George Lucas broke down the origins of Yoda’s “very distinctive way of talking” at a 45th anniversary screening of The Empire Strikes Back at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival last week.

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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 ...

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Mankiewicz concluded by lobbing Lucas a softball about which of the two new characters in “Empire,” cuddly Jedi master Yoda or charismatic swindler Lando Calrissian, was his favorite.

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“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 ...