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Star Wars’ Dave Filoni explains why the Duel of the Fates in The Phantom Menace is so important

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Dave Filoni, Lucasfilm producer, writer, director, and animator, has explained just how important Darth Maul vs Qui-Gon Jinn is in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. One of the most beloved lightsaber duels in Star Wars history is the so-called ‘Duel of the Fates’ between Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul in […]

Star Wars Rebels has replaced Sam Witwer with Ian McDiarmid as The Emperor

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It seems that George Lucas’ protege Dave Filoni has adopted Lucas’ penchant for tinkering with his Star Wars creations, as a fan on Reddit has pointed out that Lucasfilm has re-recorded dialogue the dialogue for Emperor Palpatine in his first Star Wars Rebels appearance, with Ian McDiarmid replacing original voice actor Sam Witwer in the […]

Darth Maul actor Ray Park responds to fat comments aimed at his Solo: A Star Wars Story appearance

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Ray Park, who reprises the role of Darth Maul in Solo: A Star Wars Story, has responded to comments about his weight in the film. The major shock present in Solo: A Star Wars Story was without question the cameo appearance of the former Sith Lord Darth Maul. While we didn’t get a full look […]

The younglings return for more Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures with season 2 trailer

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Star Wars: The Acolyte may have just ended [read our review of the season finale here], but we’ll be returning to the High Republic era of the galaxy far, far away this August with the second season of the animated preschool series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, and Disney+ has just dropped a poster and […]

Star Wars: The Acolyte Episode 8 Review – ‘The Acolyte’

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Chris Connor reviews the season finale of Star Wars: The Acolyte… The Acolyte has been an intriguing prospect across its first season. On the one hand it has shown us a plethora of new worlds, characters and concepts tapping into an uncharted era of the Star Wars universe. However it has felt rushed and lacking […]

Shawn Levy’s Star Wars movie has found its writer

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With Shawn Levy getting ready to take the summer blockbuster season by storm with the much anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine, he is already looking ahead to one of his next gigs as he joins the galaxy far, far away for his mysterious Star Wars film. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Levy has now hired a writer for the film […]

Star Wars: The Acolyte Episode 7 Review – ‘Choice’

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Chris Connor reviews the penultimate episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte… The Acolyte has built steady momentum in recent weeks with the reveal of its villain and lingering mysteries, coupled with some impressive action. With just two episodes remaining the show takes a surprise route to return to events of 16 years earlier on Brendok, […]

The Acolyte’s Qimir is Star Wars’ Freshest Villain Yet

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Ricky Church on Star Wars: The Acolyte’s mysterious new villain Qimir… There are plenty of reasons to love Star Wars as any fan of the galaxy far, far away knows: the epic space battles, the lightsabers, several of the characters whether they’re the main heroes, supporting ones or someone who appears for not even 10 seconds. We […]

Hot Toys recruits Echo and Fives into its Star Wars: The Clone Wars sixth scale figure series

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Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the sixth scale Arc Trooper Echo and Arc Trooper Fives action figures which are inspired by the likeness of the Clones in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. They are available to pre-order now, priced at $275 each; check out the promotional images here… Echo was a […]