Funko has revealed its first wave of San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Star Wars Pop! vinyl figures which includes Bodhi Rook and a Combat Assault Tank Trooper from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a super-sized 6 inch glow in the dark Supreme Leader Snoke from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and a Holographic Leia with […]
Bringing Star Wars to the Screen: Episode IV – A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, 1977. Directed by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing and Alec Guinness. SYNOPSIS: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… young farm boy Luke Skywalker becomes embroiled in a civil war between the heroic Rebellion and evil Galactic Empire. […]
Greedo actor reveals deleted Han Solo scene from Star Wars, talks ‘Han Shot First’ debate
During an interview with Sci-Fi Central, actor Paul Blake – who portrays the character of Greedo in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – has revealed a deleted scene from George Lucas’ 1977 classic, which would have taken place in Mos Eisley’s Docking Bay 94. “There’s a brilliant little sequence which I loved […]
Beauty and the Beast knocks Star Wars out of the all-time domestic box office top 10
For the first time since its release in 1977, George Lucas’ Star Wars no longer sits in the top ten of the all-time highest-grossing domestic movie releases, with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast surpassing the $461 million haul of A New Hope to climb to tenth place. Here’s the all-time top ten highest-grossing movies in North America: […]
Lucasfilm has no plans to restore the unaltered cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy
Although George Lucas has made numerous changes to the original Star Wars trilogy over the years, with those versions having been released on Blu-ray and other such formats, there is still plenty of fan demand for the unaltered versions of the Original Trilogy to see a restored home entertainment release. There were rumors earlier this year […]
Mark Hamill recalls negative Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope trailer reaction
Star Wars Celebration wrapped up on Sunday with a special panel dedicated to Mark Hamill, who revealed a number of interesting stories related to the legacy of Star Wars. And with the recent unveiling of the trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Hamill decided to reflect on the initial trailer reaction for Star Wars: Episode […]
Star Wars: The Black Series Luke Skywalker and X-34 Landspeeder revealed
Yesterday we got a look at Rey’s Speeder 6-inch set from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and now we have a peek at another upcoming entry in the Black Series line set to be on display at Star Wars Celebration this week in the X-34 Landspeeder and Luke Skywalker action figure from Star Wars: Episode IV […]
Han Solo Stormtrooper Disguise collectible figure revealed by Hot Toys
Hot Toys has released a batch of promotional images for its upcoming sixth scale Han Solo Stormtrooper Disguise collectible figure, which is based on the likeness of Harrison Ford in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Pre-order via Sideshow Collectibles SEE ALSO: Sideshow unveils its Boba Fett Premium […]
Star Wars: Why Too Much of a Good Thing is Ruining the Franchise
Anghus Houvouras on the Star Wars franchise and news that Disney and Lucasfilm are mapping out its future through to 2035… Franchises, reboots, and sequels. It’s the cinematic world we’re living in. Studios like easy bets. Your average ticket buying movie-goer isn’t that discerning. Case closed. But there are still uncharted waters as we enter […]
The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One’s original ending, Yoda and The Last Jedi, Darth Vader vs Darth Maul and more
In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, Gareth Edwards has been talking about the original Rogue One ending, Frank Oz has seemingly let slip Yoda’s inclusion in The Last Jedi, and Dave Filoni has revealed that Darth Vader and Darth Maul were going to go head-to-head in Star Wars Rebels… With the home-entertainment […]