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Star Wars fans love the Death Star It is just a fact It is the ultimate show of power in the galaxy after all Thanks to the film Rogue One, not only do we know why it was so easy for Luke to blow up in A New Hope, but we know how the plans[...]

The windfall is a result of an insurance policy taken from Lloyd's of London based on Carrie Fisher completing a contract for filming for three Star Wars movies Though Fisher completed filming on Episode 8 before her death last week, Episode 9 will reportedly need to be rewritten. Not your traditional insurance company, Lloyd's is a[...]

With a midweek boost in response to the recent passing of Carrie Fisher, the Star Wars Expanded Universe film has racked up another $153 million at the domestic box office (its total worldwide take is nearing $700 million and it should handily pass that mark before the end of the New Year's weekend. The only other[...]

That's right, we're talking about our world-famous WHEEL OF STORIES, which provides us with topics to write about on even the slowest of news days! Let's spin the wheel and see what our readers want to hear about today… *spins wheel* What is Frank Cho up to? Our personal favorite! Okay, let's see… Earlier this week, Bleeding Cool Rumormonger-in-Chief[...]

Gaming tables are becoming more common, but this one is quite the set up created by Fon Davis who has made props for Star Wars, The Matrix and Galaxy Quest The table is rather intricate including sculpted legs of a giant fighting a dragon, a built in screen so the DM can display maps and[...]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story seems to have been a very worthwhile exercise It is currently getting plaudits from critics and audiences alike and is doing quite well at the box-office too. On that last note, the film has passed an important goal, the half billion As of Boxing Day, the film has now made $523.8 million[...]

Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers. The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher was most famously known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the Star Wars movies She had made her acting debut in the 1975 film Shampoo She would also appear in The Blues Brothers, The Man[...]

I think most would agree, Star Wars is currently in a better place than it was when the prequels were fresh Those films have been torn apart a million times, and I think most people agree that they just aren't quite the standard of the original trilogy for the most part. Episode VIII director has defended[...]

It's your last chance to enter to win a Death Trooper Specialist Premium Format Figure from Sideshow Collectibles. This is the first in Sideshow's line of

Back when Star Wars: The Force Awakens was being bandied about and cast, there were rumours just about every hot actor was in some talk to be in the film Off that, it's no surprise that Michael Fassbender's name revolved around the project for a little while. Well, the actor has opened up a tiny bit[...]

This is an amazing video... not because it's Chewbacca growling out Silent Night. Not because it's really well done. But because at some point someone had

By Joe Glass This time last year, the first new Star Wars film in years was released in cinemas, The Force Awakens, and immediately audiences came out wondering if Star Wars maybe possibly just included, under the radar, their first gay character, in the form of hotshot X-Wing pilot, Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac). In fact, I even[...]

To celebrate, Marvel will be doing a total of 48 variant covers for their Star Wars publishing line starting in January and continuing through 2017. Kevin Wada Some big name artists will be involved, including Kevin Wada, Mike Mayhew, Stuart Immonen, Ryan Stegman, David Lopez, and many more.  They will have a new border marking the anniversary[...]

Well, since that time, a little movie called Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has also been released, earning $290 million in its first weekend alone The end result is that Disney has now officially broken the record, with more than $7 billion in revenue for 2016. The milestone has some huge hits this year to[...]

There has been quite a lot of talk about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and where its political leanings lie Despite the fact that the connection between the Empire and fascism—mostly linked to the Nazis—couldn't be more obvious, and the fact that Star Wars itself was a reaction to Vietnam, there are people who[...]

Rogue One's use of the character of Grand Moff Tarkin, as played by Peter Cushing is an impressive next step in the use of CGI to allow filmmakers to be able to utilize actors who have either passed away, or need to be shown at a far younger age. In Cushing's case, he had died back in '94, which left filmmakers with only a few options: not use the character at all, to recast, or to utilize special effects to see how far through the uncanny valley the industry has progressed.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story star Felicity Jones is set to host Saturday Night Live when it returns to TV on January 14th, after taking a break for the holidays We're relatively positive this will happen, since President Elect Donald Trump won't be inaugurated until a week after that, and so will be unable[...]

Lando is possibly the coolest character in Star Wars Billy Dee Williams really did bring something smooth to that universe that no other character had. It's something that isn't lost on Donald Glover, who is set to take on the role in the Young Han Solo movie In a round table talk with the likes of[...]

Every so often, comic book publishers send out previews of upcoming comics without any of the lettering finished. The result, while pretty to look at,

It was one of the best series of 2015 and feeds into the Star Wars craving that folks have coming out of seeing Rogue One Marvel's successful launch of their Star Wars titles included a series by Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca, Star Wars: Darth Vader. The series picks up right after Episode IV and shows[...]

But he does have light up eyes. Here is K in action and then images of the figure. https://youtu.be/_ykWI13JZloVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: K-2SO Featurette NEW FOOTAGE – Rogue One A Star Wars Story Red Carpet World Premiere (https://youtu.be/_ykWI13JZlo)   I have not seen Rogue One yet… may not[...]

The most common complaint tabled at Star Wars: Battlefront when it initially came out was its lack of single player story The game while certainly impressive, only really worked for those who like to get stuck in with multiplayer modes. This isn't lost on DICE or EA though In fact, it looks likely we will be[...]

There are still three days for people to order the core Loot Crate box for December, with the Revolution theme. But some lucky people already have theirs.

The folks at How It Should Have Ended are getting into the Rogue One spirit by releasing a special updated edition of their take on Star Wars They do bring up some pretty good points… why didn't the Millennium Falcon just transmit the Deathstar plans once they got them? Heck, since they were in R2-D2…[...]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story expands on the familiar universe that we know and love with excellent characters and a dynamite third act Title: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Director: Gareth Edwards Summary: The Rebellion makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow. The review[...]

It's definitely still in the Star Wars Universe – with [most] of the bits and pieces that you know and love. Rating: 4 Stars out of 5 The Drinking Rules: Every time you see a character from another one of the films, take a drink If a character says a catchphrase from an earlier movie (in whole or in[...]

In celebration of it once again being Star Wars week, we wanted to pull together a selection of some of our favorite SW cosplay photos. Some of these have been selected because of the costumes, others because of the post-work that's gone into the image, and others because we just think they're pretty darned awesome[...]

Star Wars: Rogue One is the talk of the town right now Early reviews are in, and it seems a lot of critics like Gareth Edward's film. Even though the film isn't even out yet, Disney have wasted no time flaunting that reception This new trailer is all about the good things said about the film[...]

We have a new featurette for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that is focused on the look of the film and how it's enhanced by the IMAX experience Director Gareth Edwards talks about film making as the ultimate art form It combines writing, photography, performance, music, etc… to create one ensemble piece of work[...]

With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story premiering this week, the folks at Screen Junkies have decided to do an Honest Trailer for what is arguably the best film in the franchise – The Empire Strikes Back Even their sarcastic writers had problems finding problems in the film Though they do point out that it[...]