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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story named 2016’s most anticipated movie

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This year might see the first ever meeting between The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, as well as the heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe going up against each other in Captain America: Civil War, but if Fandango’s audience poll is anything to go by, 2016 […]

Francis Ford Coppola says its a “pity” George Lucas got lost in Star Wars

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During an appearance at the Marrakech International Film Festival, director Francis Ford Coppola spoke about his good friend George Lucas, stating that he thinks it is a “pity” George Lucas got “lost” in the world of Star Wars at the expense of smaller, more experimental films. “I think Star Wars, it’s a pity, because George Lucas […]

Star Wars Memorable Moments – R2-D2 and C-3PO: BFFs

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Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is Jessie Robertson on R2-D2 and C-3PO… Like most kids, Star Wars has always been apart of my youth, whether pretending to be fighting the Empire on Endor with my […]

J.J. Abrams on not directing Star Wars: Episode VIII

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Despite relaunching the Star Wars saga with next week’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams will be handing over the reins for the rest of the Sequel Trilogy, with Rian Johnson (Looper) helming Star Wars: Episode VIII and Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) rounding things out with Star Wars: Episode IX. Chatting with the […]

J.J. Abrams wishes he was directing Star Wars: Episode VIII

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Now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is here, attention is starting to shift towards the next chapter of the saga, with Rian Johnson stepping in to succeed J.J. Abrams as director of Star Wars: Episode VIII. A couple of weeks ago, J.J. Abrams said that he had no regrets about handing over the reins […]

Memorable Star Wars Moments – Luke meets Yoda

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Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is Tom Jolliffe with Luke meets Yoda from Empire Strikes Back… Right off the bat I have to make something clear. If you don’t like the original Star Wars trilogy, […]

Memorable Star Wars Moments – Mos Eisley Cantina

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Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is Matt Spencer-Skeen with the Mos Eisley scene from A New Hope… I would like to point out that the scene before we meet Han Solo and Chewbacca was never […]

J.J. Abrams explains why Leia isn’t a Jedi in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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I think it’s pretty safe to assume that following Return of the Jedi, the majority of fans expected Luke Skywalker to pass on what he had learned about the ways of the Force to his sister Leia. However, as we’ve seen from the marketing campaign of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Leia is not a Jedi, […]

Memorable Star Wars Moments – The Rancor Pit

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Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is The Week in Star Wars’s Luke Owen with Luke Skywalker in the Rancor pit from Return of the Jedi… Return of the Jedi gets a lot of stick for having teddy […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets Christmas Day box office record, will hit $1 billion this weekend

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues leave box office records in its wake, with the film setting a Christmas Day record yesterday of $49.3 million in the States, crushing the previous high set by Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes in 2009. Domestically, The Force Awakens is now the fastest movie to reach $400 million, having banked […]