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Ian McDiarmid defends Emperor Palpatine’s return in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

February 20, 2024 by Gary Collinson

Almost five years on and the decision to resurrect Emperor Palpatine as the ultimate ‘big bad’ for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker remains a controversial one, coming as it did as part of a hastily-cobbled together final chapter of not only the Disney Sequel Trilogy, but the entire ‘Skywalker Saga’. In the wake of the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Ian McDiarmid, J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Adam Driver says Kylo Ren’s Star Wars character arc was different to the one he signed up for

December 15, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

It’s no secret that the creative direction of the Star Wars sequel trilogy was as haphazard as a Stormtrooper’s aim, and there’s few better examples of that than the character arc of Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren, which the actor has just revealed evolved into something completely different from what he signed up for.  While doing […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Adam Driver, J.J. Abrams, Kylo Ren, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Revisiting the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

September 1, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Were a generation of fans too harsh on the Prequel Trilogy? Tom Jolliffe revisits The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith to see whether they’re worthy of reappraisal, and how they hold up post-Disney Sequel Trilogy… Remember Spaced? The much loved and all too shortly lived sitcom from Edgar Wright, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Disney, Edgar Wright, Ewan McGregor, George Lucas, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, J.J. Abrams, Jake Lloyd, John Williams, Natalie Portman, Rian Johnson, Simon Pegg, Spaced, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

John Boyega ranks his Star Wars films from best to worst

July 25, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Like the fandom, Star Wars performers often have their picks for favorites and least favorites. For actor John Boyega (best known for his time as Finn in the recent Star Wars Sequel Trilogy), he looks at the franchise based on his own performances. Appearing in First We Feast’s Truth or Dab Rapid Fire video series, […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: John Boyega, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Every Star Wars Movie Ranked From Worst to Best

May 8, 2023 by Olly Dyche

Olly Dyche ranks the Star Wars movies from worst to best… The Star Wars universe has grown exponentially since Disney bought the rights to the franchise from George Lucas. Since then we have seen five movies, six seasons of live action TV and over six seasons of animation. There is a tonne of Star Wars […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Olly Dyche Tagged With: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 4K box set officially unveiled by Disney and Lucasfilm

February 26, 2020 by Amie Cranswick

Disney and Lucasfilm have announced that Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga box set, which consists of the Prequel, Original and Sequel Trilogy movies – The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Skywalker Saga

Daisy Ridley reveals her emotional and “dramatic” last day making Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

July 18, 2019 by Samuel Brace

Daisy Ridley, one of the stars of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has shared details about her emotional and “dramatic” last day of filming. The sequel trilogy of films has been quite the journey so far, truly changing the lives of its relatively unknown cast prior to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. One can […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Daisy Ridley, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will further explore Rey’s parentage

April 17, 2019 by Samuel Brace

The topic of who Rey’s parents are will be further explored in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker according to director J.J. Abrams. Ever since Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out, the question of who Rey’s parents are has been a popular one. The Last Jedi seemed to suggest that who her parents are […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

J.J. Abrams almost said no to Star Wars: Episode IX

April 10, 2019 by Samuel Brace

J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: Episode IX, has revealed how he nearly said no to coming back to the franchise. There was many an excited fan when news broke that J.J. Abrams would be returning to direct Star Wars: Episode IX. The director, of course, helmed Star Wars: The Force Awakens before stepping […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IX, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

J.J. Abrams says Star Wars: Episode IX might be “incredibly special”

April 11, 2019 by Samuel Brace

At the risk of jinxing himself, J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: Episode IX, says that the film might be “incredibly special”. There might not be another director with more pressure on him to succeed than J.J. Abrams and the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX. Not only is the director tasked with ending this […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IX, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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