of a warm hearted man
(1977) and in four further instalments moved with Mayhew’s own. All that who was generous with his time, and
of the saga, the actor delivered a could be seen were the actor’s eyes; passionate about the character he gave
performance of great humor and those sparkling blue eyes that told you life to. With customary humilty, he told
humanity as the mighty Wookiee, you could trust Chewie implicitly. Insider in a recent interview that, “I just
imbuing the “walking carpet” with true In preparation for the role, Mayhew tried to do everything that was asked of
heart and soul. In the process, he not studied the movement of apes and me”—but Mayhew did far more than
only created a movie icon, but won the bears at his local zoo. This, combined that. Through Chewbacca, Peter
love of countless millions of people all with his own unique physicality, Mayhew became a much loved part of
over the world. played a part in giving Chewbacca our lives, and will be greatly missed.
It’s worth remembering that the a personality every bit as believable We’ll have a full tribute to the actor
Chewbacca costume was, by modern as the human characters he starred in the next issue of Star Wars Insider.






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Catch Star
Mando Mandalorian
Wars: The

Mania on Disney+



Streaming Star Wars

Sets Debut Date



tar Wars: The Mandalorian,
S the first live-action Star
Wars television series,
will debut on the all-
new Disney+ streaming service on
November 12, 2019.
Starring Pedro Pascal as an
armored, enigmatic gunslinger known
only as the Mandalorian, the series—
created by Jon Favreau and Dave
Filoni—will feature planets and alien
races new to the Star Wars galaxy,
which the showrunners promise will
delight both dedicated fans and act as
the perfect entry point for audiences
new to Star Wars. Speaking during a
Star Wars Celebration panel dedicated
to the new show, Favreau explained
that he, Filoni, and the dozens of
creatives behind the series, wanted the
show to “feel completely connected
and familiar” to what has gone before.
The cast includes American actress
and former mixed martial artists Gina
Carano, who portrays Cara Dune,
a former shock trooper struggling
to reintegrate into society. Greef
Carga is played by veteran actor Carl
Weathers, who said of his character,
“He’s looking for someone to go after
a product he wants to bring to a client
that’s worth a lot, and that’s very
valuable. And guess who he finds?”
Weathers went on to say that, “The
Mando does what needs to be done.”






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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker





The Journey to Episode IX Begins



little over 20 years ago, Arena on Friday April 12, 2019. Having Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn),
A the first teaser trailer for Star already been treated to a star studded Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Billy Dee

Williams (Lando Calrissian), Kelly Marie
Episode IX panel on the Celebration
Wars: The Phantom Menace
(1999) informed expectant Stage, a surprise appearance by Ian Tran (Rose Tico), Joonas Suotamo
audiences all over the world that “Every McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine) after the (Chewbacca), and Naomi Ackie (Jannah),
saga has a beginning…” Roll forward to trailer had rolled proved to be the icing joined them on stage to talk about their
Star Wars Celebration 2019, and the on the cake, as he delivered three simple experiences making the film. There were

debut of another new teaser trailer—this words in the voice of his evil alter ego: even special guest appearances from
time for Star Wars: The Rise of “Roll it again.” R2-D2, BB-8, and cute new droid
Skywalker—which reminded us that the Hosted by Stephen Colbert, the companion D-O.
enthralling Skywalker saga would reach Episode IX panel saw The Rise of With the movie deep in post-
its shattering climax this December. Skywalker’s co-writer and director, J.J. production, and an evident enthusiasm to
The reveal of the two-minute trailer Abrams, and Lucasfi lm President keep its storyline secret until its December
was met with cheers, tears, and an Kathleen Kennedy, answer Colbert’s 19 release in theaters, Abrams would only
enthusiastic welcome by the audience questions about the movie before cast reveal that some time has passed for the
of lucky fans packed into the Wintrust members Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), characters since the events of Star Wars:
































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The Clones are Coming




New Star Wars: The Clone Wars On Track for Disney+



ince the announcement at San that Ray Park (Darth Maul in Star Wars:
S Diego Comic-Con last summer The Phantom Menace (1999)) had


performed the motion-capture for the
that Lucasfilm animated series

Star Wars: The Clone Wars fight. “When you see Maul fi ghting,
is to return on Disney+, fans have it’s going to really be Maul
been eager for news about the fighting!” he confi rmed, adding

revived show. that, “It’s been very important
Dave Filoni and cast for me to keep the DNA of
members took to the stage what we were doing alive in
at Star Wars Celebration this whole thing. That it feels
Chicago, where an epic new authentic to Clone Wars.”
trailer for the series debuted, As production continues
featuring hints of Ahsoka Tano’s on the all-new episodes, it will be a
adventures after leaving the Jedi Order, while yet before the series premieres on
and her spectacular duel with the Disney+, but from the evidence of this
villainous Maul. Filoni, supervising Celebration panel, it looks like it will
director on the new episodes, revealed have been worth the wait.


The Last Jedi (2017), and that the
storyline follows “an adventure that
the group goes on together.”
Kathleen Kennedy went on to say
that, “We’ve immersed ourselves in
everything George [Lucas] created,”
adding, “I think what you’re going
to end up seeing, you’re going to be
so happy with. We’re incredibly
excited to show it to you.”
If you weren’t able to attend this
year’s Celebration, Star Wars Insider
goes behind-the-scenes in issue 191
(in stores in the U.S. on July 23), and
there’s a full playlist of video Falling For Inquisitors while attempting to complete
highlights, panels, and Star Wars his Jedi training, and will meet new
Show Live! clips available at Fallen Order characters, familiar faces, and experience
StarWars.com. a host of authentic Star Wars sights and
Star Wars Celebration sounds along the way.
returns to Anaheim in 2020, so Become a Padawan on the run The action revolves heavily around Cal
sign up for news updates at mastering how to wield a lightsaber, and
starwarscelebration.com! etails of the new third-person the game’s mechanics have been balanced
D Star Wars action adventure so that players develop their skills

alongside him. Respawn say the result
video game from Respawn
Entertainment and Electronic offers a visceral single-player experience
Arts have been revealed, including the combined with a deep and rewarding
game’s release date of November 15, 2019. story. Monaghan, who grew up watching
Available on multiple platforms Star Wars on TV, told fans during Star
including Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wars Celebration that, “If I told that kid
and PC, the game follows the exploits he was going to swing a lightsaber one
of a young Padawan named Cal Kestis, day, I think his brain would’ve exploded.”
played by actor Cameron Monaghan An accompanying book detailing the
(TV series Gotham’s Joker), following conceptual process behind the game, The
the Jedi purge of Order 66 as seen in Star Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, will be
Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005). Cal in stores on November 19, published by
must evade the Empire and its deadly Dark Horse Books.






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Darth Vader
Rubies brings
Darth Vader to
Scaled Up
life (size)!

and Down




Several sizes of Sith Lord to savor



or fans of the former Anakin Skywalker, one Darth
F Vader collectible is never enough. Luckily there
are currently several new versions of the evil Sith
Lord available that are perfect for all tastes.
Standing at a staggering 7ft tall, a prime example comes
from Rubies (left), who have created a life-sized statue of
Darth Vader, made from durable foam and featuring light-up
effects. Alongside Rubies’ same-scale Han Solo in Carbonite
model, both retailing at $1499.99 each, you could even
recreate a classic scene from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes
Back in your own home. If you have the room.
If one massive Darth Vader replica isn’t enough for
you, then perhaps Gentle Giant’s giant reproduction of
the original Kenner action figure (above) could fill that
Sith Lord-shaped hole in your life? Digitally scanned
from a mint-condition original toy, this limited edition,
fully-articulated 7ft dream come true even includes an
extending lightsaber and vinyl cape, and will set you back
$2339.99. We can’t begin to imagine how big a scaled
action figure carry case would need to be to accommodate
a similarly enlarged full set!
For those hoping to keep things at a more manageable
scale, Hasbro are releasing a special edition Darth Vader in
their Retro line, this time as a multicolored recreation of
the 3.75 inch action figure’s original prototype, priced at
a pocket-friendly $12.99.





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Timeline


Important dates
in Star Wars
history.




1938
June 18: Michael Sheard, Admiral
Ozzel in Star Wars: The Empire
Strikes Back (1980), is born.

1966
June 27: Director, writer and
producer of Star Wars: The Rise
of Skywalker (2019), J.J. Abrams
is born.

1982
June 29: Matthew Mercer, who
voiced Luke Skywalker in Star
Wars: Battlefront II, is born.

1997
June 26: Shooting begins for
the first prequel, Star Wars: The
Phantom Menace (1999).
Got Blue Milk? Go Geeki Teeki 2003


June 30: Shooting begins on
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Colorful cups for your home cantina (2005).


2003
ake space in your space bar and out!), a green Greedo, Luke June 26: MMORPG Star Wars
M for a bright new range of Skywalker, and even a Death Star. Also Galaxies: An Empire Divided is

mugs, tumblers, and other
available are swizzle sticks, a set of
released on PC.
drinkware on its way from character Mini Muglets, and a funky
Beeline Creative. Millennium Falcon ceramic mug set 2003
Inspired by the Tiki mugs that with Mini Muglets of Han and Chewie June 30: Shooting begins on Star
were popular during the 1950s, this included (pictured above). Available Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005).
new collection of Star Wars characters now, prices range from $3 per swizzle
given the vibrant Geeki Tiki treatment stick to $180 for a complete set of 18 2006
includes Han Solo (both in carbonite limited edition Mini Muglets. June 27: Star Wars: The New
Essential Guide to Droids , by Dan
Wallace and illustrated by Ian
Fullwood, is published by Del Rey.

2014
June 19: Star Wars Scene Maker
app is released on iOS.


































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Celebration Swag



Our pick of the best Star Wars Celebration
2019 exclusive goodies



tar Wars Celebration Chicago is now but a sweet memory, and for those
S lucky enough to attend there were many chances to take a special

memento home, with an array of convention exclusives on offer. For
those of you who couldn’t be there, or if you weren’t able get your
hands on everything available while you were there, here’s Insider’s pick of our
favorite Celebration goodies from Chicago 2019:


• Celebration or Bust

It wouldn’t be a Celebration without a
special LEGO set, and this year’s exclusive
Darth Vader bust was in high demand, with
stocks being very limited and purchases
restricted. The simple but effective 327 piece
build retailed at $39.99.

















