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  • 'Revenge of the Jedi' alternate title poste'Revenge of the Jedi' alternate title poster (Photo: Everett)
    This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the movie that was, then wasn't called "Revenge of the Jedi."

    Oh, that George Lucas.

    The filmmaker who has seemingly never stopped making his own films first showcased his talent for fiddling on "Revenge," sorry, "Return of the Jedi."

    When the movie hit theaters on May 25, 1983, the third and then-concluding chapter of the adventures of Luke, Leia, and Han had been known to audiences longer by its original title than its revised one thanks to ample exposure to "Revenge"-accented posters, teaser trailers, and merchandise.


    It was only two months before the summertime release (timed to the fifth anniversary of "Star Wars") that "Revenge" became "Return"; it was said Lucas acquiesced to fans who found vengeance a motive unbecoming a Jedi. (Now Siths on the other hand...)

    Here's a look at more "Return of the Jedi" could-have-beens (and shouldn't-have-beens):


    Han Solo Gets Killed (or, Possibly, We Don't Get the Joke)
    Han SoloHan Solo, right, and Lando Calrissian (Photo: 20th Century Fox/Everett)
    While doing press amid the 1997

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  • Jerry LewisJerry Lewis at this year's Cannes Film Festival (Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)Jerry Lewis has been angering female comedians again, and there's at least one working actor who probably isn't fond of him, either.

    The veteran comedian and filmmaker was at the Cannes Film Festival Thursday, doing a press conference to promote his new film "Max Rose." It was the first time Lewis has appeared at the prestigious film festival in twenty years, and most of his public interview was a love fest. But when Lewis was asked about his controversial opinions about women in comedy, he made it clear he thinks ladies should stay out of the funny business.

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  • Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker Hobbs, Toretto, and O'Conner better watch their backs in 'Fast 7'! (Photo: Universal)The massively popular "Fast & Furious" series has amassed more than $1.5 billion to date, and shows no sign of slowing down. Lately, the trick to keeping the track roaring has been adding teasers just after the credits start, hinting at the thrills ahead.

    In “Fast 6” that tradition continues with one very big reveal.

    SPOILER ALERT!

    If you follow the series you know the third installment, "Tokyo Drift" takes place after "Fast" 4, 5, and 6. Why do we know this? For one, Han (Sung Kang), who died in the third "Fast," is alive in the latter three installments.

    [Related: How Marvel Breaks New Ground with 'Iron Man 3' Post-credits Scene]

    After the credits roll in "Fast 6," we see Han die all over again. Same race in

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  • Beyonce Knowles recording for 20th Century Fox's 'Epic'

    Besides sporting one of the most epic story lines of the summer, animated or otherwise, Blue Sky's "epic" also lays claim to one of the most epic vocal casts around. So it's properly named.

    If the film merely boasted Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Aziz Ansari, Jason Sudekis, Pitbull, Collin Ferrell, and Steven Tyler, it would be impressive in its own right.

    But what pushes the vocal cast of "epic" beyond really good and into the realm of epic?

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  • Evan Peters at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival (Getty Images) & Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)

    The complicated (and extremely unfortunate) issue of which movie studios own the screen rights to what Marvel properties may be coming to a head with news that the character of Quicksilver is currently running (really fast, of course) back and forth between Fox and Disney.

    Quicksilver's upcoming big-screen incarnation was first referenced at last month's Hollywood premiere of "Iron Man 3," where "Marvel's The Avengers" director Joss Whedon mentioned that he had written a "brother-sister act" into the script for the "Avengers" sequel ... which immediately had fans speculating that he meant the popular mutant sibling duo of Quicksilver, who is able to move and think at super-sonic speeds, and Scarlet Witch, who's able to manipulate probability and reality via her "hexes."

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  • Jamie FoxxJamie Foxx (Photo: Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

    Jamie Foxx enjoys being bad ― well, at least when he's in character as the villainous Electro in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2."

    Fanboys (and girls!) were given their first glimpse of the 45-year-old actor in costume as the baddie last month ― and what a look! From the metallic blue makeup highlighting bulging veins to those light-colored contact lenses, the creep factor is high, which is just the way Foxx likes it.

    Read More »from Jamie Foxx on Getting His Super Swagger for 'Amazing Spider-Man 2'
  • Critic’s Pick: ‘Before Midnight’

    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Sony Pictures Classics' 'Before Midnight'

    Must-See Movies Beyond the Blockbusters

    "Before Midnight," the third and richest collaboration between Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and director Richard Linklater, finds the French and American couple Celine (Julie Delpy) and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) still talking, talking, talking – and making love.

    Having met on a train nearly two decades ago and day-tripped together in Vienna (“Before Sunrise”) then reunited years later in Paris after Jesse published a novel about their night together (“Before Sunset”), the pair are currently coupled, with children. Now, in the waning hours of a summer vacation on a Greek isle, Celine and Jesse struggle to navigate the rocky seas of divorce, domesticity and approaching middle age.

    Oh, what a difference nearly two decades together makes – both in the way the couple relates to each other, and the way the audiences relates to them!

    [Related: Critic’s Pick: ‘Frances Ha’]

    The trilogy’s third day unfolds with end-of-summer sweet-sadness. Jesse bids goodbye to his tween-aged son (Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick) from his troublesome American

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