George Lucas appeared at the TCM Classic Film Festival at a screening of 'The Empire Strikes Back,' revealing why Yoda talked backwards.

Yoda is one of the most cherished extraterrestrial characters in movie history, and part of that has to do with the peculiar ...

Lucas fielded this query at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival, where Empire was getting an anniversary screening. His answer, basically, is that audiences, and especially children, are too dumb to ...

At the 45th anniversary screening of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK during the TCM Film Festival, George Lucas discussed why Yoda speaks backwards. “Because if you speak regular English, people won’t listen ...

Yoda’s appearance can be deceiving in many ways, but the truth is that the legendary Jedi Master can take on the most strongest of beings with ease.

Emma McIntyre/Getty; Lucasfilm, Ltd. George Lucas is sharing an insight ... Star Wars creator Lucas, 80, explained why Yoda, one of the franchise’s most beloved characters, speaks out of order.

Solved a mystery, George Lucas has. The 80-year-old “Star Wars ... TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday and explained why Yoda talks backwards in the films. “Because if you speak regular ...

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.

The "Star Wars" character was first introduced in “The Empire Strikes Back” and has gone on to be one of the most iconic ...

George Lucas has finally revealed the answer to a ... Lucas finally revealed the mystery behind Yoda's backward speech. 'Because if you speak regular English, people won't listen that much ...