Believe it or not, "Return of the Jedi" turns 30 this year. Now before you start to think about how old you are, why not enjoy this interesting little nugget? Author J.W. Rinzler's book "The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" comes out later this year and The Huffington Post has gotten their hands on a little excerpt that will definitely perk the interest of any "Star Wars" fan. The excerpt is from a "Revenge of the Jedi Story Conference" that was attended by George Lucas, writer Lawrence Kasdan, director Richard Marquand, and producer Howard Kazanjian. In discussion story details regarding the third film of the original trilogy, Lucas unearths the backstory of Darth Vader as well as Luke and Leia Skywalker and it's pretty fascinating to see how much of the story winds up in the prequels. Even more fascinating, perhaps, is what didn't wind up in the prequel. For example, at the time of this 1981 conference, Lucas was pretty adamant that Yoda doesn't fight. He's just a...
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