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Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 2 Review – ‘The Holocrons of Fate’

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Chris Cooper reviews the second episode of Star Wars Rebels season 3… Like a shiny hologram message on the dashboard of your ships controls, I need to give you a heads up. There are some slight spoilers here. I’ve avoided so much trying to write this but I wouldn’t have two words to rub together […]

Four Years of Disney’s Star Wars

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Tom Nightingale looks back on four years of Disney’s Star Wars… It’s been the equivalent of a whole US presidential term since Disney acquired Lucasfilm for a staggering $4.05 billion. “It’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers” declared George Lucas as he traded the most iconic […]

Marvel launching Star Wars: Classified ongoing comic book series

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With Star Wars: Darth Vader set to end next month, Marvel has announced that it is launching a new ongoing series in December entitled Star Wars: Classified. The new series will join the main Star Wars title and Star Wars: Poe Dameron as Marvel’s third ongoing Star Wars series, and will see Darth Vader writer […]

When Will Shared Universes End?

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This week Neil Calloway questions how long cinematic shared universes can last… It was announced on Thursday that Margot Robbie – given the sweetener of an Executive Producer to boot – had signed on for a Harley Quinn solo movie. This followed hot on the heels of the news that Anne Hathaway would be open […]

Michael Giacchino replaces Alexandre Desplat as composer on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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It looks like the extensive reshoots on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has led to scheduling conflicts for composer Alexandre Desplat, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the Oscar-winner is no longer available to score the film. Stepping in as Desplat’s replacement is another Academy Award-winner in Michael Giacchino, who has worked extensively with […]

VFX reel showcases ILM’s digital effects work on Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Despite all of the talk of a return to the practical effects focus of the Original Trilogy in the build up to the release of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the visual effects wizards at Industrial Light & Magic still had their work cut out on the film when it came to digital effects. Although […]

Oscar, Indie, and Blockbuster: 3 Future Must See Films

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Samuel Brace with three future must see films… Well, guys, we’ve made it through the summer, a summer of cinematic disappointments, leaving us with a feeling that sadly is all too familiar. The good news is that it’s behind us now and we can look forward to pastures new, the bad news is that Oscar […]

Are we drowning in nostalgia?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether we’re drowning in nostalgia… Yes. We absolutely are. There’s the short version for anyone who doesn’t feel like putting any additional thought into the subject. I’m nothing if not considerate. We are currently adrift in a sea of the familiar. Living in an era of entertainment avarice where our fondest wishes […]

Kathleen Kennedy on whether the Skywalker story will continue past Star Wars: Episode IX

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A few weeks ago Disney’s Bob Iger revealed that Lucasfilm was beginning to map out the next 15 years of Star Wars movies, and now during an interview with Fandango at Star Wars Celebration, Kathleen Kennedy has been discussing whether the Skywalker saga will extend beyond 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX, or if the focus […]