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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 […]

Mark Hamill describes his involvement in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy as “bittersweet”

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Having bid farewell to the galaxy far, far away with December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Mark Hamill is currently back doing the press rounds for his latest project, a guest role in FX’s vampire comedy series What We Do In the Shadows, although naturally – as has been the case his entire career […]

Mark Hamill says Star Wars doesn’t need Luke Skywalker anymore, rules out any return

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Mark Hamill says that Star Wars has many more stories to tell and that the franchise doesn’t need Luke Skywalker anymore. Star Wars started all those decades ago with Mark Hamill and Luke Skywalker. Since then a global franchise has emerged, spanning 11 films, books, comics, video games, and numerous TV shows – both in […]

Rian Johnson reveals why he cut Rey’s third lesson from Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has revealed why he cut Rey’s third lesson from the film. In The Last Jedi we got to see Rey participate in Jedi training with Luke Skywalker, bringing us right back to Luke’s own training with Master Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back. Luke told […]

Blu-ray Review – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 2019 Directed by J.J. Abrams. Starring Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, Dominic Monaghan, Greg Grunberg, Jimmy Vee, and Billy Dee Williams. SYNOPSIS: […]

The Last Kids on Earth gets a season 2 trailer and premiere date

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Netflix has released a trailer for season 2 of the animated series The Last Kids on Earth. Based on the second instalment in Max Brailler’s bestselling book series, it features the voice talents of Nick Wolfhard, Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, Catherine O’Hara, Bruce Campbell, and Keith David; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – […]

The original script for Zombieland killed off Mark Hamill in a zombie lightsaber fight

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While the headline may sound like a mad-libs for some, Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick assure you it’s all real. Posting Twitter, Reese & Wernick revealed that Bill Murray wasn’t their first choice to make that infamous cameo in the 2009 zombie-comedy. The screenwriters originally planned to include Patrick Swayze, but the actor […]

Release date for the next Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer seemingly revealed by Mark Hamill

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It looks like the Force will be with Monday Night Football in early October, as Mark Hamill has seemingly revealed that the second trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi will debut during the October 9th broadcast. Responding to a fan on Twitter asking when they next trailer will arrive, Hamill responded that: “It’s coming […]