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Star Wars on the Small Screen – Ewoks: The Battle For Endor (1985)

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Continuing our countdown to The Mandalorian by revisiting Lucasfilm’s early Star Wars television output, we turn our attention to the Ewoks’ second TV movie The Battle for Endor… Although George Lucas’ 1984 television special Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure had met with general disregard from critics, ratings for the feature were impressive enough for […]

Oscar Isaac says Star Wars: Episode VIII is “the dark second chapter”

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In an interview with Rolling Stone to promote the release of his latest film X-Men: Apocalypse, Oscar Isaac has spoken briefly about reprising the role of Poe Dameron for next year’s Star Wars: Episode VIII. “In the new film, there’s a lot more to do. What happens now is the heroes get tested. All three […]

Star Wars on the Small Screen – Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984)

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After braving The Star Wars Holiday Special, we now turn to Caravan of Courage as our look at Lucasfilm’s early forays into Star Wars television continues… Despite impressive ratings, Star Wars’ first foray into television – the infamous CBS 1978 Holiday Special – was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish (with the exception – […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order – Dark Temple #4

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Marvel’s Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order lead-in series Dark Temple continues this week with the release of the penultimate issue #4, and we’ve got a preview for you here; check it out… Jedi Knight ENO CORDOVA must risk his life to uncover the secrets of the Dark Temple on Ontotho…while the fearsome Ontothon army approaches! […]

Leia was originally going to be ‘The Last Jedi’ in Star Wars: Episode IX

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As we’ve heard previously, Disney and Lucasfilm’s plan for the Original Trilogy heroes of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa was for each to come to the forefront in a different chapter of the Sequel Trilogy – Harrison Ford’s Han in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mark Hamill’s Luke in Star Wars: The Last […]

Harrison Ford overtakes Samuel L. Jackson to become the highest-grossing actor of all time

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Samuel L. Jackson has been knocked into second place in the list of the highest-grossing stars in Hollywood by another Star Wars veteran, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens propelling Harrison Ford to the top of the pile. According to tracking site Box Office Mojo, Ford’s 41 theatrical releases have a cumulative gross of $4.747 […]

Clip and images from Star Wars Resistance Season 2 Episode 6 – ‘From Beneath’

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Disney XD has released a batch of promotional images and a sneak-peek clip from this Sunday’s sixth episode of the second and final season of Star Wars Resistance, entitled ‘From Beneath’. Check them out here… In “From Beneath,” Flix takes Kaz and crew to his home world to acquire fuel from his family’s refinery, only […]

Disney’s Bob Iger says “less is more” when it comes to Star Wars movie releases

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When Disney kicked off its Star Wars era with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens back in 2015, the studio announced plans for annual releases, which – had they proven successful – would presumably have led to multiple movies per year, similar to the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Unfortunately for Disney, it […]

Star Wars on the Small Screen – The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)

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With The Mandalorian set to premiere this coming week, we take a look at Lucasfilm’s early attempts to bring Star Wars to the small screen, beginning with the Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978… “If I had the time and a hammer, I would track down every copy of that programme and smash it”, Star […]