star wars Archives

While in Target recently (I swear I only went in to buy shampoo and left $30 poorer) I saw these guys sitting on a shelf, looking unloved. Well, far be it

Because none of the other choices stand a chance. At Star Wars Celebration a couple weeks back, Hasbro shocked us all by announcing that the widely popular and highly collectible Vintage Collection would be returning after a few years of fans screaming at them to bring it back It was a joyous occasion, and one that[...]

Whenever anything Star Wars is found the internet reacts accordingly As much as Lucasfilm would like to keep things under wraps until the film comes out, their media partners are the ones who usually end up spoiling things, whether it is a toy reveal, a book spoiler, or in this case, an advertisement for a[...]

Konami just announced today that they'll be bringing back the fan-favorite Contra mini-game to their popular Star Wars: Force Collection mobile trading card game, just in time for May 4th known to most as Star Wars™ Day One again, players will get their retro fix with Operation: Going Solo, a four-stage run and gun adventure featuring Han[...]

After three movies in the December months StarWars.com announced today that Star Wars: Episode IX will move its release date to May 24, 2019 With the untitled Han Solo project also moving to May perhaps it's time we associate Star Wars with a new holiday Summer holidays for the Northern Hemisphere? The movie will[...]

A new  LEGO® Star Wars set has been revealed, and I could not be more excited about it While I am in the midst of building a LEGO Death Star at the moment, my thoughts have drifted to what is to come I am a fan of all Star Wars, Attack of the Clones being[...]

Last weekend was Star Wars Celebration, and we already gave you a fair whack of cosplay from the event, but we're here to give you just a little more. On the Saturday the Jedi and Sith alike came out in force to show off some amazing cosplay! I personally loved the mash ups, such as the Maleficent Sith, Ghostbuster[...]

Arrow's Paul Blackthorne has been confirmed as a member of the Empire's Inferno Squad in EA DICE's upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront II Blacktorne will be playing a character named Gideon Hask in the squad, as he confirmed to a fan on Twitter His tweet was then picked up by the official EA Star Wars account, making the confirmation[...]

A few weeks back, a major rumor hit the net claiming that Disney and Lucasfilm were planning to announce an Obi-Wan Kenobi solo film starring Ewan McGregor at Star Wars Celebration, the continuation of a rumored Obi-Wan film that's been mutating for years Star Wars Celebration has come and gone, and there's been no announcement,[...]

Kenner perfected the action figure with their Star Wars line of action figures back in the late 70's and early 80's They sold millions upon millions of figures, playsets, vehicles, anything really It is one of the most beloved toy lines of all-time, and collectors (like myself) go gaga for loose and carded figures, spending[...]

You'll always see and hear some unique things some will warm your heart, some will enrage you, but for me the ones that make you laugh are the moments I remember long after the chaos of six of ten blind boxes of Star Wars pins being Ezra and Jar Jar At last weeks Star[...]

The upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront II single player campaign was written by Walt Williams, known for his work on Spec Ops: The Line, and Mitch Dyer, current EA Motive employee and former IGN reporter. The story will begin as a book by Christie Golden that is out this summer, as it follows protagonist Iden Versio and her team who[...]

We've talked about the Star Wars brand ending up on some of the strangest places, but there are also the marketing opportunities that fail because someone wasn't thinking. However, let's back up for a moment and go back to the Marvel booth at Comic-Con International in 2015 In a booth that was already lacking in girl[...]

Follow him on twitter to see him talk about nerd stuff, toys, and soccer We got the opportunity to attend the Star Wars Rebels press conference which included executive producer Dave Filoni, voice of Ezra Taylor Gray, voice Sabine Tiya Sircar, voice of Hera Vanessa Marshall, and voice of Zeb Steve Blum We cut about three[...]

It would be understandable if you missed it, because we were all pretty obsessed with Star Wars over the past few days, but Warner Bros released a new poster for Justice League last week Here, have a look: Legendary comics artist and drawer of fine bulges Alex Ross noticed, however And he had a particular observation[...]

