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Mark Hamill and George Lucas remember Darth Vader actor David Prowse

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Mark Hamill and George Lucas have both responded to the sad news that Star Wars‘ Darth Vader actor David Prowse has passed away. This week we received the news that David Prowse has passed away. The actor was responsible for Darth Vader’s physical performance in the original Star Wars trilogy. Numerous statements from those who […]

Lucasfilm digitally removes Jeans Guy from The Mandalorian

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The Mandalorian almost had its second breakout character after Baby Yoda (a.k.a. Grogu) last month when the live-action Star Wars show suffered its very own Game of Thrones Coffee Cup moment in ‘The Siege’. Appearing partially in shot during a scene where the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal), Greef Karga (Carl Weathers) and Cara Dune (Gina Carano) […]

Rosario Dawson and Dave Filoni reveal how fan-casting led to her role as Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian

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In last week’s episode of The Mandalorian season two, titled ‘The Jedi’, fan favourite character Ahsoka Tano made her first live-action appearance – after only appearing in animated form on The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels – with Rosario Dawson taking on the role. Now, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Dawson and Dave Filoni, the creator of […]

Ahsoka Tano wields her dual lightsabers on The Mandalorian season 2 poster

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Following yesterday’s character key art from Disney+, a new promo poster for The Mandalorian season two has surfaced online and sees Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka Tano wielding her dual lightsabers; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Ahsoka Tano voice actress Ashley Eckstein reacts to the character’s live-action Star Wars debut SEE ALSO: The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode […]

The Mandalorian becomes first Disney+ to hit Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 list

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Since its return in October, The Mandalorian‘s second season has become a dominant force in the world of streaming. So much of a force that the Disney+ Star Wars series has finally charted on the Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10. This is the first time a Disney+ title has appeared on this list and has made […]

Rosario Dawson brings Ahsoka Tano to life on The Mandalorian season 2 poster

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Lucasfilm has continued its weekly character poster drop for season two of The Mandalorian, and naturally this week it’s the turn of the fan favourite Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels character Ahsoka Tano, who made her live-action Star Wars debut this past Friday in ‘The Jedi’ portrayed by Rosario Dawson. Read […]

Ahsoka Tano voice actress Ashley Eckstein reacts to the character’s live-action Star Wars debut

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Ahsoka Tano made her hotly-anticipated live-action Star Wars debut this past week with an appearance in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, and while Rosario Dawson’s portrayal of the fan-favourite former Jedi Padawan won plenty of plaudits, there still remains some disappointment that Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels voice actress Ashley Eckstein […]

Sasha Banks reveals how she was cast in The Mandalorian

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Sasha Banks swapped the Squared Circle for the Galaxy Far, Far Away earlier this month with her guest appearance in The Mandalorian, and now the WWE Superstar has revealed how she came to be cast in Disney’s live-action Star Wars series. “One day, for some reason, I was going through my Instagram DMs, which I […]

The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Jedi’

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Ricky Church reviews the fifth episode of The Mandalorian season 2… After months of speculation and rumour, The Mandalorian finally went there with ‘The Jedi’ by bringing the fan-favourite Star Wars: The Clone Wars character Ahsoka Tano to live-action. Directed by Dave Filoni, who ran the shows Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rebels and helped create Ashoka with George […]