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Lucasfilm announces new Star Wars: The High Republic story featuring a “force-sensitive monster hunter”

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Lucasfilm has annouced a new story in their Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative. A novel called The Rising Storm. The High Republic era of the Star Wars galaxy is about to get underway next month with the novel Light of the Jedi. There are other publishing efforts underway in 2021, however, with one […]

Temuera Morrison says he’s unsure if he will return as Boba Fett after The Mandalorian

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Temuera Morrison, who plays Boba Fett in The Mandalorian, says he doesn’t know yet if he will be back for more Star Wars projects. Boba Fett fans around the world were spoilt rotten during last week’s episode of The Mandalorian, not only did the character make another appearance, he was at the centre of the […]

Robert Rodriguez was a last-minute replacement to direct The Mandalorian

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Robert Rodriguez, the director of The Mandalorian‘s big Boba Fett episode last week, was apparently a last-minute replacement. The Mandalorian season two just gets better and better. Last week’s episode saw Boba Fett reclaim his armour and team up with Din after Grogu was kidnapped by Moff Gideon and his Dark Troopers. The episode had […]

Temuera Morrison on how Boba Fett has changed between Return of the Jedi and The Mandalorian

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Temuera Morrison, the actor behind Boba Fett in The Mandalorian, has talked about what is new about the character since we last saw him. In canon, the last time we saw Boba Fett was when he fell into the Sarlacc Pit in Return of the Jedi. Five years later, he turns up alive in The […]

Temuera Morrison had been waiting for Lucasfilm’s call since Disney bought Star Wars

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Temuera Morrison, the actor behind Boba Fett in The Mandalorian, was waiting for Lucasfilm to ask him to return after Disney started making Star Wars movies. Last week’s episode of The Mandalorian was a big one. The episode saw the exciting return of Boba Fett but far more than just the cameo in episode one […]

New Star Wars and Marvel movie and TV slates could be revealed this Thursday

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A new report suggests that Star Wars and Marvel fans could be getting some news about these franchise’s current movie slates with new projects announced this Thursday. While Marvel fans have known what movies they can look forward to for some time, Star Wars fans really have no idea, except for some tentative dates that […]

The Mandalorian: Robert Rodriguez discusses his excitement of reviving Boba Fett and his initial reaction to the script

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The latest episode of The Mandalorian season two, titled ‘The Tragedy’, saw the return of the fan-favourite Star Wars character Boba Fett as well as the actor Temuera Morrison, who originally played Boba’s dad, Jango Fett, in the prequel trilogy. Now, in an interview with Collider, Robert Rodriguez, who directed the episode, discussed what it was like reviving a […]

Defend the Child with new Star Wars Mission Fleet figures and vehicles from The Mandalorian

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Hasbro has unveiled three new Star Wars Mission Fleet packs for the acclaimed Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian which includes a Biker Scout with Speeder bike, Kuiil with a Blurrg, and the Defend the Child pack which includes figures for Din Djarin, Grogu, Cara Dune, IG-11, a Stormtrooper and accessories; check them out here… […]

George Lucas explains why he decided to sell Lucasfilm and Star Wars to Disney

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Following the conclusion of the prequel trilogy, Lucasfilm founder George Lucas decided to sell his company and the Star Wars franchise to the Walt Disney Company in 2012, and now, the filmmaker has revealed why he decided to walk away. During an interview for The Star Wars Archives: 1999 – 2005, Lucas explained that while it was difficult to give up […]

Boba Fett returns on new poster for The Mandalorian

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After being teased earlier in this season of The Mandalorian, Boba Fett made his grand return to the galaxy far, far away in Friday’s episode ‘The Tragedy’, and now Disney+ have released a character poster featuring Temuera Morrison’s fan favourite bounty hunter. SEE ALSO: Casting reportedly underway for The Mandalorian’s Boba Fett spinoff series SEE […]