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Was the force with the masterminds behind the 9/11 terror attacks?

Canadian author Margaret Atwood seems to think so.

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During a recent interview with Variety, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ author stated the terrorist that orchestrated the attacks on New York’s World Trade Center “got the idea from ‘Star Wars.'”

Atwood was asked about women’s marches as the latest wave of activism, and the 78-year-old author became sidetracked and started talking about a film reel in the opera version of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ depicting the Twin Towers blowing up.

The author then insinuated the terrorists were inspired by the George Lucas films.

“Remember the first one? Two guys fly a plane in the middle of something and blow that up? The only difference is, in ‘Star Wars,’ they get away. Right after 9/11, they hired a bunch of Hollywood screenwriters to tell them how the story might go next,” she said. “Sci-fi writers are very good at this stuff, anticipating future events. They don’t all come true, but there are interesting ‘what if’ scenarios.”

It’s unsure whether Atwood is familiar with what goes on in the Star Wars film series. In Episode IV: A New Hope, Rebels attack a weakened spot in the Death Star, while the Millennium Falcon — piloted by Lando Calrissian and Nien Nunb — is flown into another Death Star in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.