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The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII gets a title, what does it mean?, Rogue One passes $1 billion and more

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Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars features the reveal of the new title for Star Wars: Episode VIII and the thoughts behind it, Rogue One box office news and more… The biggest story of the week is, of course, the title reveal of Star Wars: Episode VIII – which will now only […]

The Week in Star Wars – Darth Maul video game, Star Wars TV show update and more

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Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars features concept art from the cancelled Darth Maul game, an update on a possible TV show and more… Our top story this week surrounds a possible Star Wars TV show, which was rumoured back in August last year. ABC made some comments that sounded like something […]

UPDATE: Marvel adapting Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, complete with material cut from the film

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We all know that plenty of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ended up on the cutting room floor, and it seems we’ll soon to get to see some of the deleted material, albeit in comic book form, thanks to Marvel’s adaptation of the blockbuster Anthology movie, which is set to get underway in April.ick EW […]

Rogue One overtakes Finding Dory to become the highest-grossing domestic release of 2016

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It may have lost top spot at the North American box office this weekend to Hidden Figures, but Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has now pushed U.S. gross to $488.3 million, making it the highest-grossing domestic release of 2016. Rogue One has dethroned fellow Disney release Finding Dory, which now sits in second place […]

The Week in Star Wars – No CGI Leia in Episode IX, Episode VIII plot details, Rogue One passes $900 million and more

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Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars has some good news for those worried about Carrie Fisher in Episode IX, some bits from Episode VIII and the Han Solo movie and some great box office news for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story… One last time, I would like to push you along […]

Darth Vader’s final scene in Rogue One was added during reshoots

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Warning: Spoilers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story follow… Although he was only used sparingly in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the scene of Darth Vader cutting down Rebel troopers in an effort to prevent the Death Star plans from falling into the hands of Princess Leia delivered one of the Dark Lord of […]

Digital Damnation, or Denying Dignity to the Dead with Computer Generated Doppelgangers

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Anghus Houvouras on digital resurrection… No. Hell no. This needs to stop and needs to be stopped in its infancy. Snuffed out before this demon baby matures into a fully grown ideological hellspawn that feasts on our cinematic souls. I might be one of the few people who was genuinely irked at seeing the late, […]

Rogue One passes $900 million worldwide, Disney now has the five biggest movies of 2016

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Disney’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story continues to dominate the multiplexes around the world, pushing its worldwide haul to $914.4 million in its fourth weekend to become the fifth biggest film of 2016, having overtaken Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and The Secret Life of Pets. This means Disney now has the top […]

The Week in Star Wars – Leia in Episode IX update, Rogue One passes $800 million, Han Solo casting update

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In case you missed it, here’s a special edition of The Week in Star Wars with a tribute to the career of Carrie Fisher Your latest edition of The Week in Star Wars has an update on Leia in Episode IX, Rogue One’s box office dominance, casting new from Han Solo and more… Let’s kick […]