On May 25th 1977, George Lucas and his team of designers, special effects wizards and film making professionals unveiled an ambitious science fiction epic that would quickly become a blockbuster franchise beloved by millions of fervent fans. A bonafide pop culture phenomenon, the Star Wars series was revived almost four decades later with the 2015 release of The Force Awakens, re-igniting the world's fascination with lightsabers, Jedi warriors and the dark side.