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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 Luke Skywalker, […]

Rumoured description of the Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer

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Rumours about the galaxy far, far away have been running rampant over the last few weeks, with Star Wars mania on a high after the arrival of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the upcoming release of Solo: A Star Wars Story.With news continuing to swell that a trailer is imminent, one Reddit user has supposedly seen the […]

New concept art from Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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A new batch of concept art has arrived online for Star Wars: The Last Jedi featuring Finn (John Boyega), DJ (Benicio Del Toro), Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), Rey (Daisy Ridley), and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), along with some previously unseen art from Star Wars: The Force Awakens depicting Han Solo’s (Harrison Ford) death scene and […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi crosses $800 million at the worldwide box office

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After finishing the Christmas weekend on $793.3 million, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has now topped the $800 million mark at the global box office after less than two weeks on release.By close of play yesterday, Star Wars: The Last Jedi had grossed $397.3 million domestically, with a further $396.1 million from international markets. It […]

Rumour: Disney braced for “car crash” with Solo: A Star Wars Story

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As we continue to race forward to the release date of Solo: A Star Wars Story, those close to the set apparently claim that Disney is fully expecting the nightmare production on the latest Star Wars spinoff to result in a disappointing run in theatres.After firing Lord and Miller and replacing them with director Ron […]

Finn and Captain Phasma battle it out on Star Wars: The Last Jedi IMAX poster

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A new IMAX poster has been revealed for Star Wars: The Last Jedi featuring Finn (John Boyega) and Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie), which is available exclusively in AMC theatres from December 31st when viewing the blockbuster sequel in IMAX (while stocks last, of course!); check it out here…SEE ALSO: Star Wars: The Last Jedi director on […]

Preview of Star Wars Adventures #5

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Princess Leia goes undercover in this week’s Star Wars Adventures #5, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of IDW Publishing; check it out…With their diplomatic mission turned into a debacle, can Leia and Luke possibly salvage the situation? We hope so because the future of the Rebel […]

Why do fans want perfect characters in Star Wars: The Last Jedi?

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George Chrysostomou on Star Wars: The Last Jedi and its character decisions (major spoilers follow)…The divisiveness surrounding Star Wars: The Last Jedi has caught many by surprise. What was thought by critics to be one of the best Star Wars films ever made, has instead been proclaimed by some fans to be one of the […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director on Supreme Leader Snoke and Captain Phasma

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Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow…Star Wars: The Last Jedi was certainly full of surprises – not least the fate of Andy Serkis’ Supreme Leader Snoke, who after two years of fan theories and speculation, was cut down by his apprentice Kylo Ren, without any of his backstory revealed to the audience.During […]