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Star Wars movie marathon confirmed for The Force Awakens

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Star Wars fans looking to revisit the Saga on the big screen ahead of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be delighted to hear confirmation that select theaters are set to host a Star Wars movie marathon on December 17th. As per Comic Book, Fandango has launched a landing page for the marathon, which will […]

Disney to re-release the theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy, according to John Landis

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Here’s some potentially exciting news for fans of the original Star Wars trilogy, with Empire reporting that director John Landis has revealed that Disney is planning to finally re-release the unaltered theatrical cuts of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. At a Q&A tonight John Landis dropped that Disney […]

Little Golden Books revisiting the Star Wars saga

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Entertainment Weekly has revealed that Random House’s Little Golden Books is set to revisit the Star Wars saga in the kid-friendly format, with July set to see the release of The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.   “The […]

Early draft of Star Wars reveals who really shot first

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It is one of the larger debates within the Star Wars Universe (although most fans are on the same page). Who shot first? Han or Greedo? Well, according to a recently discovered early draft, it was definitely Han. The scoundrel! The script was discovered by Kristian Brown of the University of New Brunswick’s library, who stumbled upon […]

UPDATE: Han Solo rumoured to shoot first in Star Wars Digital Edition

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UPDATE: Turns out there’s no truth to this rumour… Chalk this one up as a massive rumour, but if BadAss Digest is to be believed, tomorrow’s digital release of the Star Wars Saga will right one of George Lucas’ biggest wrongs from the 1997 Special Edition re-releases. Yes, according to the site, several sources have […]

Revenge of the Sith 3D to premiere at Star Wars Celebration

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It looks like fans wanting to complete their viewing of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy in 3D will get their wish at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim this April, with the convention set to play host to the premiere of the Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 3D conversion. In addition to […]

Marvel’s original Star Wars comics getting the remastered graphic novel treatment

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Having secured the license from Dark Horse, Marvel Comics is set to launch a new phase of Star Wars comics this January, but the publisher has also announced that the original Marvel adaptations of the Original Trilogy are returning for new, oversized graphic novels with remastered colouring. Things will get underway in May with the […]

Ten Essential Star Wars Bit Parts

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Gary Collinson selects his Ten Essential Star Wars Bit Parts… George Lucas’ space fantasy Star Wars is renowned for producing a host of classic characters and pop culture icons – Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, droids R2-D2 and C-3PO and of course the ultimate villain, Darth Vader. But the beauty of Star Wars […]