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We can add a Jabba the Hutt movie to Lucasfilm’s Star Wars spinoff plans

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A couple of days ago it was announced that Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) is in talks with Lucasfilm about directing a Star Wars Anthology movie based upon the untold adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which was followed up by reports suggesting that Boba Fett and Yoda spinoffs are also in active development.Well, it looks like […]

Star Wars Battlefront 2 gets a trailer for Starfighter Assault mode, livestream on Tuesday

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One of the battle modes that was sorely missed in EA’s Star Wars Battlefront was space battles between Rebel and Imperial ships (at least until DLC rolled out). Thankfully, EA has made Starfighter Assault for Star Wars Battlefront II and has released a trailer showing off the new mode for fans. Additionally, EA has also revealed that fans […]

Is the Lucasfilm Story Group really producing the best stories Star Wars can offer?

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George Chrysostomou on whether the Lucasfilm Story Group is really producing the best stories that Star Wars can offer…There is no doubt that the Lucasfilm Story Group, created by Kathleen Kennedy in 2012 and headed by Kiri Hart, has done some good for the Star Wars franchise. Although controversial in its attempts to rewrite canon, […]

Adam Driver teases an “unexpected” Kylo Ren development in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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With the marketing for Star Wars: The Last Jedi starting to heat up ahead of its December release, Adam Driver has been speaking about returning to the role of Ben Solo – a.k.a. Kylo Ren – teasing an “unexpected” development for the fallen Jedi.Asked by Sunday Today host Willie Geist (via THR) if fans “will be […]

Preview of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Annual #1

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Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Annual #1 hits comic book stores this coming Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue below courtesy of Marvel Comics…Doctor Aphra has a troubled past full of parental drama and war. But what about her Wookiee shadow, Black Krrsantan? Find out just how this Wookiee warrior is […]

John Boyega seemingly confirms Star Wars: The Last Jedi cameos

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While Star Wars: The Last Jedi is shrouded in secrecy, it seems that John Boyega has had enough of being asked about two potential cameos in the hotly-anticipated blockbuster, with the actor seemingly confirming the rumours that Tom Hardy and Prince William and Prince Harry are set to pop up in the galaxy far, far […]

EA announces Star Wars: Rise to Power mobile game

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Electronic Arts has announced the upcoming release of the mobile game Star Wars: Rise to Power, which will invite players to find out who really has the greatest strategic mind in the galaxy.The official description for the strategy game reads:In Star Wars: Rise to Power, the war between the Empire and the dawning New Republic continues to […]

Why we need more Star Wars prequels

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Anghus Houvouras thinks we need more Star Wars prequels…My old friend, writer Dean Lines made a post on Twitter the other day that shook the foundation of everything I hold dear, all the way down to my midichlorians.https://twitter.com/deanlines/status/898320728990171136Dean’s sarcastic, venom laced tweet was the last straw in a never-ending stream of razor-sharp barbs hurled at […]