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J.J. Abrams says Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker tells the Leia story it would have told had Carrie Fisher lived

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Some two years after her passing, Carrie Fisher returns to the big screen next month for one final outing as Princess Leia in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, with director J.J. Abrams crafting her role from unused footage shot during production on 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. While Leia was expected to play […]

The Mandalorian Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘The Child’

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Ricky Church reviews the second episode of The Mandalorian… Just two episodes in and The Mandalorian continues to impress on nearly every front. From the visuals to the acting and especially the music, ‘The Child’ was firing on all cylinders with Dope’s Rick Famuyiwa in the director’s chair. Whereas the premiere was a dive into the […]

Covers revealed for Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1

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Marvel is set to explore the origin of the First Order’s new Supreme Leader this December as it launches the four-issue miniseries Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren, and thanks to AIPT, we’ve got a look at the main cover to the first issue from artist Clayton Crain, along with a variant from Carmen Carnero […]

Daisy Ridley says Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was her favourite Episode to film

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Daisy Ridley, the star of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, reveals that the film was her favourite to be a part of out of the entire sequel trilogy. It’s not long now before fans will get to experience Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker for themselves and the culmination of the entire saga in […]

Marvel’s Adi Granov Star Wars Launch Party Lithograph revealed

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Marvel’s ongoing Star Wars series enters a new era this January with the launch of a brand new #1 from writer Charles Soule and artist Jesus Saiz, set in the immediate aftermath of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. To celebrate the release of the first issue, Marvel has announced that fans […]

The Mandalorian cast discuss the new Star Wars show in video interviews and Q&A

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Coinciding with its premiere on Disney+ this week, Jon Favreau and the cast of The Mandalorian have been out and about promoting TV’s first live-action Star Wars offering, taking part in a Q&A and interviews as part of a fan screening of the first episode. Joining Favreau and fellow executive producer Dave Filoni are stars […]

Star Wars’ Adam Driver on the challenge of making Kylo Ren and The Rise of Skywalker “personal”

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Adam Driver, one of the stars of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has discussed the challenge of making a blockbuster like this personal. Adam Driver is used to making a lot of character-driven movies with a personal experience attached. On a franchise as big as Star Wars, this is more of a challenge. In […]