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Movie Review – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 2017. Written and Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Laura Dern, Kelly Marie Tran, Benicio del Toro, Billie Lourd, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Jimmy Vee, Tim Rose, Warwick Davis, Hermione Corfield […]

Mark Hamill wishes that Disney followed George Lucas’ original outline for the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

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Mark Hamill has never been shy about his hesitance over Disney’s new Star Wars trilogy. While there is clearly no bad feelings between the Luke Skywalker icon and Disney, he does wish that the studio hadn’t steered away from George Lucas’ vision quite so far with the last few films. Sitting down with Metro, the […]

Hot Toys unveils its Luke Skywalker figure from Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Hot Toys has unveiled its 1/6th scale collectible Luke Skywalker figure which is based on the likeness of Mark Hamill in the upcoming blockbuster sequel Star Wars: The Last Jedi; take a look at the official promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Pre-order via Sideshow Collectibles And here’s the deluxe version… In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, […]

Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 reunite in Star Wars: The Last Jedi TV spot

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Following on from yesterday’s TV spots featuring some new footage of Rey and Snoke’s Praetorian Guards, we’ve now got another promo for next week’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, this time giving us a look at a humourous reunion between Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 on board the Millennium Falcon. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: […]

Mark Hamill created his own heartbreaking backstory for Luke Skywalker between Return of the Jedi and The Last Jedi

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It seems that going into Star Wars: The Last Jedi, actor Mark Hamill had as much knowledge about Luke Skywalker’s life between Return of the Jedi and the new Sequel Trilogy as the audience – i.e. very little. And so, in preparation for his performance in Episode VIII, Hamill concocted his own tragic and heartbreaking […]

Mark Hamill on disagreeing with Rian Johnson over Luke Skywalker’s role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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It looks like Mark Hamill, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson had very different views for Luke Skywalker’s arc in the film. Speaking to Screen Rant at a Last Jedi press junket, the Star Wars icon gave a firm “No” when asked if his vision for Luke’s role in the film matched […]

Movie Review – Brigsby Bear (2017)

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Brigsby Bear, 2017. Directed by Dave McCary. Starring Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill, Jane Adams, Beck Bennett, Claire Danes, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Greg Kinnear, Kate Lyn Sheil, Ryan Simpkins, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins, and Andy Samberg. SYNOPSIS: James (Kyle Mooney) adores the TV show Brigsby Bear, a ramshackle slice of 80s children’s entertainment about which he has created […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi promo image featuring Luke Skywalker, Rey and Kylo Ren

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A new promotional image for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been released, which sees Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) joined by his new protege Rey (Daisy Ridley) and his former padawan Ben Solo, a.k.a. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver). Take a look here… SEE ALSO: Mark Hamill was originally “appalled” at Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s running time […]

We almost saw a blind Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, reveals Rian Johnson

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Bringing back an iconic character like Luke Skywalker for Star Wars: The Last Jedi must have been an incredibly daunting task for director Rian Johnson. Where do you take a character that has such a staggering legion of fans? Any hard-coated choice for the character could potentially alienate a huge group of fans. With that […]

Mark Hamill on his emotional return to the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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As we’ve seen in the recent marketing material for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker will find himself back in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon some forty years after Obi-Wan Kenobi whisked him away from his life of Tatooine on his first step into a larger world. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly for the […]