The 'Star Wars' director joined Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz for a pre-screening discussion at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood

There are many questions that Star Wars fans have about the George Lucas produced and co-written 1980 sequel The Empire Strikes Back which kicked off the 16th TCM Class Film Festival last night at the TCL Chinese Theatre with 45th anniversary showing.

I had to figure out a way to get people to actually listen — especially 12 year olds," creator Lucas sharedGeorge Lucas has cleared up why beloved Star Wars character Yoda speaks out of orderCreator Lucas made the revelation during a 45th anniversary screening of The Empire Strikes Back at the opening night of the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival"Much to learn,