The Last Jedi Breaks Into Top 10 Highest-Grossing Films Worldwide
Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi is now in the top 10 highest-grossing films of all-time at the worldwide box office. The highly-anticipated sequel to J.J. Abrams’ 2015 film and box office record-holder, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, marks the second installment in …
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Star Wars’ Oscar Isaac Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop With The Idea Of A Poe And Finn Romance
The newest Star Wars films can be credited with adding a lot of new and exciting stuff to the Star Wars universe, but maybe its biggest gift to fans was the highly charismatic characters to ship together. Thanks to actors like Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac producing charm like it’s sweat, every …
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Theme Park Bits: A Terrifying Monorail Trip and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Seen from Space
What’s it like to ride the monorail at Disney World with the door hanging wide open? Find out about the connection between Disney Springs and Prohibition-era rum-runners. See time-lapse satellite imagery of the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge construction site. A new patent would seem to indicate …
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“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” falls short of expectations
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” the latest addition to the Star Wars franchise, debuted this past holiday season. The film drew a variety of responses from critics and fans alike—and for good reason. The latest Star Wars movie incorporates several exciting new plots but with some questionable execution.
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Star Wars Night With The Toronto Marlies Hockey Team
This year The Marlies Star Wars Themed night this February 10th, 2018 @ 4pm. The first 5000 fans through the doors will receive a special limited edition Star Wars/Marlies themed bobblehead featuring the hockey club’s mascot, Duke, as “Duke Icewalker”. There will also be several Star Wars character …
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Is This Really Walt Disney’s Worst “Star Wars” Movie?
Nearly a month since its release, die hard fans and film critics continue to debate the latest Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) developed entry in the Star Wars saga, The Last Jedi. The most bearish viewers have pointed to unexplored storylines, missed opportunities for character development, and various plot …
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The Week in Star Wars – More Solo: A Star Wars Story reshoots, The Force Awakens original …
Let’s kick things off with the latest rumours from the troubled Solo: A Star Wars Story. The film hit a nasty bump in the road last year when Lucasfilm announced they had fired directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller with just a few weeks left of production, leading to the hiring of Ron Howard who has reportedly …
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The Last Thing I Want Right Now Is Another Nostalgic Star Wars Movie
It’s hard to comprehend given how we just went through the release of The Last Jedi, but in just over four short months, a new Star Wars movie will be out. While Last Jedi honoured Star Wars‘ legacy by passing the torch to a new generation, with new possibilities, Solo will rosily indulge in Star Wars‘ past …
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Rian Johnson Defends Luke’s Powers In Star Wars: The Last Jedi
That’s Luke Skywalker there, desperately trying to warn Rey on the Jedi Temple of Ahch-To. But in many ways, it feels as though that pertinent quote is also directed at the Star Wars fanbase, given The Last Jedi delivers more story twists and emotional wallops than the last several movies combined.
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Christmas with Star Wars: Battlefront II – Reader’s Feature
A reader reports back from a Christmas of playing Battlefront II with his son, and finds the loot box controversy never got in the way. Being a Star Wars fan, I enjoyed my time with the somewhat repetitive Battlefront I. However, my seven-year-old son *loved* it. The gameplay hooked him in a way that only …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Home Video Release Rumored to Include Two Hours of Bonus Content
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is rumored to include “over two hours of bonus footage,” including deleted scenes, when the film hits 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray, according to Star Wars News Net. A potential debut date for The Last Jedi’s home video release surfaced last week, pointing to a tentative disc release …
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Bruce Lee Fighting With Nunchuck Lightsabers Wins the Internet
Though the martial arts in the newer Star Wars movies might not be on par with anything Bruce Lee was capable of, Last Jedi stunt coordinator, Liang Yang did comment in late 2017, that Daisy Ridley was capable of learning fight sequences much quicker than he had anticipated. Meanwhile, Bruce …
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‘The Last Jedi’ Reinvents Star Wars Universe
In a Death Star-sized count of 4,232 theaters, one of the year’s most surprisingly idiosyncratic films arrived this December. Even more shocking is that the film is the latest in Disney’s corporate resuscitation of the “Star Wars” franchise, following the entertaining-if-mediocre one-two punch of “The Force …
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Bitcoin Ups and Downs, Securing ‘Star Wars’, TIME’s New Cyber Book
I’m kicking off the new year with a first: I wrote the introduction to an upcoming book about “the unseen internet” published by Fortune’s sister TIME. This special edition, which covers hacking, cyberespionage, digital security, and more, goes on sale next week. You can preorder a copy here. In lieu of …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Steel Book Blu-Ray Art Released
The artwork for the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi Blu-ray steel books has been released. Spotted on the Star Wars Movies official Facebook page as a sponsored post, we were able to see what exclusives Best Buy and Target have for their respective Star Wars Blu-rays. Both retailers are claiming …
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The internet loves this teen’s ‘Star Wars’ pencil covers—Mark Hamill included
Doing homework is far from the most exciting way to spend your time as a college student—but it helps if you put on a few (pencil) tunes. Across YouTube, Reddit, and Twitter, 19-year-old college student Dani Ochoa’s “pencil music” covers of Star Wars themes are kicking up a storm of internet praise for …
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Star Wars Rebels: Will Kanan be the first main character to die?
