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Mark Hamill says Luke would have died at the end of Episode IX in George Lucas’ Sequel Trilogy

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Although we didn’t get an announcement on a Star Wars Sequel Trilogy until Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, franchise creator George Lucas had been quietly formulating his plans for three new movies picking up after 1983’s Return of the Jedi.As Lucas has previously revealed, the Mouse House jettisoned all of his ideas for the new films, […]

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

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Ricky Church on the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace…For children of the 1980s and 90s, the Star Wars trilogy was exciting, groundbreaking and amazing, but it was all we would ever get of the galaxy far, far away. That is until this day 20 years ago on May 19th, 1999 when […]

The Top 10 Star Wars Rebels Scenes

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Ricky Church with the top ten Star Wars Rebels scenes…It has been over a year since the conclusion of Star Wars Rebels, but the void left by the series finale is still being felt. Over the course of its run, Rebels delivered some of the best Star Wars media ever made with some great stories, […]

The Mandalorian star discusses George Lucas’ involvement with the Star Wars series

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Giancarlo Esposito, one of the stars of The Mandalorian, has detailed George Lucas’ involvement in the TV show.2019 is shaping up to be a big year for Star Wars and new Disney+ TV series The Mandalorian is going to be a big part of that. One thing that many fans will certainly be pleased to […]

J.J. Abrams consulted with George Lucas about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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With December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, director J.J. Abrams faces the mammoth task of not only trying to get the anti-Star Wars: The Last Jedi fans back on board with the Sequel Trilogy, but also delivering a fitting conclusion to the Skywalker Saga, spanning all nine Episodes over the past 42 years.Speaking to […]

George Lucas visits Jon Favreau on the set of Star Wars series The Mandalorian

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As filming continues on The Mandalorian, creator and executive producer Jon Favreau has taken to social media to share a photo from the set of the live-action Star Wars show, which sees the saga’s creator George Lucas popping by to pay Favreau a surprise birthday visit.SEE ALSO: Will The Mandalorian be the start of great […]

George Lucas influenced L3-37 in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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The droid L3-37 who appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story was apparently influenced by George Lucas himself.Solo: A Star Wars Story, which released in cinemas earlier this year and is now available on home video, had a lot of exciting elements but perhaps one of the most unique was the presence of L3-37, a […]

Frank Marshall gives Indiana Jones 5 update, confirms no involvement from George Lucas

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A fifth instalment in the Indiana Jones franchise has been in the works for several years now, but despite the fact that Harrison Ford isn’t getting any younger, the film was recently pushed back a year to 2021 after Solo: A Star Wars story screenwriter Jonathan Kasdan was brought in to work on the script.After […]

Celebrating Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Its Continuing Legacy

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Ricky Church celebrates Star Wars: The Clone Wars…This month marks the 10th anniversary of the premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series. Though a feature film of the same name was released a couple months prior to the premiere and introduced some interesting new elements to the Star Wars canon, it did not really capture the […]