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We almost saw a blind Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, reveals Rian Johnson

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Bringing back an iconic character like Luke Skywalker for Star Wars: The Last Jedi must have been an incredibly daunting task for director Rian Johnson. Where do you take a character that has such a staggering legion of fans? Any hard-coated choice for the character could potentially alienate a huge group of fans. With that […]

Mark Hamill on his emotional return to the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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As we’ve seen in the recent marketing material for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker will find himself back in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon some forty years after Obi-Wan Kenobi whisked him away from his life of Tatooine on his first step into a larger world. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly for the […]

Blu-ray Review – Castle in the Sky (1986)

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Castle in the Sky, 1986. Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring the voice talents of Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman, Mark Hamill SYNOPSIS: GKids has secured the new home video distributor contract for Studio Ghibli films, and they’ve released a big batch of them on Blu-ray, with more bonus features than […]

Mark Hamill states that Luke Skywalker has NOT turned to the dark side in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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There has been a lot of speculation concerning whether or not Luke Skywalker will turn to the dark side in the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The suspicion isn’t unwarranted, either; we have had hints for a while now — through various marketing for the film — that this could very well be the […]

Luke re-enters the Millennium Falcon in new Star Wars: The Last Jedi spot

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During the final game of tonight’s World Series, a new TV spot for Star Wars: The Last Jedi aired that shows Luke Skywalker re-entering the ship that began his adventure many years ago, the Millennium Falcon. Watch the spot here… SEE ALSO: US theaters angered by Star Wars: The Last Jedi demands In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last […]

Mark Hamill didn’t agree to return to Star Wars until Harrison Ford signed on for The Force Awakens

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It has been revealed that Mark Hamill didn’t sign on for a return to the Star Wars franchise until Harrison Ford did. Star Wars, as a cinematic entity, was out in the wilderness for a little while, but when it was learned that the franchise was coming back with original stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford […]

Mark Hamill vs. The Joker and The Trickster in Justice League Action short

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Warner Bros. and DC have debuted a new Justice League Action short entitled ‘Missing the Mark’, which sees Mark Hamill portraying himself, as well as lending his voice to The Joker, The Trickster and Swamp Thing. The short sees The Joker and Trickster kidnapping Hamill, with the Star Wars star needing to use all of […]

New Star Wars: The Last Jedi ‘Set & Story’ trailer released

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With the December release date looming into view like an overhead Star Destroyer, you might not want to see that much more of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but this latest snippet from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away brings the feels rather than the spoilers. “This is how it gets […]

Mark Hamill addresses fan theory that Luke Skywalker is evil in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Throughout the marketing campaign for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there have been several pointers hinting at a turn to the Dark Side for Luke Skywalker; there’s the red theme, the lighting on his face on the theatrical poster, the fact a new IMAX theater standee has him alongside Kylo Ren, General Hux and Captain […]