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The Most Disappointing: Fandom in the Social Media Age

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Anghus Houvouras on fandom in the age of social media… The internet has ruined everything. It has given us a window into the soul of humanity and the view is pretty damn depressing. Like all great technical innovations, people have found out how to exploit this potentially amazing resource into a method of control. Elections […]

J.J. Abrams teases Emperor Palpatine’s return in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has teased the return of the saga’s main villain, Emperor Palpatine. Palpatine has been the arch-foe of our heroes throughout the Skywalker saga, manipulating events and causing destruction throughout both the original and prequel trilogies. And now we know with The Rise of Skywalker, […]

What We Hope to See in the Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series

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Ricky Church on his hopes for the Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars TV series… When it comes to characters in the Star Wars saga, there are several who stand out as fan-favourites. Luke, Han, Leia, Lando, Boba Fett, Darth Maul, R2-D2, Rey, etc. There are too many to name, but they’re all beloved for various reasons. One character […]

J.J. Abrams on whether Kylo Ren is beyond redemption in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has addressed if Kylo Ren is beyond redemption. There are many questions that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be able to answer and one of them is if Kylo Ren is beyond redemption. The villain has done some truly heinous things in […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Dark Temple #1

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Marvel Comics is set to pave the way for the video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order with the prequel comic book series Dark Temple, and we’ve got a preview of next week’s first issue for you here; check it out… Leading into Jedi: Fallen Order the upcoming third-person action-adventure Star Wars title from Lucasfilm […]

Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy says she loves Star Wars fan feedback and criticism

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Kathleen Kennedy, an exec for Lucasfilm, says that she loves hearing from fans about Star Wars, even their criticisms. Being the person responsible for all the various Star Wars properties isn’t an easy task. Kathleen Kennedy has the tough job of trying to please as many Star Wars fans as possible and has experienced some […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker star Kelly Marie Tran teases character reunions

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Kelly Marie Tran, one of the stars of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has teased a surprise character reunion during the film. With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker being billed as the culmination of all past Star Wars movies and tying together all three trilogies, many fans will be hoping for some surprise […]

Daisy Ridley teases that Dark Rey is real in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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Daisy Ridley, one of the stars of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has teased that Dark Rey may actually be real. As soon as people saw Rey appear with her double-sided red lightsaber in the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker teaser, most assumed that the image was probably from a vision of some […]

Cassian Andor Star Wars series will shoot next year

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As Disney prepares to bring the Star Wars saga to the realm of live-action television, Lucasfilm was on hand at the D23 Expo this past weekend to promote its upcoming shows on the Disney+ streaming service. While the release of the first trailer for The Mandalorian and the official announcement of Ewan McGregor’s return as […]