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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 Ponda […]

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 the […]

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. It […]

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 Ron […]

Finn and Captain Phasma battle it out on Star Wars: The Last Jedi IMAX poster

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A new IMAX poster has been revealed for Star Wars: The Last Jedi featuring Finn (John Boyega) and Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie), which is available exclusively in AMC theatres from December 31st when viewing the blockbuster sequel in IMAX (while stocks last, of course!); check it out here…SEE ALSO: Star Wars: The Last Jedi director on […]

Preview of Star Wars Adventures #5

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Princess Leia goes undercover in this week’s Star Wars Adventures #5, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of IDW Publishing; check it out…With their diplomatic mission turned into a debacle, can Leia and Luke possibly salvage the situation? We hope so because the future of the Rebel […]

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 expectations […]

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 of […]