Star Wars has no shortage of memorable villains, but by far the most iconic has always been and always will be Darth Vader. From the moment the samurai-inspired Sith Lord hijacked Leia's (Carrie ...

The prequel films never fully nailed Anakin’s fall to Darth Vader.

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Anakin's complex 'Star Wars' storyline has required several actors. Here's all of them, in order of how good they were.

The transformation of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader is one of the most tragic and compelling arcs in cinematic history. His descent into darkness was driven by fear, anger, and ...

“Anakin, as Skywalker…, was going to be extremely powerful,” Lucas explained. “But he ended up losing his arms and a leg and became partly a robot. So a lot of his ability to use the Force, a lot of ...

Darth Vader needed to be an intimidating force, so George Lucas and Co. brought in strongman David Prowse to be the man in the suit in Star Wars: A New Hope. While Prowse was originally going to ...

Darth Vader: Master of Evil is coming from author Adam Christopher. Image: Simon Goinard/Lucasfilm There was one big reason Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. He hoped that by turning to the Dark ...