• Neon Blue

Among some of the the most sought-after
collectibles from the weekend were a set of
chrome blue figures from the ever-popular
Funko Pop! The six eye-catching characters
given a metallic finish were Princess Leia,
Yoda, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Boba Fett,
and a Stormtrooper.



















• Runway Rebels
• Push the Button
Her Universe, who specialize in clothing based on some
of the best sci-fi characters and superheroes in the
Pins are a convention staple, and there
galaxy, launched their new capsule collection, Sisters of
were plenty on offer at Celebration. Toynk
the Force, at Celebration 2019. The range, celebrating the
collected their Episode 1-8 Film Poster Pin
women of Star Wars, features designs both inspired by
Set, featuring the logos from all eight movies
characters and, in some cases, based on actual costume
released to date, and made limited quantities
designs. Here at Insider we were particularly taken with
of their 3D lightsaber four-piece set available
Vice Admiral Holdo’s dress, but General Leia Organa’s
to attendees. A 24K gold-plated Medal
cape is also a must-have. Although many pieces sold out,
of Yarvin pin (pictured) and Darth Maul
a number of items are still available at heruniverse.com.
Celebration pin were also available, limited to
1000 pieces each.



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• Maul Haul
You can’t keep a good man down—or a bad one, in this case. And certainly not
down a bottomless pit. Just in time for the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: The
Phantom Menace (1999), Darth Maul was back in a big way, and this time with even
more added legs.
Gentle Giant resurrected their classic 2013 “spider” Maul statuette (below), this time
in a 1:8 scale selling for $200.00 a piece. The Sith Lord also popped up as a plush toy
with three different sets of legs, a Funko Pop! Figure, and a new Hasbro Black Series
action figure released on a red cardback. Hallmark’s cute Darth Maul salt and pepper
shaker was also a must buy, but as it was limited to only 700 pieces, your Sith eggs
may have to remain in the shadows for the time being.











Read


You Must!



T-shirts bring back print




ooks have always been
B a huge part of the
Star Wars legacy. Even
before Star Wars: A
New Hope (1977) first hit cinema
screens, the novelization of the
movie was on bookstore shelves
in time for Christmas 1976.
A few years later, in 1983, an
image of Yoda clutching a red
book with the word ‘Read’ above
him began to appear around the
United States. The READ posters
were produced by the American
Library Association, using pop
culture characters and celebrities
of the time.
Now, that iconic image—
• Stuffed to Capacity alongside another from the
campaign featuring Darth Vader—
Fans who like their characters cute and
has been given a new lease of life
and filled with stuffing had plenty of
choice when it came to plush toys at as part of a range of T-shirts by
Celebration. Out of Print Clothing.
Convorees—the bird creatures As well as recreating the
seen in Star Wars Rebels—were also original artwork using original
available in brown and green variants, posters, the team at Out of Print
while Loth-wolves could be found in Clothing have also made a brand
white and gray. Plush Gorgs (right),
new design in the original style,
however cute, could be a choking
this time featuring Princess Leia.
hazard to any Hutt greedy enough
They’ve also released socks and
to snack on one.
T-shirts featuring out-of-print
Collectable pins came with the
Walk-N-Roar Chewbacca, while the original book artwork. Available
Boushh itty bitty might have been the at prices from $20, the range can
cutest of every cuddly toy on offer. be found at outofprint.com.





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Book Club






Discover Dooku’s destiny and visit the galaxy’s edge
in the latest Star Wars book releases!





























Audio original
novel available
now!



































Dooku: Jedi Lost




How the Count lost his way in the dark.




In a new departure for Star Wars Jinn, the audio novel tells the the Jedi and trained in the ways of the
publishing, popular scribe Cavan galaxy-spanning story of why the Force by Master Yoda himself. Scott’s
Scott’s new audio-only original novel, Count of Serenno left the Jedi Order, intense tale also explores Dooku’s
Dooku: Jedi Lost, takes a Force leap and how his journey towards the dark friendship with the mysterious,
off of the printed page and straight side as Darth Tyranus began. clone-ordering Sifo-Dyas.
into your ears. The audio book follows Dooku’s Published by Penguin Random
Narrated by a full cast including, apprentice Ventress as she undertakes House Audio, this exciting adventure
among others, Euan Morton as Count a mission for her master, and along delving into Dooku’s dark history is
Dooku, Orlagh Cassidy as Asajj the way uncovers hitherto unknown 382 minutes long—that’s over 6 hours
Ventress, Sean Kenin as Sifo-Dyas, secrets concerning his privileged of Star Wars storytelling, equivalent to
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A Crash of Fate NOT Like Sand! Have you ever wondered what
kinds of spooky stories and tales of
With the opening of Star Wars: Written by Caitlin Kennedy with wonder get swapped around the
Galaxy’s Edge at the Disney Parks in illustrations by artist Brian Kessinger, campfires (or in shadowy Outer Rim

California and Florida at hand, fans C-3PO Does NOT Like Sand! is cantinas) of the galaxy far, far away?
can finally step inside Star Wars and a hilarious young readers book Star Wars: Myths & Fables, a new


experience life on the Outer Rim that finds heroic droids C-3PO and middle-grade collection of stories
outpost of Batuu. To provide vital R2-D2 joining forces with BB-8, from Disney Lucasfilm Press, sets

background on Batuu’s Black Spire on a mission for the Resistance out to share the thrilling legends
Outpost, Disney Lucasfilm Press are that takes the three droids back to and charming fables that are widely

publishing several titles under the Tatooine, a planet well known for its shared among Star Wars citizens.
banner of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, abundance of tiny yellow grit that Each tale is lushly illustrated in the
and A Crash of Fate is the program’s gets everywhere. manner of traditional storybooks
can’t-miss centerpiece. While C-3PO tries to keep the by artist Grant Griffin, with writer

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George Mann penning an evocative
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array of folk tales that take place on
Izzy and Jules: childhood friends his servos—his astromech friends
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on the planet Batuu.
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vengeful smugglers and an angry book is available in bookstores now, the newest planet in the Star Wars
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Coming up in this month’s Star Wars comics,
there’s classic flair to spare!



Fury of the



Dark Lord


Star Wars: Age of Rebellion

Darth Vader #1


Marvel Comics’ Age of Rebellion publishing program
encompasses nine one-shot issues, each of them set
during the time of the classic trilogy and designed to
shed new light on heroes and villains alike. Previous
installments have featured Princess Leia, Grand Moff
Tarkin, Boba Fett, and Lando Calrissian, and at last
writer Greg Pak turns his attention to perhaps the most
iconic villain in all of pop culture with Star Wars: Age of
Rebellion – Darth Vader.
The issue, available in stores on June 12, explores how
the black-armored Dark Lord is viewed by the elite Grand
Moffs and within the Imperial hierarchy. Vader didn’t arise
from within their ranks, so therefore the power brokers
feel entitled to dismiss him as a political appointee who
owes everything to the Emperor. But if a Moff dared to
issue orders directly to Vader, what would happen next?
At what point does Darth Vader choose to reveal the full
extent of his power?
Greg Pak is joined by artist Marc Laming for the issue,
which features a cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel
Dodson. Collectors can also seek out multiple variant
covers, including one by JG Jones, a puzzle-piece variant
by Mike McKone, and a Greatest Moments variant by
Gabriele Dell’Otto.





Star Wars: Age of Rebellion
Luke Skywalker #1


Marvel’s year-long celebration of inevitable showdown with the Dark
all things Star Wars rolls on with Lord. But when a Rebel general’s
another Age of Rebellion spotlight, mistakes lead to sudden disaster,
this one dedicated to the hero who Luke must take command, opening
started it all! himself to the temptations of the
Writer Greg Pak and artist Chris Dark Side like never before! The son
Sprouse handle this one-shot issue, of Skywalker must fend off the eerie
which sets out to reveal the story influences of Emperor Palpatine if he


behind the “first temptation of Luke hopes to come out on top.
Skywalker.” After he learns the true On sale June 5, Star Wars: Age of
identity of his father during the Rebellion – Luke Skywalker features
climax of The Empire Strikes Back, a cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel
Luke has little choice but to continue Dodson, and variant covers by JG
his training in preparation for an Jones, Mike McKone, and more.






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In stores on June 19, “The Scouring
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conclusion in the final installment of this
storyline, which also marks the end of
writer Kieron Gillen’s tenure on Marvel’s JUNE
ongoing Star Wars comic. Star Wars Adventures #23
When Queen Trios of Shu-Torun IDW Comics
Writer: Various
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she made a bitter enemy of Princess Leia
Cover Artist: Tony Fleecs
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since. Now that the fate of an entire world #3 (of 5)
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the ultimate fate of Shu-Torun? Writer: Jody Houser
Watch out for an all-new run of Star Artist: Roge Antonia,
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Cover Artist:
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As Disney prepares to welcome fans to Cover Artist: Ashley Witter
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in their Florida and California theme Star Wars Vader:
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parks, writer Ethan Sacks and artist
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Treasury Edition:

Original Trilogy

Enjoy a concentrated dose of classic
trilogy action in this giant-sized
collection that’s large enough for a
Wookiee’s paws! This epic volume
reprints three tales set between A New
Hope and Return of the Jedi starring
Luke, Leia, Han, Lando, and Chewbacca,
in an era in which the Rebel Alliance is
struggling to gain ground against the
Empire. While Princess Leia goes up
against a bounty hunter, Lando and
Chewie team up aboard the Millennium
Falcon on a high-stakes mission!
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THE
SKYWALKER
SAGA


INTO THE SHADOWS



Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back



“Mystical fairy tale” Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
(1980) could easily have spelled doom for the emerging Star
Wars saga, had it not succeeded with a story that broke
the mold for movie sequels. Insider explores the blend of
elements that make it such a beloved fi lm.


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“a tense and pictorially da zzling


science-fiction chase melodr ama

that sustains t wo hours of el abor ate


adventure while sneaking up

on you emotionally.”