  Star Wars Celebration Orlando has come to a close and it's been a heck of an experience If you've kept up with our coverage over the weekend you'll know that our crew has been beating the bushes (and standing in lines) to bring you some of the breaking happenings throughout As with most pop-culture conventions these[...]

The idea of brands like Star Wars and Marvel becoming marketable outside of the toys and t-shirt model is still fairly new to the convention scene The idea of high end purses, kitchen utensils, luggage, and even a grill on the show room was impossible to imagine even a few years ago but is common[...]

This passes the previous top film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens which brought in $529M worldwide The film was number one in ever country it opened in and was the biggest opening weekend in 17 of those countries. The biggest bulk of the films take comes from China at a whopping $190M… which is the biggest[...]

The Nissan booth was fully kitted out for Star Wars, showing off their Rogue One series of Rogue SUVs There was also a return of the "turn yourself into a Storm Trooper" experience, which was pretty cute. Sadly, the Rogue One Rogues were locked and not street legal, so I was unable to take one for a spin[...]

The panel showcasing the fourth, and as we found out toward the end of the panel, final season of Star Wars: Rebels was packed full of fans of the animated show on Disney XD However, before they dived into the upcoming fourth season the cast and executive producer Dave Filoni was able to get into[...]

As a vintage Star Wars collector, you learn very quickly that this hobby takes two things more than anything: money and opportunity Money more than anything, as in the last couple years prices for vintage Star Wars have gone through the roof The Kenner line of action figures are some of the most saught after[...]

Earlier today at Star Wars Celebration, EA gave us the full, official reveal trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront II In case you missed the panel or the trailer, we've got all of the details for you. But first, the trailer: Now that we're all up to date on the trailer, here are the facts we have so far: It[...]

Some vendors have not realized how crazy these things can get and Del Rey books has become the latest victim of their own exclusive. The exclusive is a cover for the newest Star Wars: Thrawn by Timothy Zahn book being sold at both the Del Rey booth and the Barnes and Noble booth The book was[...]

It was one of the most hated moments from the prequel trilogy, which is saying something, because the prequel trilogy featured a lot of Jar Jar Binks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICSNhMSaVgkVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: I don't like sand (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICSNhMSaVgk) During the livestream of Star Wars Celebration Orlando, Hayden Christensen was asked how he feels about sand, to[...]

Immediately after the panel for Star Wars: Rebels a press conference was held with a majority of the main cast When asked about whether or not we would be exploring the Force in the final season of Rebels, executive producer Dave Filoni made an impassioned and beautiful speech about the core of Star Wars. "The Force[...]

So sure, some of the shine got knocked off on the way, and some people were pretty pissed off, but EA has finally shown us the full trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront II And it looks pretty damn sweet. And if EA DICE have managed to learn anything from player's reactions to the first Battlefront, we're in[...]

On the livestreamed "The Star Wars Show Live Presented By Verizon" from Star Wars Celebration Orlando, IDW Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall gave an interview about IDW's recently announced line of Star Wars comics for young readers, headlined by Star Wars Adventures, launching in September Ryall shared some new details on the comic, including, perhaps most importantly, their[...]

Throughout the Rebels panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando, Dave Filoni was wearing a black t-shirt which asked the question: "Ahsoka Lives?" He was still wearing the shirt near the end of the panel, before they showed the trailer (watch it here): But when the lights came back on after the trailer, Filoni's shirt was different: Did the shirt now[...]

Warwick Davis is joining the cast of Star Wars: Rebels, we learned at the Rebels panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando According to Dave Filoni, Davis auditioned live onstage at Star Wars Celebration Europe, though Filoni didn't realize what was happening at the time They showed a clip of that, and then brought out Davis,[...]

I was fortunate enough to attend the Collectors Update Panel Friday afternoon at Star Wars Celebration, and there is some cool stuff coming from companies such as Hot Toys, Gentle Giant, Bandai/Tomashii Nations, Sideshow Collectibles, Kotobukiya, and more These are the busts, statues, and life-size collectibles that will make you the envy of all your[...]