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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? […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #35

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #35 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… It’s time for DOCTOR APHRA to do what she does best: honor her commitments, help people in need, do the right thing. Hahaha, nope, the people she’s swindling won’t buy that […]

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 […]