Gary Arnold, Washington Post









FACTS & he Empires Strikes on the planet’s icy surface to take
FIGURES Back, Episode V out the rebel shield generator,

Title / Star Wars: The T of the Skywalker defended by ground troops and
Empire Strikes Back saga, opens on snowspeeders. The destruction of
Episode / Five a snow-covered the Death Star wasn’t an ending,
Poster Tagline / The Star planet. Amid but rather a beginning...
Wars saga continues familiar elements, it quickly
Theatrical Release / becomes apparent that some time Fairy Tale At Its Core
May 21, 1980
has passed since the end of Star In 2010, Vanity Fair interviewed
Run time / 124 mins
Wars: A New Hope (1977). Between director Irvin Kershner about
MPAA / “Rated PG”
stints repairing the Millennium making the sequel to A New Hope.
Budget / $18 Million
Falcon, Han Solo and Chewbacca He said: “When I fi nally accepted
Domestic Opening
Weekend / $4,910,483 are scouting the perimeter of a new the assignment, I knew that it was
rebel base. Luke Skywalker still has going to be a dark film, with more

Domestic Box Offi ce /
$290, 475, 067 his lightsaber and X-wing, but now depth to the characters than in the

Worldwide Box Offi ce / commands a squadron. Princess fi rst film. It took a few years for the
$538, 375, 067 Leia is a key voice in the command critics to catch up with the fi lm,
Awards / Academy Award center and briefs combat pilots as and to see it as a fairy tale rather
for Best Sound, Special
Academy Achievment the Empire’s forces closes in on than a comic book.”
Award for Visual Effects, their location. But what exactly are the aspects
BAFTA for Best Score.
The movie’s first act establishes of a fairy tale that Kershner

that the big three characters’ captured? In the most obvious
relationships have developed. sense for moviegoers, the fi lm is
Their friendships have endured saturated with color, particularly
long past their frantic escape from once the heroes flee Hoth and

the Death Star—and quite possibly go their separate ways. From the
more than friendship is brewing interior shots of the Millennium
between Han and Leia. Falcon, where Leia and Han are
Most importantly, the fi lm’s forced to confront their feelings

memorable first act also highlights for each other, to Dagobah, where
that the war between the Rebel Luke begins his spirit journey
Alliance and the Empire is far from with the help of Yoda, the fi lm
over. The Battle of Hoth showcases is vibrant, evoking such classic
how the two opposing forces must cinematic fairy tales as Disney’s
fight differently, with massive Snow White (1939) and Sleeping

Imperial AT-AT walkers deployed Beauty (1959).

















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Reflecting on how children attempt to evade the Empire’s 01
perceived the movie, Kershner clutches, Leia and Han trade the
noted: “I hadn’t realized how kind of barbed dialogue they
many young children would exchanged in A New Hope and
be seeing the film, and how it again on Hoth, as their love/hate

would affect them. I think the relationship develops. In part, the
kids responded to the movement, delivery and emotion reflected
the characters, and the fairy-tale a natural chemistry between the
quality of the film. The humor actors that carried over to the


helped make the film appealing to characters onscreen, and it adds a
more mature audiences as well.” great deal of warmth and light to
While fairy tales are sometimes the film that belies its reputation
dismissed as light fare for children, for darkness.
in truth they have always been The humor between the heroes

filled with darker material and at the center of the movie’s
mature themes, using adventures romance continues right up to
in mystical realms as vehicles with the scene where Han is about to
which to prepare children for the be frozen in carbonite, possibly

more difficult issues and moral lost to Leia forever. In that crucial
choices they will face as they moment, the young rebel princess
approach adulthood. who lost everything in the
Children responded especially destruction of Alderaan, drops her
to the fantasy elements introduced emotional barrier to admit her true
via protagonist Luke Skywalker’s feelings for Han. “I love you,” says
interaction with a new character, Leia. “I know,” Han replies.

Yoda: Luke floating rocks, Yoda The line became an instant
levitating Luke’s X-wing, and classic, but the smuggler-turned-
the dark foreboding tree cave all paramour’s heartfelt yet simple
harking back to classic fairy-tale expression of devotion wasn’t
magic and motifs. The humor quite as well-honed in the
between Luke and his newfound shooting script. After many takes
mentor, right from their awkward in which Harrison Ford’s use of

first encounter, teaches Luke—and Solo’s original response, “I love
the audience—to look past our you, too,” lacked luster, Kershner
preconceptions: the greatest Jedi
Master to ever live may not fi t the
idealized version in one’s mind. 02

A Fine Romance

While The Empire Strikes Back
is best known for taking Luke
Skywalker’s story in a bold and
unexpected direction, equally
unexpected is the rollercoaster
romance between the original
trilogy’s other two central
characters that literally propels
the movie forwards. Racing

through an asteroid field as they


As Luke advances in

his training, Yoda

delivers the basic

tenets of what it

means to be a Jedi.







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Leia and Han trade the kind of barbed dialogue

they exchanged in A New Hope and again on

Hoth, as their love/hate relationship develops.






asked the actor to improvise. Emperor saw Luke as a threat. 01 Children
responded
George Lucas was skeptical of And we had already witnessed
especially
Ford’s alternate take, so much Luke’s burgeoning skills, well to new
so that two versions—one with using the Force to retrieve his character Yoda
(Frank Oz).
the original line and one with lightsaber to free himself from
Ford’s more succinct reply—were the wampa’s lair. A vision of 02 The blossoming
screened to test audiences. The Kenobi, exhorting him to seek love between
Leia (Carrie
boisterous amusement to “I know” out Jedi Master Yoda, sees Luke Fisher) and Han
convinced Lucas that Ford had set course for Dagobah after (Harrison Ford)
added new
struck the right chord for this the Rebel Alliance fl ees Hoth,
warmth and
bittersweet storytelling beat. For and it is there where his true depth to the
all of the line’s smuggler swagger, journey of the spirit begins—a Star Wars saga.

it effectively reflects a mutual process whereby one must look
03 Han Solo,
admission of love that fi ts the inward to discover who they tragically
galactic fairy tale perfectly. really are. encased in
carbonite
As Luke makes advances in moments after
Spirit Journey his training, Yoda delivers the admitting his
love for Leia.
Vader’s goal in capturing Han and basic tenets of what it means
Leia is to exploit a soft spot in to be a Jedi, from challenging
Luke Skywalker’s character—his Luke’s own identity as a rebel
compassion—in order to bring commander—“Wars not make
him under the Emperor’s control. one great”—to reinforcing
Both Sith understand the risk the persistence required to
that Luke might seek to continue constantly stay in the light:
the training that he had already “Do or do not; there is no
received under Obi-Wan Kenobi. try.” The Force lore laid out
For audiences in 1980, without in The Empire Strikes Back

the benefit of the prequels to is the backbone of how we
inform them, all they needed to understand the Jedi, and sets
know at this point in The Empire the tone for everything that
Strikes Back was that Vader and the follows in the saga.

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The Sith Lord doesn’t just shake Luke’s

view to the core, he crushes it with the

revelation, “I am your father.”





Some of the most important the starfighter to be too big.

revelations here include Yoda’s Over the course of this spiritual
initial reservation on whether awakening, Luke confronts his
Luke has the commitment and own fears in the dark side-infused
willpower to become a full Jedi. tree cave. He takes along his
“All his life has he looked away. lightsaber, despite Yoda’s warning
To the future, to the horizon,” that he won’t need it, and comes
he says, adding, “Adventure, face-to-face with the specter of
excitement. A Jedi craves not these Darth Vader. Luke strikes down the
things.” He also warns Luke about Sith Lord, the helmet disintegrates,
the dark side, noting how alluring and the Force reveals Luke’s own
it can be, and that, “Once you start face behind the mask. While on did—you will become an agent of
down the dark path, forever will first impression the scene implies evil,” but to no avail. Ultimately,

it dominate your destiny.” When that the greatest peril Luke faces Luke’s path is not one that Yoda
Luke queries whether the dark side is becoming a tool of the dark or Obi-Wan can follow. There are
is stronger, Yoda is quick to dismiss side, as the movie heads toward its lessons that he must learn on his
it, saying it’s only quicker, easier, shocking conclusion, its meaning own; he must discover who he
and more seductive. He also points gains a whole new weight and is. Yet as Luke blasts away in his
out that a Jedi uses the Force for the epic, operatic tragedy of the X-wing, it is obvious that the Jedi
knowledge and defense; only a Skywalker saga is revealed. Masters are worried for the future
Sith would use it to attack. Luke has a vision of his friends of the boy.
Perhaps his biggest lesson Leia and Han suffering in a city
for Luke—and one that surely in the clouds, and his immediate Unexpected Twists
empowers younger members of urge is to rescue them, much The duel between Luke and Darth
the audience—is that size does not like Anakin feels compelled to Vader on Bespin is drenched
matter. “Judge me by my size, do rush to save his mother Shmi in in beautiful hues of blue and
you?” asks Yoda, before effortlessly Attack of the Clones. Yoda cautions orange that speak to the mythic
lifting Luke’s X-wing from the his apprentice: “If you end your aspirations of the movie’s third
swamp after Luke had given up his training now—if you choose the act. Luke showcases the many
attempt to do the same, believing quick and easy path, as Vader things he has learned during his






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05 time on Dagobah, with spectacular
flips and acrobatic moves. Vader,

however, delivers forceful blows
with his saber and reminds the
audience just how overwhelmingly
powerful a villain he is. Forcing his
young opponent onto a catwalk,
Vader lashes out, slicing through
Luke’s wrist and disarming him.
“You do not yet realize your
importance,” he tells Luke, before
making the revelation that will
change Luke’s life forever,
and transform an already
entertaining movie into a story
that has crossed generations,

fictionally and in reality.
Luke has believed everything
his mentors have told him about
being a Jedi, about his father, and
about Darth Vader—the betrayer
and murderer of his father. The
Sith Lord doesn’t just shake Luke’s
view to the core, he crushes it with
the revelation, “I am your father.”
Almost 40 years removed from
its premiere, it can be easy to
forget just how much of The Empire
Strikes Back—not just the surprise
paternity twist—was unexpected at
the time. Fans who had faithfully
and repeatedly watched Episode
IV’s swashbuckling, Flash Gordon-
style space opera didn’t walk into
the theater for Episode V expecting
to see a fairy- tale romance and a
swampland spirit quest. For some,
that divergence fundamentally
repudiated the tone and spirit
06

of the fi rst film. For others,
the common features—action,
adventure, humor, the Force—
made A New Hope and The Empire
Strikes Back feel like two elements
of a grand, heroic journey.
Over time, it has been the
latter perspective that has fi rmly
04 Darth Vader
and Luke taken root in public opinion, and
Skywalker now The Empire Strikes Back is
clash on
Bespin. widely lauded as one of the few
movie sequels to creatively and
05 Luke’s destiny thematically hold up to, if not
is about to
take a turn surpass its predecessor. Like Luke
audiences hurrying away from Dagobah to
had never help his friends, George Lucas took
expected.
a huge risk in making a game-
06 The moment changing follow-up to his original
when Star movie. Fortunately the Force was
Wars became
a true saga. with him.





