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The fate of Jar Jar Binks revealed in Star Wars: Aftermath – Empire’s End

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Tuesday sees the release of  the third and final chapter of Chuck Wendig’s Star Wars: Aftermath book trilogy, which serves as a bridge between the events of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, and Mashable is reporting that the novel will reveal the fate of one of the most reviled characters from the galaxy far, […]

Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 15 Review – ‘Legacy of Mandalore’

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Chris Cooper reviews Star Wars Rebels – Legacy of Mandalore… If you’re not caught up yet, here’s my review of the previous episode – Trials of the Darksaber. Do you like watching Mandalorians do all the cool things that Mandalorians are known for? Do you appreciate a good Sabine story? You do? Good, because after […]

Is Finn from Star Wars a hero or a mentally imbalanced, disgruntled former employee?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether Star Wars’ Finn is a hero, or a mentally imbalanced, disgruntled former employee… If Star Wars: The Last Jedi has taught us anything, it’s that there are those who take the happenings of a galaxy far, far away a little too seriously. I didn’t like The Last Jedi. It was messy, […]

Woody Harrelson says his Han Solo character is “a bit of a criminal”

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Earlier this week it was announced that Woody Harrelson has signed on for a role in Lucasfilm’s second Star Wars Anthology movie, based around the adventures of a young Han Solo, and now the actor has spoken for the first time since his casting about joining the galaxy far, far away. “I’m a mentor to […]

Director Rian Johnson talks Star Wars: Episode VIII, Luke Skywalker and Rey

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A few days ago we brought you some comments from Star Wars: Episode VIII director Rian Johnson, where he revealed that the middle-chapter of the Sequel Trilogy will pick up straight after the final shot of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as well as touching upon Rey’s journey and her training under Luke Skywalker. Well, […]

Even Dame Judi Dench is pestering Daisy Ridley for Star Wars: The Last Jedi spoilers

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Despite the best efforts of Josh Gad, Daisy Ridley seems to be keeping any and all details on Star Wars: The Last Jedi close to her chest. However, that hasn’t stopped Ridley and Gad’s Murder on the Orient Express co-star and British screen legend Dame Judi Dench from taking a crack at prising some info […]

Jimmy Vee succeeds Kenny Baker as R2-D2 for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Following the sad passing of Kenny Baker last year, Lucasfilm has now officially announced that Jimmy Vee will be taking over the iconic role of R2-D2 for December’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Vee, who also worked uncredited on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, released a statement which reads: “It’s been an absolute pleasure to […]

Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel five-part crossover announced by Marvel

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Marvel has announced that it is launching a new five-part crossover Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel this May from writers Jason Aaron and Kieron Gillen, which will get underway with the oversized Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1 one-shot before continuing in the pages of the regular Star Wars series and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. […]