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Rian Johnson explains the ‘let the past die’ theme of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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‘Let the past die’ was the central theme of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi and now the director has explained the thinking behind it.Throughout the film a number of characters brought up this theme of letting the past die in one way or another, including two of the film’s key figures Luke Skywalker […]

Kevin Smith thinks the Millennium Falcon will be destroyed in Star Wars: Episode IX

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If Kevin Smith has to guess which sad character loss will occur in Star Wars: Episode IX, he is going with the beloved Millennium Falcon.Now that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is in the rear view mirror, fans across the world are starting to think about what might come next in the saga, and what J.J. […]

Marvel Studios visual development supervisor thinks that it will be a while before the X-Men join the MCU

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Marvel Studios’ visual development supervisor isn’t has expressed his belief that fans will have to be quite patient before seeing the X-Men in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Disney’s agreement to buy certain media assets from 20th Century Fox was joyous news for many Marvel fans, as it would mean Marvel Studios would now be in control […]

Chewbacca’s death may have helped Lucasfilm decide to clear the Expanded Universe from Star Wars canon

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Lucasfilm may have been helped along in their decision to delete the Expanded Universe from Star Wars canon by the death of Chewbacca.When Disney purchased Lucasfilm, along with Star Wars, it was revealed that they had cleared up the series’ canon considerably, announcing that the Expanded Universe would now become the non-canon entity known as […]

It’s Impossible to Please Each Faction of Star Wars Fan, So Was Rian Johnson Right Not to Even Try?

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Samuel Brace on Star Wars: The Last Jedi…Given the longevity of the Star Wars series and the various factions amongst the franchise’s fans that have emerged over the decades, it seems to me that it’s nigh impossible to please each one of them, and perhaps, if you believe this hypothesis carries any water, that Rian […]

Rogue One’s Chirrut Imwe is the best fighter in Star Wars according to Mark Hamill

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Mark Hamill has declared that Rogue One character Chirrut Imwe is the best fighter in Star Wars.Star Wars is replete with intimidating fighters, including Darth Maul, Vader, Obi-Wan, Yoda, etc and so on, with so many fantastic fight sequences having taken place over the years.Mark Hamill has been in a few of those himself as […]

Lupita Nyong’o was unable to get tickets to Black Panther after it sold out

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People are pretty keen to see Marvel’s Black Panther, so much so that Lupita Nyong’o couldn’t buy a ticket.Tickets to the anticipated next movie in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, Black Panther, went on sale this past Monday and Fandango has since announced that the movie has surpassed Captain America: Civil War in selling the most first-day […]

Rian Johnson explains why Luke’s lightsaber was blue and not green in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Rian Johnson has explained why it was that Luke used a blue lightsaber in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and not his green one.The Last Jedi is marching on at the global box office and is still dividing fans between those that loved it and those that are straight up offended by it.One thing The […]

Ben Affleck’s Batman stunt double says Zack Snyder’s Justice League cut does exist

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The existence of Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League has been confirmed by Ben Affleck’s Batman stunt double.Justice League wasn’t exactly met with rapturous applause upon release, either by critics or paying customers, and this has led many in demanding to see the cut assembled by Zack Snyder before he left the film, being replaced […]