The Force is with him. Mark Hamill got emotional when he revealed the heartbreaking way he found out about his “Star Wars” castmate Carrie Fisher’s death. Over the weekend, while Hamill, 72, was attending the Fan Expo Chicago at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, he told the crowd that he heard about Fisher’s death … Read more
Princess Leia’s itsy bitsy metal bikini from “Return of the Jedi,” is up for grabs at an upcoming auction, but it’s another “Star Wars” item going under the hammer that could command an out-of-this-world price. An on-screen model of a Y-wing starfighter, one of the ships that helps destroy the Death Star in the original … Read more
Carrie Fisher and actor and director Griffin Dunne shared an unusual and deep friendship. The pair were onetime roommates in New York City, as Dunne was a working actor and Fisher was about to land her breakout role in “Star Wars.” In his new memoir, “The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir,” available Tuesday, Dunne details … Read more
The Force was almost with Jodie Foster. Academy Award-winning actress Jodie Foster revealed Wednesday that she was once offered the iconic role of Princess Leia from the “Star Wars” franchise. Foster, 61, made the revelation during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” while promoting her new HBO series, “True Detective: Night Country.” … Read more
May the force always be with Billie Lourd. The “Scream Queens” star, 31, penned a heartfelt tribute to her mother, the late Carrie Fisher, on the seventh anniversary of her death. Fisher and her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, both died within a day of each other in late December 2016. Lourd posted a throwback photo … Read more
Princess Margaret — the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II — engaged in a torrid affair with Hollywood superstar Eddie Fisher in 1953, with Fisher reportedly bragging he satisfied the royal “multiple times” during “explosive sex.” “Eddie never talked about Princess Margaret in public, he respected her too much, but he told me about their … Read more
One of the last surviving Stormtrooper helmets worn in 1977’s “Star Wars,” Luke Skywalker’s blaster from “The Empire Strikes Back,” and a treasure chest of other prized props from the enduring franchise are up for auction in Dallas. Movie and TV memorabilia collector John Azarian is selling off 78 of his one-of-a-kind “Star Wars” props … Read more
May the 4th be with you. One of the most commonly spoken lines in the “Star Wars” franchise, “may the force be with you,” has since inspired an unofficial holiday. While many die-hard fans attribute the line to the Jedi — who serve as the saga’s protagonists — the phrase was first uttered by a … Read more
The Force will be with her, always. Beloved “Star Wars” actress and author Carrie Fisher will finally receive a coveted star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame six years after her death. The news of Fisher’s posthumous achievement was announced by the Walk of Fame Twitter account Monday and was retweeted by her “Star Wars” co-star … Read more