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With the passing of Star Wars legend Kenny Baker, the question came to who would the new actor in the R2-D2 suit for Star Wars: The Last Jedi It has been officially announced that actor Jimmy Vee will be the new heart behind the beloved droid. We're thrilled to announce that #OhSoSmall actor @RealJimmyVee is the[...]

Back in January, our very own Rich Johnston told you to keep an eye on Marvel Comics Star Wars #49, which has the title The Last Jedi right on the cover As people made the realization that it may tie in SOMEHOW to Episode 8, people started buying up copies Well, today none other than[...]

People around the globe will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Star Wars this year, and one of the main things have been wondering in the collecting community has been how Hasbro would handle it Rumors have run rampant, and this morning they have started to reveal some of their plans ahead of next weeks Toyfair. Revealed[...]

The next big Star Wars crossover from Marvel is entitled Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel, according to StarWars.com Starting in May, the five-part story will kick off with a one-shot The Screaming Citadel by Kieron Gillen and artist Marco Checchetto, and continue through Star Wars #31 and Doctor Aphra #7 The duo will be investigating[...]

What could have prompted the change of heart for Iger? A major clue might have come earlier in the conference call, when Iger revealed that he's seen an early cut of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which isn't set to hit theaters until December Iger, who called the movie a great next entry in the franchise,[...]

The park will open on May 27, a little bit earlier than the previously expected "Summer 2017." In addition, Iger gave a release window for Star Wars worlds in the Disney parks Those will be coming sometime in 2019. Disney CEO Bob Iger is holding court on the company's quarterly earnings conference call, and he[...]

The art itself looks very reminiscent of the Star Wars universe, for both games The first set look like storm trooper concepts The second set remind me of Knights of the Old Republic a lot Wether or not the properties in question are, in fact, from Star Wars games we do not know[...]

Sad news today Star Wars fans: as reported on Making Star Wars, it looks like Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be leaving Netflix on March 7 Fans had kinda held out hope that they may someday produce more, as they were the ones that bought the rights to the sixth season when originally cancelled[...]

Mark Hamill has always had a good sense of humor when it comes to voicing the Joker but he's taken it to another level in recent weeks. Hamill has read

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is going to be a big deal this year The first game, while liked by many, certainly suffered some content issues The moment to moment multiplayer was great, but the depth and variety did leave lots to be desired. Supposedly, we are getting that in Star Wars: Battlefront 2, and we just[...]

Though the clapperboard reads "Star Wars: Red Cup," this is just a "working title" for the film, likely referring to the Solo-brand plastic drinking cups Get it? Solo? The real title for the film has yet to be revealed. Miller also makes reference to the classic argument about how much George Lucas's "special edition" version of the[...]

At this April's Star Wars Celebration, fans will flock to Orlando, Fl to celebrate Star Wars, get info on the upcoming The Last Jedi, and share in their love of everything related to Star Wars However, there will be a dark cloud hanging over the proceedings, as it will be the first Celebration and major[...]

We cherish her memory and legacy as Princess Leia, and will always strive to honor everything she gave to Star Wars. So it remains to be seen whether the original story was some other negotiations between the family and the house of the mouse, such as the use of her likeness at one or more of[...]

BBC TV show Newsnight explored the concept of digitally recreating actors with CGI for movies and television ads, and in the course of a larger discussion about the ethics of this practice, they dropped a bombshell revelation, claiming that Disney is already negotiating with Carrie Fisher's estate to use the actress's image in future Star[...]

Last week, we told you that Woody Harrelson was rumored to play a mentor role to Han Solo in the upcoming, untitled Star Wars standalone film about the character's adventures before A New Hope Yesterday, we told you that it was officially confirmed that Harrelson would have a role in the film, though the exact[...]

Last week, Bleeding Cool told you about reports that Woody Harrelson was in line to play Han Solo's mentor in the upcoming Star Wars standalone film about the character's "scoundrel" days before A New Hope. Since it was reported on relatively reputable sites like Variety, the rumor was considered pretty solid, but in the past week it[...]

One could argue that the most popular line of Funko products would be their Star Wars offerings It has its own subscription box and Star Wars also has one of the biggest individual lines of Pop figures During their 12 Days of Funko Christmas announcements, they led off with Star Wars, teasing support for Episode[...]

Will they find what they're looking for? Or can they just coast by on sales of Star Wars comics and overshipping the rest of their books to spike the numbers? You'll have to find out when Star Wars #28, from Jason Aaron and Salvador Larroca, hits stores on February 1 Until then, here's a four page[...]

There has been a rumour doing the rounds that Tom Hardy might have a role in Star Wars: Episode 8 It is not for anything massive, with it possible he would just be a Stormtrooper, much like Daniel Craig in The Force Awakens. Well, the Hollywood Reporter asked the actor point blank, and it seems something[...]

There are certain factors that Disney and Lucasfilm took into consideration as they were working on the next trilogy of Star Wars films One of their stars dying of a sudden heart attack at the age of sixty was likely not on the table Carrie Fisher passed away on December 27th, and the people in[...]

Obviously, she will always be most well-known for playing Princess Leia in Star Wars To fans young and old, she will always be royalty And now there is a fan petition to make it official. The petition, which as of this writing has over 34,000 signatures, aims to have Disney make the character an official Disney[...]

Lucasfilm dropped the trailer for the second half of Star Wars Rebels Season 3 this morning, and wow! This second half looks to be full of epic moments and a grand scale the series has been building towards since the series premiere We started on lonely little Lothal, and over these last three seasons have[...]

Hence the Star Wars Smuggler's Bounty box showed up today with the Star Wars: The Force Awakens theme… and this is what was inside. https://youtu.be/wPqK2kKmq6IVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Unboxing The Bonus Smuggler Box (https://youtu.be/wPqK2kKmq6I) Funko let folks know a week or so back that to say thank you for being loyal members[...]

Last night we found out that Woody Harrelson was being eyed up to be a mentor in the Young Han Solo movie. Seemed nice bit of casting, and a role well

With Rogue One in the books, we now have a good idea of what a standalone Star Wars movie is going to look like It also means we can start turning our heads to the Young Han Solo movie now too. It seems the film is on the verge of getting an important block in place[...]

If there is one thing everyone who watched the marketing for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, whether they liked the final film or not, is that there were a lot of scenes cut This could be from the extensive reshoots or just marketing picking scenes they thought would sell the movie Yahoo! UK recently[...]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story The next gamble that the all powerful Disney took on for the Star Wars franchise was to see if anyone would care about a movie that didn't involve the Skywalker family Despite the many rumors of problems and reshoots Rogue One: A Star Wars Story came together beautifully with an[...]

There has been a lot written about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story not having an opening crawl It was the first in the series to never feature it, and word recently was that it 'never' had one. Well, that is not entirely true it seems Speaking on the Empire Podcast, director Gareth Edwards mentioned that the film[...]

One of the best parts of a Star Wars film coming to us every year is that so far, with each release comes a good amount of books as well Novelizations, visual guides, young readers, books for any and all Star Wars fans flood the shelves and we devour them to learn as much as[...]

On January 7th, Disney XD is showing a 2-part Star Wars Rebels that shows the earlier days of Saw Gerrera from Rogue One We learn in the film that Forrest Whitaker's character was too extreme for the Rebel Alliance and he went off on his own Its hard to tell exactly in the time line[...]