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He’s B ounty hunter
Boba Fett may
have made his
public debut
on September
24 1978, when
Worth Darth Vader in the San Anselmo
the character marched alongside

Country Fair Parade, and fi rst
appeared on screen almost two
months later—albeit in animated
form—as part of TV Star Wars
A Lot have to wait until May 1980 to
Holiday Special, but fans would

see Boba Fett on the big screen.
Before securing the part, the actor
charged with playing the armored
mercenary was, himself, already
To Me movie with my two young sons,
a Star Wars fan.
“I did see the original Star Wars


and thought it something quite
amazing,” says Jeremy Bulloch.
Little did he know that he would
soon become part of one of the
Jeremy Bulloch: most celebrated film franchises of all

time. “I was working in the theater
in London when my half-brother,
Inside Boba Fett Robert Watts—the co-producer on
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)—rang me and suggested I
get my agent onto Lucasfi lm as
there was a small part of a bounty
Boba Fett only racked up around six
hunter that was being cast,” Bulloch
minutes of screen time in his first two recalls. “I explained it would be

cinematic Star Wars outings, but thes very difficult as I was working in
the theater, but he suggested that
character remains a fan favorite to this I should, ‘Just give it a go.’”

day. For Jeremy Bulloch, the first actor Watts’ gentle persuasion paid
to play the bounty hunter on the big off, and Bulloch made the journey
to Elstree Studios in London. “I
screen, those few minutes—or “five lines went along and was dressed in the

and a scream”—changed his life forever. outfit, which fi tted perfectly—even
the boots were the right size—and I
landed the part!”
W ORD S : D ARREN S CO TT

While the outfit may have been

a perfect fit, Bulloch’s fi rst encounter
with the iconic armor wasn’t exactly
the stuff that legendary cinematic
memories are made of. When
faced with his Fett ensemble, he
recalls with laughter that his initial
reaction was, “My goodness—how
do I get into that?” Donning the
costume required “the help of
several dressers,” but the actor
admits that when he fi nally got
suited up, he was “astonished at
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CAREER
NOTES
Born in Leices-
tershire, England
in 1945, Jeremy
Bulloch took to all
things show business
from the age of fi ve
after singing and
dancing in a school
production. A com-
mercial for breakfast
cereal when he
was 12 started his
professional career,
and a year later he
made his uncredited
cinematic debut
in the 1958 Titanic
movie A Night To
Remember. Over the
next 50- plus years
he went on to act in
television, theater,
and the movies (in-
cluding three James
Bond fi lms—The
Spy Who Loved Me
(1977), For Your Eyes
Only (1981), and
Octopussy (1983)—
as well as appearing
in numerous iconic
British sitcoms and
dramas including
Doctor Who. Last
seen onscreen in the
2015 documentary
movie Elstree 1976,
the 74-year-old
retired in 2018.

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With the small matter of Fett’s Fett during filming. “John Morton 01
accoutrements sorted, the time stepped in for me once because I

finally came for Bulloch to bring was also appearing every night in
his character to life and he began the theater in London’s West End,
filming his scenes for The Empire so therefore had to leave the studio

Strikes Back. “I remember the early in good time every afternoon,” he
mornings, arriving at Elstree Studios explains. “That particular day they

to get into the outfit, and the fi rst were running a bit late for the scene
time I walked onto the set as Boba with Darth Vader, Boba, and Lando,
Fett, everyone just stopped what so John filled in. Obviously, the

they were doing to gaze at the stunt men stepped in for the more
costume,” the actor recalls. dangerous scenes.”
However cool the costume Such was the popularity of
looked, however, it presented several the bounty hunter that he also
problems for the actor inside. “The appeared in Star Wars: Return of the
helmet tended to steam up, which Jedi (1983), with Bulloch happy to
seriously affected my vision walking wear the mask once more. Fondly
around the set,” Bulloch says of recalling his time on the shoot,
wearing the suit in action. “And the he reveals that it was the scenes in
backpack was very heavy. It became Jabba’s palace that particularly stood
quite uncomfortable after wearing out for him, “because of all the
it for some time, but Boba never extraordinary characters that were
complained!” It was these issues there. I was thrilled to be called back 02
with the practicality of the costume for Return of the Jedi, but not so
which led to one of his most famous thrilled to end up in the Sarlacc Pit,”
on-screen bloopers. “I trod on Darth he laughs.
Vader’s cape due to poor vision, Bulloch didn’t return to reprise
and we both nearly fell on the fl oor. the role in the Special Edition of
I think they edited that out,” he Return of the Jedi, with Don Bies
chuckles at the memory. instead taking on the mantle of
Boba. Re-casting—and different
The Men Behind The Mask voices for updates—isn’t some-

Despite the role being small, Bulloch thing that Bulloch lets bother him,
wasn’t the only person to play Boba though. “It didn’t worry me at all.
It was Jason Wingreen who voiced
the Boba Fett character in The
Empire Strikes Back and Return of
the Jedi, after all” he says.
With various other actors having
The fi rst time stepped into the armor, voiced

I walked the character, or played an earlier
incarnation of the notorious bounty
onto the set hunter over the years, there’s now
an extended Boba Fett family that
as Boba Fett, Bulloch is very happy to be a part

of. “I get thanks from Daniel Logan 03
everyone for portraying the character, which

just stopped indirectly led to him playing Boba as
a young boy,” he says of Logan’s role
what they in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
(2002). “Temuera Morrison, likewise,
were doing considers that his character, Jango
Fett, came about because of the
to gaze at popularity of Boba. On the rare

occasions we have gotten together
the costume. at conventions, we marvel at the

fact that Boba Fett played such a

small role in the films but became
so iconic.”





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The Public Await
Despite the huge global appeal of
Star Wars—and the world of fandom
I was thrilled
that we know and love today—it
was to be quite some time before
Bulloch returned to the franchise to be called
after his initial tenure as the bounty
hunter ended. “After fi lming, my back for
life went back to normal; appearing Return of the

in television, films, and theater
productions,” the actor says. “In Jedi, but not
the 1980s I was invited to two
conventions—one in Florida and so thrilled to
the other in Australia. After that,
Star Wars was not really mentioned end up in the
again until the re-release of the Star
Wars trilogy.” Sarlacc Pit.
Things took a different turn
when a familiar, slightly foreboding,
figure from the past got in touch—

and as we know, when Darth
Vader calls, Boba Fett doesn’t say phone rang,” Bulloch recalls. “My
no. “Dave Prowse gave me a call wife answered it and a voice said,
and asked if I would like to go to ‘Hi, it’s Rick McCallum here. Can I
Pasadena for a convention,” Bulloch speak to Jeremy?’ We thought it was
explains. “I replied that I was in the a joke, as not many people had my
theater so it probably wouldn’t be telephone number.” Yes, that would
possible. I asked the producer, and be the same Rick McCallum who
surprisingly he was prepared to let produced the prequel trilogy, the
me have the weekend off and put actor confirms. “He asked if I would

my understudy on stage, as long as be interested in a small part in Star
I was back in time for the Monday Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005). I
night performance.” was quite astonished and of course
With his time off arranged, said, ‘Yes.’ It was strange going back
Bulloch packed his bag and headed as a different character, but it was
off for the bright lights of Los nice to see some old faces from the
Angeles, but nothing could have original fi lms.”
prepared him for what was in store. Playing Captain Colton wasn’t
“When we arrived in Pasadena there the first time he’d appeared in Star

were lines of people around the Wars as someone other than Boba
block to see the Star Wars actors!” Fett though. “Because I was under a
he exclaims, even now with a mask it took people quite a while to
modicum of disbelief. For the actor, realize that I also played Lt. Sheckil
it was the beginning of a whole in The Empire Strikes Back, and yes,
new adventure in the galaxy far, I do get asked to sign the photo of
far away. “It all took off from there, me and Carrie Fisher,” the actor
and the interest hasn’t really ever fondly reveals.
stopped,” he smiles. “I’ve traveled Although Bulloch didn’t keep
01 Bulloch also to many countries—too many to any physical mementos from his
played Imperial
officer Lt. mention—and met some wonderful time on the various Star Wars sets,
Sheckil in people. Star Wars fans are the same he retained many fond memories,
The Empire the world over.” which in 2004 made their way into
Strikes Back.
his book, Flying Solo: Tales of a
02 Boba Fett’s Back In Action Bounty Hunter. The book sold out
cinematic debut.
This was by no means the end of his and quickly became a collectors’
03 Revenge of the Star Wars journey however, thanks item, and although the actor has
Sith’s Captain to an unexpected phone call that blogged extensively on his website
Colton (Jeremy arrived in a foreign land. “I was on since the publication’s release, to
Bulloch, second
from left). holiday in Italy when my mobile this day, fans are still clamoring





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I’m really just


an ordinary guy

who got lucky


wearing a very

memorable suit.









for a re-release or new volume. “I
have thought about an update to
the book,” he reveals, “but it would
mainly just be about conventions,
which have since taken up a great
part of my life.” However, despite
his reluctance to publish further
memoirs, fans remain eager for any
Star Wars insights the actor can
share. “Over the years fans have 04
asked many, many questions,” he
says with a smile. “And if I cannot A Final Bounty supporting the character, with
answer them, I just say, ‘That’s While Bulloch himself is still very forums dedicated to cosplaying
classifi ed information.’” much part of that extended family, as Boba hosting hundreds of
Bulloch is happy to offer he decided to call time on his thousands of messages. Bulloch
convention advice for those newer convention appearances in 2018. fondly recalls how it was one such
additions to the Star Wars legacy. “After 20 plus years of traveling group that helped him stage his

“I would suggest that they do not around the world I thought it was final appearance (to date) as the
appear at too many conventions time to retire, and flying is not so famous bounty hunter.

