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Ewan McGregor in talks for Obi-Wan Kenobi return in Disney+ Star Wars series

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Deadline is reporting that Ewan McGregor is in talks with Lucasfilm to reprise his role as the Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi for a live-action Star Wars TV show on the Disney+ streaming service. As previously rumoured, Lucasfilm had been planning an Obi-Wan movie under its Star Wars Anthology banner, although both this and the long-planned […]

Avengers: Endgame directors discuss their favourite Star Wars characters

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Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of Avengers: Endgame, have revealed which Star Wars characters are their favourites. With Marvel and Star Wars all falling under the Disney umbrella, and with the massive success of Avengers: Endgame, many fans might be thinking how cool it would be to see the Russos direct a Star Wars […]

Book Review – Star Wars: Thrawn – Treason

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Thrawn – Treason… Timothy Zahn’s return to the galaxy far, far away with his latest novel, Star Wars: Thrawn – Treason, tells a fairly compelling tale involving the Grand Admiral that serves as a close to the trilogy of new Thrawn books. Zahn’s characters are interesting as he presents a unique mystery […]

Star Wars Resistance to end with season 2, trailer released

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With so much attention aimed towards December’s release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, it might be easy to forget Disney XD’s animated series Star Wars Resistance is also returning. A trailer for the upcoming season has now been released which reveals the villainous Kylo Ren will be making an appearance in the series. However, along with the […]

Star Wars Saga to receive new Blu-ray and DVD re-release

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As revealed by Core of Movies on Twitter, Disney and Lucasfilm are set to issue Blu-ray and DVD re-releases of the first ten movies in the Star Wars saga to coincide with the upcoming arrival of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. As you can see above, the re-releases cover all ten films – The […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker score will include themes from the entire franchise

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Don Williams, brother of John Williams, has revealed the score for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will feature themes from the entire Star Wars franchise. On Friday, the Academy of Scoring Arts hosted a score study of Jurassic Park – one of John Williams’ most iconic scores. The event also featured Don Williams, a performer and “veteran studio percussionist” […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019

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Lando Calrissian and Jaxxon embark on an adventure this Wednesday with the release of Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019; check out a preview here courtesy of IDW Publishing… A daring rescue mission leads Lando—and his new friend Jaxxon—to the seat of Imperial power, where they must recover an important artifact that will inspire a planet […]

Four ways Disney has decimated the Star Wars franchise

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Anghus Houvouras on Disney’s decimation of Star Wars… After Solo’s lukewarm reception with the ticket-buying public and the lasting schism caused by Rian Johnson’s divisive The Last Jedi, it feels like the Star Wars franchise has taken a hit. What was once the most popular franchise in the world doesn’t even feel like the most […]

Domhnall Gleeson reveals his initial reaction to reading Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker script

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Domhnall Gleeson was first introduced into the Star Wars franchise with The Force Awakens, playing General Hux, a ruthless officer in the First Order under the close supervision of Supreme Leader Snoke. However, after the events of The Last Jedi and heading into The Rise of Skywalker, Hux has found himself under the forceful control of Kylo Ren. With the […]