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When Did Films Start Getting So Long?

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Neil Calloway wonders why every film has to be so long now… With the  rumour that Justice League is going to clock in at just shy of three hours, it’s time to ask when did movies start getting really long? Of course, there have always been long movies, but back then films came with an […]

Rumour: Obi-Wan Kenobi movie to be announced at Star Wars Celebration, Young Adult-targeted romance in development

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Over the past few years there have been numerous rumours suggesting that Disney and Lucasfilm are looking to add an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie (or trilogy) to their slate of Star Wars films, while we’ve lost count the number of times that Ewan McGregor has expressed his interest in returning to the role of the Jedi […]

Justin Theroux will reportedly appear in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Earlier in the week Take That star Gary Barlow revealed that he has a small role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and now another cameo may have been revealed, with Making Star Wars reporting that Justin Theroux (The Leftovers) will be making an appearance in the hotly-anticipated film. The site reports that Theroux is playing […]

Blu-ray Review – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 2016. Directed by Gareth Edwards. Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker. SYNOPSIS: The first standalone Star Wars movie is out in a Blu-ray + DVD + digital copy set that has an okay batch of bonus materials. […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi to feature First Order “Gorilla Walkers”

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It looks the First Order will be introducing some new weaponry in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with Making Star Wars suggesting that the hotly-anticipated film will include “super walkers” called First Order Heavy Assault Walkers, which are described as “huge and chunky” and almost twice the size of the Empire’s AT-AT walkers. The report […]

Take That’s Gary Barlow to appear in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine show this morning, Take That star Gary Barlow has revealed that he is heading to the galaxy far, far away for a part in December’s hotly-anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi. “I’m not a stormtrooper but I am in it,” said Barlow, before joking that, “Now I’ve said that, I’ll probably […]

Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 20 Review – ‘Zero Hour’

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Chris Cooper reviews Star Wars Rebels – ‘Zero Hour’… Imagine we’re in a room. In front of us are the three Star Wars Rebels season finales. One, two, and three, all minding their own business. Ah-hem! They all stand to attention. Now then, you ask them, which of you is the most disappointing? Finale three […]

Rogue One’s Jyn vs. TIE Fighter shot was only ever intended for the trailer

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Among the many shots from the trailers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that were absent from the final cut of the movie was the sequence of Jyn Erso staring down a TIE Fighter on the communication tower platform on Scarif. If you were wondering how the scene would have played out pre-reshoots, director […]

6 Franchises Telltale Games Should Adapt

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Thomas Roach with six franchises Telltale should adapt… Telltale Games has created some of my favourite experiences in gaming over the last few years. After playing The Walking Dead a few years ago, I was blown away by how good it was. Telltale doesn’t really deliver traditional gameplay but rather focuses more on storytelling. With […]