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Mark Hamill describes his involvement in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy as “bittersweet”

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Having bid farewell to the galaxy far, far away with December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Mark Hamill is currently back doing the press rounds for his latest project, a guest role in FX’s vampire comedy series What We Do In the Shadows, although naturally – as has been the case his entire career […]

Mark Hamill says Star Wars doesn’t need Luke Skywalker anymore, rules out any return

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Mark Hamill says that Star Wars has many more stories to tell and that the franchise doesn’t need Luke Skywalker anymore. Star Wars started all those decades ago with Mark Hamill and Luke Skywalker. Since then a global franchise has emerged, spanning 11 films, books, comics, video games, and numerous TV shows – both in […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker concept art features early Babu Frik designs

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Creature and concept designer Luke Fisher has shared a couple of pieces of concept art from last year’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which offer up a peek at some early creature designs for the fan-favourite droidsmith Babu Frik; check them out via the Instagram embed here… SEE ALSO: Dengar made a cameo in […]

Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan and Star Wars Rebels manga titles announced by Yen Press

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Yen Press has announced the upcoming launch of two new Star Wars manga series in Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan and Star Wars Rebels. Check out the full details here… Star Wars Leia, Princess of Alderaan Story by Claudia Gray Art by Haruichi Furudate A manga adaptation of the beloved YA Star Wars novel, […]

Star Wars VFX legend Phil Tippett returning for The Mandalorian seasons 2 and 3

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Phil Tippett, the original VFX producer for the Star Wars franchise, has been brought on for season two and three of The Mandalorian. The Mandalorian has done a truly excellent job of recapturing the look and feel of the original Star Wars movies, albeit on the small screen. It sounds like they are looking to […]

Katee Sackhoff to reprise Star Wars: The Clone Wars role in The Mandalorian

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It seems that Ahsoka Tano may not be the only animated Star Wars character to make their live-action debut in the second season of The Mandalorian, as SlashFilm is reporting that Katee Sackhoff is joining the Disney+ series cast and will portray the Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze, a character she previously voiced on Star Wars: […]

Disney CEO says The Mandalorian season 2 will not miss its October release date

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Some good news from Disney CEO Bob Chapek, who has revealed that season two of The Mandalorian will not miss its October release date. With all the cancellations, delays, postponements, and reshuffling in Hollywood due to the global health crisis, many fans are fearing the worst for films and shows that are due to come […]

Dengar made a cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, albeit with a drastic new look

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It seems that Lando Calrissian, Emperor Palpatine, Wedge Antilles and Wicket W. Warrick weren’t the only Original Trilogy characters to make their return to the galaxy far, far away in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as it has been revealed that The Empire Strikes Back bounty hunter Dengar made a blink-and-you’ll-miss it cameo in […]

Mattel expands Star Wars x Barbie doll collection with Rey, C-3PO, Chewbacca and a Stormtrooper

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Mattel has revealed another line of Star Wars inspired Barbie dolls which pay homage to Rey, C-3PO, a Stormtrooper, and Chewbacca. They are available to pre-order now, priced at $100 each; check them out below… The Star Wars™ x Barbie® collection, inspired by the films’ original concept art, re-imagines iconic Star Wars characters through a […]