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Paul Bettany describes Solo: A Star Wars Story as a gangster movie, says Ron Howard reshot more than originally planned

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Despite being just five months away from release, we’re yet to see a first trailer for Disney and Lucasfilm’s next Star Wars offering, Solo: A Star Wars Story. However, while we wait, we do have some comments from Paul Bettany, a late addition to the cast who came on during the film’s reshoots to take […]

Rian Johnson on Luke Skywalker’s role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: Episode IX

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Warning. Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… I think it’s fair to say that a lot of people – Mark Hamill included – were a little disappointed by the treatment of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. His character was far removed from what we’d previously seen, with director Rian Johnson […]

I Can’t Believe It’s Come To This: In Defence of The Last Jedi

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Rafael Motamayor on Holdo and Poe’s story in The Last Jedi (major spoilers follow)… In a development that should surprise no one, the latest Star Wars turned out to cause controversy among fans. Really, not a single movie since the original 1977 space opera has managed to avoid backlash. Fans have complained about every aspect […]

Mark Hamill on Star Wars: The Last Jedi: “He’s not my Luke Skywalker”

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In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mark Hamill revealed that he “fundamentally disagreed” with what director Rian Johnson had in store for his character Luke Skywalker, and even recently stated that he wished Disney had went with George Lucas’ original vision for the Sequel Trilogy. Now that the […]

Sideshow unveils its Kylo Ren Star Wars collectible bust

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Sideshow has revealed its upcoming life-sized Kylo Ren bust which is based on the appearance of Adam Driver’s character in the latest Star Wars trilogy. The limited edition collectible is available to pre-order now, pried at $1,150 and is expected to ship between May and July 2018; check it out here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Pre-order via […]

Preview of Star Wars: The Storms of Crait #1

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Following the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Marvel Comics takes us back to Crait for an Original Trilogy-era adventure this coming Wednesday with the release of Star Wars: The Storms of Crait #1, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… This December, the soon-to-be thrilling Star Wars: The […]

Rian Johnson on keeping Carrie Fisher’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi role intact

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Warning. Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… It’s almost a year since the passing of Carrie Fisher, and fans can now enjoy her final role as the Rebel hero Leia Organa in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. As those who have seen the movie will know, The Last Jedi did provide Lucasfilm with […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi deleted scene description reveals Luke Skywalker’s third lesson to Rey

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Although Star Wars: The Last Jedi proved to be the longest Star Wars movie to date at 2 hours and 32 minutes, over half an hour of material still ended up on the cutting room floor, including the above shot of Rey running on Ahch-To, lightsaber ignited, which we saw in the trailers. While there […]

Star Wars fan launches petition to have The Last Jedi removed from official canon

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Despite earning rave reviews from critics, fans are split on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with many expressing their disappointment at the latest chapter in the iconic space opera. However, one fan – Henry Walsh – is so outraged by the movie that he’s launched a petition to have The Last Jedi removed from official […]