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J.J. Abrams rumored to direct Star Wars: Episode IX

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Old reports about the future installments in the ever-expanding Star Wars film franchise – which will soon consist of one film every year – made it seem that Star Wars: The Force Awakens helmer J.J. Abrams would be handing over the keys to the beloved saga after only one film. Now, we’ve learned that that may not be the […]

Alexandre Desplat to score Star Wars: Rogue One

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Last week Lucasfilm announced the title of Gareth Edwards’ upcoming Star Wars movie to be Star Wars: Rogue One, and it seems that the first standalone Star Wars film will also be the first not to include music by John Williams, as Alexandre Desplat has revealed that he’s signed on to compose the score. The […]

Star Wars introducing first LGBT character to official canon with Lords of the Sith

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Disney and Lucasfilm are set to introduce the first official LGBT to the Star Wars canon, with writer Paul S. Kemp’s Lords of the Sith novel set to include the character of Moff Mors, who Big Shiny Robot describes as “an Imperial who has made some very serious mistakes [but is still] an incredibly capable […]

Oscar Isaac confirms he’ll be back for Star Wars: Episode VIII; talks flying an X-Wing in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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We’re apparently getting a new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens very soon, and while we wait one of its stars Oscar Isaac has been talking about working in a galaxy far, far away. “It’ll be very cool. I’m very excited about it. I’m excited to see it, to see how it all comes together,” […]

Rumoured description for Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ second trailer

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With the second trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens expected to launch Star Wars Celebration next month, a rumoured breakdown has been doing the rounds, which may or may not tell us what we can expect from our second glimpse at Disney’s hotly-anticipated December release: SEE ALSO: New rumours of Luke Skywalker’s […]

iPhone designer takes credit for Star Wars: The Force Awakens lightsabre

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Ever since the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens launched, there has been a lot of debate about the new lightsabre displayed by Kylo Ren. Some have warmed to it and some… well… some haven’t. Well whether you loved it or hated it, someone has taken responsibility for its design. And he is the man […]

J.J. Abrams talks Star Wars: The Force Awakens rumours: “Some are true, some are false”

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From pretty much the very first moment it was announced that Disney had purchased Lucasfilm and were working on a new Star Wars sequel trilogy, we’ve been absolutely overwhelmed with rumours and speculation about the seventh episode in the blockbuster saga. Some of those would certainly qualify as major spoilers if true, and director J.J. […]

Billy Dee Williams thinks he’ll be back for future Star Wars movies: “I have a feeling I’m going to show up”

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When the cast was announced for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, one name that seemed to be missing from the original cast line-up was Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian. Since that time, the actor has returned to a galaxy far, far away as part of Star Wars Rebels to provide his vocal talents. But […]

Are the days of the big name headliners disappearing?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at whether the days of the superstar headliner are disappearing with audiences more drawn to franchises or film concepts than the stars attached… You could say it started in Hollywood’s classic era. The movie star. The big name. They were in some ways manufactured, or at least their image was. Rock Hudson […]