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Latest Star Wars: The Force Awakens box office tracking suggests $3.5 billion worldwide haul

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We all know that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is going to be one of the biggest box office successes of all time, but if the latest box office tracking is anything to go by, it’s not going to have any problem toppling James Cameron’s Avatar to become the biggest film in history. According to analyst […]

Memorable Star Wars Moments – The Death of Shmi Skywalker

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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 Simon Columb with the death of Shmi Skywalker in Attack of the Clones… Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones is infamously considered one of the weakest […]

UK cinema chains adding extra premium to Star Wars: The Force Awakens tickets in first week of release

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At least two UK cinema chains, Odeon and Vue, are set to charge an extra ticket premium for showings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the first week of the blockbuster’s December release. SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens SEE ALSO: J.J. Abrams promises “more primitive, aggressive and […]

Memorable Star Wars Moments – Han Solo Tortured

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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 Villordsutch with Han Solo’s torture scene from The Empire Strikes Back… Star Wars for myself as a child was A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and of course The […]

George Lucas explains why Greedo shoots first in Star Wars

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It’s a question that fans have been asking ever since the Special Edition release of Star Wars in 1997: why oh why did George Lucas decide to have Greedo shooting first during the bounty hunter’s confrontation with Han Solo in the Mos Eisley cantina? Well, speaking to the Washington Post, Lucas has explained that he felt […]

Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Episode 7 Review – ‘Stealth Strike’

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Chris Cooper reviews the seventh episode of Star Wars Rebels season 2… Stealth Strike goes all in on nostalgia and uses it to brilliantly bring together characters from two very different Star Wars time frames. Focusing on Kanan and Rex, the episode uses their different pasts and abilities to the forefront. Sure, the ending is […]

The Week in Disappointment – Aquaman, Star Wars, Prometheus, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Gods of Egypt

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Charles Roven gives brief update on Aquaman development, villain rumour emerges” This week’s big controversy: Will the villain in Aquaman be Black Manta or Ocean Master? The answer: Yes. It will be one of those two. I haven’t read a thing about the Aquaman movie […]

The Week in Star Wars – New footage from The Force Awakens, major character returning for Episode VIII, J.J promises less lens flare and more

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We’ve got some more new footage from The Force Awakens in this edition of The Week in Star Wars, along with news of the film’s rating and lens flare, as well as spoilers for Episode VIII and some video games bits and bobs… Kicking things off with some more new footage from Star Wars: The […]

J.J. Abrams promises “more primitive, aggressive and rougher” lightsaber action in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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While the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy offered up a number of memorable lightsaber duels, they have come in for criticism due to their heavily choreographed and elaborate nature, and it seems that hasn’t been lost on J.J. Abrams, with the director telling Empire that Star Wars: The Force Awakens will see a return to the […]