It’s fair to say that the as-yet-unnamed ‘Baby Yoda’ is the breakout star of The Mandalorian, with the character not only becoming an immediate fan favourite, but also a pop culture phenomenon following the Star Wars show’s premiere on Disney+ back in November. Despite being completely kept under wraps during the marketing campaign for the […]
The Top Ten Film Scores of 2019
Hasitha Fernando on the top ten film scores of 2019… In terms of films both original and otherwise, 2019 proved to be quite a strong one. Although the box-office landscape was largely dominated by a plethora of comic-book films there were a great many creatively inspiring films like Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, Rian Johnson’s Knives […]
Rosario Dawson still wants to play Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars
Rosario Dawson (Daredevil, Zombieland: Double Tap) has once again expressed her interest in playing the fan-favourite Star Wars character Ahsoka Tano. On Twitter, Dawson retweeted a fans tweet who compared her to Ahsoka and claimed the Star Wars character would be in her mid-40’s if she was to appear in the Disney+ series, The Mandalorian. Tell ‘em! #AhsokaLives https://t.co/n4ddfqiTl2 — […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker screenwriter explains how Rey re-balances the Force
Some thirty years after Anakin Skywalker fulfilled the prophecy of the Chosen One by “killing” his master Emperor Palpatine in Return of the Jedi, old Sheev’s granddaughter Rey brought balance to the Force once again in last month’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with her defeat of Darth Sidious in the Battle of Exegol. […]
Rumour: Jar Jar Binks to make Star Wars return in Obi-Wan Kenobi series
If a new rumour is to be believed, Jar Jar Binks may be set to make his return to the Star Wars universe as part of the upcoming Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series. According to Making Star Wars, a reputable source for news from the galaxy far, far away, Ewan McGregor’s Ben Kenobi will cross paths […]
No Palpatine scenes were cut from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
According to the special make-up effects supervisor for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, no Palpatine scenes were left out of the movie. Palpatine’s big return was one of the key components of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the evil Sith Lord didn’t disappoint. However, with recent talk of what may or may […]
Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo hopes to work with Solo co-star Alden Ehrenreich again
Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo has opened up about working on Solo: A Star Wars Story and hopes to work with Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo again. “I do keep in touch with Alden every once in a while,” Suotamo told The Hollywood Reporter. “But I haven’t seen him since the premieres. Every now and then, we’ll message each other, and […]
Vader returns to the Lars homestead in preview of Star Wars: Darth Vader #1
Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader title relaunches this February, and you can check out a preview of the first issue below, which sees the Dark Lord of the Sith returning to a familiar homestead on Tatooine following the climactic events of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back… “JOIN ME, AND TOGETHER, WE […]
Billie Lourd played a young Leia in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Carrie Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd played a young Leia in a flashback for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. There is an awful lot going on in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker but one of the surprising scenes was the flashback of Luke and Leia training together as Jedi. The two actors were de-aged […]
Anakin Skywalker Force Ghost was never planned for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is packed full of memorable moments worthy of discussion, with one of the biggest being the film’s ending where Luke and Leia appear to Rey as Force Ghosts. Many were hoping that Anakin and perhaps the redeemed Ben Solo (Kylo Ren) might turn up as well, however. While many […]