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The Good and Bad of a Marvel and Star Wars Crossover Movie

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This week, Neil Calloway looks at the possibility of a combined Star Wars/MCU movie… This week Stan Lee talked about the possibility of a Marvel/Star Wars crossover movie. It’s a tantalising prospect that throws up so many potential plot lines and will excite as many people as it infuriates. As both Marvel and Lucasfilm are […]

The Week in Star Wars – The Force Awakens unlikely to beat Avatar, young Han Solo actor shortlist, Darth Vader in Rogue One, Princess Leia joins Rebels, Poe Dameron getting his own series and more

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This edition of The Week in Star Wars sees more updates on The Force Awakens’ box office totals, casting news for Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rogue One rumours and more… We’re going to kick things off this week by looking at Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ box office totals. The film is still […]

The Week in Star Wars – The Force Awakens hits $1 billion, more original trilogy cameos, alternative versions of the movie and more

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It’s a Holiday Edition of The Week in Star Wars, and we’ve got more record breaking box office news from The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams talking about Episode VIII and Kylo Ren, the rest of the cast talking about the movie and what could have been the plot of The Force Awakens before it was […]

Anakin Skywalker’s Force Ghost was considered for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, concept art unveiled

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Warning. This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Proceed with caution… Now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is finally here, we’ve been able to see for ourselves which rumours turned out to be accurate, and which ones were pure fabrications. In the build up to the release, there had been persistent speculation that […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens becomes first film to earn over £50 million in a week at the UK box office, passes $700 million worldwide

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Having already shattered a host of UK records in its opening weekend, Disney and Lucasfilm’s blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now become the first film in history to gross over £50 million in its first seven days of release. The result means that within just one week Star Wars: The Force Awakens has over […]

The Week in Disappointment – Anesthesia, Star Wars, Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Trailer for Anesthesia starring Kristen Stewart” I was surprised to discover this is actually a documentary about how you feel when watching movies starring Kristen Stewart. “Francis Ford Coppola says it’s a “pity” George Lucas got lost in Star Wars” I heard George Lucas was […]

The Week in Star Wars – George Lucas has seen The Force Awakens, Carrie Fisher calls Slave Leia controversy “stupid”, Han Solo casting news, new posters and clips from The Force Awakens and more

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USE THE COUPON CODE 20OFF FOR 20% OFF YOUR ORDER (ends on 6th December, 2015) In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got George Lucas talking about Greedo shooting first as well as liking The Force Awakens, news on Disney’s casting plans for a young Han Solo, UK cinemas adding an extra […]

The Week in Star Wars – New footage from The Force Awakens, major character returning for Episode VIII, J.J promises less lens flare and more

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We’ve got some more new footage from The Force Awakens in this edition of The Week in Star Wars, along with news of the film’s rating and lens flare, as well as spoilers for Episode VIII and some video games bits and bobs… Kicking things off with some more new footage from Star Wars: The […]

J.J. Abrams promises “more primitive, aggressive and rougher” lightsaber action in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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While the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy offered up a number of memorable lightsaber duels, they have come in for criticism due to their heavily choreographed and elaborate nature, and it seems that hasn’t been lost on J.J. Abrams, with the director telling Empire that Star Wars: The Force Awakens will see a return to the […]