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John Williams to write the theme for Solo: A Star Wars Story

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It goes without saying that Star Wars and the name John Williams go hand in hand. After all, George Lucas stated that Williams was the “secret sauce” at Celebration this year with his famous and beloved music for the franchise. Williams recently scored the latest instalment in the series, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and will hopefully […]

John Boyega responds to Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s divisive fan reaction

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One of the stars of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, John Boyega, has responded to the film’s divisive fan reaction. Fans were expecting the world from The Last Jedi when it hit theatres earlier in December, or at least something a little more familiar to what they’ve been used to with the franchise, but what […]

UPDATE: We may have our first promo art for Solo: A Star Wars Story, new plot details surface

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UPDATE: According to Screen Rant, Disney and Lucasfilm have informed the site that the artwork is not official. If it’s fake, it’s certainly very well done. Original story follows. With a trailer reportedly set to arrive any time soon [read an alleged description here], we may now have our first piece of promotional artwork for […]

Alfie Curtis, best known as Dr. Evazan in Star Wars, has passed away

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One year on since the death of the beloved Princess, Carrie Fisher, Star Wars has lost another cast member. At the age of 87, Alfie Curtis, best known as A New Hope’s Dr Cornelius Evazan, has passed away. Curtis’ character appeared in the Mos Eisley cantina sequence, where he picked a fight with Luke Skywalker, only for his friend […]

Rumoured description of the Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer

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Rumours about the galaxy far, far away have been running rampant over the last few weeks, with Star Wars mania on a high after the arrival of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the upcoming release of Solo: A Star Wars Story. With news continuing to swell that a trailer is imminent, one Reddit user has supposedly seen […]

New concept art from Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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A new batch of concept art has arrived online for Star Wars: The Last Jedi featuring Finn (John Boyega), DJ (Benicio Del Toro), Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), Rey (Daisy Ridley), and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), along with some previously unseen art from Star Wars: The Force Awakens depicting Han Solo’s (Harrison Ford) death scene and […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi crosses $800 million at the worldwide box office

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After finishing the Christmas weekend on $793.3 million, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has now topped the $800 million mark at the global box office after less than two weeks on release. By close of play yesterday, Star Wars: The Last Jedi had grossed $397.3 million domestically, with a further $396.1 million from international markets. […]

Rumour: Disney braced for “car crash” with Solo: A Star Wars Story

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As we continue to race forward to the release date of Solo: A Star Wars Story, those close to the set apparently claim that Disney is fully expecting the nightmare production on the latest Star Wars spinoff to result in a disappointing run in theatres. After firing Lord and Miller and replacing them with director […]