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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story tracking $130 – $150 million domestic opening, Kathleen Kennedy says no opening crawl

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With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story set to open in just a few short weeks, the first box office tracking reports for Disney and Lucasfilm’s hotly-anticipated Anthology movie are now in, with predictions for its domestic opening weekend ranging between $130 million and $150 million. While recent box office projections for blockbusters films have […]

Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie will be like a Western, says Kathleen Kennedy

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As more information is steadily being revealed about the Han Solo spin-off, Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy has been discussing the type of genre Han Solo will take its influence from. Where Rogue One will be akin to a World War II movie, the spin-off of everyone’s favourite smuggler will feel like a Western film. Speaking to Variety, Kennedy said “This moves […]

Why Are The Best Film Editors Female?

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This week, Neil Calloway looks at why so many great films were cut by women… You may not have noticed in among all news reports about Jackie Chan being awarded one, but last week Anne V. Coates was given an Honorary Oscar. You might not know her name, but you certainly know her work. Coates […]

The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII character details, Rogue One advance tickets, Game of Thrones star joins Han Solo, new LEGO sets revealed

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It’s a packed edition of The Week in Star Wars as we’ve got some possible character details for Star Wars: Episode VIII, a rumour about the Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer, loads of new posters and featurettes for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and more… We’ll kick things off this week with Star Wars: Episode VIII. […]

3 Star Wars Films That Lucasfilm Should Have Made Before a Han Solo Movie

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Samuel Brace with three Star Wars films that Lucasfilm should have made before a Han Solo movie… With news that Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) has been cast in the upcoming Star Wars Anthology movie about a young(er) Han Solo, I can’t help but be reminded how much I wish this wasn’t happening, at least […]

Emilia Clarke joins the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie

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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke is heading to the galaxy far, far away, with the official Star Wars site announcing that the actress has joined the cast of the upcoming Han Solo Anthology movie. Clarke will join a cast that so far includes Alden Ehrenreich (Rules Don’t Apply) as Han Solo and Donald Glover […]

Meet Admiral Raddus, the ‘Winston Churchill’ of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Entertainment Weekly has put the spotlight on one of the new alien characters set to feature in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in Admiral Raddus, a Mon Calamari (that’s the same species as Admiral Ackbar, if the above image wasn’t enough of a clue), a high ranking member of the Rebellion inspired by the […]

Rumoured details on Benicio Del Toro and Laura Dern’s Star Wars: Episode VIII characters

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While much of the focus at the moment is on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the folks at Making Star Wars have offered up a few rumoured details on two new characters set to debut in the galaxy far, far away in next year’s Star Wars: Episode VIII. According to the site, who had a […]

Book Review – Star Wars: Catalyst – A Rogue One Novel

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Catalyst – A Rogue One Novel… One of the most interesting eras in the Star Wars timeline is the gap between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope in which Palpatine transitioned the Republic into the Empire, cementing his legacy as Emperor. Just as intriguing is the development of […]