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Ewan McGregor on the Obi-Wan movie and what he thought of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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It’s not exactly a Rey’s parentage sized secret that Ewan McGregor would love to don the cowl once again and play Obi-Wan Kenobi in the planned Star Wars spin-off. He’s clearly a huge fan, as his pre-Prequel enthusiasm would suggest, and has even grown some Ben Kenobi style facial fur over the past few weeks. […]

Disney CEO shares details about the new Benioff/Weiss series of Star Wars films

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Disney Chairman and CEO Robert Iger has shared a few extra details regarding the recently announced series of Star Wars films from the creators of Game of Thrones. It was announced yesterday that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the creators of HBO’s Game of Thrones, are going to be writing and producing a brand new […]

Disney making “a few” Star Wars TV series for Disney streaming service

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Yesterday Lucasfilm announced Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will be working on a new series of Star Wars films once the HBO series comes to an end, but fresh off that announcement is even more news from the galaxy far, far away as Disney is developing several Star Wars television series for their upcoming streaming […]

Rian Johnson reveals Kylo Ren’s thought process during his big Snoke scene in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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The Last Jedi may be close to exiting theatres now but many are still pondering some of the more shocking moments of the film. Perhaps the biggest surprise to be found was Kylo Ren’s decision to betray Supreme Leader Snoke, killing him in front of Rey. Luckily, Johnson has divulged a few details about when […]

Domhnall Gleeson says his Star Wars: The Last Jedi force choke scene was tough to navigate

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Being force choked, or rather, acting like you’re being force choked, is harder than it looks according to Domhnall Gleeson. In Star Wars: The Last Jedi there were a number of impressive uses of the force, one of those was certainly when Snoke force choked Hux despite the two being vast distances apart. It was […]

Game of Thrones’ David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to make new series of Star Wars films

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It has certainly been a busy time for Star Wars fans with the recent release of The Last Jedi, the upcoming spin-off Solo: A Star Wars Story and the conclusion of the television series Star Wars Rebels later this month. There’s much more to look forward to, though, as Lucasfilm and Disney have announced a new series of Star Wars films will be coming […]

New Solo: A Star Wars Story character names have been revealed

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Some key new characters in Solo: A Star Wars Story have had their names revealed. The marketing campaign for Solo has at last got under way. First we had a TV spot on Super Bowl Sunday, and then the following day a teaser with even more footage of the new anthology film. Combining those with […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story character posters featuring Han, Chewie, Lando and Qi’Ra

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Following the first trailer [watch it here], Disney and Lucasfilm have released four new character posters for Solo: A Star Wars Story featuring Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich), Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), and Qi’Ra (Emilia Clarke); check them out here… SEE ALSO: First images from Solo: A Star Wars Story Board the Millennium […]

Watch the official Solo: A Star Wars Story teaser trailer

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After the Super Bowl aired a brief TV spot for the next Star Wars spin-off Solo: A Star Wars Story, Good Morning America has now revealed the first full official teaser trailer for the film! Directed by Ron Howard, the film stars Alden Ehrenreich as everyone’s favourite smuggler as it traces his origin to become one […]