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Giancarlo Esposito promises “major, major, epic, epic lightsaber action” in The Mandalorian season 2

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The season finale of Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian featured a rather exciting reveal for fans of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as Giancarlo Esposito’s villainous Moff Gideon was seen to be in possession of the Darksaber, an ancient black-bladed lightsaber and Mandalorian artefact. Quite how Gideon came to be in possession of […]

Disney+ goes on pre-sale in the UK with introductory subscription offer

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We’ve been made to wait, but Disney+ is now less than a month away from arriving in the UK, and to mark the occasion the streaming service is offering a pre-launch annual subscription for the price of £49.99, equivalent to £4.17 a month, and a saving of £10 on the regular annual price of £59.99 […]

ILM video showcases the groundbreaking virtual production technology of The Mandalorian

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ILM has released a new video which gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the virtual production technology used during the making of Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian; watch it here… SEE ALSO: LEGO Star Wars expands The Mandalorian line with The Razor Crest set and new BrickHeadz After the stories of Jango and […]

Hasbro unveils its Animatronic Edition Baby Yoda from The Mandalorian

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Hasbro has unveiled its ‘The Child’ Animatronic Edition toy from the hit live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian, which features over 25 sound and motion combinations and goes on sale this Fall, priced at $59.99; take a look at the official promo image below, along with a video of Baby Yoda in action… SEE ALSO: […]

LEGO Star Wars expands The Mandalorian line with The Razor Crest set and new BrickHeadz

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The LEGO Group has unveiled two new additions to its LEGO Star Wars line with BrickHeadz for The Mandalorian and The Child, and The Razor Crest set which comes with minifigures for The Mandalorian, Greef Karga, IG-11 and The Child; check out the promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Hasbro releasing The Mandalorian’s Imperial Troop Transport […]

WWE star Sasha Banks reportedly joins The Mandalorian season 2

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According to a report from Pro Wrestling Sheet, WWE Superstar Sasha Banks is said to be heading to the galaxy far, far away for a role in the second season of Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian. Details on The Boss’ character and the size of her role are unknown at this point in […]

Baby Yoda becomes the biggest selling Funko Pop! ever (and it’s not even out yet)

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Having taken the world by storm in Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian, the character of ‘The Child’ – a.k.a. Baby Yoda – is soon set to invade stores the world over as a flood of tie-in merchandise featuring the lovable little force user is unleashed upon us. As you’d expect given the popularity […]

Hasbro releasing The Mandalorian’s Imperial Troop Transport as part of the Star Wars: The Vintage Collection line

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After making its live-action, in-canon debut in The Mandalorian (and no doubt raising a few smiles among many older Star Wars fans in the process), Hasbro has announced the upcoming release of a brand new Imperial Troop Transport inspired by the classic 1979 Kenner-designed vehicle. The toy will go on sale this March as part […]

Disney CEO Bob Iger says the priority for Star Wars lies in television, teases The Mandalorian spin-offs

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During Walt Disney’s latest earnings call (via Collider), Disney CEO Bob Iger stated the foreseeable future of Star Wars will lie in television for the next few years and teased the possibility of spin-off’s for The Mandalorian. “The priority in the next few years is television with The Mandalorian season 2 coming in October, and then more […]