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Donald Glover cast as Lando Calrissian in young Han Solo Star Wars spinoff

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Back in August it was reported that Donald Glover was the front-runner to follow in the footsteps of Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian in Disney and Lucasfilm’s young Han Solo movie, and now THR is reporting that the Atlanta star has officially signed on to the Star Wars spinoff. “We’re so lucky to have an […]

J.J. Abrams on cutting Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker from Rey’s Force vision in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it was rumoured that the film would include a flashback sequence of the Bespin duel from The Empire Strikes Back, something that seemed to be supported by the release of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker figures as part of The Force Awakens’ […]

Does every second movie need to be The Empire Strikes Back?

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Anghus Houvouras asks why every second movie needs to be The Empire Strikes Back… Is there anything worse than the widening pit of quicksand that nostalgia has become? It’s one thing when we’re constantly forced to deal with the ‘member berry’-centric society of fandom. My expectations of fans is lower that current metrics are able to […]

Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Last Battle’

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Chris Cooper reviews the fifth episode of Star Wars Rebels season 3… After the personal lesson I learnt last week with regards to distinguishing between ‘filler’ and what I just didn’t personally find that interesting, I went into this week’s episode with renewed interest and a much more open mind. Perhaps it was karma. Perhaps […]

Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Antilles Extraction’

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Chris Cooper reviews the third episode of Star Wars Rebels season 3… Is there anything more Star Wars than an establishing shot of a location with several TIEs zooming across the screen? I’m not sure there is. Well if you like you’re keen on a bit of pew pew action, the third episode of Rebels season three […]

Eddie Redmayne on his “catastrophically bad” audition for Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them star Eddie Redmayne has revealed to Uproxx that he could have appeared in another major franchise last year, were it not for his “catastrophically bad” audition for Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. “They gave me like a Star Trek scene — or like something from Pride […]

Gareth Edwards would like to see an Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoff movie

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It looks like we can add Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards to the list of fans who’d like to see Ewan McGregor reprising the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for a Star Wars Anthology movie, with the filmmaker sharing his excitement over the prospect during an interview with The Playlist. “I would […]

Gareth Edwards shoots down Star Wars Rebels / Rogue One fan theory

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Given that they both take place at roughly the same point in time, there’s been a lot of speculation as to whether any characters from the Disney XD animated series Star Wars Rebels could make an appearance in December’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. One theory in particular has suggested that the male Rebel […]

Exclusive Interview with Star Wars: Ahsoka author E.K. Johnston

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Ricky Church chats with Star Wars: Ahsoka author E.K. Johnston… Last week the highly anticipated book Star Wars: Ahsoka was released, telling a story of Ahsoka’s time following Order 66 but before she became Star Wars Rebels‘ mysterious rebel organizer Fulcrum. Flickering Myth recently got the chance to ask author E.K. Johnston a few questions about the book […]