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Rian Johnson says there was no set plan for the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, defends Last Jedi humour

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While Star Wars: The Last Jedi received an overwhelmingly positive reaction from critics, fans have been a little more mixed on the second chapter of Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. One of the big complaints aimed towards the film is that it deviates from the seeds planted in Star Wars: The Force Awakens in favour […]

John Boyega has “a love/hate relationship” with the Porgs from Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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If there’s one aspect of Star Wars: The Last Jedi that has divided fans during the film’s marketing campaign, it’s the porgs, the little bird-like creatures from Ahch-To. And it seems that’s true of the cast too, with John Boyega revealing to Entertainment Weekly that he had “a love/hate relationship” with the cute little critters […]

Mark Hamill on his emotional return to the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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As we’ve seen in the recent marketing material for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker will find himself back in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon some forty years after Obi-Wan Kenobi whisked him away from his life of Tatooine on his first step into a larger world. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly for the […]

More new footage of Luke and Rey in latest Star Wars: The Last Jedi TV spots

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Following on from yesterday’s batch of images [check them out here], we now have two new TV spots for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the first of which sees Luke Skywalker encouraging Rey to resist the lure – not of the Dark Side, or the Light – but “something else”. Check them out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCiePqBJ9B8 […]

Rebels Recon featurette takes us inside Star Wars Rebels – ‘Rebel Assault’

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Disney XD aired its midseason finale of Star Wars Rebels’ fourth and final season on Monday night, and you can take a look at the Rebels Recon breakdown for ‘Rebel Assault’ right here; check it out… Hera leads a courageous attack against Grand Admiral Thrawn’s forces, but when things go awry, her battle to win […]

Thor: Ragnarok storms at the box office, first look at M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass, new look at Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor and more – Daily News Roundup

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THUNDEROUS BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE After only a couple of weeks at the box office, Thor: Ragnarok has stormed past $500 million worldwide. Ragnarok has already surpassed the $449.3 million grossed by the original Thor movie in 2011, and will presumably topple Thor: The Dark World’s $644.6 million ahead of the release of Warner Bros.’ rival superhero […]

Ron Howard took over Solo: A Star Wars Story as a “true believer” in what it could be

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Ron Howard, who has taken over directing responsibilities of Solo: A Star Wars Story, has spoken about his choice to helm the film. Solo: A Star Wars Story is only a handful of weeks away and fans are eagerly anticipating just how the film will play out, especially considering that movie saw a change in […]

Rian Johnson says Star Wars: The Last Jedi will put its heroes “through a meat grinder”

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Following on from the release of the new ‘Set & Story’ behind-the-scenes featurette [which you can watch here], director Rian Johnson has been talking to USA Today about the challenges that our heroes will face in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, stating that the movie will put Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron “through a meat […]

Marvel to bridge the gap between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back in Star Wars #50

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Marvel Entertainment has released the cover to the milestone Star Wars #50, which kicks off what promises to be writer Kieron Gillen’s biggest Star Wars story ever in comics as the publisher looks to bridge A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. “When I was asked to take over the book, having a big […]