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Memorable Star Wars Moments – Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader in Cloud City

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Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is Ricky Church with Darth Vader’s confrontation with Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back… I was about six years old when I first saw Star Wars: The Empire Strikes […]

The Week in Star Wars – New footage from The Force Awakens, new character posters, no more Slave Leia merchandise and more

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In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we have new character posters, comments from Daisy Ridley and John Boyega about The Force Awakens and a rumour about Disney’s plans for the future of Slave Leia… J.J. Abrams previously said that there won’t be anymore trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but a new […]

The Week in Star Wars – No more trailers for The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams on Luke Skywalker, Harrison Ford, Gwendoline Christie and Kevin Smith discuss the movie, classic character rumoured to return

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Following last week’s bumper edition of The Week in Star Wars, it’s a slightly shorter version this time round. But we do have J.J. Abrams talking about the lack of Luke Skywalker and trailers while Kevin Smith talks about seeing “a chunk” of the movie and how it made him feel… After all the theories coming […]

Harrison Ford promises that we won’t be disappointed by Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday night – in a Halloween hotdog costume, no less – Harrison Ford spoke briefly about his return as Han Solo in December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, offering up some praise for director J.J. Abrams and his new young co-stars, as well as promising fans we’ll not be disappointed by […]

Rumour: Star Wars: The Force Awakens to bring back another classic character

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We all know that Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set to bring back a host of characters from the Original Trilogy, with Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3PO – and even the likes of Admiral Ackbar and Nien Nunb – all confirmed as returning. SEE ALSO: J.J. Abrams says there will be […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer – The Luke Skywalker Edition

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While the latest trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was met with near-universal approval, the one criticism that has been levied towards it is the lack of Luke Skywalker. Well, Gritty Reboots have remedied that, inserting the Jedi Knight into each and every single shot of the trailer; check it out here… SEE ALSO: […]

The Week in Star Wars – New poster and trailer for The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams responds to “anti-white” claims, box office predictions, Luke Skywalker turning to the Dark Side and more

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It’s a packed edition of The Week in Star Wars following a new poster and trailer for The Force Awakens alongside some record breaking ticket sales, #BoycottStarWarsVIII, Luke Skywalker turning to the Dark Side and more… Well, what a week this has been. We’ll kick things off with last Sunday’s new poster for Star Wars: The […]

Theory: Luke Skywalker is Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Luke Owen with a wild fan theory for Star Wars: The Force Awakens… “There has been an awakening, have you felt it?” Kylo Ren is the new big baddy of the Star Wars Universe. The leader of the First Order, he’s a man who is obsessed with the work of Darth Vader and will use […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team discuss the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens… Disney and Lucasfilm sent the internet into meltdown yesterday by releasing the full theatrical trailer for December’s massively-anticipated blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The latest glimpse at the film seemed to get the whole world talking, and of course […]

J.J. Abrams responds to “anti-white” remarks against Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Prior to the trailer being released, a Twitter trend called #BoycottStarWarsVII caught the Internet’s attention, as loud vocal complaints were being made about Star Wars: The Force Awakens being “anti-white”. The group rejected the idea that the movie had such a diverse cast, calling the film “anti-white propaganda” and that J.J. Abrams was a “Jewish activist” . Whether […]