when they are still young, as they much fun these days,” he explains. “The last time I put on the
can take over your life,” he offers However, while the actor may costume—the one that was custom
04 Jeremy
with a smile. “They should carry have drawn a line under his public made for me by members of The
Bulloch.
on with their acting careers. appearances, the character he so Dented Helmet fan troop—was July
Enjoy every moment, and be 05 Bulloch as memorably brought to life is as in 2018, when I appeared at a big event
Boba Fett in
very grateful to be part of the Star demand as ever, and remains one of in London,” he shares. “At those
Return of the
Wars family.” Jedi. the most collectable when it comes shows I used to put on the outfi t
to Star Wars merchandise. A sealed with the help of a couple of friends,

action figure of Fett made £26,040 and pose with fans for photo shoots.
($34,626) in a 2016 auction, and a All the money I raised was given
prototype of the rare rocket-fi ring to Great Ormond Street Hospital,
version reached £18,000 ($23,933) which is a brilliant children’s
the year before. But of all the hospital here in London. It was
pieces he’s seen, there’s one that quite moving to know that it was
stands out the most for the actor. probably the last time I would dress
“I think my favorite piece of Boba up as Boba—but you never know...”
Fett merchandise is the Randy Ever humble, the fan favorite
Bowen bronze statue,” he says of replies with his usual grace when
the Dark Horse Comics release asked to sum up his stand-out
from 1997. “It’s very rare and only memory from a life associated with
50 pieces were made. I’m also very Star Wars. “Being told I’m an ‘icon
fond of Boba Fett artwork, both by and a legend’ in my own lifetime,”
professional artists and fans alike.” he says. “I’m really just an ordinary
Along with Fett merchandise, guy who got lucky wearing a very
05 there’s a whole troop of fan groups memorable suit.”





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Spy hard,
race harder

Resistance





Revisited






Insider ’s episode-by-episode guide

to Star Wars Resistance Season One.



W ORDS: KR I S TIN B AVER



n the Colossus, a forgotten refueling
platform on Castilon—a watery
O planet perched on the edge of the
Outer Rim—there are no Jedi Knights
or Galactic Senates, no Sith Lords
to challenge or Force-wielders to
maintain peace, just regular people like the simple shell-
folk keeping the engines running, and mechanics who
dare to dream of becoming racers.
Star Wars Resistance, the latest in a more than 10-
year run of Star Wars animated series, shines a light on a
different kind of hero, telling the story of Kazuda Xiono,
a former pilot in the New Republic Navy who gives
it all up to become a spy for the Resistance cause. Set
30 years after Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983), and
six months before the events of Star Wars: The Force
Awakens (2015), Season One reveals a glimpse of how
the First Order gets a foothold on Castilon and takes us
to the brink of the devastation reaped by Starkiller Base.
Whether you’re just discovering the series for the fi rst
time or planning to rewatch it ahead of the premiere of
Season Two later this year, here’s everything you need to
know about the story of Star Wars Resistance so far!

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Ep is ode s 1 - 2
The Recruit

Directed by Steward Lee and Saul Ruiz
Story by Dave Filoni | Teleplay by Brandon Auman


When we first meet Kazuda

Xiono, he’s a cocky New Republic
pilot on a mission to deliver
important intel to Poe Dameron.
But because this is Star Wars,
that mission quickly goes awry,
and young Kaz ends up aboard a
Resistance ship where he’s given
the chance to spy for the cause
led by General Leia Organa. The
information he’s delivered confi rms
the worst fears of the Resistance
leaders—the First Order is planning
a devastating attack on the New
Republic, and it’s up to Kaz to help
Ep is ode 3 Ep is ode 4
discover the truth.
Stationed on the Colossus The Triple Dark Fuel for the Fire
platform, a refueling station Directed by Sergio Paez Directed by Bosco Ng Written by Eugene Son
protected by the wily racers known Written by Kevin Burke and Chris “Doc” Wyatt
as the Aces, Kaz is on his own for Kaz makes a new friend in aspiring
the first time in his life, trying to As he settles into his new life, Kaz pilot Jace Rucklin, a troublesome

prove himself as both a pilot and a tries to prove himself as an asset to young man who idolizes Yeager
spy, with some help from BB-8 and Yeager’s team. But while his new from his days as a hot-shot Rebel
his new friends: Jarek Yeager, the friend Neeku seems to accept him Alliance pilot.
grizzled owner of the garage where as he is, Tam is quite vocal about After a friendly speeder bike race
Kaz is posing as a hapless mechanic; her skepticism. ends in disaster, Rucklin pressures
Neeku Vozo, an excitable Nikto who When a Triple Dark storm brings Kaz into letting him into Yeager’s
is trusting, kind-hearted, and takes the pirate Kragan Gorr and his gang garage to see his racer. But once
people a little too literally at their to their door, Kaz and BB-8 work inside, Rucklin pockets some rare
word; and Tam Ryvora, a tough and together to save the platform. But and volatile hyperfuel from Yeager’s
hardworking technician who has upon retreating, Kragan reports stash, with plans to use it to win the
dreams of becoming a pilot in her back to a familiar First Order next race. The results are more than
own right. leader—Captain Phasma. a little explosive.




Ep is ode 5
The High Tower


Directed by Steward Lee Written by Stephany Folsom

The First Order threat becomes more pervasive, as does the class
disparity between the average inhabitants of the platform and the
elite living in Doza Tower. When the power cuts out, a freighter
carrying fuel brings the First Order’s Major Vonreg to Captain
Doza’s door.
Elsewhere, when the famed Rodian racer Hype Fazon
invites Tam and Kaz to visit the prestigious Aces’ Lounge, it
leads to Kaz’s first spy mission inside the secure area. He barely

escapes getting caught sneaking around Doza Tower, where the
Aces enjoy the best foods and other amenities while relaxing
between competitions and security details.
Kaz still hasn’t quite gotten the hang of spying, and it’s only
through the kindness of precocious racer Torra Doza, the daughter
of the platform’s captain, that he escapes First Order detection.






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NEW RECRUITS


Meet the heroes of Star Wars
Resistance, in the words of the
actors who portray them:
Kazuda Xiono

Voiced by Christopher Sean
Former ace New Republic pilot
turned Resistance spy, this son of a
wealthy Hosnian Prime senator goes
undercover on the Colossus, posing
as a hapless mechanic. “Kaz is just Ep is ode 7
living out those simple mistakes that Signal from
we make in life,” reveals Christopher
Sean, of his character’s attempts to Sector Six
fi t into his new career. “He’s so much
fun. He’s good at fl ying, but he’s not Directed by Sergio Paez
Written by Brandon Auman
really good at spying.”
Neeku Vozo A rendezvous

Voiced by Josh Brener between Kaz and Poe
A brilliant mechanic, this kind- Dameron is interrupted
hearted and trustworthy Nikto soon by a distress call
becomes fi rm friends with Kaz. emanating from a
“Neeku is this unbelievably positive,
happy, wonderful, sweet character,” freighter recently
says Josh Brener. “I love that he is decimated by a pirate
infectiously positive. No matter what attack. When they
kind of day you’re having, Neeku is
having a great day. No matter how investigate, the pair is
bad things are going, he is going set upon by a gaggle
to cheer everybody up and make of loose Kowakian
you smile.”
monkey-lizards and
Jarek Yeager Ep is ode 6 a terrifying, muscle-
VoiceD by Scott Lawrence The Children from Tehar bound Kowakian ape,
but they manage to
The owner of the Fireball and a escape and rescue
grizzled former Rebel Alliance Directed by Saul Ruiz Written by Paul Giacoppo
pilot, Yeager now lives a quiet life a lone survivor, a
as a mechanic on the Colossus We begin to understand the destruction caused by Kylo Ren Mirialan named Synara
platform—until Kaz shows up. and his First Order forces when Kaz stumbles upon Kel and San, who they bring
“Yeager’s a strong guy,” says Scott
Lawrence, who voices the father Eila, two children with a sizable bounty on their heads. Captain back to the Colossus.
fi gure Tam and Kaz look up to. “He’s Phasma claims she is trying to return the pair to their family, but Synara, however,
been through the wars, he’s been Kaz soon learns the chilling truth: They have no home to return isn’t what she seems.
through the fi ghts. He’s been a pilot,
and now he wants to rest. There’s a to because everyone and everything in their village on Tehar was Far from an innocent
lot Yeager wants to forget.” destroyed by the First Order, leaving them as the only survivors. victim, she is merely
Through a clever deception, and with the help of the slow- the luckiest of the
Tam Ryvora moving but quite brilliant Chelidae shell-folk on the engineering pirate gang sent to

Voiced by Suzie McGrath level, the children escape the First Order’s grasp. ransack the freighter.
A brave and gifted mechanic and
wannabe pilot striving to make her
way in the world, Tam isn’t Kaz’s
biggest fan when he fi rst arrives on Ep is ode 8
the platform. “She doesn’t see Kaz
as a threat, but more of a pain,” Synara’s Score
Suzie McGrath says of the pair’s
sibling rivalry. “She’s a young woman Directed by Bosco Ng Written by Gavin Hignight
who wants to have a better life. She
has dreams, but it’s a tough road to Still loyal to pirate and Warbird gang leader, Kragan Gorr, when Synara
achieve those dreams.” discovers that the Colossus’ air-defense weapons are inoperable, she leaks the
information to Gorr so he and his crew can launch a full-scale attack on the
Torra Doza platform. When Synara meets Tam, the two young women realize they’re not

Voiced by Myrna Velasco so different from one another. Tam had hopes of being a racer like her father,
Daring Ace pilot and daughter of but instead she’s stuck trying to make the accident-prone Fireball fl ightworthy.
station operator Captain Doza, the
energetic and optimistic Torra is a When the pirates attack, Tam rushes to Synara’s side while Kaz and Yeager

key personality on the Colossus. team up to finish repairs that will make the platform’s weapons system fully
“[Kaz and Torra] are both trying operational once more. But the gap in their defenses has weakened Captain
to fi gure out the world, so they Doza’s arguments against agreeing to First Order protection of the Colossus,
relate to each other,” says Myrna
Velasco of her character. “She keeps which results in Commander Pyre arriving to oversee negotiations.
everyone positive. She’s the little
sister everyone loves.”

