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Every Star Wars Movie Ranked From Worst to Best

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Olly Dyche ranks the Star Wars movies from worst to best… The Star Wars universe has grown exponentially since Disney bought the rights to the franchise from George Lucas. Since then we have seen five movies, six seasons of live action TV and over six seasons of animation. There is a tonne of Star Wars […]

James Mangold looks back at his axed Boba Fett Star Wars movie: I was “scaring the sh*t out of everyone”

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James Mangold is promoting Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, and in a recent interview, he’s looking at another once-planned project with LucasFilm. In 2018, Mangold was attached to a Star Wars Anthology movie that would have followed the bounty hunter Boba Fett, which he was co-writing with Simon Kinberg before it was ultimately […]

Deadpool breaks Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ opening record in Russia

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The results for Deadpool keep rolling in, as the film has broken yet another record. On its opening weekend, Deadpool made more than Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four did it in its entire run, it broke the February opening record (in the US and the UK), it’s the biggest R-rated release of all-time, it’s the biggest R-rated […]

The Week in Star Wars – Luke and Rey announce Episode VIII production, new cast member revealed, The Force Awakens deleted scene with Darth Vader and more

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  Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US Your post-valentines The Week in Star Wars features more details on Star Wars: Episode VIII, a possible deleted scene for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and more… Following the new of Star Wars: Episode VIII going into production last week, a video announcement was […]

The Week in Star Wars – The Force Awakens Blu-Ray details and deleted scenes, Episode VIII behind the scenes image, gay characters in Star Wars and more

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  Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US It’s a very Blu edition of The Week in Star Wars as we’ve got details for The Force Awaken’s home entertainment release, a behind the scenes photo from Episode VIII, details on Star Wars Land, your usual Star Wars Rebels and comic […]

Mark Hamill initially thought he was Han Solo’s sidekick in Star Wars

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Speaking at a Cambridge Union stage interview, Mark Hamill discussed his original audition for Star Wars and how he was under the impression that he would just be playing the sidekick to Harrison Ford’s Han Solo. It was a scene on the Millennium Falcon with Mark Hamill “bouncing off the walls”and seeking advice from Harrison […]

The Week in Star Wars – Rumoured Episode VIII titles, more Blu-ray details, Luke Skywalker’s sexuality and more

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  Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got some rumoured titles of Star Wars: Episode VIII, details of the Blu-Ray (Blu-Rey) release, some original trilogy news and more… With Star Wars: Episode VIII now in production, it’s high time […]

The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One trailer, Yoda in Episode VIII, Ewan McGregor wants to do an Obi-Wan movie, Ahsoka YA novel, Captain Rex in Return of the Jedi and more

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  Order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US The Week in Star Wars is back! And we’ve got our first look at Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a few bits on Star Wars: Episode VIII and some more of that Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-Ray goodness… Let’s kick this […]

The Week in Star Wars “May The Fourth Be With You” Edition – Mads Mikkelsen’s role in Rogue One revealed, possible cameos, Episode VIII behind the scenes images and set photos, James Cameron avoiding Star Wars and more

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May the Fourth Be With You! After a week break to go to a wedding (not my own) and deciding to captalise on the May the Fourth gimmick, this edition of The Week in Star Wars is slightly late but brings news of Mads Mikkelsen’s role in Rogue One, Episode VII behind the scenes images, possible […]