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Daisy Ridley gives her take on whether Baby Yoda is cuter than the porgs

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Daisy Ridley, the star of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has given her thoughts on if Baby Yoda is cuter than the Porgs from The Last Jedi. The reveal of what is affectionately being dubbed Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian has rocked the internet. The cute little creature has won many hearts among Star […]

Rian Johnson playing coy about possible Prince William and Harry cameos in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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With Daniel Craig making a stealth appearance in 2015’s The Force Awakens, there has been a lot of rumors going around regarding celebrity cameos in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We know that Justin Theroux (The Leftovers) will have some sort of cameo, and Tom Hardy has been rumored for some time. That’s not all, however, […]

Rian Johnson wouldn’t change a thing about Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, says he wouldn’t change anything about the movie. The Last Jedi has been divisive to say the least, delighting and upsetting fans in seemingly equal measure. The film has still gone on to make huge amounts of cash at the box office but audiences are hardly […]

Rian Johnson offers brilliant Twitter response to Star Wars: The Last Jedi force projection criticism

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Officially the most divisive Star Wars movie of the saga, Rian Johnson has spent the last few days divulging information about creative choices made on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Whether that’s questions about Rey’s parentage, Snoke’s fate, or what happened to the Knights of Ren, he has answered them in a manner that has fully […]

Rian Johnson explains the ‘let the past die’ theme of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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‘Let the past die’ was the central theme of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi and now the director has explained the thinking behind it. Throughout the film a number of characters brought up this theme of letting the past die in one way or another, including two of the film’s key figures Luke […]

Gwendoline Christie felt “unbelievable” upon being cast as Captain Phasma in Star Wars

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Gwendoline Christie has said that she felt “unbelievable” at being cast in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Captain Phasma. Right from the get go, with the character’s chrome storm trooper attire, and dominating stature, Phasma has been an alluring character, with fans eager to find out more details. The character is set to appear […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi motion posters featuring Rey and Kylo Ren

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With a little over a month to go until the hotly-anticipated release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Lucasfilm has unveiled two new motion posters for the second chapter of the Sequel Trilogy featuring Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver); take a look below… SEE ALSO: Mark Hamill says Luke’s backstory is not […]

New image of Finn and Rose from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, international synopsis teases a Dark Side turn

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With the marketing campaign for Star Wars: The Last Jedi really starting to heat up, Entertainment Weekly has unveiled a new image from the hotly-anticipated blockbuster featuring the returning Finn (John Boyega) alongside the newest member of the Resistance, Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran). SEE ALSO: Luke re-enters the Millennium Falcon in new Star Wars: […]

Why are Star Wars fans acting like Kelly Marie Tran smothered their inner child?

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Anghus Houvouras on toxic fandom… Obviously she didn’t. No rational mature adult human-being could validate a statement like this. It’s the kind of hyperbolic verbal spasm that has become a staple of fandom ever since cinematic obsessives made declarations like ‘George Lucas raped my childhood’ because they thought the prequels weren’t that good. I’m always […]

The Last Jedi opening early, Star Wars: Episode IX update, live-action Cowboy Bebop and more – Daily News Roundup

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THE EARLY JEDI Good news Star Wars fans – at least UK fans – as it was announced yesterday that the hotly-anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi will hit theatres a day early here. That means that the film will now open on December 14th (which happens to be my birthday!). Read more here. SWEET […]