'Star Wars' Premiere Flashback: 38 Years of the Force on the Red Carpet

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    The Academy Awards (1977)
    After presenting the Special Achievement Award, Hamill and C-3PO posed for photographers on April 3, 1978.

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    ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ Press Conference (1980)
    Costars Fisher and Harrison Ford appeared at a press conference for the second film in the franchise

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    ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ Premiere (1980)
    Hamill a.k.a. Luke Skywalker attended the royal premiere of The Empire Strikes Backwith his wife Marilou in London on May 21, 1980.

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    ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ Premiere (1980)
    Stars Guinness, Fisher, Ford, Hamill, and Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) met Princess Margaret at the royal premiere.

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    ‘Star Wars: Special Edition’ London Premiere (1997)
    (From left) Mayhew, Baker, Lucas, Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) and Hamill celebrated the re-release at the London premiere of Star Wars on March 20, 1997.

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    ‘Star Wars: Special Edition’ London Premiere (1997)
    Prince Charles met with Lucas and the cast at the London premiere.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace’ Premiere (1999)
    A 17-year-old Natalie Portman attended the premiere of the first prequel Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace on May 16, 1999. She plays Queen Amidala in this, her sixth feature film.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace’ Premiere (1999)
    A 10-year-old Jake Lloyd played the role of a young Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clone’ Premiere (2002)
    Samuel L. Jackson — who plays Jedi master Mace Windu — attended the charity premiere of Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clone on May 12, 2002 in Los Angeles.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clone’ Premiere (2002)
    Ewan McGregor — who plays a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequels — attended the Los Angeles premiere of Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clone on May 12, 2002.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clone’ Premiere (2002)
    Actor James Earl Jones, who voiced Darth Vader in multiple films, posed with the infamous Sith lord at the premiere.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones’ London Premiere (2002)
    Christopher Lee, Jackson, Lucas and the new Anakin Skywalker – actor Hayden Christensen — attend the Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones film premiere May 14, 2002 in London.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge Of The Sith’ Premiere (2005)
    Hamill posed with old pals Chewbacca and Darth Vader at the Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge Of The Sith Los Angeles premiere on May 12, 2005.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge Of The Sith’ Premiere (2005)
    Billy Dee Williams, who played Lando Calrissian in two of the original films in the series, arrived at the Los Angeles premiere.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge Of The Sith’ Premiere (2005)
    Jackson and Phantom Menace costar Liam Neeson attended the New York City Benefit Premiere on May 12, 2005.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith’ Cannes Premiere (2005)
    Christensen, Portman (who was bald for her upcoming role in V for Vendetta) and Lucas appeared at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of the film on May 15, 2005.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge Of The Sith’ Premiere (2005)
    Kenny Baker and his wife arrive at the UK premiere of the eagerly awaited last part of Star Wars prequel trilogy on May 16, 2005 in London.

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    ‘Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge Of The Sith’ Premiere (2005)
    Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew posed on the red carpet of the Revenge of the Sithpremiere in London on May 16, 2005.

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    30th Anniversary Screening of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (2010)
    Mayhew, Ford, Williams, and McGregor arrived at the 30th anniversary screening of The Empire Strikes Back to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital on May 19, 2010.

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    ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Panel (2015)
    Stars of the eagerly awaited new film — John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac — attended the Lucasfilm panel during Comic-Con on July 10, 2015 in San Diego.

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    ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Panel (2015)
    The original trio Fisher, Hamill and Ford brought down the house with their appearance at the 2015 Comic-Con panel.

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    ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ LA Premiere (2015)
    Mark Hamill, who plays the mysterious Luke Skywalker, on the red carpet in Los Angeles on Dec. 14.

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    ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Premiere (2015)
    Carrie Fisher with her daughter Billie Lourd, who’s got a small role in the movie.

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    ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Premiere (2015)
    George Lucas and Force Awakensdirector J.J. Abrams posed together on the LA carpet on Dec. 14.
     
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