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Why Star Wars: The Last Jedi Has A Lot To Live Up To

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Neil Calloway on why the second films in Star Wars trilogies are the best…Unless you’ve been hiding out on Dagobah or in the Outer Rim Territories, you’ll be aware that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is released this week. It’s a Star Wars movie, so has a lot to live up to, but it’s also […]

Frank Oz on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson’s genius, and Yoda’s “backwards talking”

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Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow…Frank Oz has spoken about Yoda’s surprise appearance in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and how he would once get bored of the character’s style of speech.Yoda is of course one of the most beloved Star Wars characters there is, stemming back from his first appearance in […]

Should We Really Look Forward To More Star Wars Films?

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This week Neil Calloway cautions against too many films in the franchise…The news that Kathleen Kennedy plans a whole universe of Star Wars movies should be greeted with trepidation.I love Star Wars, but I can’t help but feel more movies will chip away at the mythology of the films.. The prequels already gave us Midi-chlorians […]

Boba Fett was originally going to be the main villain in Return of the Jedi

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Despite only having a handful of scenes in The Empire Strikes Back, and a rather feeble death at the hands of the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi, the bounty hunter Boba Fett has gone on to become one of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars universe. And had George Lucas stuck to […]

Joss Whedon comments on Marvel, DC and Wonder Woman, would like to direct a Star Wars movie

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As Joss Whedon continues to work on his script for his first post-Marvel project, the filmmaker has been chatting to Complex about the comic book movie genre, weighing in with his thoughts on Marvel and DC, as well as the upcoming Wonder Woman movie – a project he spent several years attached to back in the […]

Yoda and Boba Fett Star Wars spinoffs still in development at Lucasfilm

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Following on from reports of an Obi-Wan Kenobi prequel in development at Disney and Lucasfilm, it is now being reported by THR that the previously rumoured Boba Fett film is still under consideration, alongside a Yoda prequel spin-off.Of course, while this nothing but rumour for now, it is interesting that Lucasfilm wishes to continue its trend […]

Rumour: Prince William and Prince Harry have shot cameos for Star Wars: Episode VIII

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Last week Prince William and Prince Harry paid a visit to the Pinewood Studios set of Star Wars: Episode VIII, but according to The Daily Mail the two Royals weren’t just there for a photo opportunity, as the paper is reporting that they shot cameos for the hotly-anticipated second instalment of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy.“The line […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story running time revealed

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Last week it was announced that Solo: A Star Wars Story will premiere next month during Cannes, and now thanks to the festival’s website we know what running time to expect for Disney and Lucasfilm’s second Star Wars Anthology movie.According to the film’s listing, Solo will run for 2 hours and 15 minutes. For comparison, […]

James Cameron on shooting all four Avatar sequels together, and avoiding Star Wars

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Last week, James Cameron added an extra instalment to its Avatar franchise, announcing that four sequels to the 2009 mega-blockbuster will hit cinemas between 2018 and 2023. Avatar 2 had originally been slated for release in December 2017, only to be pushed back a year to give Cameron more time to prep, as well as avoiding […]