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Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson explains why he needed to move the saga forward

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Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has explained why he felt the need to move the saga forward. Star Wars: The Last Jedi has certainly been one of the most talked-about movies of recent years, with a split of online commenters either loving the movie or hating it. The Last Jedi […]

Jon Favreau says The Mandalorian will explore “the Mad Max aspect of Star Wars”

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With a first trailer reportedly set to arrive tomorrow during Disney’s D23 Expo, The Mandalorian creator and showrunner Jon Favreau has been chatting about the live-action Star Wars television series, stating that it will explore “the darker, freakier” side of the galaxy far, far away. “There’s a certain look that the Mandalorian lead character has, […]

Bryce Dallas Howard says The Mandalorian directors had a surprising amount of creative freedom

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Bryce Dallas Howard, one of the directors for Star Wars’ The Mandalorian TV series, says that the filmmakers had a surprising amount of creative freedom on the project. When it comes to giant franchises like Star Wars and Marvel, one doesn’t usually expect the directors involved to have much creative freedom. This is exactly the […]

Early Kylo Ren concept art inspired Star Wars Rebels’ Fifth Brother

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Christian Alzmann has posted a piece of concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens which offers a very different look in an early design for Kylo Ren, which ultimately went on to become the inspiration for the Inquisitor the Fifth Brother in the animated series Star Wars Rebels; take a look here and let […]

Star Wars Battlefront II roadmap takes us through to The Rise of Skywalker

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Despite the fact its fast approaching its second birthday, Electronic Arts continues to deliver a steady stream of content for the multiplayer shooter Star Wars Battlefront II, and a new roadmap was unveiled at Gamescom yesterday which highlights the updates through to December and the arrival of content from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; […]

Mark Hamill says Luke would have died at the end of Episode IX in George Lucas’ Sequel Trilogy

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Although we didn’t get an announcement on a Star Wars Sequel Trilogy until Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, franchise creator George Lucas had been quietly formulating his plans for three new movies picking up after 1983’s Return of the Jedi. As Lucas has previously revealed, the Mouse House jettisoned all of his ideas for the new […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars Adventures #24

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Star Wars Adventures #24 hits comic book shops this Wednesday, turning its attention to the Sequel Trilogy with a new story featuring Poe Dameron and BB-8; check out a preview of the issue here courtesy of IDW Publishing… With hotshot Resistance pilot Poe Dameron captured by pirates, it’s up to BB-8—and Rapier Squadron—to save the […]

Rian Johnson discusses new Star Wars trilogy, won’t feature any legacy characters

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In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and its incredible marketing campaign, fans were delighted when Lucasfilm announced that Rian Johnson had been given the keys to a brand new trilogy of movies. Of course, this mood quickly changed, with half of the fanbase outraged by Johnson’s creative decisions […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: TIE Fighter #5

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Star Wars: TIE Fighter #5 hits comic book stores on Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of Marvel… The mission is to deal a devastating blow to THE REBELLION. Can the squadron come together in time to complete the mission? And will any survive the fight? […]