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Fan petition calls for George Lucas’ return to the Star Wars saga

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The Star Wars saga entered a new ‘post-George Lucas’ phase last month with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and while many fans were glad to see the back of the bearded one after the Prequel Trilogy, it seems not all were ready to say goodbye to Lucas’ vision. If you fall into […]

Miles Teller says Fantastic Four was ‘unjustly critiqued’, confirms Han Solo audition

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Speaking on a podcast with Slashfilm, Miles Teller discussed the critical and commercial failure that was Fantastic Four, while also stressing that just because the finished project didn’t pan out to make for a good film, it doesn’t mean that the actors phoned in their performances. Teller said “People think that when you make something like […]

Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie sticking to May 2018 release date

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With Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and now Star Wars: Episode VIII all receiving December releases, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Disney has given up on the saga’s traditional May dates. Well, it seems that isn’t quite the case, as Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that the […]

Disney narrows shortlist for young Han Solo role in Star Wars spinoff, may cameo in Rogue One

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Having tested around 2500 actors, it seems that Disney and Lucasfilm have narrowed their search for the young Han Solo in the 2018 Star Wars spinoff movie, with Variety reporting that around twelve actors are set for meetings with Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller. According to the site, Miles Teller, […]

Han Solo Star Wars spinoff movie will be set 10 years before A New Hope

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Warning: This post contains some minor spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Proceed with caution… While there are many exciting future Star Wars projects that will be hitting theaters in the years to come, including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: Episode VIII, perhaps none is quite as promising as the […]

Samuel L. Jackson says Star Wars: The Force Awakens needs better lightsaber battles

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Samuel L. Jackson is no stranger to the galaxy far, far away, having placed Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and he sat down with Peter Travers recently to discuss his work on The Hateful Eight. With The Force Awakens grabbing many headlines at the moment, the two did briefly discuss what the former Jedi master […]

Is Star Wars: The Force Awakens the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull… Fandom is forgiving. History has proven this again and again. A cultural phenomenon like Star Wars is an interesting experience because fans are forgiving to a fault. Kevin Smith once called The Phantom Menace […]

R.I.P. Jason Wingreen, the original voice of Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back

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Actor Jason Wingreen, who was perhaps best known for his work as the original, pre-Special Edition voice of Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back, has passed away aged 95, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wingreen was a prolific character actor with over 200 credits to his name; he played Harry the bartender in seven […]

Leonardo DiCaprio on turning down the role of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels

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During an interview with Shortlist, Leonardo DiCaprio has been speaking about some of the roles that he passed on his career, revealing that George Lucas wanted him to play Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels, but he decided to turn the offer down. “I did have a meeting with George Lucas about [the Star […]

Mary Sues, Black Stormtroopers, & Poe Dameron’s Sexual Preference: The Social Subtext of Star Wars

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Anghus Houvouras on the social subtext of Star Wars… It was back when the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released. Mere minutes after we got our first glimpse of Episode VII, when someone made this comment on twitter: “It looks like they’re making a real effort to diversify the cast” A harmless […]