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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 out […]

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 distinctive […]

Darth Maul actor Sam Witwer doesn’t think Rian Johnson “did his Star Wars homework” for The Last Jedi

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Actor Sam Witwer is no stranger to Star Wars, having voiced the character of Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels and Solo: A Star Wars Story, as well as portraying the character of Starkiller in the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video games.He’s also a huge fan of the franchise, […]

Rumour: Hayden Christensen in talks for Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi series

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After years of rumours, Hayden Christensen finally made his return to the galaxy far, far away last year as he reprised the role of Anakin Skywalker for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – although his brief voice cameo during the film’s climactic confrontation between Rey and Palpatine wasn’t quite the big return that many […]

Star Wars Rebels won’t receive a fifth season, says creator Dave Filoni

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While Star Wars: The Clone Wars received a seventh and final season this year, Dave Filoni, creator of The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, has revealed Rebels won’t be returning for a fifth season.In a recent interview with Deadline, Filoni stated Rebels won’t be getting another season as he believes the series told a complete story that he was satisfied with. […]

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 One: […]

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 praised […]