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New Star Wars movie will be a standalone taking place after The Rise of Skywalker

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The other day news reached us from the farthest corners of the galaxy that Damon Lindelof was working on a brand new Star Wars film that would be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel). Now, like the mists clearing over Planet Naboo, we have more details on who will be writing the film alongside Lindelof, […]

Rumour: Possible details on a deleted scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens featuring Darth Vader fighting Luke Skywalker

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Warning – spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens if you’ve not seen it yet… Since the movie’s announcement, there were plenty of rumours about the involvement of both Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. These rumours were certainly intensified by Hasbro’s toyline, which released some Force Awakens branded merchandise […]

Adi Granov’s cover for Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader #2

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With anticipation building for Marvel Comics new batch of Star Wars titles, the publisher has given us a sneak peek at the cover for Star Wars: Darth Vader #2 from artist Adi Granov… Ever since Darth Vader made his first on-screen appearance, he became the one of the most popular villains to ever haunt an […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer fast becoming the most watched of all time

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This past Friday the world finally got to witness the first teaser trailer from the hotly anticipated new Star Wars movie from director J.J. Abrams and since then it’s been pretty difficult to browse social media without seeing some sort of reference to it, whether it be lame criticism, fangasms or hilarious parodies. It’s now […]

John Boyega addresses racist comments from Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer

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It was a trailer that was very well recieved by Star Wars fans (if the Flickering Myth Reaction is anything to go by) but there were some who felt that John Boyega (Attack the Block) shouldn’t play a Stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens because – get this – he’s black. Aside from the […]

Mark Hamill talks about Star Wars: Episode VII back in 1983

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Last week the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrived online, giving us our first look at Disney and Lucasfilm’s hotly-anticipated Star Wars sequel trilogy. Coinciding with the release of the trailer, a clip began surfacing on YouTube from over 30 years ago, which sees Mark Hamill briefly discussing George Lucas’ plans for […]

Benedict Cumberbatch responds to Star Wars: The Force Awakens speculation

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When the first trailer for the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens was unveiled last week many believed the actor responsible for the voiceover was none other than Benedict Cumberbatch. Since then there have been plenty of reports suggesting that it is in fact the voice of Andy Serkis; however, there are still those […]

Watch the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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It’s here! Disney and Lucasfilm have given us our first look at the hugely-anticipated first instalment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and we’ve got it for you right here. Why are you even wasting your time reading this? Check it out right here… So, what do […]

The 5 Best Things About the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer

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Anghus Houvouras on the five best things about the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer… By now you’ve watched The Force Awakens teaser for the 7th installment of the world’s most iconic franchise. There were only snippets and pieces in this 88 second teaser, but there were a lot of things to like. Here’s the […]