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Rumour: Pedro Pascal wanted for Star Wars TV series, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni and Alan Taylor set to direct episodes

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With Jon Favreau’s live-action Star Wars TV series kicking off production this week, it’s only a matter of time until we get some official news on the project, but in the meantime the folks at Making Star Wars have shared a rumour about the series’ potential lead. According to the site, Narcos, Game of Thrones and Wonder […]

Guillermo del Toro has had talks with Lucasfilm about directing a Star Wars movie

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Guillermo del Toro has confirmed that he has had talks with Kathleen Kennedy of Lucasfilm regarding ideas for a Star Wars film. Chatting with Collider, del Toro discussed how comments are often blown out of proportion, but revealed that he has shared some ideas for a Star Wars film, although he’s primarily focussing on his own projects, including […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer Jesse Harlin talks Yoku’s Island Express, Star Wars, and VR

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Red Stewart chats with Jesse Harlin about Yoku’s Island Express, Star Wars, and VR… Jesse Harlin is an American composer who has been working in the video game and film industries since the mid-2000s. He is best known for his work at LucasArts, where he served as the former Music Supervisor and Staff Composer for […]

J.J. Abrams enlists Blade Runner 2049 art director for Star Wars: Episode IX

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With J.J. Abrams hard at work on Star Wars: Episode IX ahead of a summer shoot, Omega Underground is reporting that the filmmaker has enlisted Paul Inglis as supervising art director for the third and final chapter of Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy. Inglis recently worked on Blade Runner 2049, while his impressive C.V. also […]

Rian Johnson wouldn’t change a thing about Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, says he wouldn’t change anything about the movie. The Last Jedi has been divisive to say the least, delighting and upsetting fans in seemingly equal measure. The film has still gone on to make huge amounts of cash at the box office but audiences are hardly […]

Rian Johnson offers brilliant Twitter response to Star Wars: The Last Jedi force projection criticism

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Officially the most divisive Star Wars movie of the saga, Rian Johnson has spent the last few days divulging information about creative choices made on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Whether that’s questions about Rey’s parentage, Snoke’s fate, or what happened to the Knights of Ren, he has answered them in a manner that has fully […]

Rian Johnson explains the ‘let the past die’ theme of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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‘Let the past die’ was the central theme of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi and now the director has explained the thinking behind it. Throughout the film a number of characters brought up this theme of letting the past die in one way or another, including two of the film’s key figures Luke […]

Lucasfilm to start production on Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoff in January 2019

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After years of rumours, it was finally confirmed back in August that Lucasfilm is planning a Star Wars Anthology movie based upon the venerable Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, with the studio reportedly tapping  Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) to develop the project with a view to directing. We’ve heard nothing about the project since – which […]

Gwendoline Christie felt “unbelievable” upon being cast as Captain Phasma in Star Wars

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Gwendoline Christie has said that she felt “unbelievable” at being cast in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Captain Phasma. Right from the get go, with the character’s chrome storm trooper attire, and dominating stature, Phasma has been an alluring character, with fans eager to find out more details. The character is set to appear […]