When Disney and Lucasfilm announced that Ron Howard would be replacing Chris Miller and Phil Lord as director of Solo: A Star Wars Story, fans of the blockbuster franchise felt a certain sense of deja vu. A similar – although not quite as extreme – situation happened on the previous Anthology movie, Rogue One: A […]
I Don’t Get It: The Films We’re Supposed To Love But Don’t
Tom Jolliffe looks at when films receive almost universal praise from critics and audiences, and an expectation that you should also love them. It’s not always the case… The year is 2001. At this point I’ve already seen a few David Lynch films. I’d never (still haven’t) got round to Twin Peaks. I sort of […]
Hasbro’s Solo: A Star Wars Story action figures unveiled
Yesterday we got a look at LEGO’s upcoming Kessel Run Millennium Falcon tie-in set for Solo: A Star Wars Story [see here], and now we’ve got some promotional images for Hasbro’s upcoming range of action figures and playsets for May’s Anthology movie, as well as new figures from Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Rogue […]
How Far Can Star Wars Go?
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the Star Wars franchise and just how far it can go… Before I start the ball rolling, I think we’ve all established that Star Wars: The Last Jedi was divisive. In the end the big band of people who thought it was a Cleveland steamer upon the chest of […]
Rogue One’s Chirrut Imwe is the best fighter in Star Wars according to Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill has declared that Rogue One character Chirrut Imwe is the best fighter in Star Wars. Star Wars is replete with intimidating fighters, including Darth Maul, Vader, Obi-Wan, Yoda, etc and so on, with so many fantastic fight sequences having taken place over the years. Mark Hamill has been in a few of those […]
Disney’s three Star Wars movies have passed the studio’s Lucasfilm purchase price at the worldwide box office
In 2012, The Walt Disney Company paid $4.06 billion to acquire Lucasfilm from George Lucas, and it looks like that has proven to be a very shrewd investment, with the studio’s first three Star Wars movies – Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi – […]
Ranking The Star Wars Universe (2017 Edition)
The Flickering Myth staff rank the Star Wars Universe… With the franchise now at ten theatrical films, we began ranking the Star Wars Universe starting last year and saw Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back run away with the vote. Can Irvin Kershner’s space opera top the list again, or will the […]
The Problem With Fan Expectations
Henry Bevan on the problem with fan expectations… I love Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2 is my favourite superhero film, I was addicted to 1990s TV show. Tobey Maguire is an underrated actor. But, I didn’t like Spider-Man: Homecoming, at first. I hated how Peter’s quest to be a hero relegated the supporting characters and I felt […]
The Week in Star Wars – Denis Villeneuve wants to direct Star Wars, new The Last Jedi images, posters and TV spots and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars features plenty of new images, posters and TV spots for The Last Jedi, Denis Villeneuve wanting to direct a Star Wars movie and more… Although Lucasfilm have shown they haven’t had a great track record with directors since the franchise reboot in 2014 (just ask Phil […]
Preview of IDW’s Star Wars: Rogue One Graphic Novel Adaptation
IDW releases Star Wars: Rogue One Graphic Novel Adaptation this coming Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview for you here; take a look… The Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon, is nearing completion, and the Rebel Alliance may be doomed. Enter Jyn Erso, daughter of the Death Star’s reluctant creator, who desperately seeks to save her father […]
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