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Adam Driver says Kylo Ren’s Star Wars character arc was different to the one he signed up for

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It’s no secret that the creative direction of the Star Wars sequel trilogy was as haphazard as a Stormtrooper’s aim, and there’s few better examples of that than the character arc of Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren, which the actor has just revealed evolved into something completely different from what he signed up for.  While doing […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight #3

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Star Wars: The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight continues this week with the release of the third issue, and you can check out the official preview below courtesy of Marvel Comics… BELL ZETTIFAR: JEDI KNIGHT! Many JEDI KNIGHTS were lost in the fall of STARLIGHT BEACON, and many lost their way after the disaster. […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #41

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #41 on Wednesday, and we have the official preview for you below; check it out… A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH! T’ONGA and ZUCKUSS have been BETRAYED…and CAPTURED! A mindwiped VALANCE has terrifying plans for his former crewmates. But one LAST HOPE for salvation may come from the unlikeliest […]

The Mandalorian & The Child: A Television Masterpiece Series Collectible from Hot Toys and Sideshow

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Gary Collinson gets hands on with Sideshow and Hot Toys’ The Mandalorian & The Child sixth scale figure… For many a Star Wars fan, particularly those of the Kenner generation, the adventures that played out in our homes with those little plastic versions of our heroes and villains were as integral – if not even […]

Natalie Portman says she’s “open” to more Star Wars

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Natalie Portman knows that even while promoting a prestige film during awards season, you never turn your back on the franchises that often pay the bills. Portman returned to the MCU recently for Thor: Love and Thunder, but that’s not it for her. During a recent appearance on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live to […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #12

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Get ready for a retelling of the Battle of Endor next week as Dark Horse Comics celebrates the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi in the pages of Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #12; check out the official preview below… It could be the Rebel Alliance’s moment of triumph, or […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Dark Droids – D-Squad #4

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Dark Droids – D-Squad #4 on Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT D-SQUAD! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! The D-SQUAD’s mission takes them into the palace of JABBA THE HUTT! R2-D2 and QT-KT take on the malevolent torture droid […]

Hot Toys unveils Star Wars: Ahsoka Captain Rex sixth scale figure

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Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the sixth scale Captain Rex figure which is inspired by the likeness of the Clone Trooper in the live-action Disney+ series Star Wars: Ahsoka. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $260; check out the promotional images here… Continuing the expansion of the incredible collectibles inspired by […]

Katee Sackhoff says there’s been no talk of Bo-Katan leading The Mandalorian for future seasons

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Having made her live-action debut in the show’s second season, Katee Sackhoff’s Bo-Katan Kryze took on a much more prominent role in the most recent third season of The Mandalorian, which focussed almost as much on continuing her arc from The Clone Wars as it did the story of Din Djarin and Grogu. Of course, […]