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Keri Russell in talks for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode IX

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We may have our next piece of official news regarding Star Wars: Episode IX as Variety reports Keri Russell (The Americans) has begun early talks to join the film. Fresh off the ending of The Americans, Russell will potentially join the galaxy far, far away and re-team with Episode IX director J.J. Abrams. The pair have worked together in […]

Boba Fett director James Mangold warns that Star wars fan backlash will result in films directed by “hacks”

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Director of Lucasfilm’s planned Boba Fett movie, James Mangold, has warned fans that backlash might result in films being directed by “hacks”. There’s been plenty of noise surrounding the fan anger and backlash directed towards Star Wars movies of late and this week James Gunn even encouraged toxic Star Wars fans to seek therapy. James […]

James Gunn suggests that angry Star Wars fans seek therapy

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James Gunn has suggested that therapy might be a good solution for the toxic portion of the Star Wars fan-base. We are hearing more and more about the way in which some members of the Star Wars fandom have been treating individuals associated with the films, especially in the aftermath of Star Wars: The Last […]

Jar Jar Binks actor was suicidal after Star Wars backlash

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Ahmed Best, the actor who portrayed Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels, has revealed that he became suicidal after backlash towards his character. News regarding fan and media backlash pertaining to Star Wars has been quite prevalent of late and its certainly creating a discussion about when criticism goes too far. One actor […]

Can We Stop Saying The Last Jedi is ‘too different’ from Star Wars canon?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the continuing impact of The Last Jedi and the false notion that it’s too different from Star Wars canon… So here we are. 7 months on and I still see, on a daily basis, and with my phone, social media profiles all recommending I click on articles about how divisive The […]

Boycotting films is not only pointless, but hurtful to the franchise

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Ricky Church on boycotting movies… Since the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in December, Star Wars fandom has been divided to say the least. Some ‘fans’ who hated The Last Jedi have been extremely vocal in their utter hatred of the film, going so far as to demand Lucasfilm and Disney retcon it […]

Bluefin unveils Bandai Hobby’s Star Wars B-Wing Fighter SDCC exclusive model kit

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Bluefin has announced that it is bringing Bandai Spirits Hobby’s 1/72 scale Star Wars B-Wing Fighter limited edition model kit to San Diego as a Comic-Con exclusive later this month; check out the official promotional images here… Being released for the first time anywhere in the world, and a month before the regular edition, this […]

Lucasfilm to celebrate 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Clone Wars at Comic-Con

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Lucasfilm has announced that it is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Emmy-winning animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars with a special panel at this month’s San Diego Comic-Con International. The panel will see show creator and supervising director Dave Filoni and a number of special guests looking back on the series, which finished […]

EA outlines its Clone Wars DLC for Star Wars Battlefront II

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Last month during the EA Play presentation at E3, Electronic Arts announced that it is bringing The Clone Wars content to Star Wars Battlefront II with the launch of a new season featuring content from the Prequel Era. The official Twitter account has now unveiled a road map of said content showcasing the new modes, […]