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J.J. Abrams has toned down the Original Trilogy references in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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When J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan took over writing duties from Michael Arndt on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it was said that one of the reasons for the rewrite was that Abrams wanted to shift some of the focus back to the characters of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia, as opposed to […]

Disney rumoured to be lining up Joss Whedon to direct a Star Wars movie

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With Joss Whedon currently joining the ranks of the unemployed following his second Marvel outing Avengers: Age of Ultron, rumours are circulating that he could be set to reunite with Disney by taking on directing duties on an upcoming Star Wars movie. The report stems from the Get Your Geek On Podcast (via MoviePilot), who […]

Video Game Review – Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels

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Andrew Newton reviews Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels… For those of you who don’t know, Star Wars: Rebels is an animated adventure set in the Star Wars universe.  The series centres around a rag-tag crew of the Starship Ghost as they continue the fight against the evil Empire. The recent table […]

Star Wars: Episode VIII to shoot in the UK at Pinewood Studios

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This won’t come as much of a surprise, but it has been announced that 2017’s Star Wars: Episode VIII is set to shoot at Pinewood Studios in the UK, and will presumably go into production once Gareth Edwards finishes up with the first standalone spin-off movie, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. The announcement was made […]

Gwendoline Christie’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens character revealed as Captain Phasma

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Following on from this morning’s new images of Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn) and Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Vanity Fair has continued its Star Wars Day celebrations by releasing an official first-look image from Star Wars: The Force Awakens of Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie […]

Josh Trank exits Star Wars Anthology spin-off movie

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Having been absent from the ‘Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank’ panel at Star Wars Celebration last month due to “flu”, it has been announced tonight that Josh Trank (Chronicle, Fantastic Four) has vacated the director’s chair on Disney’s second Star Wars Anthology standalone movie. “After a year of having the incredible honor of developing with […]

Dave Filoni and Simon Kinberg want Star Wars: Rebels characters to appear in live-action movies

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The trailer for Season 2 of the hit animated show Star Wars: Rebels debuted at the recent Star Wars Celebration event in Anaheim, California [watch it here] followed by the season two premiere and the reaction has been very positive. Since it first aired last October Rebels has proved that it isn’t just a show for kids […]

Sam Claflin and Riz Ahmed in talks for Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One

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Badass Digest and The Wrap are reporting the news that two new actors are in talks to join the cast of the Star Wars spin-off Rogue One, directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). The websites are claiming that actors Riz Ahmed (Nightcrawler) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) are in talks with Disney to […]