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

October 27, 2015 by Luke Owen

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 […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: Can Nostalgia Be A Bad Thing?

October 26, 2015 by Ricky Church

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Ricky Church Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Star Trek, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Superman, X-Men

Kevin Smith has seen a chunk of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and says it took him back to 1977

October 26, 2015 by Luke Owen

While he didn’t admit it fully due to legal papers he’d signed, Kevin Smith revealed on the latest episode of his Hollywood Babble On podcast that J.J. Abrams has shown him “a chunk” of Star Wars: The Force Awakens – and he was very praising of what he saw. “I saw a buddy of mine, a filmmaker friend, who […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: hollywood babble on, Kevin Smith, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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

October 25, 2015 by Luke Owen

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 […]

Filed Under: Comic Books, Luke Owen, Movies, News, The Week in Star Wars, Video Games Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire, Mark Hamill, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: Chewbacca, Star Wars: Kanan: The Last Padawan, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Vader Down

Theory: Is Luke Skywalker a Sith Lord in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

October 22, 2015 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on whether Luke Skywalker could be a Sith Lord in Star Wars: The Force Awakens… Star Wars: The Force Awakens is already a monster. The internet has been ablaze with theories and speculation about the new trailer, dissecting every frame for clues about the story, including Luke Owen’s theory that Kylo Ren may […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Comic Book Review – Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire #4

October 22, 2015 by Ricky Church

Ricky Church with a review of Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire #4… Concluding the first new-canon comic tale set between episodes VI and VII! • As the Empire Shatters around them, Rebel heroes fight for a better tomorrow! • Greg Rucka (Punisher, Cyclops, Wolverine) and Marco Checchetto (Punisher, Avengers World) take […]

Filed Under: Comic Books, Reviews, Ricky Church Tagged With: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Marvel, Star Wars, Star Wars: Shattered Empire, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Mark Hamill wanted Luke Skywalker to go to the Dark Side – and he told J.J. Abrams about it

October 22, 2015 by Luke Owen

With all of the talk of Luke Skywalker being a bad guy in Star Wars: The Force Awakens [including Luke Owen’s theory that he’s actually Kylo Ren], The AV Club have unearthed this tremendously coincidental video. Filmed ten years ago, Dinner for Five on IFC featured directors and actors sitting around and talking about their projects. In […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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

October 22, 2015 by Luke Owen

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 […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens shatters UK records with highest number of ticket sales in 24 hours

October 22, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Star Wars mania swept the globe this week as Disney and Lucasfilm unleashed the theatrical trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and advance tickets for the December release became available, crashing theater websites around the world as fans clamored to make sure they’d be among the first to see the hotly-anticipated film. The J.J. Abrams-directed sequel […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Is The Force Awakens a thinly veiled metaphor for our obsession with Star Wars?

October 21, 2015 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on whether The Force Awakens is a thinly veiled metaphor for our obsession with Star Wars… There’s a line in the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens where the villain Kylo Ren tells us “I’ll finish what you started.” while the shot lingers on the burnt helmet of Darth Vader. It […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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