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First set photos from Star Wars: Episode IX feature Finn, Poe and Chewbacca

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With principal photography now underway on “the final chapter of the Skywalker saga”, the first batch of set photos from Star Wars: Episode IX have surfaced online and feature Finn (John Boyega), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), along with a number of extras and horses dressed up as some kind of alien […]

Rogue One and Solo connection revealed by Solo: A Star Wars Story novel

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The novelisation of Solo: A Star Wars Story has revealed a new connection between the film and Rouge One. Solo was filled with a bunch of fun Easter eggs and references for Star Wars fans to pick up on and enjoy, with the film making connections to the wider world of Star Wars films and […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story novel reveals that L3-37 didn’t want to fuse with the Millennium Falcon

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An excerpt from the novelisation for Solo: A Star Wars Story has revealed that L3-37 wasn’t too eager to join the Millennium Falcon. Solo might not have rocked the box office but the film was nonetheless replete with exciting moments and interesting additions to Star Wars canon. In the film, we learned the reason why […]

Book Review – Star Wars: Thrawn – Alliances

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Thrawn – Alliances… If there is one team-up die-hard Star Wars fans want to see, it is the potential of Darth Vader and the fan-favourite Expanded Universe character Grand Admiral Thrawn together. Now that Thrawn has made his way into the official Star Wars canon through his appearances in Star Wars Rebels, author Timothy […]

Richard E. Grant says that he is not playing Grand Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars: Episode IX

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Richard E. Grant, who has recently been cast in Star Wars: Episode IX, says that he is not playing Grand Admiral Thrawn despite speculation to the contrary. When it comes to Star Wars, the rumours and speculation never stop and considering that Episode IX isn’t coming out until December 2019, this is giving fans even […]

LEGO Star Wars Betrayal at Cloud City set unveiled

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It’s been a long time since we’ve had a new Cloud City set, but Star Wars fans will soon be able to relive some of the most unforgettable moments from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back with LEGO announcing the upcoming LEGO Star Wars Betrayal at Cloud City, a 2,812-piece set depicting memorable […]

“I am just getting started” – Star Wars’ Kelly Marie Tran speaks out for the first time about online abuse

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It was Obi-Wan Kenobi who said “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine” and now “the first woman of color to have a leading role in a Star Wars movie”, Kelly Marie Tran, has acted like a real hero by responding for the first time to the abuse she suffered […]

Preview of Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 3

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IDW continues to dig into the history of the galaxy far, far away this coming Wednesday with the release of Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 3; check out a preview of the collection here… The concluding volume that reprints for the first time the classic Star Wars newspaper strip in its complete format. The […]