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Josh Trank quit the Star Wars Boba Fett movie because he knew he was going to be fired if he didn’t

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Not long after Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm from George Lucas, the Mouse House announced that it would be expanding the Star Wars universe beyond the main saga films with a series of ‘Anthology’ movies. Lucasfilm turned to two up-and-coming filmmakers to launch these spinoffs, with Monsters and Godzilla director Gareth Edwards boarding what became Rogue […]

New LEGO Star Wars AT-AT Imperial Walker set revealed

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2020 marks the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, and The LEGO Group has revealed that it will mark the occasion with a new set based upon the film’s most iconic vehicle, the AT-AT Imperial Walker; check out two promotional images for the new LEGO Star Wars 75288 set […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Dave Filoni is only directing one episode in The Mandalorian season two

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Dave Filoni, who is best known for his work on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, is returning to the directors’ chair for the second season of The Mandalorian but only for a single episode. In a recent interview with Deadline, Filoni revealed he would only be directing one episode for the coming season of The Mandalorian but […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Ashley Eckstein gives advice to next Ahsoka actress

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Ashley Eckstein, who voices Ahsoka on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, has offered some advice to whoever plays the character next. Star Wars: The Clone Wars has now come to an end and it’s possible Ashley Eckstein has played Ahsoka for the last time. The actress has voiced the beloved Jedi for years, including in […]

Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series coming to PSVR

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ILMxLAB has announced that its award-winning Oculus title Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series is coming to PlayStation VR this summer in a bundle featuring all three episodes. Scripted by writer/executive producer David S. Goyer (Blade, The Dark Knight Trilogy), Vader Immortal combines immersive cinematic storytelling with dramatic interactive play and puts players into […]

Rian Johnson shares his excitement over Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie

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Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has shared his excitement at Taika Waititi’s recently announced Star Wars movie. To celebrate May the Fourth, Lucasfilm confirmed that Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi would be directing a Star Wars movie. While we have no details on the film or when it will come […]

What will Taika Waititi do with Star Wars?

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Yesterday, Lucasfilm confirmed the rumours that Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi is set for a return to the galaxy far, far away following his work on The Mandalorian, with the filmmaker set to take the helm of a brand new Star Wars movie which he’s also co-writing with Oscar-nominated screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns […]

Robert Rodriguez and Peyton Reed confirm involvement with The Mandalorian season 2

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Robert Rodriguez, the man behind cult classics like Alita: Battle Angel, Machete, Sin City and El Mariachi, is venturing into a galaxy far, far away. The filmmaker took to his official Twitter on the final hours of Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) to confirm that he directed at least one episode in The Mandalorian […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Series Finale Review – ‘Victory and Death’

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Ricky Church reviews the Star Wars: The Clone Wars finale… After 12 years and two previous ‘endings’, Star Wars: The Clone Wars is finally given a proper and definitive conclusion in the series finale aptly titled ‘Victory and Death’. The finale delivered a tense and emotional ending with enough closure for The Clone Wars and this chapter in […]