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Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer set for release tonight, watch a teaser here

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Star Wars fans will get a brand new look at next month’s Solo: A Star Wars Story when Disney and Lucasfilm debut the full trailer for the Anthology movie during American Idol, and to whet our appetites we have a brief teaser, which includes some new footage of Han Solo in a standoff with the […]

Alden Ehrenreich’s Han featured on new Solo: A Star Wars Story poster

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Following the announcement that Solo: A Star Wars Story is set to make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month, a new poster has arrived online for the Star Wars Anthology movie featuring Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Ron Howard reassures fans that Solo: A Star Wars Story […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story to premiere at Cannes

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You can forget your Palme D’Or winner at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, because they’ll only be one film on everyone’s sunburnt lips with the surprise announcement that Solo: A Star Wars Story will receive its world premiere at the festival. Deadline report that the Ron Howard Star Wars standalone will screen on May 15th, […]

Mark Hamill says Carrie Fisher as Leia is “irreplaceable” for Star Wars: Episode IX

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Mark Hamill has commented on the idea of replacing the late Carrie Fisher in her role as Leia for Star Wars: Episode IX. With Fisher’s passing in December 2016, many rumours started to circulate about what would become of her iconic character Leia Organa in the new Star Wars trilogy. Her scenes were already shot […]

Exclusive Interview – Rian Johnson on the reaction to The Last Jedi, “delicious fanboy tears” and his new Star Wars trilogy

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Tom Beasley sits down with Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson ahead of the film’s release on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK… Three months after its cinema release caused backlash and controversy all over the internet, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is finally due on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK. Featuring […]

Rian Johnson reveals why he cut so many of Finn’s scenes from Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has revealed why so many of Finn’s scenes were cut from the movie. The Last Jedi was a packed affair. There was an awful lot going on in the sequel to Episode VII that naturally not all the planned material would make it into the film. […]

Book Review – Star Wars: The Last Jedi by Jason Fry

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: The Last Jedi by Jason Fry… Usually when a big blockbuster movie comes out the novelization is timed to coincide with its release, but in the case of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Lucasfilm decided to release the novelization of the Rian Johnson-directed film three months after the filme. Fry writes […]

LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Y-Wing set for release on Star Wars Day

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LEGO has officially revealed its Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Y-Wing (75181) set which is set to go on sale on May 4th, priced at $199.99/£169.99. The set consists of 1,967 pieces and comes with two minifigures – Gold Leader and a R2-BHD astromech droid; take a look at the official promotional images here… 75181 LEGO® Star […]

Rian Johnson received death threats over Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has revealed that he received death threats as a result of making the movie, but acknowledged that most of the online feedback was positive. Directing a Star Wars movie is unlike any other job in Hollywood, there is surely no pressure like it from a fan […]