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Greedo actor reveals deleted Han Solo scene from Star Wars, talks ‘Han Shot First’ debate

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During an interview with Sci-Fi Central, actor Paul Blake – who portrays the character of Greedo in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – has revealed a deleted scene from George Lucas’ 1977 classic, which would have taken place in Mos Eisley’s Docking Bay 94. “There’s a brilliant little sequence which I loved […]

Beauty and the Beast knocks Star Wars out of the all-time domestic box office top 10

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For the first time since its release in 1977, George Lucas’ Star Wars no longer sits in the top ten of the all-time highest-grossing domestic movie releases, with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast surpassing the $461 million haul of A New Hope to climb to tenth place. Here’s the all-time top ten highest-grossing movies in North America: […]

Avengers: Infinity War directors would “absolutely love to do a Star Wars film”

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Having been handed the keys to the Avengers franchise following the critical and commercial success of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War, directors Anthony and Joe Russo have revealed to Variety that they are keen to swap one Disney mega-franchise for another. “I sat in a theater when I was 11 […]

Five TV Shows and Films That Need Virtual Reality Spin Offs

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Neil Calloway imagines some projects that you should be able to enjoy in Virtual Reality… This week’s news that Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan wants to “do something” involving the show and Virtual Reality may seem odd, but in a world where we want increasing interactivity, it’s not too surprising that familiar properties will want […]

Lucasfilm will decide its next Star Wars Anthology movie in June

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From the moment that Disney and Lucasfilm announced its initial slate of Star Wars films through to 2020, we’ve had intense speculation and rumours as to the story line for the as-yet-unrevealed third Anthology movie. Well, it seems we may not have too much longer to wait until we get some official news from Lucasfilm, […]

The Rise of the Disposable Character

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Tom Jolliffe on the rise of the disposable character… In recent years there has been a huge rise in the ensemble blockbuster. Films such as Avengers Assemble or the Fast and Furious franchise have popularized the ensemble piece and there seems no sign of this slowing down. Even now in the Marvel universe with standalone […]

Mark Hamill initially believed Han Solo was the lead in Star Wars

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Mark Hamill was once under the impression that Han Solo was the main character of Star Wars. Recounting the audition process he undertook for the original 1977 movie, Hamill, who will be returning once again for this year’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, once believed that Han Solo was the film’s main character and that […]

Kathleen Kennedy says the fans will influence the next batch of Star Wars Anthology movies

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A few days ago Kathleen Kennedy revealed that she expects the next Star Wars Anthology movie to be announced as early as this summer, and now we have a few more comments from the Lucasfilm chief, who has told E-Cartelera (via Star Wars News Net) that fans could play a major role in determining the next slate […]