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Could Low Expectations for Solo: A Star Wars Story Be the Catalyst for Thundering Success?

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Samuel Brace on Solo: A Star Wars Story… Is Solo: A Star Wars Story, against all odds, a success waiting to happen? It’s more than possible and one could even argue probable given the circumstances. Solo: A Star Wars Story is the film nobody wanted, aspersions have been cast upon it since the moment of […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been calculated as the most divisive Star Wars film ever

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We can start calling Star Wars: The Last Jedi the official most divisive Star Wars film ever, according to calculations by a Reddit user. The Last Jedi continues to climb the box office charts and will likely pass the $600 million mark at the North American box office this weekend. However, fan reaction has been […]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt passionately defends Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt has defended how Luke Skywalker was portrayed in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. There is a large group of fans who don’t like the way Mark Hamill’s Luke was behaving in the film, noting that he is quite different from the heroic young man they remember from the original trilogy. Although Luke pulls […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story footage shown in Germany, reactions are positive and suggest plenty of fan service

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Disney has presented footage from Solo: A Star Wars Story at an event in Germany. With only four months until the release of the Han Solo spin off movie, and still no trailer for the film, many fans are starting to get a little frustrated and desperate for something concrete from the film. Well, apparently […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson hopes that Luke Skywalker will return in Episode IX

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The director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, has expressed “hope” that Luke Skywalker will return in Star Wars: Episode IX. The Last Jedi was replete with surprising moments and unexpected turns, no more so than in the death of Luke Skywalker. This decision has caused plenty of debate among fans, with many curious […]

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 […]

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 […]

Christian Bale took Terminator Salvation role out of spite after being told not to do so

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Christian Bale has revealed his thought process behind taking the role of John Conner in Terminator Salvation, saying he did so partly out of spite. 2009’s Terminator Salvation was perhaps best known for Christian Bale’s infamous on set rant and for not performing particularly well with audiences. Bale has now revealed on the Happy Sad […]