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The Legacy of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40 Years Later

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Ricky Church on the legacy of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back… When Star Wars was released in the summer of 1977, it changed the face of cinema as audiences knew it with George Lucas’ sci-fi take on the fantasy genre, its imaginative world and brand new special effects. The film went on to […]

In Defence of the Star Wars Prequels: Are they really that bad?

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Ricky Church with a defence of the Star Wars prequels… To say that the Star Wars prequels are controversial would be an understatement. Leading up to May 19, 1999 fans young and old alike were very excited for The Phantom Menace only to be disappointed with what director George Lucas had delivered. As the trilogy […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 11 Review – ‘Shattered’

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Ricky Church reviews the penultimate episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars… After ‘The Phantom Apprentice‘ ended the Siege of Mandalore with two episodes of the series to go, the endgame for Star Wars: The Clone Wars has not only begun, but moved into one of the most pivotal moments of the entire Star Wars saga. ‘Shattered’ feels […]

The Greatest Director of All Time?

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Tom Jolliffe ponders the question: who is the greatest director of all time? One of the toughest of tough film related questions. Who is the greatest director ever? Think over all the icons throughout history. There have been countless, many who crossed from silent to sound, such as Fritz Lang, Carl Theodore Dreyer, D.W Griffith […]

Sam Witwer reveals George Lucas’ thoughts on Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ final season so far

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Sam Witwer, who has voiced Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, has revealed that creator George Lucas is reacting positively to The Clone Wars final season so far. In a recent interview with Star Wars Holocron, Witwer revealed that George Lucas has been in contact with producer Dave Filoni and has had a positive reaction […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker reportedly features an audio cameo from George Lucas

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George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, reportedly has an audio cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is now on the backend of its theatrical run, having crossed $1 billion worldwide and surpassed the total haul of Rogue One. The film is packed with surprise moments, lore, and […]

George Lucas meets The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda

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As Baby Yoda continues to take the world by storm, The Mandalorian showrunner Jon Favreau has taken to Twitter to share a cute behind-the-scenes photo from the set of the Disney+ show which sees The Child receiving a cuddle from none other than Star Wars daddy George Lucas; check it out here… SEE ALSO: The Mandalorian’s […]

J.J. Abrams has been told that the unaltered versions of the Original Star Wars Trilogy will never again be released

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When Disney first purchased Lucasfilm from George Lucas, many fans of the Star Wars saga hoped this would pave the way for the original, unaltered theatrical versions of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi to make their grand return. However, so far this hasn’t proven to be the case, […]

Star Wars stunt coordinator says George Lucas cut a six-on-one lightsaber duel from Revenge of the Sith

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One of the biggest talking points of Star Wars films has always been the epic lightsaber duels whether it is Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui Gon Jinn vs Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace, or Anakin Skywalker vs Obi-Wan in Revenge of the Sith, or Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader at the end of Return of the Jedi. However, according […]