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Mark Hamill thinks that Disney’s Star Wars movies have been released too quickly

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Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, thinks that recent Star Wars movies have been released too quickly. Ever since Solo: A Star Wars Story released just five months after Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there has been much discussion around if Disney is releasing Star Wars movies too often. After the performance of Solo, this is also […]

Star Trek: Picard series casts Santiago Cabera and Michelle Hurd in lead roles

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The upcoming and untitled Star Trek series focusing on former U.S.S. Enterprise captain Jean-Luc Picard has just casted two of its characters. Joining the returning Patrick Stewart in the series are Santiago Cabera (Salvation) and Michelle Hurd (Blindspot) in lead roles. The news comes after reported character breakdowns for the series. According to Deadline, Cabera will play […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Graphic Novel Adaptation

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IDW Publishing brings Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back to comic book stores this Wednesday with a graphic novel adaptation of the 1980 classic; check out a preview here… Faithfully bringing events from the series’ defining installment to the comics page, read along as Luke Skywalker confronts the legacy of the Jedi; […]

New Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures shorts featuring Luke Skywalker and Han Solo

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The official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel has released two new Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures animated shorts from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. The first sees Luke Skywalker learning an important lesson about trusting his instincts, while the second has Han Solo proving that a true hero always has his friends’ […]

Anakin Skywalker joins Star Wars Battlefront II

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Electronic Arts has announced the release of The Chosen One update for DICE’s Star Wars Battlefront II, which introduces the character of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, as well as 501st Legion Clone Trooper appearances. Check out the community update trailer, followed by Anakin’s bio… Few truly knew Anakin Skywalker, though many spoke of him and […]

Clip and images from Star Wars Resistance Season 1 Episode 19 – ‘Descent’

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Disney XD has released a sneak peek clip and a batch of images for this Sunday’s nineteenth episode of Star Wars Resistance, entitled ‘Descent’. Check them out here… In “Descent,” After the First Order discover the Fireball was the ship that crossed into their territory, Yeager’s crew must evade troopers hunting them down. After realizing […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Age of Republic – Padme Amidala #1

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Padme Amidala takes the spotlight in this week’s Star Wars: Age of Republic one-shot, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of Marvel Comcis… SEE ALSO: Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions #1 A DESPERATE DIPLOMATIC MISSION FOR SENATOR AMIDALA! PADMÉ sets out in secret […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions #1

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Marvel Comics launches Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here… WHO IS DARTH VADER? He has been many things: a SITH warrior, a commander, a destroyer. DARTH VADER is to many throughout the GALACTIC EMPIRE a symbol of fear and […]

Star Wars series The Mandalorian finishes filming

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It might be set in a galaxy far, far away, but Disney+’s The Mandalorian has moved a step closer to your TV screens with the news that principal photography has finished on the Star Wars spin-off series. The announcement came via The Star Wars Show, and with the $100 million budgeted, 10 episode adventure originally […]