10 Facts About the br 'Star Wars' Universe br for May the 4th .br 'Star Wars' Day is upon us. To celebrate, here are br 10 facts you may not have known about the franchise.br 1. Orson Welles was almost br Darth Vader, but George Lucas thought br his voice would be too recognizable.br 2. Robert Englund, AKA Freddy Krueger, encouraged Mark Hamill to audition for the role of Luke Skywalker.br 3. Irvin Kershner initially passed on directing br 'The Empire Strikes Back' before being convinced br by George Lucas to take it on.br 4. George Lucas originally wanted Jim Henson br to voice Yoda, but he was too busy.br 5. Yoda's first name was "Buffy," br then "Minch Yoda," and finally br just shortened to Yoda.br 6. George Lucas refused 20th Century Fox's request of naming 'Return of the Jedi' to 'Revenge of the Jedi' because Jedi's don't seek revenge.br 7. It took up to seven puppeteers br to operate Jabba the Hutt.br 8. Benicio Del Toro was supposed to play Darth Maul but dropped out after most of his lines were cut.br 9. 'Revenge of the Sith' was the first br non-PG-rated 'Star Wars' film, and br was rated PG-13 instead.br 10.