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Elizabeth Olsen’s love of Star Wars led her to sign up for blockbuster roles like Marvel’s Scarlet Witch

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Elizabeth Olsen, who plays the Scarlet Witch in the MCU, says her love of Star Wars was what caused her to move away from indies and enter the blockbuster space. Once upon a time, Elizabeth Olsen was known for her sterling work in the indie movie space. Now the actress is recognised around the world […]

The Mandalorian’s Pedro Pascal on removing his helmet and saying goodbye to Grogu

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Pedro Pascal, who stars as Din Djarin in The Mandalorian, teases more face time for the character out of the famous helmet in season three. Over the course of two seasons of The Mandalorian, we have seen Din Djarin slowly become more comfortable with removing his helmet – something that his creed firmly forbids. It […]

The Mandalorian stunt coordinator discusses the challenges of the show’s fight sequences

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Ryan Watson, the stunt coordinator for The Mandalorian, has talked about the trickiest part of filming and revealed some behind the scenes details about the show’s major fights. The Mandalorian has a great story, fun characters, fab music but it also has some wonderful fight scenes, whether that be with blasters, lightsabers, or darksabers. Ryan […]

Mark Hamill and Peyton Reed thank each other for Luke Skywalker’s appearance in The Mandalorian

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Ant-Man director Peyton Reed swapped the MCU for the galaxy far, far away this past year, helming two episodes of The Mandalorian’s second season including the finale ‘The Rescue’. In doing so, he not only delivered to fans what many have dreamed about for decades – seeing a fully-fledged Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker, in action, […]

Hot Toys’ Star Wars: The Mandalorian Shoretrooper figure available to pre-order now

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Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the 1:6 Shoretrooper figure from the Disney+ live-action Star Wars series, The Mandalorian. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $230; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles Stationed at an Imperial refinery on the planet of Morak, the remnant Shoretroopers protect […]

Totally Bonkers Space Operas That Deserve More Love

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Ben Robins looks at four totally bonkers space operas that deserve more love… It’s easy to jump straight to the tried-and-tested regulars as far as space operas are concerned. Between the countless alien species, planets and barely pronounceable intergalactic languages, too many seem to end up on the wrong side of dense, and sticking with […]

Liam Neeson shows off his original Star Wars: The Phantom Menace lightsaber

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Liam Neeson, who starred as Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, has shown off his original lightsaber in a recent interview. This week we heard from Liam Neeson that he would be up for returning as Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn for the Obi-Wan Kenobi show and now the actor has […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #7

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‘The Engine Job’ continues this coming Wednesday in the pages of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #7, and we have the official preview for you here courtesy of Marvel Comics… THE OFFER! Hired by DOMINA TAGGE, APHRA sets her sights on a mysterious piece of tech that could shift the balance of the galactic civil war. […]

Star Wars open world game in development from Lucasfilm Games and Ubisoft

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Not long after the announcement of an Indiana Jones video game being developed by Bethesda, Lucasfilm has announced its gaming studio Lucasfilm Games is partnering with Ubisoft on an open world Star Wars game. The news was revealed on Lucasfilm Games’ Twitter page with an announcement video and through an interview on StarWars.com with Lucasfilm Games VP Douglas […]