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Billy Dee Williams officially returning as Lando Calrissian for Star Wars: Episode IX

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It’s been a rumour for several weeks, but The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the news: Billy Dee Williams is set to return as suave gambler and rebel leader Lando Calirssian in Star Wars: Episode IX. The film will begin production later this summer with J.J. Abrams, who directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens, returning to the director’s […]

Hasbro’s Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Chewbacca and Porgs SDCC exclusive set revealed

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Hasbro has released a batch of promotional images for its Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Chewbacca and Porgs collectible set which will be available exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con later this month, priced at $49.99; take a look here… Journeying to the sacred island of AHCH-TO, CHEWBACCA meets the PORGS, a curious avian species found […]

Lucasfilm reportedly considered adapting fan favourite Star Wars Legends story for Boba Fett film

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While there’s been a lot of rumours circulating about the future of Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Anthology movies following the disappointing box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, all signs seem to suggest that the studio still intends on moving forward with its Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boba Fett projects. With regards to the latter, […]

First character art from Dave Filoni’s Star Wars Resistance revealed

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Back in April, Disney and Lucasfilm officially announced the upcoming anime-inspired series Star Wars Resistance from Dave Filoni, creator of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, and now we have our first glimpse at some character artwork. Showcased at the Rendez-vous Des Partenaires 2018 event in France, the character art includes our new […]

The Most Disappointing: Blaming Star Wars Fans for Disney’s Failures

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Anghus Houvouras on Disney’s Star Wars… The Star Wars franchise is FUBAR. A mess that continues to get messier. Like a wedding dress stained with red wine that someone tries to clean using a mop that’s been soaking in a bucket of hot dog water. I’ve written, at length, about how the Star Wars franchise […]

Keri Russell in talks for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode IX

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We may have our next piece of official news regarding Star Wars: Episode IX as Variety reports Keri Russell (The Americans) has begun early talks to join the film. Fresh off the ending of The Americans, Russell will potentially join the galaxy far, far away and re-team with Episode IX director J.J. Abrams. The pair have worked together in […]

Boba Fett director James Mangold warns that Star wars fan backlash will result in films directed by “hacks”

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Director of Lucasfilm’s planned Boba Fett movie, James Mangold, has warned fans that backlash might result in films being directed by “hacks”. There’s been plenty of noise surrounding the fan anger and backlash directed towards Star Wars movies of late and this week James Gunn even encouraged toxic Star Wars fans to seek therapy. James […]

James Gunn suggests that angry Star Wars fans seek therapy

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James Gunn has suggested that therapy might be a good solution for the toxic portion of the Star Wars fan-base. We are hearing more and more about the way in which some members of the Star Wars fandom have been treating individuals associated with the films, especially in the aftermath of Star Wars: The Last […]