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Not To Be Taken Seriously: The First Order Stormtrooper Redesign

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Anghus Houvouras on the First Order Stormtrooper… There are some topics that feel far too ridiculous to write a column about. This is one of them. The Star Wars franchise has been taking licks like a crack filled Tootsie Pop. Everybody’s stumbling over one another to give their perspective on the state of a galaxy […]

EA bringing The Clone Wars to Star Wars Battlefront II

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During Electronic Arts’ big EA Play presentation at E3 today, EA DICE announced that it is bringing The Clone Wars to Star Wars Battlefront II with a brand new season which will focus heavily on the period between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Variety reports that the content will include the […]

Colin Trevorrow on whether The Book of Henry contributed to his Star Wars: Episode IX dismissal

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It’s fair to say that 2017 wasn’t the best of years for Colin Trevorrow; first, his feature film The Book of Henry was absolutely savaged by critics and derided as one of the worst movies of the year, before he then found himself fired from the director’s chair on Star Wars: Episode IX due to […]

EA officially announces Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

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Way back in May of 2016, Electronic Arts announced that Titanfall developers Respawn Entertainment was working on a brand new Star Wars title, and now the very first details on the game have been announced during yesterday’s EA Play press conference at E3 2018. Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella revealed that the action-adventure game is going by […]

Preview of Star Wars: Darth Vader #17

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Marvel releases Star Wars: Darth Vader #17 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… As the remnants of the Mon Cala resistance crumble into the seas, Vader and his Inquisitors finally confront the Jedi survivor at its core. The seas will weep… Star Wars: Darth Vader #17 […]

Preview of Star Wars: Thrawn #5

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Thrawn #5 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… “THE RISE OF THE GRAND ADMIRAL” CONTINUES! Thrawn’s obsession and pursuit of the mysterious crime lord “Nightswan” has led him to Batonn. But what his aide Eli Vanto hopes will be the final […]

Kevin Smith reveals he is okay with never directing a Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, or DC movie

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Kevin Smith has said that he’s fine if he never gets the chance to direct a motion picture in franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, or DC. Smith is a huge fan favourite in the world of geek culture, thanks in large part to his history of directing movies that spoke very closely to […]