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Josh Trank exits Star Wars Anthology spin-off movie

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Having been absent from the ‘Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank’ panel at Star Wars Celebration last month due to “flu”, it has been announced tonight that Josh Trank (Chronicle, Fantastic Four) has vacated the director’s chair on Disney’s second Star Wars Anthology standalone movie. “After a year of having the incredible honor of developing with […]

Dave Filoni and Simon Kinberg want Star Wars: Rebels characters to appear in live-action movies

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The trailer for Season 2 of the hit animated show Star Wars: Rebels debuted at the recent Star Wars Celebration event in Anaheim, California [watch it here] followed by the season two premiere and the reaction has been very positive. Since it first aired last October Rebels has proved that it isn’t just a show for kids […]

Sam Claflin and Riz Ahmed in talks for Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One

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Badass Digest and The Wrap are reporting the news that two new actors are in talks to join the cast of the Star Wars spin-off Rogue One, directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). The websites are claiming that actors Riz Ahmed (Nightcrawler) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) are in talks with Disney to […]

Gareth Edwards talks Star Wars: Rogue One

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On Sunday, director Gareth Edwards unveiled the first teaser for his upcoming Stars Wars Anthology movie – or spin-off, as they used to be called – Star Wars: Rogue One – and now thanks to Flicks and the City we’ve got a video interview with the director, during which she shares a few thoughts on […]

The Callow Way – Why Lib Dems Hate R2-D2, But UKIP Supporters Love Darth Vader

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This week Neil Calloway uncovers a poll that surveys both voting intention and favourite Star Wars characters, with some unexpected results… On Thursday, the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens dropped at around the same time as leaders of British political parties (minus David Cameron and Nick Clegg, who obviously stayed at home to […]

Disney makes it official that Boba Fett survived the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi

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He’s the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy, and one of the most popular characters in the entire Star Wars universe, so being inadvertently knocked into the jaws of the Sarlacc by a blinded Han Solo is certainly no way to go. Unless you’re a fan of the Expanded Universe, the fan favorite bounty […]

Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto to Journey to The Force Awakens with Marvel’s Star Wars: Shattered Empire this September

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Coming hot on the heels of Marvel’s announcement about a new Lando Calrissian miniseries is the news that Greg Rucka (Cyclops) and Marco Checchetto (Avengers World) are to take us a step further on the journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Shattered Empire, the upcoming series that will offer a glimpse into Disney’s […]

An Unsubstantiated Opinion: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Anghus Houvouras with an unsubstantiated opinion on Star Wars: The Force Awakens… An Unsubstantiated Opinion is a baseless and often reckless series of interconnected thoughts about what’s appearing on the pop culture landscape. The feelings expressed in this semi-regular column are admittedly troubling and often the subject of many private discussions among the Flickering Myth […]

Marvel announces new Lando Calrissian Star Wars comic book miniseries

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Wow, it’s shaping up to be a huge few days for Star Wars news. We’ve seen the second trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we’ve had a reveal trailer for Star Wars Battlefront, and now comes word from Marvel comics about a new five-issue miniseries centred around the galaxy’s smoothest gambler, entrepreneur, and smuggler, […]