Release Notes – Patch 1.1
Happy New Year from the Battlefront team! In our first patch of 2018, we’re delighted to offer a new Blast map on the planet Crait and to introduce Iden Versio’s TIE fighter to the roster of hero ships available in Starfighter Assault. Of course, we’ve also been digging into fan feedback and bug reports to …
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Star Wars Battlefront 2 update going LIVE, PS4 and Xbox One 1.1 patch notes to follow
The new Stars Wars Battlefront 2 update will be launching in the next few hours on PS4, Xbox One and PC servers. EA and Dice have confirmed that deployment is being rolled out at different times for each platform, meaning a longer wait for some players. The development team have also revealed that …
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Music Review: John Williams – ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’
At 85 years old, John Williams continues his prolific musical career with the quality original motion picture soundtrack to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the second film in the new Star Wars film trilogy and eighth overall in this popular film series. This musical score yields many galactic goosebumps with …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Costume Designer On Inspiration of The Praetorian Guard
Johnson elaborated on working with Holdo actor Laura Dern, who made her first (and last) Star Wars appearance in this film. “Laura, just YouTube search any interview with Laura. What you see is what you get: She is the most bright, lovely, open person. It’s not like she’s that way for the cameras and …
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Star Wars: Rian Johnson Shares Some Of His Favorite ‘The Last Jedi’ Moments
When making a movie, it’s natural for directors to have their favorite scenes, or ones they’re excited for audiences to react to. And when it comes to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the experience is no different. Writer and director Rian Johnson spoke with the Hollywood Reporter about watching the movie for …
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Star Wars: Maz Kanata Originally Aided the Resistance on Crait in ‘The Last Jedi’
One of the newer characters in the Star Wars saga was subject to some major changes in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and it seems that affected how the character was used in the latest film. In The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a piece of concept art shows that Maz Kanata is standing alongside …
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Secret Star Wars artist revealed
An artist who goes by the name Hector Gonzales says he’s the one who created a hidden piece of Star Wars art on the University of Arizona Campus. Gonzales, who now lives in New York City, says he created the depiction of Han Solo frozen in carbonite as part of project with fellow students. “It’s very …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ is 10th highest-grossing movie of all time
Mark Hamill, Rian Johnson, Daisy Ridley and Ram Bergman pose for pictures at a press conference to promote the film ‘Star Wars: the last Jedi’ in Mexico City November 21, 2017. — AFP picLOS ANGELES, Jan 16 — A month after being released in theatres, episode eight of the Star Wars saga joins …
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Japan Box Office: ‘Star Wars’ Wins Fifth Weekend
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” won its fifth consecutive weekend at the Japanese box office. For the January 13-14 frame, the film made $1.87 million on 142,000 admissions, raising its cumulative total to $59 million on 4.4 million admissions. This is still far from the $105 million recorded by “Star Wars: The …
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Some creep made an overtly sexist edit of The Last Jedi, and even he thinks it’s awful
“You will probably enjoy it most when you view it less as a blockbuster movie and more as some kind of episode from some non-existent mediocre Star Wars series,” he says, explaining that he had to go off of a bad source with technical issues just to create his terrible thing. Also, he adds that “there are …
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Disney Pint Size Heroes and Star Wars Pop Three Pack Are Coming From Funko
Disney and Star Wars seem to have new Funko products announced constantly. Today is no different, as Disney characters come to life in a new wave of Pint Size Heroes, and the Death Star crew gets time to shine in a brand new Pop three pack. First we will look at the Walmart exclusive Death Star …
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Star Wars: Rian Johnson Breaks Down Importance of ‘The Last Jedi’s Twin Suns Scene
Fans of the franchise quickly picked up on the similarities between the shot we see of Luke in the original Star Wars, looking upon the horizon and feeling frustrated with his lot in life. This sequence happens shortly after Luke purchases C-3PO and R2-D2, which unknowingly kicked off his adventures …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Box Office Drops 92% in China
After Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened to disappointing box office returns in China, the movie has been dropped from a huge majority of theaters. In its second weekend, the box office haul in the Middle Kingdom is less than impressive, with the numbers directly correlating to the film’s drop in screenings.
