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J.J. Abrams has toned down the Original Trilogy references in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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When J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan took over writing duties from Michael Arndt on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it was said that one of the reasons for the rewrite was that Abrams wanted to shift some of the focus back to the characters of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia, as opposed to […]

Gwendoline Christie’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens character revealed as Captain Phasma

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Following on from this morning’s new images of Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn) and Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Vanity Fair has continued its Star Wars Day celebrations by releasing an official first-look image from Star Wars: The Force Awakens of Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker novel confirms that Palpatine was a clone

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While Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker offered very little by way of an explanation for the return of Emperor Palpatine, thanks to the official novelization we have official in-canon confirmation that it wasn’t Old Palpy’s decaying corpse we saw in the movie, but rather a clone body inhabited by the spirit of the Sith […]

Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Star Wars: Aftermath

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Last week Lucasfilm teased its new publishing initiative Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – which is set to bridge the gap between Return of the Jedi and Episode VII – by releasing a promo image for the Marvel Comics series Shattered Empire, and now the official Star Wars site has debuted the cover […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker comic book writer discusses expanding the film’s story

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Jody Houser, the author of the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker comic book, has discussed expanding the film’s story in the Marvel Comics adaptation. The Rise of Skywalker certainly packed a lot into its running time, never letting up the pace as it finished off the Skywalker Saga. The film naturally left fans […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 2 Review – ‘A Distant Echo’

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Ricky Church reviews the second episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7… The excitement from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars premiere was raised considerably in ‘A Distant Echo’ as Rex, Anakin and the Bad Batch launched a mission to discover the source of the Separatist’s secret signal and, if possible, rescue a captive […]

Giancarlo Esposito promises “major, major, epic, epic lightsaber action” in The Mandalorian season 2

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The season finale of Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian featured a rather exciting reveal for fans of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as Giancarlo Esposito’s villainous Moff Gideon was seen to be in possession of the Darksaber, an ancient black-bladed lightsaber and Mandalorian artefact. Quite how Gideon came to be in possession of […]

Star Wars Battlefront II Age of Rebellion update available now

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EA has released its Age of Rebellion update for Star Wars Battlefront II, which takes us back to the Original Trilogy era and introduces new Reinforcements (the Ewok Hunter and the ISB Agent), Co-Op locations, Heroes vs. Villains maps, Capital Ships, Hero improvements and more to the game. Co-op locations introduced with the update include […]

Sneak peek clip and images from Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7 episode 2 – ‘A Distant Echo’

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Following last week’s premiere ‘The Bad Batch’ [read our review here], Disney+ has now unveiled a batch of images and a sneak peek clip for the second episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7, ‘A Distant Echo’, ahead of its premiere on the streaming service tomorrow. Check them out here… SEE ALSO: The […]