Star Wars villain Darth Vader might be even more popular with kids than the heroes, and George Lucas had a plausible theory about why.

George Lucas' original "Star Wars" trilogy is essentially the hero's journey. As Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) leaves his homeworld in search of adventure, he ends up coming face to face with the man ...

“Anakin, as Skywalker…, was going to be extremely powerful,” Lucas explained. “But he ended up losing his arms and a leg and became partly a robot. So a lot of his ability to use the Force, a lot of ...

Star Wars has no shortage of memorable villains, but by far the most iconic has always been and always will be Darth Vader. From the moment the samurai-inspired Sith Lord hijacked Leia's (Carrie ...