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J.J. Abrams on the absence of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ marketing campaign

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It’s the question that’s been asked ever since the arrival of the theatrical poster and trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens: where is Luke Skywalker? And why is he absent from the marketing campaign? Well, Entertainment Weekly put the question to J.J. Abrams as part of their coverage of the hotly-anticipated blockbuster. SEE ALSO: […]

J.J. Abrams’ discusses the First Order’s Starkiller Base from Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Last month, we got our first look at the First Order’s new superweapon Starkiller Base with the release of the theatrical poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with the design of the planet-sized weapon evoking the Empire’s feared battle station the Death Star. And speaking to Entertainment Weekly, J.J. Abrams has pretty much confirmed […]

Andy Serkis reveals details about Supreme Leader Snoke from Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Earlier this week, some concept art arrived online which claimed to depict the character – or at least an early design – of Supreme Leader Snoke from Star Wars: The Force Awakens [see here], and now Andy Serkis has been speaking about his performance capture role as the mysterious villain to Entertainment Weekly, revealing a few […]

J.J. Abrams says Leia is no longer referred to as Princess in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Entertainment Weekly has already unleashed four Star Wars: The Force Awakens covers, a huge batch of images, and comments from Harrison Ford about his return as Han Solo. Now the site has turned its attention to Leia Organa, with director J.J. Abrams revealing that the Rebel hero is no longer going by the title of Princess. “She’s referred […]

Harrison Ford talks Han Solo return in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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After dropping four Star Wars: The Force Awakens-themed covers featuring Han Solo, Rey, Finn, and R2-D2 and C-3PO earlier today, Entertainment Weekly has now posted an interview with Harrison Ford, during which he shared his thoughts on his impending return to the galaxy far, far away as Han Solo. “He was always the cynical member […]

Lawrence Kasdan finished with Star Wars movies after Han Solo spinoff

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Having returned to a galaxy far, far away to co-write Star Wars: The Force Awakens with J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan has now revealed that the upcoming Han Solo anthology movie will be his last Star Wars project. “That was my last film of this saga,” Kasdan told Bild (via The Supernaughts). “I will never do […]

More Star Wars: The Force Awakens footage coming this Thursday

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Disney has really pulled back the curtain on Star Wars: The Force Awakens this past week, releasing a fantastic international trailer along with a first TV spot, and it seems we’ll be getting more footage this Thursday! Disney-owned ABC has announced that it is set to air an “exclusive special look” at the upcoming blockbuster […]

J.J. Abrams talks Star Wars: The Force Awakens, plot secrecy, and building to Episode VIII

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With a little over five weeks to go until the massively-anticipated release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the Star Wars marketing machine is in full swing. Over the past few days we’ve had a new trailer, an international poster, and a first TV spot, and now director J.J. Abrams has been speaking to Wired […]

The Week in Star Wars – New footage from The Force Awakens, new character posters, no more Slave Leia merchandise and more

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In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we have new character posters, comments from Daisy Ridley and John Boyega about The Force Awakens and a rumour about Disney’s plans for the future of Slave Leia… J.J. Abrams previously said that there won’t be anymore trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but a new […]