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New promo posters and character portraits for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Following on from Force Friday II this past Friday, it looks like Disney and Lucasfilm are ramping up the marketing for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and today we’ve got a couple of new promotional posters for December’s hugely-anticipated blockbuster, along with illustrated character portraits featuring Rey, Luke, Leia, Kylo Ren, Finn and Poe. Take […]

Inhumans opens strong, Doctor Who in the MCU, Bad Boys 3 still alive and more – Weekend News Roundup

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INHUMANS OPENS STRONG It may have been demoted from a big screen blockbuster to a small screen TV show, but Marvel’s Inhumans has had a strong showing in its IMAX release. According to Boxofficemojo, Inhumans brought in around $2.6 million worldwide – pretty good considering the season four finale of Game of Thrones made $1.4 […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer confirmed for Monday Night Football, tickets to go on sale following launch

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Well, it looks as though Mark Hamill did indeed let slip details of the next Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, as we have just received official confirmation from Disney that the trailer will indeed premiere during ESPN’s Monday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears. Monday Night Football starts at 5:15 p.m. […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi concept art shows new Luke Skywalker costume

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So far, we’ve seen Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker sporting a few different costumes in Star Wars: The Last Jedi – the Jedi robes he wore in the final shot of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a darker, raggy outfit (which according to the action figure, is his Jedi Exile costume), and the above, assumed to be […]

Mark Hamill on Luke Skywalker’s story between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens

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Aside from a brief outline of events – he forms a new Jedi Order, is betrayed by Kylo Ren, and heads off to Ahch-To for a self-imposed exile, we know very little of what Luke Skywalker has been up to in the galaxy far, far away between the end of Return of the Jedi and […]

New image of Rey from Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Along with all of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi reveals – including the LEGO sets, Funko Pop! Vinyl figures, Hasbro action figures and Hot Toys Cosbabies – this Force Friday II has brought us a new image of Daisy Ridley’s Rey from December’s hotly-anticipated sequel, which sees the young Jedi striking a pose with […]

New promo image of Luke Skywalker from Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Thanks to Hungarian film magazin Cinemánia Mozimánia, we’ve got a brand new and rather nice promotional image of Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and it looks like the beloved character is all business! Check out a textless version of the magazine cover here thanks to Reddit user Max-Max-Maxxx (via Star […]

New Avengers: Infinity War character, Han Solo cameo, new Blade Runner 2049 footage and more – Daily News Roundup

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INFINITY WAR Having been spotted on set in a motion capture suit, leading to speculation that he’s portraying the Black Order member Ebony Maw, Peaky Blinders actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor has confirmed to Dublin Live that he is playing a villain in next year’s Avengers: Infinity War. “I am [in the film],” said Vaughan-Lawlor. “But it’s like […]

The Year in Disappointment: 2017

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Anghus Houvouras with the year in disappointment… Normally this column is a vapid deep dive into the dumpster fire of pop culture confections unable to deliver on lofty expectations. This year feels different. There’s been a tangible shift in the polarity of the entertainment industry. Columnists like myself are no stranger to the concept of […]

Obi-Wan spin off movie, Avengers: Infinity War promo art, Captain Marvel script update and more – Daily News Roundup

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HELLO THERE After being rumoured for what feels like a decade, it was reported yesterday by The Hollywood Reporter that Disney and Lucasfilm are in talks with Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot) about helming a spin-off movie for Obi-Wan Kenobi. The site reports that talks are at the earliest of stages, and there is currently no script […]