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The Week in Star Wars “May The Fourth Be With You” Edition – Mads Mikkelsen’s role in Rogue One revealed, possible cameos, Episode VIII behind the scenes images and set photos, James Cameron avoiding Star Wars and more

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May the Fourth Be With You! After a week break to go to a wedding (not my own) and deciding to captalise on the May the Fourth gimmick, this edition of The Week in Star Wars is slightly late but brings news of Mads Mikkelsen’s role in Rogue One, Episode VII behind the scenes images, possible […]

Star Wars: Episode VIII director Rian Johnson contributed story ideas and elements to Star Wars: Bloodline

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Following her acclaimed novel Star Wars: Lost Stars, author Claudia Gray returns to the galaxy far, far away next month with the release of Star Wars: Bloodline, the latest offering from Lucasfilm and Del Rey. If you needed another reason to pick up Bloodline, an article over on the official Star Wars site has revealed that Star […]

Rumour: Prince William and Prince Harry have shot cameos for Star Wars: Episode VIII

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Last week Prince William and Prince Harry paid a visit to the Pinewood Studios set of Star Wars: Episode VIII, but according to The Daily Mail the two Royals weren’t just there for a photo opportunity, as the paper is reporting that they shot cameos for the hotly-anticipated second instalment of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy. “The […]

William and Harry visit Star Wars: Episode VIII set at Pinewood

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Star Wars / British Monarchy fans everywhere were sent into a frenzy yesterday as pictures emerged of the Duke of Cambridge visiting the set of the eighth movie in the Star Wars saga alongside his brother Prince Harry at Pinewood Studios. The British Royal Family’s sovereign Princes William and Harry took time to visit the set […]

The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One trailer, Yoda in Episode VIII, Ewan McGregor wants to do an Obi-Wan movie, Ahsoka YA novel, Captain Rex in Return of the Jedi and more

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  Order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US The Week in Star Wars is back! And we’ve got our first look at Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a few bits on Star Wars: Episode VIII and some more of that Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-Ray goodness… Let’s kick this […]

Rumour: Bottom star Ade Edmondson cast in Star Wars: Episode VIII

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Now, this one comes from The Sun, so it could very well be as fictional as it is surprising, but according to the UK tabloid The Young Ones and Bottom star Ade Edmondson has bagged himself a role in Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Episode VIII. According to the report, Edmondson impressed director Rian Johnson […]

Mark Hamill promises to reveal Star Wars: Episode VIII secrets on Twitter

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While Star Wars: The Force Awakens was shrouded in the usual J.J. Abrams-level of secrecy from the get go, it seems that may not be the case with Rian Johnson’s follow-up, as Mark Hamill has taken to Twitter to announce that he’ll reveal a “stunning” Star Wars: Episode VIII plot point if he reaches 1 […]

Adam Driver talks Star Wars: Episode VIII, praises director Rian Johnson

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Although Star Wars: Episode VIII has been filming for a good few weeks now, it seems that Adam Driver is yet to start working on the follow-up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, although he has told Entertainment Weekly that he’s itching to get on set. “I feel like there was so many moving pieces in […]

The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII set photos and scene descriptions, Young Han Solo casting update, The Force Awakens concept art, Vader and Ahsoka and more

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Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US More set photos have landed for Episode VIII in this edition of The Week in Star Wars. We’ve also got some casting updates for Young Han Solo, a load of concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One comic book details […]