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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker screenwriter explains how Rey re-balances the Force

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Some thirty years after Anakin Skywalker fulfilled the prophecy of the Chosen One by “killing” his master Emperor Palpatine in Return of the Jedi, old Sheev’s granddaughter Rey brought balance to the Force once again in last month’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with her defeat of Darth Sidious in the Battle of Exegol. […]

No Palpatine scenes were cut from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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According to the special make-up effects supervisor for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, no Palpatine scenes were left out of the movie. Palpatine’s big return was one of the key components of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the evil Sith Lord didn’t disappoint. However, with recent talk of what may or may […]

Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo hopes to work with Solo co-star Alden Ehrenreich again

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Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo has opened up about working on Solo: A Star Wars Story and hopes to work with Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo again. “I do keep in touch with Alden every once in a while,” Suotamo told The Hollywood Reporter. “But I haven’t seen him since the premieres. Every now and then, we’ll message each other, and […]

Billie Lourd played a young Leia in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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Carrie Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd played a young Leia in a flashback for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. There is an awful lot going on in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker but one of the surprising scenes was the flashback of Luke and Leia training together as Jedi. The two actors were de-aged […]

Maz Kanata wasn’t a motion capture character in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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For her first two appearances in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Lupita Nyong’o (Us, Black Panther) took on the role of Maz Kanata via motion capture technology. However, in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Maz was brought to life as an animatronic. In a recent interview with CinemaBlend, Creature And Special Make-Up Effects […]

Luke Skywalker and Ben Solo confront the Knights of Ren in Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #2 preview

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Marvel Comics has released a preview of Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #2, which sees Luke Skywalker and his Padawan apprentice Ben Solo confronting the Knights of Ren; check it out here… SNOKE SINKS HIS CLAWS IN! YOUNG BEN SOLO FACES THE KNIGHTS OF REN! With the new jedi school in ruins and […]

Titan releases Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Official Collector’s Edition

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Titan Comics takes us behind the scenes of Disney and Lucasfilm’s latest Star Wars blockbuster this week with the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Official Collector’s Edition, a 96-page hardcover special, which is available now priced $19.99/£15.99. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Official Collector’s Edition features a wealth of […]

Taika Waititi confirms ‘Baby Yoda’ does have a name, but we will have to wait “for Favreau to give that away”

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Actor and director Taika Waititi, who played IG-11 and directed the season one finale of The Mandalorian, has confirmed the adorable ‘Baby Yoda’ does indeed have an actual name. Speaking with The New York Times at the Golden Globes, Waititi confirmed the Child does have a real name but we will have to wait “for […]

Rumour: Star Wars Rebels sequel series in development, will follow Ahsoka and Sabine

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With Star Wars Resistance set to end this month and the seventh and final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars hitting Disney+ next month, it seems that Disney and Lucasfilm may already be in production on the next animated foray into the galaxy far, far away. According to a rumour from the podcast Kessel […]