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Solo: A Star Wars Story was in development before Disney purchased Lucasfilm

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It turns out that the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story was already in development at Lucasfilm before Disney purchased the company. Solo is fast approaching and now at last the marketing campaign is in full swing. We are learning more and more about the film and its characters as the days go by, including […]

The Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars movie is rumoured to begin filming in Ireland in 2019

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There is a rumour circulating that the Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars Anthology movie will begin filming next year in Ireland. Talk about an Obi-Wan movie has been prevalent for some time, and while the film hasn’t been officially announced by Lucasfilm, it is suspected that this will be the next anthology movie from the studio. […]

Preview of Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 2

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IDW Publishing releases Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 2 this coming Wednesday, covering the period of October 6th, 1980 to February 8th, 1981. Take a look at a preview here… Reprints for the first time the classic Star Wars newspaper strip in its complete format. No other edition includes each Sunday page title header and […]

Preview of Star Wars: Poe Dameron #24

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Marvel releases Star Wars: Poe Dameron #24 this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… Lor San Tekka has been captured…again! And it’s up to Black Squadron to save him. Meanwhile, Terex has his own plans in motion…to finally free himself from the grasp of the First […]

Will This Be Star Wars Overkill?

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Neil Calloway isn’t looking forward to the newly announced Star Wars films… The Star Wars juggernaut continues apace. We have the final film in the sequel trilogy to come, and possibly endless Anthology movies – depending on how well Solo does, I’m sure we’ll get the Boss Nass movie we’ve all been waiting for. Add […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story gets a new poster

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Following the release of the first teaser trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story, we got a series of character posters for the second Star Wars anthology movie [see here], and now we have a new one-sheet featuring Alden Ehrenreich’s smuggler alongside Qi’ra, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, and L3-37… SEE ALSO: George Lucas helped direct a […]

HBO’s Confederate looks unlikely after Benioff and Weiss commit to Star Wars

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Back in July of last year it was revealed that Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would be following up their adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire with a new HBO series entitled Confederate. Set in an alternate history of the United States where the Confederacy successfully […]

Donald Glover on getting advice from Billy Dee Williams for Lando role in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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The first trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story may have been met with a mixed reaction [read the thoughts of our writing team here], but one aspect that seemed to go down very well with fans was the fleeting glimpses of Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly after the launch of […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story looks great, but some have already made up their minds and will hate it regardless

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Samuel Brace on Solo: A Star Wars Story… Thank the Lord. Solo: A Star Wars Story at last has a teaser (or two) and the fears of the rational mind can be put to rest, at least for now, as the film about which so much has been said, actually looks pretty terrific. And I […]