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Jon Favreau’s Star Wars TV series titled The Mandalorian, synopsis released

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After months of speculation, Star Wars fans finally have a better idea of what they can expect with the upcoming live-action TV series from actor and director Jon Favreau. Favreau revealed through his Instragram the series will be called The Mandalorian along with the official synopsis. The series will follow a Mandalorian warrior on the outskirts of the galaxy […]

Report claims Star Wars: The Last Jedi criticism was amplified by Russian bots and trolls

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Not content with meddling in the U.S. Presidential Election, it seems that Russia and its cyber agents have also recently turned their attention to… the Star Wars saga?! Well, that’s what a new report from Morten Bay of The University of Southern California claims, with Bay publishing a paper which alleges that half of the […]

Preview of Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader’s Castle #1

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As we count down to Halloween, IDW Publishing is putting a spooky spin on the galaxy far, far away with the weekly horror-themed series Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader’s Castle, and you can check out a preview of Wednesday’s first issue here… Tales from Vader’s Castle puts a spooky spin on your favorite characters […]

The faulty logic of “You’re not the intended audience”

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Anghus Houvouras on the faulty logic of “you’re not the intended audience”… In nearly two decades of writing about movies, the motivating factor has always been the joy of discussing film with others. Whether that cinematic discussion was happening at a bar after the movie, a chat room or the toxic bowels of social media, […]

Disney facing calls to fire Star Wars Resistance’s General Leia voice actress after mockery of Christine Blasey Ford

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Disney is facing calls to recast the role of General Leia Organa in the upcoming animated series Star Wars Resistance following a tweet posted by voice actress Rachel Butera. Butera, whose credits include The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Family Guy, posted a video where she imitated the voice of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who had […]

Kathleen Kennedy signs 3-year contract extension at Lucasfilm

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Well, we can lay to rest those rumours about Kathleen Kennedy’s tenure at Lucasfilm coming to an end, as Deadline is reporting that Kennedy has just signed a three-year contract extension to remain as president of the company through to 2021. Kennedy took over Lucasfilm from George Lucas following the company’s sale to Disney, and […]

Star Wars Resistance gets an extended sneak peek trailer

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As we approach the premiere of Star Wars Resistance, Disney has released an extended sneak peek at the upcoming Star Wars animated series. Premiering on October 7th, the series is set a few months before Star Wars: The Force Awakens and follows Resistance recruit Kazudo Xiono as he’s given a mission by Poe Dameron, with Oscar Isaac reprising his onscreen […]

Lucasfilm announces Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series

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If you cast your mind back to the summer of 2016, you may recall that Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB announced it was teaming with David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Call of Duty: Black Ops) for a VR experience centred on Darth Vader, and now we have the official announcement and first trailer for said project, […]