Lucasfilm in 'Star Wars' costume fight

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Jake Lloyd

Movie: “Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace”

Character: Little Anakin Skywalker

Report: The actor has appeared in such films as “Jingle All the Way” and “Unhook the Stars” when he won the role to play young Anakin. But what did Lucas see in him? He has as much charisma as a paper plate. No one could believe that this petulant child would turn into the man in black. He’s acted sporadically since in “Madison,” which was shot in 2001 but released in 2005. (Keith Hamshere / AP)

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Ray Park

Movie: “Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace”

Character: Darth Maul

Report: The Scotsman added much-needed zip with his flashy martial arts choreography in his role as the villainous Darth Maul. He’s appeared in several action films since “Star Wars” including the role of Toad in “X-Men” and A.J. Ross in “Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever” and is filming a TV series called “The Legend of Bruce Lee” in which he plays Mike Huckabee’s best buddy, Chuck Norris. He also played Snakes Eyes in “G.I. Joe” and will again in the sequel “G.I. Joe: Retaliation.” (Bill Kaye / AFP)

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Carrie Fisher

Movies: “Stars Wars: Episode IV A New Hope”; “Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back”; “Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi”

Character: Princess Leia

Report: The daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Fisher made her film debut as a wealthy teenager in 1975’s “Shampoo” before being cast in “Star Wars” at the age of 19. Post-”Star Wars,” Fisher has been cast in supporting roles in films -- usually as the acerbic best friend -- and in various guest spots on TV, most recently on “30 Rock.” Fisher developed a separate career as a bestselling novelist of such thinly disguised autobiographical novels as “Postcards From the Edge.” A well-respected script doctor, she’s even been a writer on the Academy Awards. And her turbulent life -- including drug problems, failed marriages and struggles with bipolar disorder -- has been an open book and even a stage play. Currently, she has a recurring role -- Angela as Mon Mothma -- on “Family Guy.”

(Damon Winter / Los Angeles Times)

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Harrison Ford

Movies: “Stars Wars: Episode IV A New Hope”; “Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back”; “Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi”

Role: Han Solo

Report: Ford had been kicking around Hollywood for over a decade -- he starred in Lucas’ 1973 hit “American Graffiti” -- when he was cast as the swaggering rogue Han Solo, commander of the Millennium Falcon.

Suddenly, this part-time carpenter became not only an overnight sensation, but a sex symbol to boot. Though his film career has taken a hit this decade -- the last “Indiana Jones” adventure was not highly thought of -- Ford is one of cinema’s biggest box office stars. He’ll have another go at his iconic character in “Indiana Jones V,” and recently played another grizzled hero in “Cowboys & Aliens.” Though mainly cast as a two-fisted action hero, he did show his tender side, receiving a best actor Oscar nomination in the process, in the 1985 hit “Witness.” (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

By From the Associated Press

April 8, 2008 12:05 PM PT

It’s a storm in a Stormtrooper’s helmet.

Lawyers for George Lucas’ Lucasfilm Ltd. and a British prop designer faced off in London’s High Court Tuesday over rights to the molded white Stormtrooper uniforms from the “Star Wars” films.

Standing alongside the bewigged, black-robed lawyers in court was the object of their dispute -- a 6-foot tall, helmeted warrior of the evil Galactic Empire. Lucasfilm attorney Michael Bloch called the menacing figure “one of the most iconic images in modern culture.”

Lucasfilm claims violation of copyright and trademarks by prop designer Andrew Ainsworth, who sculpted the Stormtrooper helmets for the first “Star Wars” movie in 1977. London-based Ainsworth sells replicas of the helmets and armor, which he says are made from the original molds, on his Web site.

Lucasfilm won a $20 million judgment against Ainsworth in a California court in 2006, and is seeking to have it enforced in Britain.

Ainsworth is countersuing, claiming the copyright rests with him and seeking a share of merchandising revenue from the six “Star Wars” films, which his lawyers estimate at $24 billion.

Lucasfilm and its lawyers claim the design of the Stormtroopers was created by Lucas and his artistic team, and was already in place by the time Ainsworth was hired to create the helmets.

“The look to be created had been worked on by a large team of people for perhaps more than a year,” Bloch said at the start of the 10-day hearing.

Any extra security the Stormtroopers might provide wasn’t sitting well with Judge Anthony Mann, who cast a glance at the silent props standing beside him.

“Are they going to stay there for the entire trial?” he asked.

Lucasfilm in ‘Star Wars’ costume fight

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