10 Biggest Feuds In Star Wars History
4. David Prowse and George Lucas
The feud began with the premier of Star Wars in 1977, when David Prowse found that all of his dialogue had been redubbed by James Earl Jones without George Lucas telling him.
Relations worsened when Prowse spoiled the biggest plot twist in cinema history, when he said to the press shortly before the release of The Empire Strikes Back "father can’t kill son, son can’t kill father, so they live again to star in Star Wars IV.” Prowse was also infuriated when he learned that he would not be playing the role of the unmasked Vader in Return of the Jedi, with the role instead being filled by Sebastian Shaw.
Lucas eventually banned Prowse from Star Wars conventions in 2010 after Prowse participated in the documentary, The People Versus George Lucas, which took aim at the director for his mismanagement of the franchise.
Things remained frosty between the two up until Prowse's death in 2020. Even after the feud, Lucas would still pay tribute to Prowse after learning of his death in 2020 saying to the BBC that Prowse was "up for anything and contributed to the success of what would become a memorable, tragic figure."