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Ep is ode 1 0
Secrets and Holograms

Directed by Saul Ruiz Written by Stephany Folsom




While Captain Doza meets with the First Order to begin negotiating
protection for the platform, he orders his daughter Torra to stay safely
in her room. Naturally, Torra sneaks out and, upon literally bumping
into Kaz, confides in her friend about what a First Order proposal

really means—a stormtrooper presence on the platform with no end
in sight. After sneaking back into Doza Tower to play holo games, Kaz
uses the opportunity for another spy adventure, which ends with him
Ep is ode 9

The Platform Classic briefly trapped in Captain Doza’s closet next to what is apparently an
old Imperial uniform.
Directed by Steward Lee Written by Kevin Burke and Chris “Doc” Wyatt Fortunately for the hapless spy, Torra helps him to escape the
tower after he promises to explain why he was snooping in her
Despite Yeager’s best efforts to forget his former father’s office, leading them on a wild misadventure through the

life, the Platform Classic race brings his past trash incinerator to freedom.
screaming back with the arrival of his estranged
brother, Marcus Speedstar. The two siblings once
raced for a living, until Marcus’ lust for glory led
to him cheating with a hyperfuel boost, which
damaged Yeager’s ship in the process. Soon, we
discover the wounds run much deeper. Yeager
once had a family, and because of Marcus he lost
them, too.
Through the competition, the garage owner
learns to forgive past wrongs, help his brother
to settle a debt that’s endangered the life of his
friend and mechanic Oplock, and begins to mend
old wounds.





















Ep is ode 1 1 Ep is ode 1 2 Ep is ode 1 3
Station Theta Black Bibo Dangerous Business

Directed by Sergio Paez Written by Brandon Auman Directed by Bosco Ng Written by Paul Giacoppo Directed by Saul Ruiz Written by Eugene Son


In the mid-season fi nale, Kaz Neeku takes center stage when he While Flix and Orka are away
tags along on Poe’s recon mission adopts a small and smelly stowaway visiting Flix’s mother, Kaz agrees
through the Unknown Regions on creature he calls Bibo, much to the to watch their shop (and their pet
course for an abandoned First Order chagrin of Yeager and pretty much gorg, Bitey) in exchange for some
outpost. Once there, they encounter everyone else on the Colossus. badly needed parts for the Fireball.
Captain Phasma, who has come to Then, when a massive, tentacled During the assignment, Teroj Kee,
Station Theta Black to personally beast rises from the surrounding a no-good swindler in league with
oversee a scheduled demolition and waters, Eila has a premonition that the First Order, locks Kaz in a
hide all evidence of the First Order’s the threatening creature has come shipping crate and tries to steal a
mining operation for dedlanite, a for Neeku’s new friend, but luckily valuable phase connector, a device
material used to make blasters. Lots for the Nikto, it turns out it’s just a used to crack open planetoids and
of them. mother looking for her young. asteroids for mining.






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Ep is ode 1 4 Ep is ode 1 5
A R EN ’ T YOU A L I T T L E
SHOR T F O R A N Ep isode? The Doza Dilemma The First Order

DirectedbySergioPaez WrittenbyGavinHignight Occupation
The Aces, Flix, Orka, the adorable
Directed by Bosco Ng
droids, and beloved pets inhabiting In a last-ditch effort to force Written by Kevin Burke and Chris “Doc” Wyatt
the world of Star Wars Resistance had Captain Doza to agree to First
their chance to shine in a series of short Order protections, Commander As the First Order establishes a
animations—a dozen brief vignettes that Pyre enlists the pirate Kragan Gorr firmer hold on the Colossus and

recounted further adventures, showed and his gang to abduct Torra, launches an intensive search for a
more of the Aces’ competitive spirit, Flix hoping to use her as a bargaining spy in their midst, times become
and Orka’s partnership, and even inside chip. After Synara helps the pirates increasingly dangerous for both
the circuits of BB-8, Bucket, and G-LN. get into Doza Tower using Torra’s Kaz and Synara. Despite her
Plus, Buggles got to fl y the Fireball ! own security code, she finds out allegiance to the pirates who
her friend is the target and she have menaced the citizens of the
The Search G-LN and Kaz rush to rescue the captain’s platform, Kaz decides to assist his
for Kaz G-LN, the pit daughter, with assistance from the friend’s getaway by helping her
Fans get a different droid taken on by
point of view on the Acquisitions, gets into rest of the Aces. reach an escape pod.
Colossus platform in some mischief while
a short focused on Flix, Orka, and Aunt
BB-8’s hunt for Kaz. Z are immersed
in conversation.
Dart and Cover
Kaz and Bucket play Unmotivated
a friendly game at Does Hype’s droid
Aunt Z’s Tavern, with have a bad motivator?
hilarious results. It’s certainly a feisty
little one when Flix
Neeku’s Reward and Orka try to take
Neeku’s hard work is a closer look.
rewarded with a juicy
lunch from the gorg The Need
vendor. That is, until for Speed
his food slips away. The Aces race to
unseat Hype Fazon
Bucket’s Quest from the top spot
Bucket launches a among them.
full-scale search for
his missing helmet The Rematch
before fi nding a small, Kaz and Torra stage
round friend has just a friendly competition
borrowed it. in order to test out the
latest upgrades to Ep is ode 1 6
When Thieves the Fireball. The New Trooper
Drop By
Flix and Orka make a Sixty Seconds Directed by Steward Lee Written by Paul Giacoppo
great team, whether to Destruction
they’re dealing with The Aces work An altercation with a stormtrooper asking for Kel and Eila’s
customers looking for together on an

rare parts or thwarting important mission identification leads to an opportunity for Kaz to go undercover
a would-be robber. to stop a fuel tanker among the First Order ranks, disguised in the trooper’s armor.
from smashing into Here, we begin to see the fissures forming among the citizens

Treasure Chest the Colossus.
Flix and Orka love a on the platform. While Kaz and Yeager are incensed by the
good surprise. When Buggles’ presence of more and more stormtroopers, Tam sees them as
Synara fi nds a mystery Day Out security forces, there to maintain order and keep everyone safe.
crate on a salvage Kaz watches Torra’s A clever maneuver gets Kaz quickly—but awkwardly—out of
mission, they can’t wait beloved pet Buggles
to crack it open and while she’s away, with harm’s way, when his behavior raises suspicions that there’s
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The Core Problem


Directed by Saul Ruiz
Written by Kevin Burke and Chris “Doc” Wyatt


As the story on Castilon inches
closer to the events of The Force
Awakens, Poe arrives with CB-23
to collect BB-8 for a special mission
to Jakku on the orders of General
Leia Organa herself. But first, Poe
and Kaz pay a visit to the Dassal
system in the Unknown Regions
and make a chilling discovery Ep is ode 1 9
about the might of the First Order.
There, they find entire planets Descent
cored and a sun that’s been DirectedbyBoscoNg WrittenbyPaulGiacoppo
extinguished, wiping out all
signs of life in the process. Commander Pyre and his troopers try to place Kaz and Yeager under arrest, but
with some help from Bucket they manage to get away with Neeku and Kaz’s new
droid CB-23. However, Tam, confused by the accusations and torn by her duty to
follow the rules, doesn’t run. As her friends try to evade capture whilst launching
a scheme to sink the platform and deactivate a communications jammer, Tam is
taken into custody by Agent Tierny, whose gentle manipulations begin to leave the
mechanic questioning if she really knows Kaz at all.





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No Escape
Ep is ode 1 8
The Disappeared Directed by Steward Lee (21) Saul Ruiz (22)
Written by Brandon Auman (21 & 22)
Directed by Sergio Paez Written by Steven Melching
Watching a devastating
Outspoken critics of the First transmission showcasing
Order begin to go missing under the power of Starkiller
suspicious circumstances. After Base, Kaz witnesses the last
stormtroopers try to pressure Aunt day of the Republic when
Z into posting their propaganda, his home planet, Hosnian
she mysteriously disappears. Prime (the New Republic
Captain Doza is forced to ground capital) is destroyed.
the racers, and amid his own Meanwhile, Agent Tierny
criticism of events, Hype also convinces Tam that she
vanishes while his beloved ship will only reach her full
remains locked down. After Torra, potential as a pilot by
Kaz, and CB-23 discover where the joining the First Order. Kaz
outlaws are being hidden, they and his friends reactivate
help them escape before rushing the forgotten engines of
back to Yeager’s garage, only to find the Colossus, and the ship
stormtroopers waiting for them. jumps to hyperspace.






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GARY





KURTZ






EMPIRE’S END



In part two of Insider’s interview
with Gary Kurtz, the award-
winning producer, director, and
production manager recalls the
highs and lows of expanding
Star Wars beyond the bounds
of the original movie.

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ad it not been would ultimately be released in
for Gary Kurtz’s the summer of 1977.
H service as a Birth of an Empire

photographer
in the Marines Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
in Vietnam, his was a huge hit and the media were
most famous movie collaboration hungry for word on a sequel but, as
might never have happened. Kurtz embarked on a world tour to
Director Francis Ford Coppola was promote the fi rst Star Wars, he and
looking for someone with military Lucas hadn’t had time to consider
experience to produce Apocalypse a title for the recently announced
Now (eventually released in 1979), follow up.
and it was Kurtz who he turned to. “Because Star Wars opened
“I’d worked with Francis on his around the world some six to eight
first film, Dementia 13 (1963),” months after it did in the U.S.,
Kurtz, told Star Wars Insider. “He Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, and I
rang me up one day and said: ‘I’ve went on this promotional tour, and
got this project about Vietnam a journalist asked me about the
that John Milius wrote, but there’s next film,” Kurtz recalled. “He said,

nobody around me on my team ‘What’s the title?’ And I said, ‘I don’t
with any knowledge of the military know yet, we don’t even have a
whatsoever.’ So I went up to San script. Right now, the working title
Francisco to talk with him about is Star Wars II, but that’s not what
Apocalypse Now, and that’s how I it’s going to be, because we don’t
met George Lucas. He was editing like numbers.’”
THX 1138 at American Zoetrope Both Lucas and Kurtz were fans
(the independent production of the Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon
company Coppola and Lucas had serials, which had been one of the
established in 1969), and Francis inspirations behind A New Hope,
introduced us,” recalled Kurtz. and their exotic chapter titles helped
Coppola suggested that the inform their choice for the Star Wars
pair should make Apocalypse Now sequel’s name. With The Empire
together, which had initially been Strikes Back script marking a tonal
written by Lucas. “We talked about shift from A New Hope, adding
it,” Kurtz revealed, “and I spent a a darker twist to the story, there
lot of time researching it. We put were also changes made behind
a plan together with Columbia to the scenes. For one, Lucas decided
finance it, but in 1971 they pulled not to direct the sequel, bringing in
out. The war was still going on, his old USC college instructor, the
and the studio told us, ‘Audiences acclaimed Irvin Kershner, to sit in
don’t want to see a comedy, even a the big chair.
black comedy, about Vietnam while “Kershner was an actor’s
people are dying over there every director,” explained Kurtz. “He
day.’ They were probably right.” worked very hard with our main
However, Lucas also had another people, to add depth to their parts,
idea in mind about a rock and roll and they really responded to that.
high school musical that would George spent time on the casting
eventually become American of each role. He wants people in
Graffiti. “The idea was to go and real life to be very much like the
do Graffiti and a second picture, characters they’re portraying in the
which we called our ‘Unidentified story. George’s theory was, if they
Science-Fiction Project,’ at the behaved as they are, then the story
time,” Kurtz revealed. “We planned works. In American Graffi ti, the
to make those and then go back to story worked really well because
Apocalypse Now later.” the actors were themselves. I think
Eventually, however, Coppola it’s a style, a technique. Half of the
decided to make the movie himself, character you show onscreen is who
freeing Lucas and Kurtz to focus the actor is, what he or she looks
on their space-fantasy film, which like, how they behave.”






