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Daniel Craig denies playing a Stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, “why would I ever bother doing something like that?”

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There was a rumour a couple of months ago, started by Simon Pegg, that 007 himself Daniel Craig had a small cameo role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a Stormtrooper. It was assumed that Pegg was joking, but that didn’t stop the rumour spreading. But in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Craig seemed […]

Ben Mendelsohn says it’s “looking positive” that he’ll join the cast of Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One

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With second unit production currently under way and first-unit set to start in three weeks, we should start to see the cast of the Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One emerge officially pretty soon. But there have rumours for a few months that Ben Mendelsohn is set to join Felicity Jones and Forrest Whitaker. Deadline are now […]

Early draft of Star Wars reveals who really shot first

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It is one of the larger debates within the Star Wars Universe (although most fans are on the same page). Who shot first? Han or Greedo? Well, according to a recently discovered early draft, it was definitely Han. The scoundrel! The script was discovered by Kristian Brown of the University of New Brunswick’s library, who stumbled upon […]

Rumour: Hayden Christensen returning for Star Wars: Episode VIII and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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We’ve heard rumours in the past that Ewan McGregor would be coming back to the Star Wars Universe for a trilogy of movies based around his turn as Obi-Wan Kenobi, but a new rumour has surfaced that another Prequel Trilogy star is coming back to the fold. According to Making Star Wars (who are usually […]

Lawrence Kasdan teases Lando Calrissian for future Star Wars movies

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Lawrence Kasdan (or Larry Kasdan as he’s often called) has been a part of the Star Wars universe for many years now, having written the scripts for The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and co-authoring Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the writer promised some exciting things coming […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars #2

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Luke Owen reviews Star Wars #2… THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME CONTINUES! The Rebel assault on Cymoon 1 continues! Luke Skywalker – cornered by Darth Vader! Han, Leia, and the others – trapped! Last month’s debut edition of Star Wars at Marvel was quite a decent little affair. It wasn’t spectacular in any […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars #1

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Luke Owen reviews Star Wars #1 from Marvel… Luke Skywalker and the ragtag band of rebels fighting against the Galactic Empire are fresh off their biggest victory yet—the destruction of the massive battle station known as the Death Star. But the Empire’s not toppled yet! Join Luke along with Princess Leia, smugglers Han Solo and […]

Mark Hamill asks for managed expectations with Star Wars: The Force Awakens: “I’m telling you, it’s just a movie”

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If there is one movie released this year that has a lot of hype to live up to, it’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Not only is it the first Star Wars movie in a decade, but it’s the first film to come from Disney without any involvement from George Lucas. Since its announcement, we’ve […]