The Force finally returned to Hollywood as Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill walked the red carpet at the world premiere of the new Star Wars movie.

Filming for Star Wars: Episode VIII has begun on Skellig Michael with a break in the weather yesterday finally making it possible for the Disney Lucasfilm crew to access the island.

It took a Hollywood blockbuster to do it, but Domhnall Gleeson has officially been lured to the dark side.

This DIY mod has jumped to the top of our wishlist. It’s the R2-D2 Star Wars Themed PlayBook 4, a fully functional PlayStation 4 packed into a laptop case with a glorious Star Wars theme.

R2-D2 is known for his loyalty and bravery, and it turns out that underneath that hard metal shell is a heart of gold. The little droid danced with a Star Wars superfan in a wheelchair at the Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim, California.

A Star Wars fan has turned to the dark side to sell what he believes is one of the world’s largest collections of Star Wars action figures.

Matthew McConaughey has revealed Chewbacca is his all-time favourite sci-fi character.

The latest Star Wars movie could get a working subtitle, ‘War of the Birds’, as concern grows about the impact of filming on wildlife on Skellig Michael.

Two young, unknown actors have landed roles in the new Star Wars film following an open casting attended by thousands of hopefuls.

Months of speculation concerning 'Star Wars', one of the most successful film franchises of all time, has ended as the cast for the latest instalment was announced.

The new Star Wars sequel has an official timeline and one confirmed returning character – the robot R2-D2, Disney has announced.

Carrie Fisher has confirmed she will be reprising her role as Princess Leia in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII.

Lonely astronauts on the International Space Station may soon be getting an android friend from Japan – and for the folks back home, it will tweet.

STAR WARS fans both tall and small met their favourite characters and experienced the full-size recreations of the movie sets at a special convention in Cork at the weekend.

Ewan McGregor was left utterly dumbfounded when he turned up at the world's leading 'Star Wars' destination in a T-shirt bearing his name, and no one bothered him.

More than 30,000 Star Wars fans from around the world gathered in Indianapolis for the largest official convention to be held.

Actors Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor have teamed up with other stars of all six Star Wars movies for a new Vanity Fair photospread.