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Happy International Women's Day everyone! There are a ton of badass women in media but Star Wars has been working to bring more of those women to the frontlines ever since someone pointed out that Leia was one of like three women who apparently existed in the original trilogy. Between the movies and the various […]

JD Dillard, the writer/director behind Sleight and Sweetheart will develop a Star Wars project along with Luke Cage and Agents of SHIELD writer Matt Owens. Dillard, whose Sweetheart is currently available on Netflix and is a must-watch, has experience in the franchise, having worked on The Force Awakens with JJ Abrams and even donning stormtrooper armor in […]

Surly 77-year-old actor Harrison Ford may be set to reprise his iconic role as Indiana Jones, but when it comes to Han Solo, Ford is clearly sick and tired of it. In an interview with USA Today, Ford was asked how his character was able to come back for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, and […]

Star Wars fans were treated to some voice cameos from Jedi of the past at the end of Rise of Skywalker. Luke, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Yoda, Ahsoka, and one Kanan Jarrus. Kanan appeared for four seasons on the excellent animated series Star Wars:Rebels, voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr. For fans of that show and animated Star […]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, imagineers were concocting new and exciting Star Wars snacks for weary space travelers! Thankfully you don't need to go into orbit for these treats — you'll just need to head to Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. This awesome looking item is not […]

It's no secret fans perceive Harrison Ford having a love-hate relationship with Han Solo in the Star Wars franchise. The 77-year old actor went on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to talk about his surprise cameo in The Rise of Skywalker (2019) given his grim turn in The Force Awakens (2015). "Star Wars" Fate Left Uncertain Stemming […]

Marketing for Paramount Pictures' Sonic the Hedgehog with Dolby Cinema revealing the film's latest poster on its Twitter account. Gotta. Go. Fast! Meet Tom (AKA Donut Lord) — Sonic's best friend and the best cop in Green Hills 😎 Tag your best friend, then race to get your #DolbyCinema tickets for @SonicMovie (🍩 not included): […]

The Star Wars universe is looking like it could take on a very different shape in the upcoming years. The movies have had an interesting run with the latter two dividing critics [The Rise of Skywalker] and some fans [The Last Jedi]. While we're still several years away from another movie coming out there is […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi saw the introduction of the first WOC into the Star Wars trilogy. Kelly Marie Tran introduced us to Rose Tico and won over America as she played an integral part in the narrative and eventual resolution of the film. In fact, fans were anticipating where things were headed for her […]

This article contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. I don't think I've heard the term fan service more in the years since it's become a term than I have since the release of Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. And it's very strange. The complaint comes something like this: There was […]

Kelly Marie Tran played an important role in the Resistance's base in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Rose Tico. Despite shooting many scenes, cuts severely diminished her screen time. Shooting scenes to match with existing footage of Carrie Fisher provided a challenge on its own. Director J. J. Abrams repurposed the late actor's […]

Michael Eisner, former CEO of the Walt Disney Company, took to Twitter to complain about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker the other day. Why not, everyone else seems to be doing these days. In the Twitter thread, he not only claims that the film as "emotionless", but that Rey actress Daisy Ridley also lacked […]

When director Zack Snyder was forced to leave Justice League before production was finished, Warner Bros brought in alleged fake feminist Joss Whedon to complete the film. Though Whedon promised to stay true to Zack Snyder's Vision of a grim and gritty universe of murderous superheroes, ultimately he ended up removing all of Snyder's badass […]

If there's one thing Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker much less the franchise, in general, relied on is allusions to its past. One scene came near the film's climax. Director J. J. Abrams and screenwriter Chris Terrio spoke to Vanity Fair about the process to bring it together. . . . The Scene in Question […]

One of the numerous controversies surrounding Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is Kelly Marie Tran's lack of presence as Rose Tico. Filmmaker Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) looks to step up to bat for her, pitching a solo TV series for the Resistance engineer. Introduced in Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi (2017), Rose […]

Star Wars's most valuable TV asset Dave Filoni took to Twitter over the Christmas holiday to give a nod to fans who were watching The Rise of Skywalker since its release. The film garnered a $175.5 million domestic debut at the box office the past weekend. Despite underperforming compared to its predecessors The Last Jedi […]

When thinking about projects universally beloved by Star Wars fans, the list is awfully short. Aside from The Mandalorian on Disney+ and 2016's Rogue One from Gareth Edwards, most of the recent Star Wars projects garnered mixed reactions. Love-Hate-Hate Relationship Critics and audiences are at odds according to Rotten Tomatoes over the last two Star […]

With Eddie Murphy's triumphant return in the books for the 2019 Christmas edition of Saturday Night Live, to say that the next host stepping up to the plate has a hard act to follow would be a major understatement. Thankfully, Adam Driver (Marriage Story, Star Wars franchise) will have a little time to prepare, with […]

Just got back to the cinema with the kids after seeing Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, after watching the previous two over the weekend – thoroughly enjoyed by all. And as well as the callbacks to many of the previous movies, and an annoyingly hanging unfinished statement from Finn, I was left wondering if […]

Chris Terrio, who co-wrote the screenplay for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (TROS) with director J. J. Abrams, said not all of Carrie Fisher's repurposed scenes were used. Terrio spoke with The Wrap to explain the process of incorporating the late actor into the film. Respecting Carrie Fisher's Performance Fisher, who died in December […]