The 80-year-old “Star Wars” creator spoke at the 45th anniversary screening of “The Empire Strikes Back” at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival and explained why Yoda talks backwards in the ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Entertainment. Followed categories will be added to My News. The 80-year-old “Star Wars” creator spoke at the 45th anniversary screening of “The Empire ...

Emma McIntyre/Getty; Lucasfilm, Ltd.

The 80-year-old “Star Wars” creator spoke at the 45th anniversary screening of “The Empire Strikes Back” at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday and explained why Yoda talks ...

In his conversation with TCM's Ben Mankowitz, Lucas finally revealed the mystery behind Yoda's backward speech. 'Because if you speak regular English, people won't listen that much,' the ...

(CNN) — Yoda is one of the most cherished extraterrestrial characters in movie history, and part of that has to do with the peculiar way in which he speaks. “The greatest teacher, failure is ...

“Because if you speak regular English, people won’t listen that much,” Lucas said in response to a question from moderator Ben Mankiewicz. “But if he had an accent, or it’s really hard ...