A long time ago (1977, to be precise), the original "Star Wars" saga was born. What began with "A New Hope" quickly evolved into one of the most popular sci-fi franchises of all time, now with 12 movies and dozens of spin-off television series, video games, books and graphic novels. See the latest "Star Wars" news here!

"We did about five scripts, and finally Steve and I compromised," Lucas recalled.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spielberg and ET looking at each other - Aaron Rapoport/Getty Images Steven Spielberg might be best known for "Jaws" and "Jurassic Park", but it's aliens where Spielberg seems to keep ...

The alien bounty hunter going after Din Djarin and Grogu in the new Star Wars movie might be a mystery to casual fans, but he's not a newcomer.

Sci-fi movies often build on great ideas to deliver fun lore, and some lore is even more engaging than others.

William likes taking edibles, watching movies with his dogs, and then writing about those movies, because what else is there to do while the world burns? Space. The final frontier. It’s a setting that takes up a large percentage of our favorite fiction ...

Controversial Star Wars details often dominate the online discourse about this franchise. However, despite such elements sometimes being pervasive in discussions, one shouldn't forget the many amazing parts of this franchise that ensured its fanbase would ...

“May the Fourth” has always seemed like a particularly fake corporate holiday because “Star Wars Day” is like the conspicuously missing Children’s Day: Isn’t that every day? Do we really need a day set aside to further honor the space-fantasy ...

Here are several Star Wars games that allow people to visit planets and space stations in ways that the live-action films never could.