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Rian Johnson responds to fan criticism of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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While Star Wars: The Last Jedi proved to be a critical darling, it’s fair to say that the film has been dividing audiences and fans. Some are calling it one of the finest Star Wars movies to date, while others are slamming the film and director Rian Johnson’s story choices (there’s even been a few […]

Rian Johnson on Luke Skywalker’s role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: Episode IX

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Warning. Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… I think it’s fair to say that a lot of people – Mark Hamill included – were a little disappointed by the treatment of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. His character was far removed from what we’d previously seen, with director Rian Johnson […]

David Fincher on turning down Star Wars, offers brief World War Z 2 update

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Filmmaker David Fincher has been pretty active on the press rounds lately as he promotes his acclaimed new Netflix series Mindhunter. Recently, he shared his thoughts on Marvel Studios and how he feels it makes it challenging for directors to tell complex stories, and now he’s been talking to Empire about another Disney-owned franchise in […]

Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire hyper-reality experience coming to London this December

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Back in October we brought you a trailer for Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, a hyper-reality experience from Lucasfilm, ILMxLAB, and THE VOID which is set to make an appearance at Disneyland and Disney World over the holiday season, and now we have word that UK fans will also be able to enjoy the experience in […]

Finn and Captain Phasma LEGO Star Wars BrickHeadz revealed

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After unveiling the NYCC exclusive Boba Fett and Han Solo in Carbonite BrickHeadz earlier this week [see here], The LEGO Group has now revealed the next two offerings in the LEGO Star Wars BrickHeadz line in Finn (41485) and Captain Phasma (41486). The sets will go on sale on November 1st, priced at $9.99 apiece; check out […]

LEGO Star Wars Boba Fett and Han Solo in Carbonite BrickHeadz coming to NYCC

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LEGO has announced its NYCC exclusive LEGO Star Wars set for this year, with Boba Fett and Han Solo in Carbonite becoming the first ever BrickHeadz characters from the Star Wars theme! Take a look at the official promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Rumoured LEGO Star Wars 2018 sets revealed The set consists of 329 […]

LEGO Ideas ‘I Am Your Father’ Star Wars set achieves 10,000 supporters to progress onto the Review Stage

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Back in May of last year, we brought word of a rather fantastic LEGO Ideas concept for fans of the Star Wars saga, with szabomate90 recreating the iconic ‘I Am Your Father’ scene from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. Well, the 1,482-piece project has now attracted the necessary 10,000 supports to make […]

Rian Johnson compares Star Wars: The Last Jedi to the Original Trilogy

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While J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens was an enormous success at the box office, one of the biggest criticisms aimed at the film was that it adhered to closely to the plot of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. And, with December’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi said to be taking the […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi behind-the-scenes sizzle reel rumoured for D23

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With the news that a new trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been classified, and word that Lucasfilm are skipping Comic-Con in favour of D23, there’s been a lot of expectation that we’ll be getting our second look at December’s hotly-anticipated Episode VIII during the Disney Expo next weekend. Well, according to rumours […]