Sci-fi spectacular is out of this world
Thousands of sci-fi fans met their big screen heroes as Leicester hosted its third Movie Mania weekend.
Dave Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy; Warwick Davis, who played an ewok in Return of the Jedi and Jeremy Bullock, who was Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back, were all at the Star Wars spectacular at Leicester's National Space Centre.
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Joshua Ollerenshaw, six, of Castle Donnington with some rather nasty Storm Troopers
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Peter Taylor and son Toby Taylor, five, say a nervous hello to The Predator
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Amanda Prag dressed to kill as Lara Croft
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Leigh Hawker as Indiana Jones and Tony Bishop as Henry Jones Snr with Charlie Williams, five
More than 2,500 people attended the weekend event.
Jeremy, who was born in Market Harborough, said: "It's wonderful to see that so many young people are still passionate about Star Wars."
Warwick Davis has also had starring roles in Willow and in Harry Potter as Professor Flitwick.
The actor said: "It's so great here, it's not a sci-fi convention it's more about families coming along and having a good time.
"The space centre is such a wonderful place and kids get to learn things while they're having fun."
All the money raised will go to charities including the Make a Wish Foundation, MediCinema, which puts cinemas in hospitals, and Help for Heroes.
Jack Francis, 11, from Kibworth, said: "It's really good, I've been on lots of rides and met some actors who were in Star Wars.
"It's educational, but it doesn't feel like you're learning."
Carl Moore, 37, from Wigston Harcourt, took his 13-year-old daughter, Amy, to the event.
He said: "She's having a great time but, to be honest, I'm probably enjoying it more than she is."
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