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The Callow Way – Why Lib Dems Hate R2-D2, But UKIP Supporters Love Darth Vader

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This week Neil Calloway uncovers a poll that surveys both voting intention and favourite Star Wars characters, with some unexpected results… On Thursday, the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens dropped at around the same time as leaders of British political parties (minus David Cameron and Nick Clegg, who obviously stayed at home to […]

Disney makes it official that Boba Fett survived the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi

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He’s the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy, and one of the most popular characters in the entire Star Wars universe, so being inadvertently knocked into the jaws of the Sarlacc by a blinded Han Solo is certainly no way to go. Unless you’re a fan of the Expanded Universe, the fan favorite bounty […]

Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto to Journey to The Force Awakens with Marvel’s Star Wars: Shattered Empire this September

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Coming hot on the heels of Marvel’s announcement about a new Lando Calrissian miniseries is the news that Greg Rucka (Cyclops) and Marco Checchetto (Avengers World) are to take us a step further on the journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Shattered Empire, the upcoming series that will offer a glimpse into Disney’s […]

An Unsubstantiated Opinion: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Anghus Houvouras with an unsubstantiated opinion on Star Wars: The Force Awakens… An Unsubstantiated Opinion is a baseless and often reckless series of interconnected thoughts about what’s appearing on the pop culture landscape. The feelings expressed in this semi-regular column are admittedly troubling and often the subject of many private discussions among the Flickering Myth […]

Full character list for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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As we patiently await the arrival of the next trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens tomorrow, the folks at Making Star Wars have posted what they say is a complete list of characters to have filmed a sequence in the first instalment of Disney’s hotly-anticipated Sequel Trilogy. Check it out below, and beware of […]

Disney renews IMAX deal for Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean and more

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Walt Disney and IMAX have today announced that they has renewed their deal through to 2017, which covers a host of live-action and animated tentpole releases from the Mouse House. Falling under the near deal are Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII, Star Wars: Rogue One, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor […]

John Williams to record Star Wars: The Force Awakens score in Los Angeles

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John Williams is set to break tradition when it comes to the score for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with the official Star Wars site revealing that the composer will record the score for the hotly-anticipated first chapter in Disney’s Sequel Trilogy in Los Angeles, rather than utilising Abbey Road Studios and the London Symphony […]

Oscar Isaac confirms he’ll be back for Star Wars: Episode VIII; talks flying an X-Wing in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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We’re apparently getting a new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens very soon, and while we wait one of its stars Oscar Isaac has been talking about working in a galaxy far, far away. “It’ll be very cool. I’m very excited about it. I’m excited to see it, to see how it all comes together,” […]