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Rumour: Felicity Jones’ character name revealed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Warning: possible spoilers below… Now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is out of the way and dominating the global box office, it’s time for rumours and speculation about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to begin. And it didn’t take long into 2016 for that to happen. According to Making Star Wars, Felicity Jones’ […]

Taron Egerton addresses young Han Solo rumours

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A few days ago, it was reported that Disney and Lucasfilm have whittled down the 2500-strong contenders for the role of the young Han Solo in the 2018 Star Wars Anthology movie to just three candidates: Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!), Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction) and Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service). Appearing on The […]

Rumour: Felicity Jones’ Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One character the daughter of an iconic villain?

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As director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) begins production on the first Star Wars spinoff, a new rumour has emerged concerning the character set to be played by Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) in Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. The official announcement stated that Jones will be playing a Rebel soldier, and now notorious “scooper” El […]

Logan Lerman and Jack Reynor on being linked to young Han Solo role

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Earlier this month it was revealed that Disney and Lucasfilm have narrowed their search for the young Han Solo in Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s upcoming Star Wars anthology movie to around twelve actors, with Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Dave Franco, Jack Reynor, Scott Eastwood, Logan Lerman, Emory Cohen and Blake Jenner all said to […]

Hasbro responds to Star Wars Monopoly controversy, Rey to be added in future edition

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On Monday, Hasbro found themselves at the centre of a controversy surrounding the latest iteration of Star Wars Monopoly, stemming from the fact that Daisy Ridley’s character Rey is absent from the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens edition, despite her being the main protagonist of the movie. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, a Hasbro spokesperson defended the omission, […]

Ewok Hunt mode coming to Star Wars Battlefront 2

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Electronic Arts has announced that a brand new game mode is coming to Star Wars Battlefront 2, which will allow players to experience Return of the Jedi’s Battle of Endor from the perspective of both the Imperial Stormtroopers and the Ewoks! The mode, dubbed Ewok Hunt and set for release on April 18th, is described […]

Little Golden Books revisiting the Star Wars saga

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Entertainment Weekly has revealed that Random House’s Little Golden Books is set to revisit the Star Wars saga in the kid-friendly format, with July set to see the release of The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.   “The […]

Five Star Wars Movies Disney Should Make (But Probably Won’t)

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Neil Calloway looks at what Star Wars films Disney could make (but probably won’t)… With Rogue One apparently well into production and The Force Awakens juggernaut rumbling on, it might seem like we’ve reached “Peak Star Wars”. Yesterday I saw a grown man wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the phrase “Chewie, we’re home”. When people […]

Benicio Del Toro confirms Star Wars: Episode VIII villain talks

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We’ve been inundated with news from Star Wars: The Force Awakens over the past couple of days [check out all of our Star Wars coverage here], but now we have a little tidbit on the next instalment of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy, with Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy) confirming that he’s in the running […]