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The Emperor is ‘very instrumental’ to the plot of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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One of the biggest talking points of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the inclusion of Emperor Palpatine – who was presumed dead after the events of Return of the Jedi. There has been constant discussion as to how he returns and the size of Ian McDiarmid’s contribution to the film, whether it would be a […]

Letitia Wright and John Boyega join Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series

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Letitia Wright (Black Panther) and John Boyega (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) have been cast in Steve McQueen’s (Widows) upcoming BBC series Small Axe. The series will revolve around London’s West Indian Community from the 1960s – 1980s. In addition to Wright and Boyega, the series will also star Malachi Kirby (Roots), Shaun Parkes (Lost […]

John Boyega expects Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be his last outing as Finn

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John Boyega doesn’t expect to reprise his role of Finn after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The next entry in the Star Wars saga, The Rise of Skywalker, is being billed as the end of the nine film Skywalker saga as well as being the final film in the sequel trilogy. Therefore, it seems […]

Oscar Isaac teases more scenes between Poe and Finn for Star Wars: Episode IX

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Oscar Isaac, one of the stars of the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX, has teased that the film will see plenty of scenes between Poe and Finn. One of the best character dynamics in Star Wars: The Force Awakens was between Oscar Isaac’s Poe and John Boyega’s Finn, with the two heroes hitting it off […]

Star Wars: Episode IX wraps filming as J.J. Abrams shares behind-the-scenes image

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Having returned to close out the Sequel Trilogy after launching things back in 2015 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams has announced that filming has now wrapped on December’s still-untitled Star Wars: Episode IX. “It feels impossible, but today wrapped photography on Episode IX. There is no adequate way to thank this […]

John Boyega has teased something “visually crazy” from the set of Star Wars: Episode IX

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John Boyega, one of the stars of Star Wars: Episode IX, has teased something “visually crazy” from the film’s set. While Star Wars: Episode IX‘s December release date feels like a long way away, there is no question that the excitement and hype are starting to build for the film. Doing his part to get […]

Star Wars: Episode IX will take place roughly one year after The Last Jedi, reveals John Boyega

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While Star Wars: The Last Jedi picked up directly after the conclusion of The Force Awakens, there’s traditionally been a time jump between episodes in the Star Wars saga, and it seems that is going to be the case once again when Star Wars: Episode IX arrives next year. During an interview with Empire, actor […]

John Boyega offers a behind-the-scenes peek at the set of Star Wars: Episode IX

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Unusually for a Star Wars production, we’ve seen very little in the way of set photos coming out of Star Wars: Episode IX these past few months, but – while we wait to see if those rumours of a first teaser trailer before the end of the year pan out – John Boyega has taken […]