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Fantastic Beasts 2 details, Power Rangers spoilers, Leia update and more – Daily News Roundup

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FANTASTIC BEASTS RETURN After scoring a pretty good monster hit last year with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, it was revealed yesterday that its sequel will start production in August 2017 for release the following year. No extra cast have been confirmed, but we know this is the second in a five part series […]

Hey, Finn Jones – Critics Can Be Fans Too

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Gary Collinson responds to Finn Jones’ comments about the negative reviews for Iron Fist… In the wake of the near-universally negative reviews for Netflix’s latest Marvel show, Iron Fist star Finn Jones has spoken out about the critical backlash to the new series this past weekend, stating that “these shows are not made for critics, […]

The Week in Star Wars – Detailed The Last Jedi scene descriptions leaked, Rebels renewed, more Han Solo casting and more

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Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars is back with details of scenes from The Last Jedi, some news on Star Wars Rebels, Han Solo casting news and more… Let’s kick things off with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, as some scenes from the movie were shown to Disney shareholders this week. The […]

New Star Wars: Darth Vader series will pick up from the end of Revenge of the Sith

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IGN is reporting that Marvel is set to launch a brand new Star Wars: Darth Vader ongoing comic book series from writer Charles Soule and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli, which will pick up from the end of Revenge of the Sith and explore Vader’s ‘Year One’ as the apprentice of Emperor Palpatine. “The book begins one […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi scenes revealed, future DC plans announced, Aladdin start date and more – Daily News Roundup

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STAR WARS: THE FIRST SPOILERS As we reported yesterday, some footage was shown to Disney investors of Star Wars: The Last Jedi which revealed Luke Skywalker’s opening words as well as appearances from Leia and Chewie. Well, some detailed descriptions of those scenes have now leaked online. We won’t post them here, but if you […]

Detailed description of Star Wars: The Last Jedi footage surfaces

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Yesterday it was widely reported that Disney had showcased footage from December’s massively anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi at an investor’s conference. While the original news came with a brief description of what was seen, the folks at Slash Film have now shared a detailed breakdown of the footage; take a look here… An […]

Star Wars Rebels season 4 confirmed by Lucasfilm and Disney

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Good news for fans of Star Wars Rebels, as Lucasfilm and Disney have confirmed that the animated series has been renewed for a fourth season, which will get underway later this year. “The team behind Star Wars Rebels delivers epic storytelling that has captivated fans of all ages across the globe,” says Marc Buhaj, Disney XD’s senior […]

Michael K. Williams in final talks for Han Solo standalone Star Wars movie

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According to an exclusive report from Variety, Michael K. Williams (The Wire, The Night Of) is likely to become the latest actor to step into the Star Wars universe, as he’s in final negotiations to join the cast of the still-untitled Han Solo standalone movie. As of now, his exact role in the film is unknown. Williams […]

Excerpt from Timothy Zahn’s Star Wars: Thrawn novel released online

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Longtime fans of the old Star Wars Expanded Universe, now known as Legends, received a great gift when fan-favourite villain Grand Admiral Thrawn was brought into actual canon through his role in the Star Wars Rebels television series, voiced by House of Cards‘ Lars Mikkelsen. Timothy Zahn, the author who created him, has been working on Star Wars: Thrawn,a […]