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UPDATE: Simon Pegg reveals that Daniel Craig is playing a Stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Way back in September it was reported that 007 Daniel Craig had shot a secret cameo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and it looks like Simon Pegg has let slip the Bond star’s role while deflecting questions about his own rumoured appearance in the hotly-anticipated Disney sequel. During the London premiere of his new […]

J.J. Abrams has toned down the Original Trilogy references in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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When J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan took over writing duties from Michael Arndt on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it was said that one of the reasons for the rewrite was that Abrams wanted to shift some of the focus back to the characters of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia, as opposed to […]

Gwendoline Christie’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens character revealed as Captain Phasma

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Following on from this morning’s new images of Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn) and Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Vanity Fair has continued its Star Wars Day celebrations by releasing an official first-look image from Star Wars: The Force Awakens of Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie […]

The Callow Way – Why Lib Dems Hate R2-D2, But UKIP Supporters Love Darth Vader

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This week Neil Calloway uncovers a poll that surveys both voting intention and favourite Star Wars characters, with some unexpected results… On Thursday, the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens dropped at around the same time as leaders of British political parties (minus David Cameron and Nick Clegg, who obviously stayed at home to […]

Disney makes it official that Boba Fett survived the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi

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He’s the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy, and one of the most popular characters in the entire Star Wars universe, so being inadvertently knocked into the jaws of the Sarlacc by a blinded Han Solo is certainly no way to go. Unless you’re a fan of the Expanded Universe, the fan favorite bounty […]

Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto to Journey to The Force Awakens with Marvel’s Star Wars: Shattered Empire this September

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Coming hot on the heels of Marvel’s announcement about a new Lando Calrissian miniseries is the news that Greg Rucka (Cyclops) and Marco Checchetto (Avengers World) are to take us a step further on the journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Shattered Empire, the upcoming series that will offer a glimpse into Disney’s […]

An Unsubstantiated Opinion: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Anghus Houvouras with an unsubstantiated opinion on Star Wars: The Force Awakens… An Unsubstantiated Opinion is a baseless and often reckless series of interconnected thoughts about what’s appearing on the pop culture landscape. The feelings expressed in this semi-regular column are admittedly troubling and often the subject of many private discussions among the Flickering Myth […]

Full character list for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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As we patiently await the arrival of the next trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens tomorrow, the folks at Making Star Wars have posted what they say is a complete list of characters to have filmed a sequence in the first instalment of Disney’s hotly-anticipated Sequel Trilogy. Check it out below, and beware of […]

Disney renews IMAX deal for Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean and more

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Walt Disney and IMAX have today announced that they has renewed their deal through to 2017, which covers a host of live-action and animated tentpole releases from the Mouse House. Falling under the near deal are Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII, Star Wars: Rogue One, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor […]