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sxsw 2018 panel last jedi
[Editor's Note: This Last Jedi-centric piece comes to us from Bleeding Cool correspondent Brandon Wainerdi from SXSW 2018.] I am currently writing this in a Starbucks in Georgetown, Texas. Only 30 miles outside of Austin, the pressure kept building in my head as I sped back home, so much so that I had to finally pull off the[...]
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Mark Hamill and Yoda
Not only that, there is a sweet moment between himself and the legendary Frank Oz that will make Star Wars fans weep. Mark Hamill getting emotional upon seeing yoda is precious pic.twitter.com/89vxVbn6v8 — Star Wars Legacy (@starwarsIegacy) March 12, 2018 I know if I had been on set that day (or any set, really), just the sight of[...]
solo lobby display
The Han Solo solo movie is mere months away from hyper-spacing into theaters, and it looks like Disney is finally getting on the media push. The official Star Wars Twitter account just released a short time-lapse video showing the construction of a familiar spaceship cockpit out of cardboard, featuring a chair and some notable personalities surrounding it: Prepare[...]
Jon Favreau to Write and Produce Live Action Star Wars TV Series
Jon Favreau is set to write and executive produce a live action Star Wars TV series to air on Disney's upcoming digital streaming service The announcement was made earlier today by Star Wars.com. Director Jon Favreau arrives at the red carpet premiere for Thor: Ragnarok Photo courtesy of Disney While information is scant and hard to come by[...]
Star Wars: Rebels
Popular Star Wars animated show Star Wars: Rebels aired its final three episodes on Monday night Fans have been wondering how this series would end, since none of the characters were around for the original movies Would Disney have the guts to pull a Rogue One and kill most off of its main characters in a[...]
Michael K. Williams solo
Editorial credit: Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com The production of Solo: A Star Wars Story was a bit of a mess, to make an understatement There was a huge shift in directors halfway through the production, and with that came a lot a reshoots One of the problems with these reshoots was that one of the stars[...]
video games overwatch
I've fired shotguns in H1Z1, COD, Overwatch, PUBG, Fortnite, Star Wars, Gears Of War, Halo, the list goes on… and I've fired real shotguns, as well as an AK-47, a revolver, a hunting rifle, and an old machine gun in my lifetime. A video game does not prepare you for the kickback to a gun, for[...]
SNL Star Wars Sketch That Got Cut for Time: The Mos Eisley Five
It was a Star Wars parody sketch that included a setup by J.J Abrams himself He talks about the upcoming Solo film and how a third Star Wars standalone story would be released in 2019: The Mos Eisley Five. Abrams tells us: "It's a story of a group of smugglers hired by the rebellion who are instrumental[...]
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Gets a Cool Lightsaber Mod
To be clear, this isn't anything officially licensed by the developers at Warhorse Studios or anything Disney related Star Wars, this is simply a mod you can add to the game that will specifically change certain character's swords into blue, green, purple, and red glowing lightsabers for you to play out the action sequences with as[...]
Magic Bands
Next, we have the new "meet me at the purple wall" band, inspired by the popular Instagram spot in Disney World's Magic Kingdom! On March 16th, a new Star Wars band will also be released (it will however be for sale online starting March 12th). Still want more? How about getting this Purple Wall hat as[...]
funko pops star wars: the last jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will indeed be getting a second wave of Funko Pops this year The film hits home on March 27th, some point after you can collect this wave of creatures and character updates for the always-expanding Star Wars Funko Pop line There are some cuties here; Luke gets another Pop, more[...]
j.j. abrams Star Wars
When the big story points of Star Wars: The Last Jedi happened, a lot of fans were left wondering if those plans had been there since the beginning Despite the fact that director Rian Johnson said many times that Lucasfilm and Disney let him make the movie he wanted, certain fans were obsessed with whether or[...]
New International Poster and Trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story
We have a new international poster and trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story The poster and trailer come from the Disney Japan Star Wars site and the poster is pretty nifty looking uniting two of the best friends of the Star Wars universe The trailer, however, is a lot less interesting It's basically a[...]
Boba Fett Coming to Gentle Giant's Collector's Gallery Statue Line
Boba Fett is the newest Star Wars statue in the Gentle Giant Collector's Gallery statue line Shipping in September, the statue is in the 1:8 scale, and features a great likeness of the Mandalorian bounty hunter every knick and scrape on his armor is here, and also has a great paint wash over the entire[...]
James Gunn Tempts Mark Hamill to Trade Star Wars for Guardians of the Galaxy
We've all read Mark Hamill's criticism of the portrayal of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but we never suspected that things had gotten so serious that he would consider jumping ship from one space franchise to another! In a shocking Twitter conversation Sunday, Hamill and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn conspired[...]
Star Wars Vehicles
During Disneyland Paris's Season of the Force, guests have the chance to see a special exhibit: fan-built Star Wars vehicles! These vehicles will be on display through March 25th — the end of Season of the Force — so you still have a little time to get over there and check them out The vehicles,[...]
[Oscars] The Academy Reveals 10 More Presenters for 90th Awards Show
At least on the presenter side of things — not a whole lot to be done about nominees without a bigger conversation and drastic change, although this year's big nominees sort of reflect a willingness to change. Anyhow, the Academy previously announced their first 12 presenters for the 90th Annual Awards ceremony where the Oscars are[...]
j.j. abrams Star Wars
When fans walked out of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the first thing a lot of them did was wonder where the story was going to go from there The studio had let the previous director Colin Trevorrow go and delayed the movie by six months They also brought back J.J Abrams to finish the[...]
star wars last jedi box office
Despite its highly polarizing fan reception, Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a grand turning point in a franchise that's grown with its viewers over the past 40 years.  For better or worse, Rian Johnson helmed a fascinating entry into the series, and the DVD/Blu-ray release for Episode IIX is right around the corner. Writer/Director Rian Johnson on[...]
star wars battlefront 2
credit//EA The latest patch for EA DICE's Star Wars: Battlefront II is live with some big changes, including a new game mode, arcade maps, and three new Hero appearances. The full patch notes were posted today and detail the new features as well as bug fixes, and hero and villain gameplay balances. Jetpack Cargo is the new mode that will have players[...]