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Because of the nature of the 01
story, Kurtz also wanted The Empire
Strikes Back to have a different
look and feel to that established
by A New Hope’s director of
photography, Gil Taylor. “I looked
at the work of fi ve cameramen,”
Kurtz recalled, “and eventually met
with Peter Suschitzky.” Suschitzky,
whose biggest credit at that point
had been The Rocky Horror Picture
Show (1975), was seen by some as
an odd choice, but Kurtz had been
convinced by his style. “I talked
with Peter about what we were
looking for, and how he worked. He
used a lot of soft light and bounce
light, and I thought that would give
us a non-Hollywood look.”

Soundstage Stress
Working with a new director,
albeit one as experienced as
Irvin Kershner, also brought a
few problems. “Kersh could be
somewhat maddening sometimes,”
Kurtz admitted. “I would set out a
schedule, I would work with him on
the schedule of how much time he
had to shoot this, this, and this…
and then he would change his Studios at the same time as 01 Gary Kurtz But when Monday came, Kubrick
mind,” Kurtz laughed. we were making Empire, and (left) with was still shooting his movie. Kurtz
(clockwise)
“You could make the argument I had a lot of confl ict with recalled: “I said, ‘You’re striking
Carrie Fisher,
that in a popular series, it doesn’t him,” Kurtz said. “There was a Mark Hamill, that set, right?’ And he said, ‘Well,

have to be a great movie, but when fire that destroyed one of the Harrison maybe I just need one more day.’
Ford, and
you’re in the midst of making soundstages at Elstree, so we director Irvin After that day, he said, ‘Okay, I’ll just
it, you want it to be the best it needed the stage that Kubrick Kershner. get by with what I’ve got,’ but he
can possibly be. You can’t get was using, but he was shooting wasn’t really happy about it.
02 Kurtz
into the Kubrick mindset, where way over schedule—more than directed “I did give Stanley a tour of The
everything has to be perfect. That’s four months over—and he second unit Empire Strikes Back sets. He told
photography
impossible—Kubrick was the only just carried on. When Kubrick me the ice in the Hoth sets looked
with the
guy who could really get away was shooting, he was very wampa. pretty believable. He asked what we
with that.” single-minded. He shot and were going to do about seeing the
03 The final
Kurtz knew this fi rsthand, as shot on that set for another scene shot characters’ breath. I told him,
the legendary director of The three weeks. I saw him in the for Empire ‘We’ve given up on that.’”
involved
Shining (1980), A Clockwork commissary and said, ‘Stanley, It transpired that when the crew
cutting open
Orange (1971) and 2001: A Space I’ve got to have that stage. I’m a tauntaun. moved to Norway to shoot the Hoth
Odyssey (1968) was instrumental way behind on building our exterior scenes, they discovered
04 Kurtz (right)
in delaying the fi lming of The sets.’ He said, ‘I’ll be fi nished that the only time that you can
with Mark
Empire Strikes Back. “Kubrick was over the weekend and then Hamill and actually see breath in cold weather
making The Shining at Elstree you can have your stage.’” Carrie Fisher. is between freezing point and 10
degrees Celsius. “If it gets colder
than that, the moisture in the air
“Kershner was an actor’s director. just disappears,” Kurtz explained.
“So, if its 20 degrees below, then you
He worked very hard with our main won’t see any breath!”
people, to add depth to their parts, Filming in Norway caused no

end of production issues, but the
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“The satisfaction of making a

fi lm that people en oy and get a WORKING
good experience out of watching WITH
WAMPAS
is really the primary thing.”
Following the tragic death
of second unit director John
Barry in the fi rst week of
02
shooting The Empire Strikes
Back, Kurtz was sequestered
into directing some sequences
until a replacement could be
found, including the scene of
Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)
escaping the wampa’s ice cave.
“We were falling behind
and we had to shoot with two
units for several days, just to
catch up,” Kurtz explained,
noting that they wanted to
strike terror into the hearts
of the audience through
suggestion, by showing as little
of the wampa as possible—a
technique pioneered in Edgar
Ulmer’s The Black Cat (1936).
“We wanted it to be a
little scary, and as the wampa
didn’t move so well, keeping
him in the shadows made you
imagine that he was much
scarier than we could possibly
actually show.
“The very last thing that I
and a small second unit crew
shot, after everyone else was
gone, was the tauntaun out
03 Hoth’s incredible look. “We had a
in the snow,” added Kurtz.
lot of snow and blizzard conditions “I shot them cutting open
in Norway. We didn’t have enough the dead tauntaun. The FX
department had to come
wind machines to fake a storm, so it
up with something for when
looked stormy because we just shot its guts poured out, which
in a real blizzard,” Kurtz said. “We they found at a meat market.
couldn’t shoot as fast as we wanted It really did smell terrible.
Han Solo’s hand holding the
to, so I directed part of the second
lightsaber is me. That was the
unit to help Kershner catch up.” very last shot.”

An Equal Sequel

The Empire Strikes Back routinely
joins The Godfather: Part II (1974) sense that you already know the
on lists of the best movie sequels, characters. There’s no exposition of
which gave Kurtz a great sense where these characters came from,
04
of pride. “I enjoy the fact that or how they relate to each other.
something I made is really popular In the first act, you put your main

and people really like it,” he said. characters up in a tree; in the second
“The satisfaction of making a fi lm act, you set the tree on fire; and in

that people enjoy and get a good the third, you get them out of it,” he
experience out of watching is really laughed. “The Empire Strikes Back

the primary thing. It doesn’t have is the ‘tree on fire’ act, so everybody
to be top of the list to me or any is in trouble. That made it more
other fi lmmaker. believable and realistic.
“I think it’s the best of the fi lms,” “From a script point of view, we
he added. “It’s got a good story, the were no longer in space opera-land
characters are really good, and we anymore,” noted the producer.
have the advantage of being the While Star Wars had the comic-book
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wasn’t particularly serious,” 05 Kurtz on the 05
believed Kurtz. “You had a good medical frigate
set with Hamill
time, you enjoyed it, and the and Fisher.
characters did a good job, but
06 Irvin Kershner
you didn’t have to believe in all
directs Harrison
of the battle scenes or all of the Ford as Kurtz
elements to make it work for looks on.
you. In The Empire Strikes Back,
you believed in everything—the

sword fights; the characters’
relationships, particularly Luke and
Vader, and Han and Leia. The more
time goes by, the more Empire is seen

as a film in its own right. It’s a more
serious working of the storyline and
how it deals with the characters. And
it doesn’t end like a typical movie
would. It doesn’t resolve anything at
the end of the film. It’s much more

complicated than Star Wars.”

Not Returning
With The Jedi

Kurtz decided to move on after The
Empire Strikes Back, and as George
Lucas set about creating Star Wars:
Return of the Jedi (1983), Kurtz
instead made The Dark Crystal “I think it came down to the and do the best job that they could
(1982) with directors Jim Henson fact that George wanted to make with it while I would do something
and Frank Oz. an upbeat conclusion story, but it that I was more interested in, and
was originally going to be a kind of Jim Henson was ready to do The
bittersweet, open-ended thing with Dark Crystal.”
“It was originally an entirely different story thread,” Despite his move away from the

going to be a kind stated the producer. “Han Solo Star Wars galaxy, Kurtz remained

gets killed, and it was going to be gratified by the impact and success
of bittersweet, open- much more down. When it became of his work with George Lucas on

ended thing with an obvious that George wanted to go in A New Hope and The Empire Strikes
Back, and the ongoing appeal of
a different direction than I did, we
entirely different both equally agreed that it would both movies.
be better if I left. I felt that it would “A movie is a group effort, and
story thread.” be better that someone else make it it’s all down to the people making

it, but in the end it’s just a story,” he
said. “You can go and see practically
06

any film with a group of six people,
and when you come out and
talk about it afterwards everyone
has a different response. There’s
something going on in your life that
it resonates with in a different way
to the person sitting next to you.
In the case of the Star Wars fi lms,
the world that we created resonates
strongly with a lot of people. They
really enjoy it, and enjoy repeating
that experience, which is why they
see it again and again.”


In Memoriam Gary Kurtz:
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Can You






Feel The





Force?






