We love a good Throwback Thursday in the movie business.
There’s no better time to crank open the archives and gaze into the days of cinema past – whether it’s a never-before-seen outtake from an old favorite, or a genuine nugget of nostalgia from a major Hollywood franchise. Like Star Wars, for instance.
Earlier today, former Lucasfilm head and all-around franchise veteran George Lucas shared a really rather incredible photo from the Original Trilogy. Embedded below, it captures the exact moment when Mark Hamill and the late, great Carrie Fisher discovered that their characters – namely Luke and Leia – were, in fact, twins. They’re the two pillars of the Skywalker family who were, sadly, separated at birth, only to reunite years later and thwart the Galactic Empire.
It’s an incredible story, one that forms the very foundations of the Star Wars franchise. But series legend Mark Hamill couldn’t resist a Twitter joke,...
There’s no better time to crank open the archives and gaze into the days of cinema past – whether it’s a never-before-seen outtake from an old favorite, or a genuine nugget of nostalgia from a major Hollywood franchise. Like Star Wars, for instance.
Earlier today, former Lucasfilm head and all-around franchise veteran George Lucas shared a really rather incredible photo from the Original Trilogy. Embedded below, it captures the exact moment when Mark Hamill and the late, great Carrie Fisher discovered that their characters – namely Luke and Leia – were, in fact, twins. They’re the two pillars of the Skywalker family who were, sadly, separated at birth, only to reunite years later and thwart the Galactic Empire.
It’s an incredible story, one that forms the very foundations of the Star Wars franchise. But series legend Mark Hamill couldn’t resist a Twitter joke,...
- 9/19/2019
- by Michael Briers
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