The lightsaber was used during duels in the final acts of both films between Darth Vader, played by David Prowse, and Luke ...

A LIGHTSABER used by Darth Vader to battle Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi could sell for up ...

The duelling prop used in the 1980s films Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi will go up for ...

The iconic prop, which is expected to fetch up to $3 million, will be sold in September alongside other pieces of movie ...

A fixture onscreen and onstage, he became a fan favorite as Darth Vader’s ally, Admiral Piett, in “The Empire Strikes Back” ...

Hero lightsabers from the franchise have been key chases for "Star Wars" collectors when they appear at public auction. Three ...

In the new Darth Vader comic book by Greg Pak and Raffaele Ienco, set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, the Dark Lord, meets up with a space-dwelling psychic squid.

I'm talking, of course, about Return of the Jedi, in which Darth Vader thwarts the Emperor and kills him in order to save Luke's life. He and Luke share a touching moment, and he dies.

Darth Vader's helmet isn't looking so great in The Force Awakens. See it side-by-side its appearance in Return of the Jedi.

However, when Luke tells Vader that he could still feel the good in him in Return of the Jedi, his response is surprising: “Obi-Wan once thought as you do,” Vader says, with a hint of sadness.

When “Return of the Jedi” brought the original “Star Wars” trilogy to a close in 1983, expectations were unfairly elevated for the movie, and later tempered, by the recognition it had the ...