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The location of the Death Star ruins in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker revealed

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With the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker offering a glimpse of a ruined Death Star, speculation has been running wild these past few months as to a) which version of the Death Star we’re seeing, and b) whether the wreckage sits on the Forest Moon of Endor or Yavin IV. Well, […]

Rumour: Leia and Snoke to have a showdown in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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On one end of the Star Wars rumour spectrum, you have generally reliable sources such as Making Star Wars, and on the other you have random posters dropping “insider knowledge” on Reddit. This latest report about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, highlighted by Nerdist, comes from the latter, and so while there may be some truth […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars: Darth Vader #25

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Ricky Church reviews the final issue of Star Wars: Darth Vader… FINAL ISSUE! It has all built up to this! Vader’s trials against Cylo’s creations! His machinations against the Emperor! His covert missions with Doctor Aphra and her murderous droids! All comes to fruition in an oversized 40-page issue by the stellar team of Kieron […]

George Lucas talked with J.J. Abrams about Midi-chlorians ahead of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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J.J. Abrams has revealed that George Lucas spoke with him about Midi-chlorians ahead of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. December’s release date for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is fast approaching, with fans speculating about what they might see in the new film. Is it possible that Midi-chlorians get a mention? Midi-chlorians, the […]

Jon Favreau announces that filming is underway on The Mandalorian season 2

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The show may have just premiered this past Tuesday, but creator and showrunner Jon Favreau has announced that cameras are already rolling on the second season of Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian. Favreau made the announcement on Instagram, sharing a set photo featuring the Mandalorian’s signature helmet. Take a look… SEE ALSO: Read […]

New clips from The Mandalorian featuring Pedro Pascal and Werner Herzog

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While Disney+ subscribers can now enjoy the premiere episode of The Mandalorian, those of us in the UK and other European markets will have to wait until next year to watch the first live-action Star Wars series. In the meantime though, just to give us a taste of what we’re missing, we’ve got a couple […]

Synopsis for Star Wars Catalyst novel offers background details on Rogue One

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Thanks to Stitch Kingdom, we’ve got a look at the cover art and synopsis for James Luceno’s upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story prequel novel Catalyst, which offers up some background on Mads Mikkelsen’s Galen Erso and Ben Mendelsohn’s Director Krennic; check them out here… War is tearing the galaxy apart. For years the […]

George Lucas has changed the Han and Greedo scene from Star Wars… again

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With the surprise arrival of the very first 4K versions of the Star Wars saga on Disney+ this week, it has been revealed that another change has been made to the infamous Han Solo and Greedo scene from 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Now, before you get too excited, Han still […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars Special: C-3PO #1

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Jessie Robertson reviews Star Wars Special: C-3PO #1… Follow everyone’s favorite protocol droid as he Journeys to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, in this special one-shot leading up to his appearance in the film! Just how did Threepio get a red arm, anyway? Find out here as the blockbuster creative team of James Robinson and […]