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Star Wars: The Last Jedi novel begins with a line about Luke Skywalker’s wife

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Since Disney and Lucasfilm decided to ditch the Expanded Universe in favour of a new Star Wars canon, we’ve seen several aspects of the old EU make its way into the new Disney continuity (see Grand Admiral Thrawn, the New Republic / New Jedi Order, Tag & Bink etc.). Recently, Lucasfilm Story Group’s Leland Chee […]

Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Episode 11 Review – ‘DUME’

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Chris Cooper reviews the eleventh episode of Star Wars Rebels season 4… Note – I’d love to steer clear of it, but this review is going to contain pretty hefty spoilers. This late in the game it’s nigh-on impossible to talk about the episode without spoiling something. I’d rather give you some fully fledged thoughts […]

The Walking Dead’s Chandler Riggs auditioned for Spider-Man: Homecoming and Solo: A Star Wars Story

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With Chandler Riggs’ time as Carl Grimes drawing to a close, the young actor has been chatting to Comic Book about his future plans post-The Walking Dead, revealing that he’s looking to transition into movies, and has already auditioned for several major franchises. “I auditioned for Spider-Man, I auditioned for Han Solo, all those big […]

Go Behind the Magic of Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s bombing run

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Lucasfilm has released a new ‘Behind the Magic’ featurette for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which showcases Industrial Light & Magic’s Oscar-nominated work on the movie, and in particular the Resistance bombing run on the First Order dreadnought during the evacuation of D’Qar. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Star Wars: The Last Jedi home-entertainment release […]

Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Episode 10 Review – ‘Jedi Night’

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Chris Cooper reviews the tenth episode of Star Wars Rebels season 4… Note – I’d love to steer clear of it, but this review is going to contain pretty hefty spoilers. This late in the game it’s nigh-on impossible to talk about the episode without spoiling something. I’d rather give you some fully fledged thoughts […]

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 […]