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The 'Star Wars' cast didn't age well in 'SNL' spoof


We spent all Thanksgiving talking about the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser. So, naturally, the topic was ripe for Saturday NightLive spoofing this weekend. 

Unlike the real teaser, the SNL parody features Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker. And they're all super-old. Like, using-The Force-to sort-vitamins old. After all, it has been more than 30 years since Return of the Jedi.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/723373

Host James Franco plays Luke Skywalker (who looks a lot like Christoph Waltz, no?), while Taran Killam is Han Solo and Bobby Moynihan is Princess Leia.

SNL seems to get a kick out of having guys wear the princess' signature buns. Chris Pratt also was Leia-fied at the end of the "Marvel Trailer" sketch:



For more talk about Star Wars, listen to Paste BN Life's Mothership podcast on the topic:

https://soundcloud.com/usatodaylife/the-mothership-off-to-a-galaxy-far-far-away