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The Netflix Model: What’s the Best Content to Move Forward With?

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George Chrysostomou on the Netflix model… The Netflix model is one that is duplicated in many different forms, with companies jumping on the streaming bandwagon hoping to grab a little piece of the newest development in the film and television industry. Hulu, Amazon and even Disney have streaming services in varying degrees of their development. […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi wins fourth weekend at Japan box office

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi has hit $55 million at the Japanese box office and in turn wins its fourth weekend. Rian Johnson’s sequel to Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues to divide fans but the sci-fi adventure also continues to bring in significant amounts of cash across the global box office. One place where […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story reportedly scheduled for more reshoots

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According to an unconfirmed claim, Solo: A Star Wars Story will be undergoing more reshoots in January. The production issues that have plagued the Han Solo spin off movie are well known at this point, particularly how Ron Howard came in late in the day to replace the film’s original directors, reportedly reshooting much of […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny – Leia

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny – Leia… Branching out from the animated series that began last fall, IDW begins its miniseries of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny with a comic about the galaxy’s favourite princess and rebel leader, Leia. Set slightly before The Empire Strikes Back, the comic sees Leia on Hoth trying to […]

Preview of Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny – Rey

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IDW Publishing releases Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny – Rey this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue right here… Star Wars Adventures has joined the festivities with an exciting weekly series of comic books that explores all corners of the Star Wars universe, showing how choices both […]

Donald Glover on the Solo: A Star Wars Story reshoots

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We’re presumably only a short matter of time away from our first look at May’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, Disney and Lucasfilm’s second Star Wars Anthology movie, which – like 2016’s Rogue One – has had a bit of a troubled production. As you’ll no doubt recall, original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller […]

Vader battles Jocasta Nu in preview of Star Wars: Darth Vader #10

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Star Wars: Darth Vader #10 is out in comic book stores this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of Marvel Comics; check it out… Vader’s showdown with Jocasta Nu comes to a startling conclusion! What secret information has the Jedi librarian risked her life to protect? And […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi holds off Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle at the New Year’s weekend box office

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle couldn’t quite pull off the upset over the four day New Year’s weekend as Star Wars: The Last Jedi retains its top spot at the box office. Early estimates for the weekend had The Last Jedi winning the traditional weekend but being pipped to first place by the Jumanji sequel […]

Ron Howard tweets Solo: A Star Wars Story set photo

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As has been the way with the tumultuous production, we’d only just finished celebrating the news that John Williams would be scoring Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, when rumours began to surface that Disney are bracing themselves for the kind of cinematic crash-and-burn that’d we’d never have expected from the Millennium Falcon. Stories […]