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Ranking The Star Wars Universe (2017 Edition)

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The Flickering Myth staff rank the Star Wars Universe… With the franchise now at ten theatrical films, we began ranking the Star Wars Universe starting last year and saw Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back run away with the vote. Can Irvin Kershner’s space opera top the list again, or will the […]

Is Finn from Star Wars a hero or a mentally imbalanced, disgruntled former employee?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether Star Wars’ Finn is a hero, or a mentally imbalanced, disgruntled former employee… If Star Wars: The Last Jedi has taught us anything, it’s that there are those who take the happenings of a galaxy far, far away a little too seriously. I didn’t like The Last Jedi. It was messy, […]

Rian Johnson felt that ending the Jedi Order was “not a valid choice” for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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In footage released prior to the opening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker had that tantalizing line about the Jedi Order needing to end. This left many fans wondering if this installment would spell the end for the Jedi Order. After all, the potential for this to happen is even teased in the […]

John Boyega responds to Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s divisive fan reaction

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One of the stars of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, John Boyega, has responded to the film’s divisive fan reaction. Fans were expecting the world from The Last Jedi when it hit theatres earlier in December, or at least something a little more familiar to what they’ve been used to with the franchise, but what […]

Alfie Curtis, best known as Dr. Evazan in Star Wars, has passed away

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One year on since the death of the beloved Princess, Carrie Fisher, Star Wars has lost another cast member. At the age of 87, Alfie Curtis, best known as A New Hope’s Dr Cornelius Evazan, has passed away. Curtis’ character appeared in the Mos Eisley cantina sequence, where he picked a fight with Luke Skywalker, only for his friend […]

UPDATE: We may have our first promo art for Solo: A Star Wars Story, new plot details surface

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UPDATE: According to Screen Rant, Disney and Lucasfilm have informed the site that the artwork is not official. If it’s fake, it’s certainly very well done. Original story follows. With a trailer reportedly set to arrive any time soon [read an alleged description here], we may now have our first piece of promotional artwork for […]

Ridley Scott says he is “too dangerous” to direct a Star Wars film

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Legendary director Ridley Scott has described himself as being “too dangerous” to be chosen to direct a Star Wars film. Scott has been behind some of cinema’s most iconic pictures, one of which, Blade Runner, has recently spawned a sequel directed by Denis Villeneuve. In an interview with Vulture, Scott commented on Blade Runner 2049’s […]

Mark Hamill regrets his criticisms of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Mark Hamill has revealed that he regrets criticising Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi. No Star Wars film has divided fans quite like The Last Jedi, with the movie being a departure both stylistically and in terms of narrative from what fans have come to expect from the franchise. Mark Hamill, the man behind […]