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Gina Carano explains how The Mandalorian and Jon Favreau have given her more confidence as an actress

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Gina Carano, former MMA fighter and one of the stars of The Mandalorian, has explained how an emotional interaction with Jon Favreau has given her new confidence. A number of people have made the transition from combat sports to Hollywood and Gina Carano is certainly someone who is doing it successfully. Next for her is […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #34

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #34 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… UNSPEAKABLE REBEL SUPERWEAPON CONTINUES! Hiding out on the world where she grew up, everyone’s favorite scoundreless, DOCTOR APHRA, takes a trip down memory. NB: Turns out memory lane is a hellhole covered […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s Sith Trooper revealed through new merchandise

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The official Star Wars website has pulled back the curtain on the next evolution of Imperial/First Order soldiers, the Sith Trooper, who will be seen on screen this December in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Check out the Hot Toys, Hasbro and Funko collectible figures, all of which will be available in Early Release […]

4 Things Disney Has Got So Right with Star Wars

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Samuel Brace on four things that Disney has got so right with Star Wars… Navigating the toxic pages of the internet can open oneself up to a host of narratives that are infuriatingly mendacious. This is, after all, a place where dwellers operate routinely in schadenfreude and where negativity rules the day. It’s hard not […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Age of Resistance – Captain Phasma #1

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Age of Resistance – Captain Phasma #1 this Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… ANOTHER GUN! STORMTROOPERS don’t get a name. They are simply a tool of the EMPIRE. But PHASMA has a name, and one young soldier wants what she has. One stormtrooper has ambition. And […]

New promo artwork for Star Wars series The Mandalorian

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Thanks to Making Star Wars, we’ve got a look at some newly released promotional artwork from the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian, which features the bounty hunter droid IG-11, along with Pedro Pascal’s titular gunslinger… SEE ALSO: The Mandalorian star discusses George Lucas’ involvement with the Star Wars series After the stories of Jango […]

Maybe they shouldn’t have brought back Han, Luke & Leia to Star Wars

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Anghus Houvouras on whether Lucasfilm should have kept Han, Luke and Leia out of the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy… There are times where I feel like Star Wars has become my white whale. At some point in my life I marveled at its magnificence, but now I’ve become embittered by its existence which continues to […]

Daisy Ridley says the question about Rey’s parents will be definitively answered in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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Daisy Ridley, who stars as Rey in the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has revealed that the film will definitively answer the question of who Rey’s parents are. One of the big mysteries in the sequel trilogy of Star Wars films has been the identity of Rey’s parents, with much speculation being thrown […]

Daisy Ridley wasn’t surprised by backlash to Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Daisy Ridley, who stars as Rey in the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, says that she wasn’t surprised by the online backlash to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Star Wars: The Last Jedi received universal acclaim from critics upon release but there was a very loud contingent of fans who were not shy […]