Using humor and mysticism
in equal measure, Yoda
taught generations of Jedi

about the ways of the Force,
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hen Jedi younglings of the Old
Republic needed lightsaber
W training, they might be treated “Do or do not”

to a lesson from Master Yoda
himself. He was guiding is a reminder not
to think about
students as they deflected
energy bolts from practice remotes on the
fateful day when Obi-Wan Kenobi came to how we might
see him, tracking Jango Fett. Yoda quickly fail—or even what
lightened the mood of the class with some wry
humor: “Lost a planet, Master Obi-Wan has. might happen if
How embarrassing.” Cue youthful chuckles.
In this and other glimpses of Yoda’s teachings we succeed—but
throughout the saga, the diminutive sage shows to do, to live in
the core of the Jedi philosophy with wit and care.
What is the Force? Audiences are first the moment.
introduced to it by old Ben Kenobi in Star Wars:
A New Hope (1977), who uses it to influence the
minds of others. Later, he teaches the young Luke
Skywalker to use it to augment physical fi ghting
abilities—such as sensing incoming blaster bolts which became key elements of all Jedi lore that

fast enough to prevent them from striking. Yoda followed. One of the first lessons Yoda teaches
takes the concept of the Force as an ability and Luke is that, “Wars not make one great.” Luke
adds the idea of the Force as an energy. The Force initially confuses martial prowess for heroism.
lets Luke not only affect his surroundings in Yoda shows him the two may overlap but are not
magical ways, but to feel a deep connection to always the same. In peace time, the Jedi of the
other life. (And also lift objects both light and Old Republic did not serve as warriors at all. It
heavy—after all, size matters not!) was only the gradual corruption of the Republic
that turned them into soldiers. Yoda is careful to
The Flow Of The Force place a cap on Luke’s expectations: Dagobah isn’t

The Force exists wherever life does. It can a boot camp.


influence the lives of all people, whether they Indeed, when they first meet in Star Wars:
are sensitive to its messages and can use it The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Yoda crawls into
themselves or not. Force-users need to be Luke’s luggage to steal his food, then plays tug-
01 Master Yoda trained before they can access and control of-war with R2-D2 for it. Not exactly the actions
disguises his

true identity all of their abilities—and that’s exactly of a dignified Jedi or warrior. But how about an
when Luke where Jedi teachers such as Yoda come in. eccentric monk trying to hide his identity from
Skywalker
arrives on First, let’s look at some of the lessons the galaxy? Perfect.

Dagobah. Yoda taught Luke in the original trilogy, Yoda at first hesitates to train Luke, explaining
to him the more serious side of Jedi philosophy.
“A Jedi must have the deepest commitment,
the most serious mind.” Luke, Yoda says, is too
02
much of a dreamer to make a good Jedi. He has
his head in the clouds. He needs to concentrate—
which requires disciplined focus, even breathing,
and setting aside questions about the past and
future. When Obi-Wan convinces Yoda to train
Luke, more lessons build on this, including the
famous line, “Do or do not. There is no try.”
When he tries to raise his X-wing out of the
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and the abilities of the Force. Even with Yoda’s physical bodies when it comes to using the 02 Yoda explains
advice, Luke struggles. In his mind, the ship is Force. Yoda may be small, but don’t let his how “Size
matters not.”
too big. So Yoda shows him that the X-wing can size fool you. As he says, “Size matters not.”
be lifted gently back to land, that size does not 03 In The
matter. “Do or do not” also emphasizes the need Fear’s Fate Phantom
Menace, Yoda
for concentration when using the Force, while On Dagobah, one of Yoda’s tests for Luke reveals that
also serving as a reminder not to think about shows the danger of using the Force for fear can lead
one on the

how we might fail—or even what might happen selfish means. This is the dark side, and it’s
path to the
if we succeed—but to do, to live in the moment. an easy path to walk—until it becomes truly dark side.
“Feel,” Yoda says. Don’t over think. Quiet racing treacherous. One of Yoda’s most famous
04 Luke
thoughts and use the skills you have been taught quotes is from Star Wars: The Phantom Skywalker

to finish the task. Luke wasn’t ready for this Menace (1999), when he explains the path to learns that
the Force is
lesson at first, but he achieved Jedi mastery of the dark side to a then nine-year-old Anakin

not just about
his own eventually. Skywalker: “Fear is the path to the dark side. lifting rocks.
While the X-wing rests under the bubbling Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate
swamp, Yoda teaches another important aspect leads to suffering.”
of the Force: “Luminous beings are we, not In this conversation, he is cautioning Anakin
this crude matter.” The audience might know not to give in to his fear. Initially, it sounds
that some Jedi can live on after death, after a rather out of touch: the young boy, who has only
fashion, but Luke had never seen that happen ever known a life of slavery, has recently been
before Obi-Wan’s ghostly appearance on Hoth. separated from his mother. But these words prove
It’s fair to think he may have known that some to be prophetic of Anakin’s ultimate fate.
religions and philosophies often include the idea As the leader of the Jedi Council, Yoda is also a
of life after death, but Yoda here means this both key character throughout the prequel trilogy and
literally—Jedi can appear as Force spirits—and the Clone Wars leading to the collapse of the Jedi

figuratively. People are not restricted by their Order. Before they realize what has happened, the





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Jedi become warriors. Very early on in Star Wars:
The Clone Wars, Season One, Episode One,
One of Yoda’s tests for Luke “Ambush” (2008), Asajj Ventress proposes that
if Yoda can defeat her best droid troops in a test
shows the danger of using of battle on the remote, neutral moon Rugosa,
Toydaria—the Toydarian homeworld—will be
the Force for selfi sh means. free to join the Republic. Yoda agrees, and shows

This is the dark side, and his prowess in battle plus his compassion and
attention toward the clone troopers who serve
it’s an easy path to walk . alongside him. But even accepting this bet strains

the definition of the Jedi as peacekeepers.
Yoda directly learns this from the Force
priestesses who help him unlock the secret
to living on as a Force spirit after death. Even
Yoda sometimes doubts the will of the Force.
When he hears Qui-Gon Jinn speaking to him
03
from beyond the grave, he dismisses it as his
imagination. But being contacted by Qui-Gon is

just Yoda’s first step into a depth of Force mystery
that even he has never seen before. During The
Clone Wars, he learns the Jedi might have strayed
down a dark path unknowingly: “No longer
certain that one ever does win a war, I am. For in

fighting the battles, the bloodshed, already lost
we have.”

Choosing the Right Path
Yoda has a lot to teach in Star Wars Rebels as
well, including knowledge of some of the ritual
of becoming a Jedi. After Ezra Bridger has seen
visions of his fear, Yoda appears to him. “Your
04 path, you must decide,” Yoda says.
Feeling the Force doesn’t automatically make
one a good person, which is why Jedi need to go
through trials to prove that they can stand up for
the ideals of the light side. Yoda asks Ezra why
he has come to the Jedi temple, and Ezra replies

that first he wants to pay the Empire back for
what they did to his parents, then that he wants
to foster a life for his found family, the crew of
the Ghost. Even though he has seen terrifying
visions, Ezra hasn’t been lost to that fear and
the desire for revenge. “A challenge lifelong
it is, not to bend fear into anger,” Yoda notes.
Although Ezra has a desire for revenge, Yoda sees
that he also has a want to help people. It is this
motivation, not martial prowess, that draws Ezra
to the kyber crystal that will become the heart of
his lightsaber.
Even though we can’t use the Force here on
Earth, all of us can go on our own Jedi journey.
Breathing evenly and deeply and concentrating
on the here-and-now are tips for inner calm
that can reach across the bounds of time and
space from a galaxy far, far away. And if you
struggle, remember: even beings who can live for
hundreds of years always have more to learn.
Ready? What know you of ready?






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“Boba was created

between Star Wars:

A New Hope and The
Empire Strikes Back,

before we had a script.

At that time no one

knew he was going to
be in Empire.”

Howard Kazanjian


Lucasfilm vice president, 1978

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lthough its dents, jetpack, tantalizing tools,
audiences had and built-in weapons—hinted at
A already caught countless violent escapades. Dengar

a glimpse of
was clearly a battle-worn hunter;
the criminal reptilian Bossk exuded menace;
underbelly implacable droid IG-88 was lethality
of the Empire when Greedo incarnate; Zuckuss’ alien eyes
confronted Han Solo in Mos conveyed a cool sense of mystery;
Eisley’s lugubrious cantina, Star and 4-LOM—with his protocol
Wars: The Empire Strikes Back droid body and bug-like head—
(1980) introduced a bunch of was just, well, weird!
bounty hunters who immediately While the backstories of the
captured the imagination of a bounty hunters themselves were
generation of cinemagoers: Boba left for us to imagine, the creation
Fett, IG-88, 4-LOM, Zuckuss, Bossk, of each of these movie mercenaries
and Dengar (or, as one call sheet is a fascinating story in itself, from
less glamorously referred to four of the complicated origins of Boba
them: Lobster Head, Insect Head, Fett, to the piecing together of every
Lizard Head, and Human). mercenary droid and alien.
But what was it about this
ragtag band of mercenaries that Intergalactic Man
resonated so much? Part of their Of Mystery

appeal was undoubtedly their It’s difficult to believe that Boba
mean looks, outfits, and weaponry. Fett wasn’t originally designed

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01 Joe
Developed in early 1978, the initial Johnston’s
concept for Boba Fett was to be a concept
sketch for
new character for Star Wars public the “super
appearances. “Boba was created trooper.”
between Star Wars: A New Hope
02 The many
(1977) and The Empire Strikes elements of
Back, before we had a script. At that the prototype
Fett armor
time no one knew he was going
laid out.
to be in Empire,” revealed Howard
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added
for Lucasfi lm’s non-Star Wars weathering
productions. “He was created to go and dents to
Boba Fett’s
on the road, because we felt that
helmet.
we were over-exposing Darth Vader
with public appearances. George 04 Fett’s cape is
fitted for a
Lucas created Boba Fett so he could
costume test.
go out and do that, but none of
us knew what he would be in the 05 A weaponized
gauntlet is
Empire script.” added.
The costume that eventually
06 The Boba Fett
became Fett’s iconic look was
costume, as
originally designed to be a type worn by ILM
of stormtrooper super commando, assistant
film editor
whose appearance concept artist
01 Duwayne
Ralph McQuarrie had been Dunham.
working on. “I did a helmet for
a snowtrooper offi cer costume
that later emerged as Boba Fett,” to be clones.” Between January and
02
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“George had Joe Johnston series of character illustrations of
[Industrial Light & Magic’s visual a white-armored trooper, and the
effects art director and concept designs were sent to art director
artist] evolve the Boba Fett costume Norman Reynolds.
based on the Imperial snow costume Even though the second version
for the officers. He was looking for of the Empire Strikes Back script,

a character that would be sort of a finished in April 1978, fi nally

super warrior, with all these gadgets cemented the role of the super
on him.” trooper as a single character, now
“Ralph and I did a bunch of named Boba Fett, over in the
design work on Boba Fett in early movie’s U.K. art department at
1978,” confirmed Joe Johnston, Elstree Studios, the suit was still

“[The look] was originally created labelled as the ‘super trooper.’
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