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A Lack of Vision: The Missed Opportunities of the Skywalker Saga – Rey Nobody

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Anghus Houvouras completes his analysis of the missed opportunities of the Skywalker Saga… The following is a continuation of the thought process laid out in Part One: The Emancipation of Anakin where I suggest one minor pivot to Anakin’s core motivation; The deep psychological scar of slavery. Every motivating factor from why he wants to […]

Star Wars: Rey’s parentage changed multiple times during production, says Daisy Ridley

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Daisy Ridley, who played Rey in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, has revealed that her character’s parentage changed multiple times during the development and production of The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker. During an interview with Josh Gad on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Ridley was asked if she knew Rey’s parentage from the beginning […]

Get a close up look at Leia’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker lightsaber

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Star Wars fans finally got to see Leia wielding her very own lightsaber in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker this past December with the digitally-created flashback sequence of Leia training with her brother, the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker, and now thanks to io9 we have a close-up look at the Princess’ lightsaber hilt design, […]

Karl Urban discusses his Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker cameo

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If you’ve paid really close attention to the closing credits of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, you may have noticed the familiar name of Karl Urban listed under ‘additional voices’, and now the star of Dredd and The Boys has confirmed that he did indeed have a cameo in the closing chapter of the […]

Colin Trevorrow on his “traumatic” experience with Star Wars: Episode IX

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As we all know, Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow was originally set to bring the curtain down on Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, only for creative differences to see him vacating the director’s chair on Episode IX as J.J. Abrams returned to the franchise to deliver the culmination of the Skywalker Saga with Star Wars: […]

Star Wars: Darth Vader comic to feature “huge” tie-in with The Rise of Skywalker

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may have brought the curtain down on the Skywalker Saga, but it sure left us with a number of questions – many of which surround the return of Emperor Palpatine and the introduction of the Sith Eternal. Well, it seems we may get a few answers this October courtesy […]

Oscar Isaac would return to Star Wars “if I need another house or something”

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It took over three decades for the stars of the Original Trilogy to make their return to the galaxy far, far aways, and it seems it could be a similar amount of time before the Sequel Trilogy’s leads feel ready for another outing in the Star Wars saga. Both Daisy Ridley (Rey) and John Boyega […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker early Palpatine concept art revealed

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Early concept art for the return of Palpatine in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been revealed. Ever since the trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker revealed that Emperor Palpatine would be returning, fans had been wondering what form his appearance would take in the movie. Palpatine would go on to have […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Broom Boy explains why he isn’t in The Rise of Skywalker

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Temirlan Blaev, who played the Star Wars: The Last Jedi character simply known as “Broom Boy” has an idea about why he didn’t appear in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. At the end of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we see a young boy utilise the force to pull a broom towards him, taking […]