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Star Wars: The High Republic reveals official opening crawl

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The opening crawl for Star Wars: The High Republic has been revealed, setting the stage for the story to come. It’s a tradition for most Star Wars stories to receive an opening crawl, a set of text that moves up the screen that introduces the current state of the galaxy at the story’s starting point. […]

The Greatest Arch-Enemies of All Time

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Ricky Church on the greatest arch-enemies of all time… The old adage ‘every hero is as good as their villain’ may not always be true, but there are certain exceptions where the hero and villain become synonymous with one another in pop culture. Archenemies are such a staple of many genres that everyone is on […]

Adapting a Screenplay Into a Novel with Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott | The Writer Experience #117

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience… Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott are the #1 New York Times bestselling team behind Five Feet Apart. Their new YA romance, All This Time, on sale 9/29, asks: Can you find true love after losing everything? All This Time, is a compelling examination of love, loss, and […]

Star Wars: The High Republic lightsaber design improves upon Kylo Ren’s crossguard

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The High Republic is getting some fancy lightsaber designs befitting the era and Star Wars has just revealed a look at one of these special weapons. With Star Wars introducing a brand new era with The High Republic, a bunch of exciting new elements are being introduced to the canon, including the Jedi’s lightsaber designs. […]

Exclusive Interview – Mick Garris on These Evil Things We Do, Hocus Pocus, Masters of Horror and more

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EJ Moreno speaks with Mick Garris about his new horror collection These Evil Things We Do… In an exclusive interview, legendary writer, filmmaker, and horror-lover, Mick Garris spoke with me about all things spooky. We dive into his new collection of stories: These Evil Things We Do. You also can’t interview Garris without speaking about […]

Writing Novels, Film, and TV with Seth Grahame-Smith | The Writer Experience #112

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience… Seth Grahame-Smith is a New York Times best-selling author, and a screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television. He is best known as the author of The New York Times best-selling novels Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, both of which […]

Ryan Murphy to team with Blumhouse to adapt Stephen King’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone

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Two of the most prolific producers in the industry, Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum, are joining forces at Netflix. The pair will team with Netflix for a feature film adaptation of the Stephen King short story Mr. Harrigan’s Phone. The story comes from If It Bleeds, a New York Times best-selling collection of stories. Mr. […]

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy – Chaos Rising prologue released

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Fans of the Star Wars villain Grand Admiral Thrawn have more to look forward to with the enigmatic character as author Timothy Zahn, the creator of the fan-favourite character, is set to explore Thrawn’s past in Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy – Chaos Rising, the first in a new trilogy focusing on his origins before he joined the […]

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra audiobook reveals full cast

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Earlier this year Lucasfilm announced the audiobook Star Wars: Doctor Aphra from author Sarah Kuhn, and now they have revealed the full cast that will provide their voices to the adaptation, releasing a video announcement on the Del Rey Twitter page. Check out the video and cast below… Star Wars: Doctor Aphra will be an expanded adaptation of […]