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Alternative Vader scene from Rogue One, Ewan McGregor on Obi-Wan, Deadpool and X-Force, Coming to America sequel – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… BE CAREFUL NOT TO CHOKE ON YOUR ASPIRATIONS Disney and Lucasfilm delivered one of – if not the – greatest Darth Vader moments with his final scene in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed that his original draft of the script featured an […]

Darth Vader was originally going to kill a major character in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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The Dark Lord of the Sith made his return to the big screen this past December in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and while he only appeared in two scenes, the final sequence where  he massacred a bunch of Rebel Troopers is arguably Darth Vader’s finest moment from the entire saga. As we’ve already […]

Ewan McGregor once again expresses interest in Star Wars return as Obi-Wan Kenobi

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With the roaring critical and commercial success of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and heavy interest in upcoming spinoffs such as the young Han Solo project, it’s no surprise that fans have a desire to see Ewan McGregor reprise his Prequel Trilogy role as Obi-Wan Kenobi. The actor would also happily take part if […]

Rogue One’s alternate “happy ending” revealed, live-action Frozen ruled out, Marvel film/TV crossover “wouldn’t work” – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… ROGUE ONE’S HAPPY ENDING Disney and Lucasfilm delivered quite the surprise in December by – SPOILERS – killing off the heroes in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed that wasn’t always going to be the case, as Jyn and Cassian both survived in […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter discusses the original “happy ending” from the first draft

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Over the weekend we brought you some comments from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards, who discussed how the reshoots changed the original ending that had been shot for the blockbuster Anthology movie. And now screenwriter Gary Whitta has been chatting to EW about the very first draft of the script, which would […]

The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One’s original ending, Yoda and The Last Jedi, Darth Vader vs Darth Maul and more

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In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, Gareth Edwards has been talking about the original Rogue One ending, Frank Oz has seemingly let slip Yoda’s inclusion in The Last Jedi, and Dave Filoni has revealed that Darth Vader and Darth Maul were going to go head-to-head in Star Wars Rebels… With the home-entertainment […]

Darth Vader was originally going to kill Darth Maul in Star Wars Rebels’ season 2 finale

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Darth Maul is heading to Tatooine in tonight’s episode of Star Wars Rebels as he seeks his revenge against Obi-Wan Kenobi in ‘Twin Suns’ [watch a clip from the episode here], but it seems that the Phantom Menace villain would not have made it to the third season had Rebels creator Dave Filoni stuck to […]

Star Wars Identities – The Exhibition @ The O2 London Review

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Thomas Harris reviews Star Wars Identities – The Exhibition at the O2… The 02 Arena, somewhat appropriately, looks a hell of a lot like a monolithic spacecraft descended upon Greenwich. With it’s protruding antennae and it’s vast almost cityscape-come-Brazil-capitalist-hell hole underbelly, it’s an appropriate fit for an exhibition celebrating all things Star Wars. Past restaurants, an […]

Yoda in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Aquaman pushed back, Venom movie gets release date, Guardians Vol. 3 confirmed and more – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… YODA IN THE LAST JEDI? It’s been rumoured on several occasions that the Jedi Master Yoda will be making an appearance in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (as a Force Ghost, presumably), and Frank Oz has further fuelled the speculation in an interview where he revealed he’s been asked […]