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Star Trek’s Alex Kurtzman explains his Star Wars influences

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Star Trek: Discovery co-creator and Star Trek franchise producer Alex Kurtzman, has explained his Star Wars influences. The Star Wars films have been hugely influential over the years, inspiring myriad filmmakers to create their own sci-fi projects in honour of their childhood love for a galaxy far, far away. This even includes those at the […]

Darth Vader and Ben Kenobi’s Death Star duel from Star Wars gets an impressive fan made reimagining

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Although its a certainly no question that it’s a classic scene, it’s also fair to say that the duel between Ben Kenobi and his fallen Padawan Darth Vader on the Death Star in 1977’s Star Wars doesn’t quite manage to live up to subsequent lightsaber duels in the saga in terms of intensity and choreography, […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story concept art shows alternative Maul designs

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The official Star Wars site has revealed a batch of early concept art from Solo: A Star Wars Story by artists Jake Lunt Davies and Glyn Dillon which feature alternative designs for the former Sith Lord Darth Maul’s cameo in the latest Anthology movie; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Darth Maul actor Ray Park interested in a […]

Is it time to move away from Legacy Characters?

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George Chrysostomou on legacy characters… Franchises have a lot of bankable qualities, but one thing that will forever boost the box office of a much loved film saga is the continuation of a well known individual’s story, or the return of a legendary character, one that people would actually pay money to see return to […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #33

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Ahead of its release this coming Wednesday, Marvel has unveiled a preview of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #33, which we have for you here… “UNSPEAKABLE REBEL SUPERWEAPON” PART 2! Counting the cost of her incorrigible thievery, sticky-fingered archaeologist DOCTOR APHRA is at the mercy of REBEL HIGH COMMAND. But things are about to get stickier. […]

Star Wars Celebration returning to Anaheim in 2020

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The official Star Wars website has announced that Star Wars Celebration is returning to Anaheim, California next year, with the fourteenth edition of the convention set to run between August 27th and August 30th 2020. Celebration Anaheim II promises “four fun-filled days of major announcements, immersive exhibits, an interactive show floor, screenings, exclusive merchandise, celebrity […]

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order director discusses the game’s Jedi Purge setting and campaign length

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Following the gameplay reveal and new trailer from E3 earlier this week, director Stig Asmussen of Respawn Entertainment has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the upcoming open world action-adventure game set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. The game follows a Jedi Padawan – Cal Kestis […]

The Millennium Falcon at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is better than the film’s according to Mark Hamill

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Mark Hamill says that filming in the Millenium Falcon for the movies isn’t as good as the ride at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Fans across the world are excited to see Disney’s new Star Wars theme park Galaxy’s Edge, including the opportunity to ride in the cockpit of the Millenium Falcon. One might expect that […]