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John Boyega confirms that Star Wars: Episode IX will start shooting in July

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Last month, J.J. Abrams confirmed that he and Chris Terrio (Argo, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) had completed the script for Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Episode IX, and now actor John Boyega has confirmed that filming on the closing chapter of the Sequel Trilogy will begin this July. “I don’t know a thing, […]

Steven Spielberg teases Star Wars references and Easter eggs in Ready Player One

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With just a couple of weeks to go until the release of Steven Spielberg’s nostalgia-fuelled sci-fi Ready Player One, the filmmaker has been chatting to Fandango about the challenge of acquiring the rights to reference so many classic franchises and IPs belonging to a variety of movie studios. “It was difficult because we were so […]

Star Wars Battlefront II’s progression system to be updated next week

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EA and DICE have dome under a lot of fire for Star Wars: Battlefront II with controversial criticisms over its ‘pay-to-win’ progression system. Levelling up in Battlefront II wasn’t traditional like most games, but required players to make in-game or actual purchases for Star Cards, items that would allow players to level up their classes through random chance, […]

Concept art from cancelled Star Wars Battlefront 4 features Emperor Vader, Dark Luke and Obi-Wan, Jedi Maul and more

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Long before Electronic Arts rebooted the series, British developer Free Radical Design was working not only on a Star Wars Battlefront III (that’s a follow-up to the 2004 and 2005 games, not the latest ones), but also Star Wars Battlefront IV. And, thanks to some concept art which has made its way online courtesy of EuroGamer, […]

Mark Hamill pokes fun at Star Wars: The Last Jedi haters

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Mark Hamill has made fun of Star Wars: The Last Jedi haters and the negative reaction from certain fans. We all know that Rian Johnson’s Star War: The Last Jedi has been incredibly divisive, provoking strong feelings from fans across the spectrum. Some love the film but there also those that have an obvious hatred […]

Rian Johnson explains why Luke cut himself off from the force in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, has explained why Luke had cut himself off from the force. It might be three months into the year but that doesn’t mean people still aren’t talking about The Last Jedi and it certainly doesn’t mean Rian Johnson still isn’t discussing various aspects of the film’s […]

Bandai Hobby announces new Star Wars line of character model kits

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Bandai Hobby has announced the upcoming launch of its Star Wars Character Line, offering a series of high-quality model kits that blend complex detail and innovative construction designed fans of all skill levels. Once completed, each Character Line model is fully articulated and capable of replicating numerous iconic poses. Some kits, such as the Han […]

Han, Chewie, Lando and Qi’ra featured on new Solo: A Star Wars Story promo art

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With a little over two months to go until its release, a new piece of promotional art for Solo: A Star Wars Story has been revealed by restaurant chain Denny’s, which gives us a new look at Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo alongside Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), and Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke); check it out […]