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J.J. Abrams responds to “anti-white” remarks against Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Prior to the trailer being released, a Twitter trend called #BoycottStarWarsVII caught the Internet’s attention, as loud vocal complaints were being made about Star Wars: The Force Awakens being “anti-white”. The group rejected the idea that the movie had such a diverse cast, calling the film “anti-white propaganda” and that J.J. Abrams was a “Jewish activist” . Whether […]

Did the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer spoil a key death?

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Robert Kojder on whether the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoils a key death… It goes without saying that potential spoilers will be discussed in this article, so if you read my interpretation that may or may not be correct and become upset that a touch of the mystery has been removed, […]

Rumour: Christopher McQuarrie polishing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story script

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If rumours are to be believed, Gareth Edwards’ upcoming Star Wars anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has enlisted some Oscar-winning talent to polish its script. According to Latino-Review, Lucasfilm has brought in Christopher McQuarrie, screenwriter of The Usual Suspects and director of this year’s box office hit Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens advance ticket sales setting records

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With a theatrical trailer set to land in the early hours of the morning, advance ticket sales for Star Wars: The Force Awakens got underway in the UK this morning, and unsurprisingly the demand is huge, with the film setting a record for the fastest selling advance ticket sales of 2015. SEE ALSO: Watch four […]

Star Wars movie marathon confirmed for The Force Awakens

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Star Wars fans looking to revisit the Saga on the big screen ahead of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be delighted to hear confirmation that select theaters are set to host a Star Wars movie marathon on December 17th. As per Comic Book, Fandango has launched a landing page for the marathon, which will […]

The Week in Star Wars – New trailer for The Force Awakens, runtime rumours, female directors are “going to happen” and more

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We’ve got a couple of rumours in this edition of The Week in Star Wars surrounding trailers, ratings and runtimes. We’ve also got word on female directors joining the universe, comic book previews and new maps for Battlefront… Kicking things off as we normally do with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and a new rumour […]

The Week in Disappointment – Fantastic Four, Die Hard 6, Thor: Ragnarok, The Ten Commandments, Star Wars and more

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Fox denies rumour that Fantastic Four rights are back at Marvel, still planning sequel” Oh thank God. I was worried it would wind up in competent hands. I can’t imagine anyone who thinks this is a good idea, except executives at Fox who seem to […]

Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Review – ‘The Lost Commanders’

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Chris Cooper reviews the latest episode of Star Wars Rebels… Star Wars Rebels’ first season finished extremely strongly, as the Lothal rebels took their first steps into a larger world. This was followed up by The Siege of Lothal, a double length episode/film released in the summer. With the full introduction of a terrifying Darth Vader, […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens background characters to be explored in new ebooks

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As Disney and Lucasfilm continue on the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it looks like we’ll be getting some insight into some of the minor characters from December’s hotly-anticipated film. Per Entertainment Weekly, the female character to the right of the above image, Bazine, will be explored in Delilah S. Dawson’s eShort Star Wars: […]

Kathleen Kennedy says we’ll see a female Star Wars director at some point

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When it comes to choosing directors for their new Star Wars movies, Disney and Lucasfilm have been pretty consistent, with J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Rian Johnson (Star Wars: Episode VIII), Colin Trevorrow (Star Wars: Episode IX), Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Han Solo: A […]