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Star Wars generates $1 billion of video game sales in 2015

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It’s not just at the box office where Star Wars is generating huge sums of money, with Forbes reporting that the franchise has pulled in over $1 billion of revenue from video games in 2015, spurred on in no small part by the excitement over Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The site reports that 6 […]

Memorable Star Wars Moments – The Detention Level Rescue

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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 James Garcia with the detention level rescue in A New Hope… Unlike many fans of that galaxy far, far away, I unfortunately have no memory of the first time I saw Star Wars. The […]

Memorable Star Wars Moments – Luke meets Obi-Wan

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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 Neil Calloway with the scene when Luke meets Obi-Wan from A New Hope… Perhaps the most important moment in the entire Star Wars saga comes not aboard a Star […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens breaks IMAX records with $6.5 million in advanced sales

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Not only has Star Wars: The Force Awakens broken the Internet (it crashed our site and YouTube yesterday), it has now broken IMAX records for advanced ticket sales. IMAX announced that single-day pre-sale tickets for Star Wars: The Force Awakens have come in at an estimated $6.5 million, which broke the single-day previous record – […]

Rumour: Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins Star Wars: Episode VIII shortlist

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So, this one comes from Latino-Review, so have your pinch of salt at the ready, but according to the site Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who, Belle) has joined the shortlist of actresses said to be in contention for a new female lead in Star Wars: Episode VIII. The original shortlist was said to include Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), […]

David Prowse to attend PLAY Expo

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Replay Events have announced another special guest who shall be appearing for both Saturday and Sunday dates – 10th & 11th October – at PLAY Expo.  The Dark Lord himself, Darth Vader, otherwise known as Dave Prowse will be in attendance. Initially offered Chewbacca or Darth Vader in Star Wars, David Prowse opted for Darth Vader, telling […]

Max Von Sydow’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens character revealed

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While Disney and Lucasfilm have peeled the curtain back slightly on Star Wars: The Force Awakens these past few months, revealing a few minor details about the hugely anticipated blockbuster, one thing that has remained firmly under wraps is the character set to be played by screen legend Max Von Sydow. The Exorcist star been […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story gets the LEGO Star Wars treatment with new poster

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With the sets now on sale, LEGO has unveiled a new Solo: A Star Wars Story poster to promote its range of LEGO Star Wars tie-in products for next month’s Anthology movie; take a look at the poster below, and check out the official promotional images and descriptions for each of the sets here… A […]

Comic Book Review – Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #1

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Ricky Church reviews Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #1… For the first time in the new Star Wars canon, journey with us into the time after the end of Return of the Jedi! Writer Greg Rucka (PUNISHER, WOLVERINE, Gotham Central) and artist Marco Checchetto (AVENGERS WORLD, PUNISHER) take us past […]