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New image of Finn and Rose from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, international synopsis teases a Dark Side turn

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With the marketing campaign for Star Wars: The Last Jedi really starting to heat up, Entertainment Weekly has unveiled a new image from the hotly-anticipated blockbuster featuring the returning Finn (John Boyega) alongside the newest member of the Resistance, Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran).SEE ALSO: Luke re-enters the Millennium Falcon in new Star Wars: The […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story 4K Ultra HD Steelbook cover artwork revealed

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With Solo: Star Wars Story disappointing at the theatrical box office, Disney and Lucasfilm will be hoping to recoup some of the reported $80 million loss with the home-entertainment release of the Ron Howard-directed Anthology movie. As yet, there’s no word as to when we can expect it to arrive, but we do have a […]

Why are Star Wars fans acting like Kelly Marie Tran smothered their inner child?

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Anghus Houvouras on toxic fandom…Obviously she didn’t. No rational mature adult human-being could validate a statement like this. It’s the kind of hyperbolic verbal spasm that has become a staple of fandom ever since cinematic obsessives made declarations like ‘George Lucas raped my childhood’ because they thought the prequels weren’t that good.I’m always puzzled by […]

Darth Maul actor is confident about the chances of an Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars movie

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Darth Maul actor Ray Park is reportedly confident that an Obi-Wan Kenobi anthology movie will happen.Ray Park, who most famously portrayed villain Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, is a much-beloved performer thanks to his work on that movie. The Phantom Menace isn’t remembered all that fondly but Darth Maul is […]

Blu-ray Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018.Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, Linda Hunt, Ian Kenny, John Tui, and Warwick Davis.SYNOPSIS:The second (and last?) standalone Star Wars movie serves up the origin story of everyone’s favorite smuggler and all-around […]

Jon Favreau begins assembling his Star Wars TV show crew

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Back in March it was announced that Iron Man and The Jungle Book director Jon Favreau is developing a live-action Star Wars TV project for Disney’s upcoming streaming service, which has subsequently been revealed as taking place seven years after the events of Return of the Jedi.Although Favreau is currently tied up with another Disney […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer would like to pen a Lando Anthology movie

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Last week it was reported – erroneously – that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy had announced that the next Star Wars Anthology movie would focus on the character of Lando Calrissian, who makes his grand return to the big screen this week in Solo: A Star Wars Story, played by Donald Glover.As it turned out, Kennedy […]

Video Games Openly Star Gay Characters, It’s Your Turn Hollywood

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Robert Kojder calls for more sexual diversification in Hollywood… During Sony’s E3 2018 showcase, Naughty Dog unveiled new footage of The Last of Us Part II (for those not in the know, it is arguably the single biggest upcoming release on the horizon next to Red Dead Redemption 2), but Internet forums aren’t discussing how intense […]

New Star Wars: Episode IX casting breakdown surfaces as John Boyega teases a time jump

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A couple of weeks ago an alleged casting breakdown for Star Wars: Episode IX landed online, suggesting that Lucasfilm and J.J. Abrams are seeking an actress to portray the character of ‘Mara’ – which, as you might expect, prompted speculation about the possible introduction of the EU character Mara Jade into the official Disney canon.Well, […]