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Detailed description of Star Wars: The Last Jedi footage surfaces

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Yesterday it was widely reported that Disney had showcased footage from December’s massively anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi at an investor’s conference. While the original news came with a brief description of what was seen, the folks at Slash Film have now shared a detailed breakdown of the footage; take a look here… An […]

Star Wars Rebels season 4 confirmed by Lucasfilm and Disney

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Good news for fans of Star Wars Rebels, as Lucasfilm and Disney have confirmed that the animated series has been renewed for a fourth season, which will get underway later this year. “The team behind Star Wars Rebels delivers epic storytelling that has captivated fans of all ages across the globe,” says Marc Buhaj, Disney XD’s senior […]

Michael K. Williams in final talks for Han Solo standalone Star Wars movie

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According to an exclusive report from Variety, Michael K. Williams (The Wire, The Night Of) is likely to become the latest actor to step into the Star Wars universe, as he’s in final negotiations to join the cast of the still-untitled Han Solo standalone movie. As of now, his exact role in the film is unknown. Williams […]

Excerpt from Timothy Zahn’s Star Wars: Thrawn novel released online

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Longtime fans of the old Star Wars Expanded Universe, now known as Legends, received a great gift when fan-favourite villain Grand Admiral Thrawn was brought into actual canon through his role in the Star Wars Rebels television series, voiced by House of Cards‘ Lars Mikkelsen. Timothy Zahn, the author who created him, has been working on Star Wars: Thrawn,a […]

J.J. Abrams discusses showing Star Wars: The Force Awakens to terminally ill fans

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Throughout the lead up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens it was repeatedly noted, and rightfully so, that Disney and director J.J. Abrams made a touching decision to screen the film prior to the general public for terminally ill fans who would possibly unfortunately pass away by the time the monumentally anticipated next […]

Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 16 Review – ‘Through Imperial Eyes’

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Chris Cooper reviews Star Wars Rebels – ‘Through Imperial Eyes’… David Oyelowo is what you might think of as a ‘proper’ actor. He ran a theatre company alongside his wife and has starred in Oscar-worthy films. He’s the real deal, so we’re very lucky to have him in Star Wars Rebels. This week we’re even […]

The Week in Star Wars – First look at Han Solo movie, new Original Trilogy Blu-Ray rumours, Jar Jar is The Last Jedi and more

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Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars has our first look at the Han Solo movie, some new Original Trilogy Blu-Ray rumours, Abrams talking all things Star Wars and more… Let’s kick things off with the Han Solo spin off movie, which is currently in production. Although we don’t have an official title […]

J.J. Abrams talks Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and the Han Solo movie

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J.J. Abrams attended the 12th annual Oscar Wilde Awards this past week, and of course he spent much of his time with the press fielding a host of questions about the Star Wars franchise. During an interview with MSN, Abrams shared his admiration for Mark Hamill, whom of course he briefly directed in the final […]

New Chewbacca actor wants to make Peter Mayhew proud

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As officially announced yesterday, Finnish-born actor Joonos Suotamo will be taking over the role of Chewbacca from Peter Mayhew for the currently-in-production Han Solo Star Wars spinoff film. Suotamo, who also performed as Chewie alongside Mayhew in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens and will do so again in this year’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has […]