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The ‘Failure’ of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Ricky Church on the ‘failure’ of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (spoilers follow)… Though it has only been out in theatres for a week, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has already proven to be a rather divisive film among fans. It shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that a film with such high […]

I Can’t Believe It’s Come To This: In Defence of The Last Jedi

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Rafael Motamayor on Holdo and Poe’s story in The Last Jedi (major spoilers follow)… In a development that should surprise no one, the latest Star Wars turned out to cause controversy among fans. Really, not a single movie since the original 1977 space opera has managed to avoid backlash. Fans have complained about every aspect […]

Mark Hamill on Star Wars: The Last Jedi: “He’s not my Luke Skywalker”

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In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mark Hamill revealed that he “fundamentally disagreed” with what director Rian Johnson had in store for his character Luke Skywalker, and even recently stated that he wished Disney had went with George Lucas’ original vision for the Sequel Trilogy. Now that the […]

Preview of Star Wars: The Storms of Crait #1

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Following the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Marvel Comics takes us back to Crait for an Original Trilogy-era adventure this coming Wednesday with the release of Star Wars: The Storms of Crait #1, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… This December, the soon-to-be thrilling Star Wars: The […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi deleted scene description reveals Luke Skywalker’s third lesson to Rey

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Although Star Wars: The Last Jedi proved to be the longest Star Wars movie to date at 2 hours and 32 minutes, over half an hour of material still ended up on the cutting room floor, including the above shot of Rey running on Ahch-To, lightsaber ignited, which we saw in the trailers. While there […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi passes the half billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office

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This won’t come as much of a surprise seeing as it racked up $450 million in its opening weekend, but Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi has now passed the half billion dollar mark at the global box office. By close of play on Tuesday, Episode VIII has pulled in $261.8 million domestically, […]

Ron Howard praises Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi has received some top praise from Ron Howard, director of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The Last Jedi is now in theatres across the world and is doing pretty well for itself. Earning the second highest box office opening of all time behind its predecessor, The Force Awakens, the Rian […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens to $450 million worldwide

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As you may have heard, the latest chapter of the Star Wars saga opened in theaters around the world this weekend, with Star Wars: The Last Jedi performing better than expected with a global opening weekend of $450 million (it had been tracking $425 million worldwide). Domestically, Star Wars: The Last Jedi grossed $220 million, […]

Preview of Star Wars: Poe Dameron #22

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Star Wars: Poe Dameron #22 hits comic book stores on Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… Black Squadron and General Organa have teamed together for an extra-top-secret mission… …and it’s up to them to rescue Lor San Tekka! Meanwhile, what’s Suralinda got up her sleeves? Star […]