Check out the original storyboards alongside the final imagery of the Battle of Hoth from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V) is now streaming on @disneyplus
To celebrate the ten-year anniversary of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, explore Industrial Light & Magic’s Oscar®-nominated work that brought the film to life.
Go behind the scenes of Star Wars with William “Bill” Hargreaves, the props maker who helped bring unforgettable droids to life in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. In this exclusive interview, Bill explains how he built—and even operated—one of his own creations on set.
Hear his firsthand accounts of working on IG‑88 and EV‑9D9, plus his confirmation that he also worked on the small tortured droid in Jabba’s palace. Bill doesn’t name it here, but the canon identification is revealed here.
This is authentic production history: shop‑floor creativity, set stories, and the hidden credits that shaped the galaxy fans know by heart.
The creators and cast of the latest Disney+ four-piece series share their love for Star Wars, found family, and all things LEGO.
By Katarina Cruz
Adding a distinctive flair to the characters of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past was both the work of the script and spontaneity. Actor Sam Witwer, who voices Maul here and in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and the forthcoming Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, brought just the right attitude needed for the oh-so-fabulous anti-Sith.
Tony Revolori, the voice of Dev Greebling, recalled the inception of the fan-favorite scene, watching Witwer improv Maul’s musical talents. “He was doing this moment where he was like, ‘Hey guys, wouldn’t it be funny if I sang the ‘Duel of the Fates’ theme with ‘It’s fabulous! It’s so fabulous’?’ It was hilarious.”
“The Maul voice is inherently so dark and twisted and evil-sounding — how do you put a nice spin on it?” adds Benji Samit, co-writer and executive producer on the series. “So, we played around. I remember that first session with Sam, we were just playing off different ways to do it, and he pretty quickly locked into it, and it is so, so good.” So good, in fact, that Samit’s writing and producing partner, Dan Hernandez noted “we actually had to rerecord that line later because we wanted more.”
With LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past now on Disney+, we recently sat down with the cast and crew to talk about their favorite memories from creating the four-piece special…
The actor wearing Din Djarin’s helmet is not always Pedro Pascal. In fact, most of the time it’s Brendan Wayne, grandson of the legendary John Wayne. Making his RFR debut, Brendan Wayne joins us In The Cantina to talk about his experiences on the set of THE MANDALORIAN, his life as an actor and the connection he feels with his famous grandfather’s legacy. He discusses a medical emergency that temporarily prevented him from playing the role, working with superstars like Sigorney Weaver and the late Carl Weathers, and he provides us with excitement as we look forward to next year’s feature film, THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU. Plus, we empty out the STAR WARS IN POP CULTURE inbox, we recap a recent RFR hangout and more!
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The masterminds at Tippett Studios bring us behind the scenes of how they brought Mama Crab to life in episode 6 of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Don’t miss all-new episodes of #SkeletonCrew Tuesdays only on Disney+ and stream #RevengeoftheSith, #ANewHope, #Solo, #TheMandalorian, and #RogueOne now.
Did you catch these references to a galaxy of brick building while watching the four-piece Disney+ Star Wars special event?
By StarWars.com Team
When the world of LEGO Star Wars is turned upside down, there’s no limit to the Easter eggs and references that can come tumbling out.
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy traces the journey of young Sig Greebling, who is thrust into a hilarious and heartfelt journey as he tries to rebuild his topsy-turvy galaxy. Alongside his new mentor, Jedi Bob, Sig comes face-to-face with familiar friends and foes, as well as encountering countless callbacks to the stories and lore Star Wars and LEGO fans have grown to love over the years.
Here are 7 of our favorite Easter eggs from LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy (with 7 more coming later this month!)…
Astonishment all round from box office aficionados that the reissue of Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (1999) has done so well at the weekend’s pack ($8.1 million gross – enough for second place). But that’s because most people don’t realize that the reissue in general has been around for well over a century, ready to step in to plug gaps (as now) in the product pipeline.
In fact, the original Star Wars (1977) – Episode IV: A New Hope – triggered a new style of reissue in 1978. The reissue had been reinvented several times over already, appearing under such nom de plumes as “revival,” “encore triumph” (“double encore” for a double bill), “masterpeice reprint,” before finally emerging as a genuine restoration, or re-released in 3D or Imax…
Walt Disney Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald gives StarWars.com a peek behind the curtain of the latest updates to the beloved Disney Parks attraction
By Kristin Baver
As Lando Calrissian once said, “You truly belong here with us among the clouds…of purrgil.”
OK, we may have added that last bit. Lately, some travelers aboard the Star Tours – The Adventures Continue Starspeeder have been finding themselves sailing through the air above Seatos, a new destination where a pod of purrgil puts you smack in the middle of a moment inspired by the Ahsoka series, now streaming on Disney+….
The stars of the Disney+ series share personal photos and video clips celebrating their time on the set of the latest Star Wars live-action story.
The infectious joy on the set of Ahsoka is palpable in the behind-the-scenes photos and video captured during production — including one impromptu dance party between takes.
Ahsoka Tano herself, Rosario Dawson, beams in a selfie with Ashley Eckstein, who first voiced the character in Star Wars animation. Ariana Greenblatt, who portrays the younger version of Ahsoka in flashbacks to the Clone Wars, poses for a group photo with series creator Dave Filoni, executive producer Jon Favreau, and co-stars Dawson and Hayden Christensen, once again returning to Anakin Skywalker. And Natasha Liu Bordizzo, who plays Sabine Wren, and Ivanna Sakhno, who plays her foe Shin Hati, take an adorable selfie that shows the on-screen rivals are real-life friends.
With all eight episodes from the series now streaming on Disney+, the Ahsoka cast has taken to Instagram and Twitter recently to share their love of the series, moments of bonding through off-camera antics, and their pure gratitude for getting to make the journey to a galaxy far, far away…
We review THE MANDALORIAN season 3 with new behind-the-scenes info and interviews with the cast and crew via DISNEY GALLERY. We have highlights from Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Doug Chaing, Jack Black and more! We look ahead to the upcoming STAR WARS film featuring Daisy Ridley as Kathy Kennedy claims Rey made “a promise to Luke Skywalker” and we try to figure out exactly what the hell she’s talking about. Plus, listener feedback about Dark Siders escaping death, the potential of a live action Capt. Rex in AHSOKA and more!
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In an excerpt from issue #219, learn more about the creation of the Season 2 episode, “The Solitary Clone.”
For two seasons, Star Wars: The Bad Batch has followed the journey of the elite squad known as Clone Force 99. But during the story conference for the second season in the series, executive producer Dave Filoni suggested another clone step into the spotlight with three simple words: “What about Cody?” In StarWars.com’s exclusive excerpt from the Star Wars Insider #219 story “The Anatomy of Animation, Part One,” contributing writer Amy Richau follows the creative journey of the “The Solitary Clone.”…
Join Ahmed Best in these quick soundbites from the Making of Attack of the Clones
Ahmed Best was given a mission… and he chose to accept it: infiltrating the bustling cubicles of the production offices of Episode II. This is the brain of the entire Episode II production, the command center where all activities are coordinated. The assistants and production people are so good at their jobs that not even an intrusive guerilla-style documentary can disrupt the workflow of this finely oiled machine