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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker VFX supervisor explains thinking behind behind Leia scenes

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A VFX supervisor for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has explained the thinking behind Carrie Fisher’s Leia scenes. One of the most intriguing aspects about Episode IX going in was how they would utilise the late Carrie Fisher and somehow incorporate Leia into the film. Via some old, unused footage and clever VFX, they […]

Disney CEO Bob Iger says the priority for Star Wars lies in television, teases The Mandalorian spin-offs

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During Walt Disney’s latest earnings call (via Collider), Disney CEO Bob Iger stated the foreseeable future of Star Wars will lie in television for the next few years and teased the possibility of spin-off’s for The Mandalorian. “The priority in the next few years is television with The Mandalorian season 2 coming in October, and then more […]

Disney+ sets premieres for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision and The Mandalorian season 2

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As Disney+ gears up for the rest of 2020, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed in an investor call when the service will premiere three of its most anticipated shows: Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and WandaVision, and the second season of The Mandalorian. While an exact date is not yet set, Falcon and the […]

Ron Howard doubts he will direct an episode of The Mandalorian, says “I don’t really have the time”

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Director Ron Howard, who took over the helm of Solo: A Star Wars Story after Phil Lord and Chris Miller were let go by Lucasfilm, has expressed how proud he is of his daughter, Bryce Dallas Howard, for her work on The Mandalorian’s fourth episode but doubts he will have the time to direct an episode himself. In an […]

More concept art from Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars: Duel of the Fates surfaces online

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Last month, the script for Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars: Duel of the Fates found itself in the hands of leakers, who went on to reveal a breakdown of the plot for the Jurassic World helmer’s take on Star Wars: Episode IX prior to his split with Lucasfilm over creative differences. Trevorrow subsequently confirmed that the […]

Vader returns to the Lars homestead in preview of Star Wars: Darth Vader #1

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Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader title relaunches this week, and you can check out a preview of the first issue below, which sees the Dark Lord of the Sith returning to a familiar homestead on Tatooine following the climactic events of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back… “JOIN ME, AND TOGETHER, WE […]

Sideshow’s Star Wars: A New Hope Princess Leia collectible figure available to pre-order

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Sideshow has unveiled its Princess Leia Premium Format figure which is based on the likeness of Carrie Fisher in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $550 and is expected to ship February-April 2019; take a look at the official images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow […]

Test footage from George Lucas’ abandoned Star Wars: Underworld TV series leaks online

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Long before The Mandalorian, back when the Lucasfilm acquisition was still a twinkle in Bob Iger’s eye, George Lucas announced plans to bring the Star Wars saga to the small screen with a live-action series entitled Star Wars: Underworld. The project, planned as 100 hours of television and announced in 2005, would have been set […]

R.I.P. Alan Harris (1938 – 2020)

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British actor Alan Harris, best known for portraying the bounty hunter Bossk in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, has passed away aged 81, his agency has revealed. “Very sad news has just come in that Alan Harris sadly passed away this morning,” reads the statement. “‘Alan was a true gent and […]