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J.J. Abrams on the fateful showdown between Kylo Ren and Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set to arrive on 3D Blu-ray next month, bringing with it a commentary from director J.J. Abrams. USA Today has managed to get an exclusive clip from the commentary featuring the climactic showdown between Han Solo and Kylo Ren, during which Abrams shares his opinion on Ben Solo’s state […]

Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Antilles Extraction’

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Chris Cooper reviews the third episode of Star Wars Rebels season 3… Is there anything more Star Wars than an establishing shot of a location with several TIEs zooming across the screen? I’m not sure there is. Well if you like you’re keen on a bit of pew pew action, the third episode of Rebels season three […]

The Week in Star Wars – New Rogue One trailer, poster and reactions, Obi-Wan movie, new ongoing comic series and more

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In your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got a brand new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (and a new poster), some more talk about an Obi-Wan movie and more…Let’s be honest, we’re going to kick off with the new trailer Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, aren’t we? […]

Gareth Edwards shoots down Star Wars Rebels / Rogue One fan theory

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Given that they both take place at roughly the same point in time, there’s been a lot of speculation as to whether any characters from the Disney XD animated series Star Wars Rebels could make an appearance in December’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.One theory in particular has suggested that the male Rebel leader […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars: Darth Vader #25

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Ricky Church reviews the final issue of Star Wars: Darth Vader… FINAL ISSUE! It has all built up to this! Vader’s trials against Cylo’s creations! His machinations against the Emperor! His covert missions with Doctor Aphra and her murderous droids! All comes to fruition in an oversized 40-page issue by the stellar team of Kieron […]

New Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth team react…SEE ALSO: Read the Flickering Myth Reactions to Doctor Strange, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Assassin’s Creed, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Power Rangers and moreFollowing the announcement of its arrival, the final trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story landed online yesterday [watch it here]. The previous trailers left the Flickering […]

Theory: Mads Mikkelsen’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character sabotages the Death Star

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James Garcia has a theory that may answer one of the biggest gripes fans have with the Star Wars saga…The final trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has finally been released (you can watch it in all its glory here), and it comes jam-packed with new footage and clarification about various story elements. The first – and […]

Ewan McGregor is keen on a couple of Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoffs

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Since briefly reprising the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for a single line of dialogue in last year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ewan McGregor has said on multiple occasions that he’d like to return as the venerable Jedi Knight for a Star Wars Anthology movie, and he’s been at it again this week during an […]

Felicity Jones comments on the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story reshoots

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Earlier in the year, it was reported that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story would be getting huge reshoots that pushed back its post-production (so much the film lost its composer). Director Gareth Edwards said there was nothing to worry about (though Tony Gilroy now has a screenwriter credit), as did producer Kathleen Kennedy, and […]