Behind-the-scenes pics from all 9 mainline Star Wars movies

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 10: (L-R) Actors Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and more than 6000 fans enjoyed a surprise "Star Wars" Fan Concert performed by the San Diego Symphony, featuring the classic "Star Wars" music of composer John Williams, at the Embarcadero Marina Park South on July 10, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 10: (L-R) Actors Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and more than 6000 fans enjoyed a surprise "Star Wars" Fan Concert performed by the San Diego Symphony, featuring the classic "Star Wars" music of composer John Williams, at the Embarcadero Marina Park South on July 10, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney) /
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Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)

Another Star Wars film, another director. This time it’s Richard Marquand, seen here helping out Mark Hamill in the Jabba’s Palace sequence:

Jabba’s staff was much friendlier when the cameras weren’t on:

"Carrie Fisher on the set of Return of the Jedi from StarWars"

Return of the Jedi marked the

Actor Warwick Davis has a long history with the Star Wars movies, first appearing as Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi:

"A young Warwick Davis and friends. from StarWars"

"David Tomblin with young Warwick Davis on set of Return of the Jedi in 1982 from StarWars"

Lucas didn’t direct Return of the Jedi, but he was on set:

Hamill, Fisher and Ford pal around and rehearse lines:

A little blaster FYI for the super-fans out there:

"That’s not Carrie Fisher’s hand pulling the blaster in ROTJ, it’s Rio Fiore’s. She stood in for Carrie on that shot. from StarWars"

We found out in Return of the Jedi that Luke and Leia are siblings. Hamill was shocked, I tell you, shocked.

"Speechless from StarWars"

And now, we move into a new era:

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