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J.J. Abrams says the Star Wars: Episode IX screenplay is finished

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The screenplay for Star Wars: Episode IX is complete according to director J.J. Abrams. Star Wars: The Last Jedi may still be fresh in the memory and Lucasfilm’s second anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story only three months away, but there is still great anticipation regarding the final film in the sequel trilogy. While […]

Lone Starr: A Spaceballs Story gets a fan-made trailer

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Earlier this month we got our first look at Disney and Lucasfilm’s second Star Wars Anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story, and YouTuber Darth Blender has taken that trailer and mashed it up with footage from the Mel Brooks comedy classic Spaceballs to deliver Lone Starr: A Spaceballs Story. Check it out here… Director […]

Donald Glover says Solo: A Star Wars Story is “a lot more fun” than other Star Wars movies

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Donald Glover, one of the stars of Solo: A Star Wars Story, says the film is “a lot more fun” than other films in the franchise. It’s a little over three months until Solo: A Star Wars Story arrives in cinemas and with the marketing campaign now in top gear, we are constantly learning more about […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story will bring the original Star Destroyer design into canon

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Merchandise for Solo: A Star Wars Story has revealed that the original design for the Imperial Star Destroyer will become canon. The marketing push for Solo is now in full force with new information about characters, locations, and plot elements coming our way on a regular basis via comments from cast and crew as well […]

Watch the Rebels Recon featurette for Star Wars Rebels – ‘Jedi Night’ and ‘DUME’

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Tragedy struck the crew of the Ghost last night as Star Wars Rebels returned to Disney XD for its final run of episodes, and the official Star Wars YouTube channel has released the Rebels Recon breakdown for the episodes ‘Jedi Night’ and ‘DUME’, which you can watch here… Jedi Night’ – The Ghost Crew infiltrates the […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story character posters get a LEGO makeover

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Earlier this month Disney and Lucasfilm revealed four character posters for Solo: A Star Wars Story, and now the posters have been given the LEGO treatment; take a look at the Han, Chewie, Lando and Qi’ra minifigure posters here… SEE ALSO: Check out LEGO’s Solo: A Star Wars Story Kessel Run Millennium Falcon set A new adventure […]

J.J. Abrams calls out sexist Star Wars: The Last Jedi critics

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Disney and Lucasfilm have made great strides with regards to increasing the representation of the galaxy far, far away over the past few years, but it seems the increased emphasis on female characters and diversity hasn’t quite sat right with some ‘fans’. Take for example the alt-right group who claimed to have lowered the Rotten […]

Hasbro reveals new Star Wars: The Vintage Collection and Black Series action figures

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A few days ago we got a look at a selection of Hasbro’s upcoming action figures for Solo: A Star Wars Story [see here], and now Hasbro has revealed some of its upcoming Star Wars: The Vintage Collection and Star Wars: The Black Series offerings for 2018, which includes characters from Solo, The Force Awakens, […]

Is ‘Non-Violent’ Violence in Movies Immoral?

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Samuel Brace on ‘non violent’ violence in cinema… Violence is rampant in the cinematic space. And it’s not just in films made for adults; it’s also a main marketable feature of movies that target children. Of course, the world is an extremely violent place so therefore one can’t overly complain about such acts being present […]