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Disney and Lucasfilm debated the fate of Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Having pushed for it during the production of 1983’s Return of the Jedi, Harrison Ford finally got his wish to see Han Solo killed off when he returned to the Star Wars Saga for 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens.It was certainly a bold move from Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams to dispense with one […]

John Boyega says Star Wars: Episode IX will be “the war to end all wars”

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John Boyega was at the New York Comic Con yesterday to promote the upcoming release of Pacific Rim Uprising [watch the first trailer here]. However, as you’d expect, Star Wars was high on the agenda as Boyega made the press rounds, and speaking to Coming Soon the British actor shared his thoughts on J.J. Abrams’ […]

Timothy Zahn-penned Star Wars: Thrawn sequel coming in 2018, Darth Vader will feature

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During yesterday’s Lucasfilm publishing panel at the New York Comic Con yesterday, fan favourite author Timothy Zahn is once again tackling Grand Admiral Thrawn with a sequel to this year’s Star Wars: Thrawn novel.Going by the working title of Thrawn: Alliances, the new book will see the Grand Admiral joined by another iconic Star Wars […]

IDW announces Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny weekly comic book series

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IDW Publishing and Lucasfilm have announced that they will be expanding their Star Wars Adventures comic book line with a new weekly comic book series entitled Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny, which will focus on popular Star Wars heroines such as Leia, Rey, Padme, Ahsoka and Hera as well as Star Wars: The Last […]

New Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Black Series figures debut at New York Comic Con

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At the New York Comic Con, Hasbro has unveiled several new figures for its Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Black Series lines; here’s C’Ai Threnalli, Maz Kanata and Captain Phasma and Finn two-pack from The Last Jedi, along with Black Series figures for Rey and DJ, The Empire Strikes Back’s 4-LOM and Dengar, […]

New Star Wars story explains Darth Vader’s “no disintegrations” line to Boba Fett

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For almost forty years, Star Wars fans have debated the meaning behind Darth Vader’s “no disintegrations” line to Boba Fett in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back.Well, thanks to a story in the new anthology book Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View, we now have our in-canon answer – and no, […]

Huge Last Jedi character news, big Avengers: Infinity War character confirmed, Blade Runner 2049 box office and more – Daily News Roundup

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SNOKE SECRETSThere has been a big question mark over the head of Supreme Leader Snoke since his debut in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and the latest edition of Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know has given us brief insights. Turns out the character is a master of telekinesis and telepathy, as well as force chokes […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi book confirms Supreme Leader Snoke’s force powers

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Just like Rey’s parentage, the character of Supreme Leader Snoke remains shrouded in mystery going into Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and while director Rian Johnson has revealed that he won’t be delving into the bad guy’s past this December, a new book has confirmed that Snoke has some pretty impressive force powers.While it’s been […]

Star Wars Rebels gets a new season 4 trailer

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With Star Wars Rebels set to return to Disney XD in the States this month, Lucasfilm has unleashed an action-packed new trailer for the fourth and final season of the animated series. Watch it here…SEE ALSO: Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Premiere Review – ‘Heroes of Mandalore’ “This is how a rebellion starts… Let’s go.” ???? […]