If the stars had aligned slightly differently, the muscle-bedecked action star would have portrayed one of most important roles in the franchise. But, in the end, he joined the ranks of other "almost" Star Wars stars, which in turn kept the franchise from becoming something akin to Judge Dredd.
Leonardo DiCaprio: owner of Hollywood's most increasingly wizened boy face, as well as non-hirsute dad bod role model for the rest of us. And, of course, he's also a world-renowned, award-winning actor who finally garnered his first Oscar in 2016 for being mauled by a bear.
One group, eventually numbering a couple of thousand, tried to establish a colony in Mexico, says the Abbeville Institute -- "New Virginia." Others headed for British Honduras. Slavery had been abolished in both countries, however, and so a much more attractive -- and popular -- option was Brazil.
Too often in life, people are divided into socially reinforced groups, diametrically opposed to one another on principle. Jets versus Sharks. Montagues versus Capulets. Contemporary versus classical theater nerds. And, for a time, Star Wars fans were often pitted against Star Trek fans.
History forgets the role Black Americans had in their own liberation during the Civil War. This is what life was like for Black people during the Civil War.
Now, there's a new hidden detail in Star Wars making its way across the internet, rounding out a galaxy far, far away just that much more. It regards Yoda's living situation, and friends? It's a stone cold bummer.
The movie American Gangster includes a stunning sequence, wherein heroin was smuggled into the U.S. inside the coffins of fallen soldiers returning from the Vietnam War. Did this really happen?
As documented by the U.S. State Department Office of the Historian, during a 1965 meeting at the White House, President Lyndon Johnson voiced "serious concerns" about whether westerners stood a chance, "in the absence of intelligence," of winning the Vietnam War.
It might seem impossible, trying to nail down the realities of the Star Wars universe. The events described in the movies, books, and video games occurred, allegedly, far, far away, and not even recently. Still, the good folks at MythBusters never let a childish premise stop them.
Trenches were essentially an exercise in misery during World War I. Here's what life within them was really like for soldiers on both sides of the war.
Muhammad Ali is arguably the world's most famous boxer, but for years, he was denied the right to fight and stripped of his titles. The reason? He refused to fight in the Vietnam War due to his beliefs.
The life of a Civil War soldier was far from easy, and at times became very trying, even deadly. This is what life was really like for Civil War soldiers.
The Korean War is often remembered for being forgotten, sandwiched between WWII and the Vietnam War. But the deadly Cold War kerfuffle was immensely important.
Listen, Solo: A Star Wars Story, was awesome. There's plenty to love in this fantastic standalone flick about Han Solo's early days, but it wasn't all Wookiee smiles and rainbows. Here are just a few dumb things everyone ignored in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Star Wars is confusing, somehow most hated by the people who most love it. That all came to a head in 2017 with Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi. Episode VIII broke a lot of new ground and was quite a romp of a movie. That made it easy to ignore these dumb things in The Last Jedi.
The Star Wars franchise is unlike anything else in pop culture history. While you can't deny just how massive Star Wars has been, it's not all sunshine and Ewoks. Star Wars has had plenty of negative effects on people. Here are lives destroyed by Star Wars.
The facts of the Civil War are still hotly debated, as the war remains a contentious subject today. Here are some of the myths you always thought were true.
It would be easy to think all of Star Wars Jedi secrets have been gleaned from that galaxy far, far away. But here are some fake ones that slipped through.