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Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Graphic Novel Adaptation

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Experience the final chapter of the Skywalker Saga in young reader-friendly comic book form this week with IDW Publishing’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Graphic Novel Adaptation; check out the official preview here ahead of its release on Wednesday… Faithfully bringing events from the film to the comics page! Read along in The Rise […]

Joker was the top home entertainment title of 2020 in the UK

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It has been revealed that no home entertainment title was more popular in the UK during 2020 than Todd Phillips’ Joker. With $1.074 billion worldwide, the box office performance of Joker was astronomical considering the type of movie it is and it seems this love affair with the film has continued in people’s homes. As […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker concept art reveals early Dark Rey design

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We may be a year on from its release, but some new concept art from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has arrived online courtesy of artist Adam Brockbank, who has given fans a look at an unused early design for Daisy Ridley’s ‘Dark Rey’; check them out below, and be sure to let us […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker concept art shows Pasaana as a wetland planet rather than a desert

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Some cool concept art for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has depicted the desert planet of Pasaana as a wetland environment instead. Concept art is always fascinating, giving fans an insight into what could have been. When it comes to Star Wars, locations and characters quite often end up quite different from the early […]

Daisy Ridley is “totally, totally satisfied” with how Rey’s story ended in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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During a promotional interview with IGN to discuss her upcoming film Chaos Walking, Daisy Ridley was once again asked about the possibility of another Star Wars outing, and while she didn’t definitively rule out a return to the galaxy far, far away, the actress did state that she was “totally, totally satisfied” with the conclusion […]

John Boyega says his Star Wars co-stars were supportive of his Sequel Trilogy criticism, open to returning as Finn

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Many Star Wars fans found themselves underwhelmed by Disney and Lucasfilm’s Sequel Trilogy – including one who just so happened to be part of the core cast of The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. John Boyega, who plays the Stormtrooper-turned-Resistance big shot Finn, certainly hasn’t been shy when it comes […]

Star Wars book offers more background information on Supreme Leader Snoke

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Having been set up as one of the big mysteries of the Sequel Trilogy in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Supreme Leader Snoke found himself cut down in Star Wars: The Last Jedi before being brushed aside completely in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with a throwaway reveal that the First Order mastermind was […]

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 […]