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Star Wars: The Force Awakens doubles previous advance ticket sales record

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is already smashing box office records, and with less than a month to go until its release it is being reported that the film has sold a staggering $50 million of advance ticket sales in North America alone. That figure is double the previous record of $25 million, which was […]

The Week in Disappointment – Star Wars, The Hobbit, Merlin, Spectre and Gambit

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Peter Jackson admits ‘I didn’t know what the hell I was doing’ on the Hobbit” You know, I have to give Peter Jackson some props. Last year when I included The Hobbit films amongst ‘the most disappointing films of all time’, I got so much […]

George Lucas on Star Wars: The Force Awakens straying from his original vision for the Sequel Trilogy

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With less than a month to go before Disney relaunches the Star Wars franchise with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, CBS News has been chatting with the saga’s creator George Lucas, who spoke about Disney and director J.J. Abrams’ decision to stray from his original vision for the Sequel Trilogy. “The issue was ultimately, they looked at […]

Rebels Recon explores Star Wars Rebels – Blood Sisters

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The latest Rebels Recon featurette has been released online, which gives us an inside look at this week’s episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Blood Sisters’, as well as a sneak peek preview of the next instalment, ‘Stealth Strike’. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Star Wars coverage here Sabine is assigned […]

Mark Hamill keeping a big Star Wars: The Force Awakens secret

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If you were hoping that Mark Hamill would offer any clues as to Luke Skywalker’s whereabouts in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and his role in the hotly-anticipated blockbuster, then I’m afraid you’re out of luck. Hamill has revealed to PC Gamer that he’s under a strict non-disclosure agreement, but he’s used to keeping Star […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars: Vader Down #1

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Vader Down #1… When Darth Vader accidentally finds himself facing off against the Rebel Fleet on his own, the rebels will learn the true strength of the Dark Side of the Force! Once Vader crashes on a nearby planet, the Rebellion is willing to risk everything for this once-in-a-lifetime chance […]

More from Andy Serkis on Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Supreme Leader Snoke

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While Luke Skywalker has been virtually absent from the promotional campaign for Star Wars: The Force Awakens – save for a possible hooded appearance with R2-D2 in the teaser trailer – one character who remains a complete mystery is that of Supreme Leader Snoke, played by Andy Serkis. Last week, Serkis offered up a few […]

The Week in Star Wars – Loads of new footage from The Force Awakens, first look at Snoke, Abrams explains the lack of Luke Skywalker and more

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This edition of The Week in Star Wars is dedicated to Daniel Fleetwood. Rest in peace good sir, and may the Force be with you. #ForceForDaniel In this packed edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got more new footage from The Force Awakens, new images and posters for the movie, a possible first […]

J.J. Abrams on the absence of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ marketing campaign

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It’s the question that’s been asked ever since the arrival of the theatrical poster and trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens: where is Luke Skywalker? And why is he absent from the marketing campaign? Well, Entertainment Weekly put the question to J.J. Abrams as part of their coverage of the hotly-anticipated blockbuster. SEE ALSO: […]