Star Wars

The Star Wars available to the public to stream is not the same film that was shown in 1977. But in the U.K., audiences had a rare chance to see it.

Hamill played Luke Skywalker, one of the most iconic heroes in movie history. His latest film, The Life of Chuck, is an adaptation of a Stephen King novella.

Writer, director and showrunner Tony Gilroy joins us to talk about the new season of Andor and what makes the show so different than any other Star Wars program. He also shares what his plans are after the series concludes, and tells us about how he almost entered a career in music instead of film.

Season one of Andor was the "making of a revolutionary," series creator Tony Gilroy tells NPR. In season two, viewers will see the growing pains of expanding the rebellion.

A new version of the 1977 classic STAR WARS movie opens in Minnesota Theaters. And "the force be with you" will sound different. The dubbed-over version is in Ojibwe, the indigenous language of one of the largest Native American tribes in the United States.

The new Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte is a murder mystery. Someone is killing great Jedi masters, and while we learn the killer's identity early on, the real mystery driving the series is why they're doing it. It stars Amandla Stenberg as Force-sensitive twins Osha and Mae, and Squid Game's Lee Jung-jae as Osha's former Jedi master. By the time it's finished its eight-episode run, The Acolyte may shed new light on the nature of the Force, and the hidden history of the Jedi.

When Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace hit screens across the country in 1999, Return of the Jedi felt like ancient history to Star Wars fans. But after 16 long years, the movie let down fans and critics alike. Twenty-five years have changed how a lot of people feel. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Erich Schwartzel, who covers the film industry for The Wall Street Journal, about the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.

A long time ago - November 1978, to be exact - instead of episodes of "The Incredible Hulk" and "Wonder Woman," CBS aired a holiday special that was, well, totally out of this world.

A new documentary called A Disturbance in the Force looks back on how the special happened and why it's been locked away ever since.