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Star Wars Trivia
Star Wars Trivia. Tue, February 6, 2018. Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm (event ends at 12:00 am). Cosmic Charlie’s. Lexington, KY. $5.00. Tickets. This event is 18 and over. https://www.cosmic-charlies.com/event/1629124/. Share On Facebook. Share On Twitter · Email. Share This Event. Sync event to …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Costume Designer on Why Leia’s Look Changed from ‘The Force Awakens’
For 40 years, Leia Organa has inspired countless fans to dress up as the sci-fi icon, thanks in due part to her memorable fashion choices. In The Last Jedi, Leia wore much more regal attire than previously seen, with costume designer Michael Kaplan saying this was a distinct choice for the character on …
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Star Wars: Bruce Lee Wields Lightsaber Nunchucks in Fan Video
If you are a fan of Star Wars and/or martial arts films, then this video is the “best of both worlds” scenario that you’ve been waiting for! Watch it above! The scene is taken from Bruce Lee’s 1972 film Fists of Fury, and the iconic scene of Lee’s character Chen battling Hiroshi (Riki Hashimoto), after an …
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Could Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi Have a Secret Cameo in SOLO?
It’s no secret Ewan McGregor wants to reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi from the Star Wars prequels, and it’s something that many fans want as well. Last year, it was rumored that Lucasfilm is developing an Obi-Wan Kenobi stand-alone film potentially for director Stephen Daldry. It seems like a …
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Star Wars: ‘Solo’ Cast Member Claims Director Change-Up Was Handled With “Warmth and …
The upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story hits theaters in just over five months, yet audiences patiently wait to see a single official image or teaser for the film, making fans quite apprehensive about what to expect from the picture. While some fans base their anxiety about the film on the replacement of …
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Lucasfilm Has A Pretty Good Reason For Scrapping The ‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe And …
When Disney purchased Lucasfilm, they made the controversial decision to scrap the massive extended Star Wars universe that had been growing for over three decades. The six movies (seven if you count the Clone Wars movie) and the Clone Wars TV show were declared “the immovable objects of …
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Fan Figures Out How to Play ‘Star Wars’ Music by Writing Math Equations With a Pencil
Fans of the Star Wars universe have probably heard more versions of the “Cantina Theme” than they probably know what to do with. But it’s safe to say that the newest version is pretty darn unique. Twitter user d4niphantom recently discovered that doing her math homework – specifically writing out “x+4” …
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New ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Images and Details Revealed in Trading Cards
We’re one year closer to the official opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Disney’s upcoming Star Wars theme park land that opens at Walt Disney World and Disneyland in 2019. And while we’ve seen some concept art for the park and some of its attractions already, there’s still plenty of information yet to …
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Star Wars: 15 Most Powerful Races, Ranked
Star Wars wouldn’t be the same without its aliens. George Lucas’ fantasy world may place human characters such as Luke Skywalker and Han Solo at the forefront, but the popular franchise wouldn’t be nearly as iconic without its colorful array of aliens, creatures, and monsters. Since the Mos Eisley …
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Revelations From Director Rian Johnson
While Star Wars films often end focused on our heroes in victory or defeat, Johnson chose instead to focus on the young workers of Canto Bight. Inspired by the story of Luke, Rey and co, they find their own path to heroism. So why the switch? “That was something I really stuck to, and believe me, we …
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Star Wars: Rian Johnson Explains His Decision About Rey’s Parents in ‘The Last Jedi’
Ever since audiences met Rey in The Force Awakens and discovered the ambiguity of her heritage, countless theories emerged about their role in the Star Wars saga. The Last Jedi addressed that answer directly, as Kylo Ren revealed that her parents were “nobodies.” The film’s writer/director, Rian …
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The Expanded Universe Story That Lead to Lucasfilm Re-Writing Star Wars Canon
The acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney in 2012 eventually brought with it a huge change for Star Wars fans: The dissolution of the Expanded Universe, which had been considered as part of the saga’s vast canon for over two decades. But apparently, it was one EU moment in particular that really …
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