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SPOILERS: Jon Favreau discusses The Mandalorian’s huge surprise Jedi cameo

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Jon Favreau, the showrunner of The Mandalorian, has spoken about the huge surprise cameo in the second season of the live-action Star Wars show. Spoilers follow, naturally… The world was stunned – well, at least Star Wars fans – when Luke Skywalker made his triumphant return to Star Wars during the season finale of The […]

Star Wars visual effects veteran Phil Tippett reveals The Mandalorian used stop-motion animation in season 2

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Phil Tippett, a visual effects veteran for Star Wars, has revealed that The Mandalorian made use of stop-motion animation in last week’s episode. One of the joys of The Mandalorian – and something that will help it stand the test of time – is its dedication to using practical effects wherever possible, including prosthetics and […]

Taika Waititi reveals his favourite Star Wars moment from The Empire Strikes Back

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Taika Waititi, the director of an upcoming Star Wars movie, has revealed his favourite moment from The Empire Strikes Back. Sadly, we didn’t get any details last week about Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie but it’s safe to say it will showcase his own unique style and approach to filmmaking. We can also use the […]

Zack Snyder hopes his Justice League cut will “wipe” the theatrical version “out of existence” when it arrives in March

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Zack Snyder has confirmed that his cut of Justice League will arrive on HBO Max in March 2021 and he is eager for it to put the theatrical cut to shame. Ever since Justice League arrived in cinemas, the disappointment was palpable among fans, who felt like they didn’t get the movie that original director […]

The Mandalorian’s Ming-Na Wen confirms return as Fennec Shand in Star Wars: The Bad Batch

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Ming-Na Wen, who portrays assassin Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian, has confirmed that she is also voicing the character in Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Last week’s Disney investors call brought us a lot of great Star Wars news, including the trailer for Star Wars: The Bad Batch – an animated follow-up series to Star […]

Avengers: Endgame’s Cassie Lang actress reacts to being replaced for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

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Emma Fuhrmann, the actress who played Cassie Lang in Avengers: Endgame, has reacted to the news that she has been replaced for Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania. It can never be a nice feeling as an actor when you are replaced by a different performer but when it’s the MCU, it must hurt even more. […]

The Mandalorian tops The Queen’s Gambit as most watched streaming title in November

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New data has revealed that The Mandalorian was the biggest streaming title in November 2020. The Mandalorian‘s popularity continues to soar. With just one episode left of season two, fans are eagerly anticipating what’s to come. The show is also gaining viewers all the time with Variety reporting that in November, no other streaming title […]

Patty Jenkins says she feels the pressure to “make a great Star Wars film” with Rogue Squadron

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Patty Jenkins, the director of Wonder Woman 1984 and the newly-announced Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, has talked about the pressure of directing a Star Wars movie and how she got the job. Last week brought an abundance of Star Wars news and announcements, with one of them being that Patty Jenkins will be directing the […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson thanks fans on the film’s three-year anniversary

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Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has thanked fans for their support on the film’s three year anniversary. It has been three years since Star Wars: The Last Jedi hit theatres. Time sure does fly. The Rian Johnson film was the second entry in the sequel trilogy, later followed up by […]