15 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Star Wars

The 15 things you probably didn't know about Star Wars plus a random fact.

1. Between Star Wars Episode V and VI, Mark Hamil was in a car accident which disfigured his face.

2. Darth Vader's breathing was created by using a scuba regulator.

3. Han Solo was based on George Lucas' friend, Francis Ford Coppola, who often wore a vest.

4. Besides Harrison Ford, Kurt Russle, Nick Nolte, Christopher Walken, and Al Pacino were discussed to play Han Solo.

5. Chewbacca was based on George Lucas' dog, Indiana. Also where the name Indiana Jones came from.

6. The Millennium Falcon was inspired by the shape of a hamburger with an olive on the side.

7. R2-D2 is named after a piece of Film Editor's Jargon, it means "Reel 2, Dialog 2".

8. Joe Johnston, the director of Captain America: The First Avenger, created the design for Boba Fett's armor.

9. Denis Lawson, who plays Wedge Antilles, is the uncle of Ewan McGregor, who plays Obi-Wan Kenobi.

10. Christopher Lee, who plays Count Dooku, was originally cast as Grand Moff Tarkin, but eventually it was given to his good friend, Peter Cushing.

11. Star Wars A New Hope was the first movie to ever gross more than $300 million.

12. The famous opening, " A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." was originally "A long, long time ago in a not too distant future...".

13. Han Solo was originally supposed to be a green alien with gills.

14. "The Adventures of Luke Starkiller, As Taken From The Journal of the Whills; Saga One -- The Star Wars" was the working title of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

15. Yoda was originally going to be named Buffy.

Random Fact. Samuel L. Jackson, actor who plays Mace Windo, wanted his lightsaber to be purple so that everyone would know it was him during the Battle of Geonosis.




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