Behind the Scenes
Director
J.J. AbramsJ.J. Abrams was born in 1966, making him 11 years old when the first Star Wars movie came out. Yeah, they got him young. The son of two prominent producers, he always had Hollywood in hi...
Screenwriter
Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, and Michael ArndtFor 35 years, Star Wars was associated (for better or worse) with George Lucas, who created it in the first place and directed and wrote the screenpla...
Production Studio
LucasfilmWhen you think of Star Wars, you naturally think of such immortal characters as Jabba, Boba, Yoda, and…Donald Duck? Star Wars as a property was purchased by the Walt Disney Company in 20...
Production Design
DigitalThe first Star Wars trilogy (i.e., not the prequels) relied hugely on practical effects and miniatures: actors in monster masks rather than CGI beasts, for instance, and real-world ship mode...
Music (Score)
The Star Wars universe is gradually moving beyond its original composer, who was a whopping 83 when The Force Awakens opened, and ceded composing duties to another for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story....
Fandoms
About those Star Wars fans…In point of fact, just about everyone is a Star Wars fan in some capacity or another. It's like The Wizard of Oz on that front, and—disappointing prequels notwithstan...