The first two episode titles surfacing for Star Wars Rebels strongly hint that Kanan Jarrus may be the first to bite the dust. Star Wars Rebels is on a collision course with the events of Rogue One and A New Hope, meaning our favorite band of rebels will soon disperse. The closer we get to the catalyst of …
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9 Things From Star Wars History That No Longer ‘Exist’
On April 25, 2014, much to the dismay of fans across the galaxy, Lucasfilm announced that the countless Star Wars novels, comics, video games, and other forms of media in the Expanded Universe were no longer part of official Star Wars canon. Instead, those stories would be rebranded under the Star …
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Star Wars Battlefront 2 Patch Brings Much Needed Bug Fixes
Star Wars Battlefront 2 is going strong with post-launch content keeping players entertained while battling it out as some of their favourite characters. But just like any online game, there is some needed maintenance that will occur and the community manager for the shooter has given us some insight …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi being dropped in China — so what?
I argue Star Wars is hardly a culturally relevant item for China. Star Wars, the original trilogy harkens back to WWII, which is what Lucas was driving for, a fantasy epic that alludes to the old WWII movies. Although it is a 60-plus-year-old war now, we Americans still love to hold it up and tell stories. It is the …
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NTDP Reveals Star Wars Inspired Jerseys
The jerseys, designed by Darrin Brege, feature classic Star Wars villain Darth Vader and can be viewed here. This marks the second time the NTDP has utilized a Vader inspired jersey. Previous designs include Vader (2014), Han Solo (2015), Stormtrooper (2016) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens …
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Box Office: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Falls To 7th As ‘Jumanji’ Tops Friday
Walt Disney’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi lost 1,142 theaters this weekend and earned $2.723 million (-56%) on its fifth Friday, setting the stage for an $11.5m (-51%) Fri-Sun/$15.1m Fri-Mon weekend and a month-long domestic cume of $595m. With all the newbies and what not, it fell to seventh place on …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been pulled from almost all theatres in China
It’s no secret that Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been a huge global smash everywhere apart from China. As Rian Johnson’s epic entry was enjoying healthy box-office receipts elsewhere, reports emerged earlier this month that it was struggling to make second place in China behind Tian Yusheng’s The …
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Black Star Renegades is a loving homage to Star Wars
If that sounds like Star Wars, you’d be right, but it’s also the plot of comic book author Michael Moreci’s debut novel, Black Star Renegades. The book is a conspicuous tip-of-the-hat to George Lucas’ space opera franchise, and it’ll appeal to fans of Ernie Cline’s easter egg-laden novel Ready Player One.
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Not My Job: We Quiz ‘Star Wars’ Director Rian Johnson On ‘Storage Wars’
Like most people, Rian Johnson was a huge Star Wars fan as a kid. Unlike most people, he grew up to make a Star Wars movie — he wrote and directed The Last Jedi. The man behind the latest Star Wars feature film plays a game called Storage Wars — about the reality show where people guess …
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