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Mark Hamill on Star Wars: The Last Jedi: “He’s not my Luke Skywalker”

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In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mark Hamill revealed that he “fundamentally disagreed” with what director Rian Johnson had in store for his character Luke Skywalker, and even recently stated that he wished Disney had went with George Lucas’ original vision for the Sequel Trilogy. Now that the […]

Rian Johnson on keeping Carrie Fisher’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi role intact

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Warning. Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… It’s almost a year since the passing of Carrie Fisher, and fans can now enjoy her final role as the Rebel hero Leia Organa in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. As those who have seen the movie will know, The Last Jedi did provide Lucasfilm with […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi deleted scene description reveals Luke Skywalker’s third lesson to Rey

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Although Star Wars: The Last Jedi proved to be the longest Star Wars movie to date at 2 hours and 32 minutes, over half an hour of material still ended up on the cutting room floor, including the above shot of Rey running on Ahch-To, lightsaber ignited, which we saw in the trailers. While there […]

Star Wars fan launches petition to have The Last Jedi removed from official canon

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Despite earning rave reviews from critics, fans are split on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with many expressing their disappointment at the latest chapter in the iconic space opera. However, one fan – Henry Walsh – is so outraged by the movie that he’s launched a petition to have The Last Jedi removed from official […]

Rian Johnson responds to fan criticism of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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While Star Wars: The Last Jedi proved to be a critical darling, it’s fair to say that the film has been dividing audiences and fans. Some are calling it one of the finest Star Wars movies to date, while others are slamming the film and director Rian Johnson’s story choices (there’s even been a few […]

Jumanji beats The Greatest Showman on its opening day but succumbs to Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has opened ahead of The Greatest Showman on its opening day at the box office. Bringing in an estimated $7.2 million on Wednesday from 3,765 theatres, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has made a decent bow at the start of the Christmas movie season rush. It finished considerably ahead of […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi passes the half billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office

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This won’t come as much of a surprise seeing as it racked up $450 million in its opening weekend, but Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi has now passed the half billion dollar mark at the global box office. By close of play on Tuesday, Episode VIII has pulled in $261.8 million domestically, […]

Ron Howard praises Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi has received some top praise from Ron Howard, director of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The Last Jedi is now in theatres across the world and is doing pretty well for itself. Earning the second highest box office opening of all time behind its predecessor, The Force Awakens, the Rian […]

Rian Johnson describes how Star Wars: The Last Jedi is like a period piece

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The director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, has spoken about how his movie is like a period piece. Star Wars can fall into many categories: sci-fi, space opera, action adventure, etc and so on. The latest entry into saga, The Last Jedi, has now arrived into cinemas across the world and is […]