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Bill Pullman hadn’t seen Star Wars when he made Spaceballs

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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Spaceballs, Bill Pullman spoke to THR about Mel Brooks’ classic spoof and revealed that he hadn’t seen Star Wars prior to making the film, nor did he watch it to prepare for the Han Solo parody role of Lone Starr. The actor stated “I missed it the first time around. I just needed […]

Guardians of the Galaxy and Its Exploitation Influences

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Ben Robins on Guardians of the Galaxy and its exploitation influences… Exploitation is a bit of a nasty word no matter the context, and in the movie world, it usually means something cheap and in many cases, derivative. It’s never properly been defined, and doing so here without page after page of background would prove […]

Gareth Edwards reveals that Lucasfilm has a 4K restoration of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

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During an interview with Little White Lies, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards has revealed that Lucasfilm has a completed a shiny new 4K restoration of George Lucas’ first foray to the galaxy far, far away, Star Wars: Epsiode IV – A New Hope. “On day one, we were in Lucasfilm in San […]

Harrison Ford unveils Disney’s Star Wars theme park plans

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Last night during The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60 special, Harrison Ford unveiled plans for Disney’s Star Wars-themed lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. “Star Wars is, for lack of a better word, awesome,” said Ford, who reprised the role of Han Solo for December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. “I’m so blessed […]

Disney XD announces LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

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Disney XD has announced that a new animated Star Wars comedy series will be joining Star Wars Rebels this Spring/Summer with the premiere of LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, which will introduce all-new heroes and villains in exciting adventures with many familiar Star Wars characters. “We are very excited to launch for the first time […]

Rebels Recon video explores Star Wars Rebels – ‘The Call’

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The Star Wars YouTube channel has released its latest Rebels Recon video, which explores this past Wednesday’s episode of Star Wars Rebels, entitled ‘The Call’. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Star Wars coverage here While on a mission to obtain fuel for the rebel fleet, the crew works to protect […]

Claudia Gray’s Star Wars: Bloodline to focus on Leia Organa

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USA Today has revealed the cover and first details about the upcoming Star Wars: Bloodline, the new novel from Star Wars: Lost Stars author Claudia Gray. Bloodline will take place prior to the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and focusses on Leia Organa, “who is professionally at a good place, as a senator and […]

Marvel to answer burning question from Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Star Wars Special: C-3PO #1

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This March, Marvel is set to answer the burning question from Star Wars: The Force Awakens… no, not the identity of Rey’s parents, but rather how did C-3PO get his red arm! Here’s a teaser image for the one-shot Star Wars Special: C-3PO #1… SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Star Wars coverage here Star […]

Star Wars: Episode VIII script out to the cast

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Last week, it was announced that Star Wars: Episode VIII has been pushed back to December 15th 2017, with rumours suggesting the delay was to allow for rewrites to the script to increase the focus on Star Wars: The Force Awakens favourites Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron and Kylo Ren. Well, those rumours were either wide […]