Star Wars and the Power of Costume Exhibition Tour

The actor who played Darth Vader in the first three Star Wars movies was in Cardiff on Thursday to see the series’ new film for himself. Among them: estimated ticket sales, the number of screens to devote to the movie, and smaller things like the time it takes the cleaning crews to get in and out of theaters before the next audience arrives. With the music setting the mood, a narrator professed his admiration for the men and women whose creative efforts have made the Star Wars universe such a legendary success. He refused. Reporter: Even a wedding in line in L.A. Theaters everywhere are prepping for the huge onslaught of faithful fan, some venues adding extra security.

Despite a lifetime of awkwardness, I hold the door every time, though, including this past weekend. One major issue we consistently had was the role of Princess Leia.

But we took things a step further, organizing a Star Wars-themed scavenger hunt in Seattle’s Llandover Woods. So if anyone wants to strike up a game of Star Wars in my backyard, I’ve got dibs on Captain Phasma.

But lingering in the back of my otherwise highly entertained mind was an unease about those Stormtroopers in their white plastic body armor and helmets, toting weapons that look an terrible lot like the armaments United States soldiers carry into battle. I was not among the thousands of people who caught it on opening night. That’s awesome. That’s great. Or, at the very least, Dolan sucked it up and smiled for a picture at the theater. Well a new YouTube video has you covered!

But there’s one unusual constant that binds us: Star Wars. Yoda, I gave him c3po and put the droid’s head in his mouth.

“The other day I heard my daughter tell a neighbor, ‘Daddy doesn’t know if “Star Wars” is appropriate for kids, so he is going to watch it first, ‘” Lanigan said with a laugh. Maybe. Is it odd that my Christmas sugar cookies each year are Star Wars, or that I love to make GingerWookies and SnickerJawas?

“I expected tents”, said Dan Woodhull, who works in the area and was observing the growing lines at about 4:30 p.m. “Harry Potter was definitely bigger than this… way bigger”. She used to bring us in the middle of the movie and leave us until we stopped caring.

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