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Early draft of Star Wars reveals who really shot first

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It is one of the larger debates within the Star Wars Universe (although most fans are on the same page). Who shot first? Han or Greedo? Well, according to a recently discovered early draft, it was definitely Han. The scoundrel!The script was discovered by Kristian Brown of the University of New Brunswick’s library, who stumbled upon the […]

Rumour: Hayden Christensen returning for Star Wars: Episode VIII and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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We’ve heard rumours in the past that Ewan McGregor would be coming back to the Star Wars Universe for a trilogy of movies based around his turn as Obi-Wan Kenobi, but a new rumour has surfaced that another Prequel Trilogy star is coming back to the fold.According to Making Star Wars (who are usually on […]

Lawrence Kasdan teases Lando Calrissian for future Star Wars movies

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Lawrence Kasdan (or Larry Kasdan as he’s often called) has been a part of the Star Wars universe for many years now, having written the scripts for The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and co-authoring Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the writer promised some exciting things coming […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars #2

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Luke Owen reviews Star Wars #2…THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME CONTINUES! The Rebel assault on Cymoon 1 continues! Luke Skywalker – cornered by Darth Vader! Han, Leia, and the others – trapped!Last month’s debut edition of Star Wars at Marvel was quite a decent little affair. It wasn’t spectacular in any way shape […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars #1

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Luke Owen reviews Star Wars #1 from Marvel… Luke Skywalker and the ragtag band of rebels fighting against the Galactic Empire are fresh off their biggest victory yet—the destruction of the massive battle station known as the Death Star. But the Empire’s not toppled yet! Join Luke along with Princess Leia, smugglers Han Solo and […]

Mark Hamill asks for managed expectations with Star Wars: The Force Awakens: “I’m telling you, it’s just a movie”

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If there is one movie released this year that has a lot of hype to live up to, it’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Not only is it the first Star Wars movie in a decade, but it’s the first film to come from Disney without any involvement from George Lucas. Since its announcement, we’ve […]

Forest Whitaker boards Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One

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Add another point of diversity to the Star Wars universe, because Forest Whitaker has just booked a trip to that infamously whitewashed galaxy far, far away. According to Variety, the Academy Award winner has boarded Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One.Unfortunately, there are no details on Whitaker’s role, so it’s impossible to tell at this stage if he’ll be […]

Star Wars: Rogue One screenwriter Gary Whitta writing for Star Wars Rebels

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He may have left writing duties on the first Star Wars Anthology movie Rogue One – which is being directed by Gareth Edwards – but Gary Whitta isn’t done with the franchise just yet. He’s currently writing an episode of Star Wars: Rebels.Whitta confirmed the news yesterday by sending out a tweet. We have no […]