There was plenty of excitement when it was first announced that Lucasfilm had enlisted Rian Johnson and Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to develop their own Star Wars trilogies, although enthusiasm for both has dampened somewhat since then, given the mixed receptions to Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Benioff […]
Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Age of Rebellion – Jabba the Hutt #1
Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Age of Rebellion – Jabba the Hutt #1 next week, and you can take a look at a preview of the one-shot here… Across the galaxy, Imperials, rebels and scoundrels alike speak in hushed tones of JABBA THE HUTT, the greatest gangster in the OUTER RIM. Discover what makes the […]
Disney CEO confident that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be “extremely popular” with fans
Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, says that he is confident that fans of the franchise are going to be very pleased with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We are only a matter of months away from the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – the much anticipated final chapter in the […]
Book Review – Star Wars: Master & Apprentice
Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray… While Star Wars fans hold The Phantom Menace in different levels of regard, one element of George Lucas’ first prequel film most fans agree on is how great Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn was. Obi-Wan’s master, as played by Liam Neeson, was thoughtful, compassionate and one of the […]
Darth Vader and Ben Kenobi’s Death Star duel from Star Wars gets an impressive fan made reimagining
Although its a certainly no question that it’s a classic scene, it’s also fair to say that the duel between Ben Kenobi and his fallen Padawan Darth Vader on the Death Star in 1977’s Star Wars doesn’t quite manage to live up to subsequent lightsaber duels in the saga in terms of intensity and choreography, […]
Comic Book Preview – Star Wars #66
Ahead of its release this Wednesday, Marvel has unveiled a preview of Star Wars #66, and we have it for you here; take a look… “THE SCOURGING OF SHU-TORUN” PART 5! QUEEN TRIOS vs. PRINCESS LEIA at last! Can LUKE SKYWALKER hold out against the attack of overwhelming force…from his own allies?! And when you […]
Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: TIE Fighter #2
Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: TIE Fighter #2 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… SEE ALSO: Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Age of Rebellion – Lando Calrissian #1 BETRAYAL AMONG THE RANKS! The TIE Fighter pilots of SHADOW WING come under fire from what […]
Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Age of Rebellion – Lando Calrissian #1
Lando Calrissian takes the spotlight this coming week with the latest Star Wars: Age of Rebellion one-shot, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… CLOUD CITY BLUES! Former smuggler LANDO CALRISSIAN has a beautiful dream: a life of leisure and luxury as the totally legitimate BARON ADMINISTRATOR of CLOUD […]
The B to Z of Movies: How B Movies Ruled the Cinema
In this short series of features, Tom Jolliffe will look at the humble B Movie and everything below. From the golden period of B cinema, to the rise in popularity of the B picture, to the underground mavericks making films on a shoe string from the 50’s right up to the present. To begin with, […]
Disney delays Avatar sequels and The New Mutants, pulls the plug on Gambit and announces new Star Wars trilogy
Following the completion of the Fox takeover earlier this year, The Walt Disney Company has announced an updated release schedule through to 2027 (!), which includes several delays – Artemis Fowl, Indiana Jones 5 (again), The New Mutants (again) and the Avatar sequels (again) – as well as dates for three brand new Star Wars […]