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Rumour: Star Wars: The Force Awakens to bring back another classic character

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We all know that Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set to bring back a host of characters from the Original Trilogy, with Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3PO – and even the likes of Admiral Ackbar and Nien Nunb – all confirmed as returning.SEE ALSO: J.J. Abrams says there will be no […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer – The Luke Skywalker Edition

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While the latest trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was met with near-universal approval, the one criticism that has been levied towards it is the lack of Luke Skywalker.Well, Gritty Reboots have remedied that, inserting the Jedi Knight into each and every single shot of the trailer; check it out here…SEE ALSO: Watch Jar […]

The Week in Star Wars – New poster and trailer for The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams responds to “anti-white” claims, box office predictions, Luke Skywalker turning to the Dark Side and more

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It’s a packed edition of The Week in Star Wars following a new poster and trailer for The Force Awakens alongside some record breaking ticket sales, #BoycottStarWarsVIII, Luke Skywalker turning to the Dark Side and more…Well, what a week this has been. We’ll kick things off with last Sunday’s new poster for Star Wars: The Force […]

Theory: Luke Skywalker is Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Luke Owen with a wild fan theory for Star Wars: The Force Awakens…“There has been an awakening, have you felt it?”Kylo Ren is the new big baddy of the Star Wars Universe. The leader of the First Order, he’s a man who is obsessed with the work of Darth Vader and will use his new […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team discuss the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens…Disney and Lucasfilm sent the internet into meltdown yesterday by releasing the full theatrical trailer for December’s massively-anticipated blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The latest glimpse at the film seemed to get the whole world talking, and of course the […]

J.J. Abrams responds to “anti-white” remarks against Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Prior to the trailer being released, a Twitter trend called #BoycottStarWarsVII caught the Internet’s attention, as loud vocal complaints were being made about Star Wars: The Force Awakens being “anti-white”. The group rejected the idea that the movie had such a diverse cast, calling the film “anti-white propaganda” and that J.J. Abrams was a “Jewish activist” . Whether […]

UK cinema chains adding extra premium to Star Wars: The Force Awakens tickets in first week of release

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At least two UK cinema chains, Odeon and Vue, are set to charge an extra ticket premium for showings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the first week of the blockbuster’s December release.SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for Star Wars: The Force AwakensSEE ALSO: J.J. Abrams promises “more primitive, aggressive and rougher” lightsaber […]

J.J. Abrams says it’s “no accident” that Luke Skywalker is missing from Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster and trailer

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Since the release of the new poster and trailer last week, there has been a lot of speculation among fans about where Luke Skywalker is in the marketing for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Many feel that he’s jumped to the Dark Side, and going by the thread of comments from this article, there are a […]

Star Wars: Can Nostalgia Be A Bad Thing?

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Ricky Church on whether nostalgia can be a bad thing…Last week Star Wars: The Force Awakens released its final trailer and crashed many theater sites in its sale of tickets, literally breaking the Internet. The reception of the trailer has been overwhelmingly positive, stirring the emotions of a grown adult to make them feel like […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens set for a $600 million opening weekend

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Following the awesome new trailer and record breaking ticket sales, it looks like Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for a rather large opening weekend.Experts are saying that the movie could have the biggest domestic opening of all-time with around $300 million (beating Jurassic World’s $208 million), which added to a worldwide taking of $300 […]