Flickering Myth

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Is the future of film original screenplays or franchise continuations?

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George Chrysostomou on original screenplays vs. franchises… After watching Edgar Wright’s critically and commercially successful Baby Driver, it struck me that this was the first movie I had watched in a while that was not only imaginative and unique, but was not based on any source material such as a novel or comic series, not a […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story Super Bowl teaser finally gives us a glimpse at the spin-off

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Finally, after production turmoil that would take up a Star Wars opening credits-sized scrawl of text, we get a glimpse at Solo: A Star Wars Story via this Super Bowl TV spot. Even more promising is the tease that we’ll get the full trailer tomorrow! There’s not much to go on, but we do get […]

Rian Johnson explains his reasoning behind Rey’s parents reveal in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Assuming Kylo Ren was telling the truth, we finally got an answer to one of Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ biggest mysteries this past December in Star Wars: The Last Jedi with the reveal about Rey’s parents. Rather than having the character be the offspring of Luke Skywalker, or Obi-Wan Kenobi, or Emperor Palpatine, or any […]

EA provides an update on future Star Wars video game plans

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During Electronic Arts’ latest investor earnings call, EA executives Blake Jorgensen and Andrew Wilson have been chatting about the publisher’s Star Wars video game license, giving us an indication as to its future plans. “[We’ve] not announced our products for fiscal year 2020 yet,” said Jorgensen, before revealing that Respawn’s as-yet-unrevealed action title will “most […]

Lucasfilm says more Star Wars Legends characters joining official canon soon

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Back in 2014, following its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company, Lucasfilm announced that it was erasing the Star Wars Expanded Universe, rebranding the line as ‘Legends’ and cutting it from the official Star Wars canon, which consisted at that point of the original six movies and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series. […]

Marvel announces Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation, featuring never-before-seen content

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Marvel Comics is set to expand upon Star Wars: The Last Jedi this May with a comic book adaptation from writer Gary Whitta (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars Rebels) and artist Michael Walsh (Star Wars Annual), which will feature never before seen content! The Resistance is outnumbered…Luke Skywalker has finally been found…and […]

How Far Can Star Wars Go?

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the Star Wars franchise and just how far it can go… Before I start the ball rolling, I think we’ve all established that Star Wars: The Last Jedi was divisive. In the end the big band of people who thought it was a Cleveland steamer upon the chest of […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story will reportedly unveil first footage during the Super Bowl

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There’s less than four months to go until the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, and so far Disney and Lucasfilm have kept the Anthology movie very close to their chest, releasing little in the way of promotional material aside from a few set photos from director Ron Howard, and the title card above. […]