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Darth Vader's lightsaber breaks Star Wars auction record by selling for nearly €4.5 million

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Luke Skywalker's lightsaber breaks Star Wars record at auction

The lightsaber used by actor Mark Hamill in 'The Empire Strikes Back' (1980) has broken a record at auction for the sale of screen-used props. It sold for $3.75 million.

Cinema

Star Wars creator George Lucas says AI is ‘the future’ of filmmaking

Someone has turned to the dark side... In a recent interview, Star Wars creator George Lucas said that rejecting using AI to make movies is like rejecting cars in favour of horses...

Cinema

This is not the way: Bad news for Star Wars at the box office

'The Mandalorian And Grogu', the Star Wars franchise’s first big screen outing since 2019’s 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker', has broken an unfortunate record. It has opened to the lowest box office in the franchise’s history.

Cinema

Film of the Week: ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu’

The first big screen live-action Star Wars film in seven years is finally here...

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Culture news

White House calls out Star Wars actor Mark Hamill for dead Trump image

The White House has called Mark Hamill a “sick individual” after the Star Wars actor posted an image of Donald Trump in a grave on social media.

Culture news

C-3PO head from Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back sells for $1 million

The C-3PO head led the auction, while other highlights included Robert Shaw’s harpoon gun from Jaws, a Wilson volleyball from Cast Away and fragments of a sword from The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Space

Scientists find a black hole exuding more energy than the Death Star

A team of astrophysicists from the University of Oregon have discovered one of the most energetic and powerful forces in the universe, potentially 100 trillion times stronger than Star Wars’ Death Star.

5 February 2026

Culture news

Star Wars 'captain' Kathleen Kennedy steps down from Disney

The first post-Disney Star Wars dynasty is over. Kathleen Kennedy has officially stepped down as the president of Lucasfilm, the Disney subsidiary home to the Star Wars franchise.

16 January 2026

Tech News

We had a play with LEGO’s new Smart Brick. Here’s what you can do

‘We spent a lot of time with the LEGO designers, bringing this to life and dialling in all the sounds and so on, but it's also about how you use the sounds,’ David Filon, chief creative officer of Lucasfilm, told Euronews Next.

Culture news

Disney deal with OpenAI brings Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

OpenAI said the agreement with Walt Disney was part of a push to ensure the rights of creators in the generative AI space - amid growing concerns over copyright, deepfakes and misinformation.

12 December 2025

Business

Mickey Mouse meets ChatGPT: Disney signs short video deal with OpenAI

Disney has signed a deal with OpenAI to let the firm's video generation tool produce short videos featuring more than 200 Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars characters.

11 December 2025

Culture news

Star Wars and Indiana Jones poster artist Drew Struzan dies aged 78

You may not recognize the name, but Drew Struzan was the supremely talented artist behind countless iconic movie posters – from the original Star Wars and Back To The Future trilogies to 'Blade Runner' and many more. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have paid tribute to the man and his art.

15 October 2025

Culture news

Darth Vader’s lightsaber shatters Star Wars record at auction

Darth Vader’s lightsaber went on sale at the Propstore in Los Angeles and has sold for an astronomical sum – breaking last year's record and becoming the highest-valued product ever put on sale from the Star Wars franchise.

5 September 2025

Tech News

Clanker: The Star Wars reference fronting an anti-AI wave online

The term is taking off on social media as people grow fed up with AI making things up, sounding too human, and worry about the technology eradicating jobs.

2 September 2025

Culture news

'The Mandalorian' actress Gina Carano settles lawsuit with Disney

Gina Carano had sued Disney and Lucasfilm for wrongful termination after she was fired in 2021 - following a social media post in which the actress compared being a Republican to being a Jew during the Holocaust. The case had been scheduled to go to trial next year - with the funding of Elon Musk.

Art

Art Wars: Everything you need to know about George Lucas' new museum

George Lucas, the genius behind the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, has finally pulled back the curtain on his hugely ambitious museum, set to open in LA next year.