Yoda's first lesson to Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars canon was much deeper than you think. As seen in The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda agrees to train Luke Skywalker as a Jedi after the young hero ...

The legendary Jedi Grandmaster Yoda was originally going to be played by a monkey in The Empire Strikes Back. When George Lucas created Yoda, he wanted him to fit the trope of the unexpected teacher; ...

Ever heard of this "Star Wars" thing? It's pretty big. This May marks the 35th anniversary of "The Empire Strikes Back" which, okay, if you are as massive and totemic a film as "Empire," you can get ...

Yoda is one of the most unique and recognizable Star Wars characters. But in material collected by The Guardian, the plan for Yoda's original appearance has come to light, and he almost looked very ...

“Away put your weapon,” said the wizened little creature upon meeting Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in the swamps of Dagobah. “I am wondering, why are you here?” When the Jedi-to-be answered that he ...

We were first introduced to Yoda in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and bid farewell to the ancient Jedi Master a few years later in 1983's Return of the Jedi. George Lucas' Star Wars prequels ...

Solved a mystery, George Lucas has. The 80-year-old “Star Wars” creator spoke at the 45th anniversary screening of “The Empire Strikes Back” at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday and ...