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LEGO celebrates Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’s 40th anniversary with new Bespin Duel set

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Promotional images have been revealed for the new LEGO Star Wars Bespin Duel set which is inspired by the iconic Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader duel in Cloud City scene from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. A Toys R Us Canada exclusive, there’s speculation that the set will also make its […]

Brie Larson auditioned for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Earlier this year Oscar-winner Brie Larson revealed that she’d previously auditioned for a Star Wars movie, and now during an appearance on screenwriter Gary Whitta’s Animal Talking, the actress has revealed that it was the 2016 Anthology spinoff Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. “You wrote Rogue One right?” Larson said to Whitta. “I auditioned […]

Karl Urban discusses his Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker cameo

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If you’ve paid really close attention to the closing credits of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, you may have noticed the familiar name of Karl Urban listed under ‘additional voices’, and now the star of Dredd and The Boys has confirmed that he did indeed have a cameo in the closing chapter of the […]

Rumour: Obi-Wan Star Wars series reportedly casting young Luke and Leia

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A new report regarding the Obi-Wan Kenobi show on Disney+ suggests the series is casting for a young Luke and Leia. Out of all the works in development in the Star Wars universe, none has fans excited quite the way that the Obi-Wan series does for Disney+. Ewan McGregor’s enormous popularity as Kenobi from his […]

Ron Howard confirms there are no plans for a Solo: A Star Wars Story sequel

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While there have been numerous rumours lately regarding a possible continuation of Solo: A Star Wars Story on the Disney+ streaming service, director Ron Howard has confirmed there are no plans for a sequel movie. During an interview on SiriusXM (via ComicBook), Howard revealed that while there is no sequel planned at Lucasfilm, he was happy […]

The Mandalorian star says the Darksaber is key to Moff Gideon’s past

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Giancarlo Esposito, one of the stars of The Mandalorian, says that the Darksaber is the key to Moff Gideon’s past. The Mandalorian is fresh off 15 Emmy nominations and fans are looking forward to season two when it debuts this Autumn on Disney+. One thing fans are desperate to find out about is how Giancarlo […]

Colin Trevorrow on his “traumatic” experience with Star Wars: Episode IX

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As we all know, Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow was originally set to bring the curtain down on Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, only for creative differences to see him vacating the director’s chair on Episode IX as J.J. Abrams returned to the franchise to deliver the culmination of the Skywalker Saga with Star Wars: […]

Star Wars: Darth Vader comic to feature “huge” tie-in with The Rise of Skywalker

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may have brought the curtain down on the Skywalker Saga, but it sure left us with a number of questions – many of which surround the return of Emperor Palpatine and the introduction of the Sith Eternal. Well, it seems we may get a few answers this October courtesy […]