But that's not the only reason that it is a big deal: it is also adding a bunch of female characters to its mostly male-dominated universe. "Star Wars" created Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), one ...

many argued that she was a 'Mary Sue,' a term meaning a female character without realistic flaws. Rey Skywalker is one of the ...

A film studies professor ranked the Star Wars movies based on the screen time of female characters and, well, the results weren't great. Per a blog post in which she explains her methodology ...

Some of our favorite Star Wars characters have a little bit of mercenary in them but are ultimately heroes. And on the other side, even some of the most evil characters in the galaxy far, far away ...

Thandie Newton makes history in Solo: A Star Wars Story and she ... wearing her natural Afro in character. She says she asked herself, “‘What would the little girl Thandie have wanted to ...

Disney is releasing a Mara Jade limited lightsaber hilt, but are they trying to cash in on the fanbase and EU they threw away ...

Lucasfilm might reintroduce Mara Jade in a new Star Wars TV series. Mara Jade was a fan-favorite character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Changes will be needed to fit Mara Jade's story ...