A New Star Wars VR Experience Lets You Go Undercover as a Stormtrooper
In the Star Wars movies, people travel the galaxy, fighting evil and having all sorts of adventures. In the real world, most of us never leave Earth’s atmosphere—but why should we let reality hold us back? Now aspiring intergalactic travelers can try the Star Wars world on for size at Downtown Disney’s …
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Character Names and Settings Revealed
After images of LEGO sets tied to this year’s release of Solo: A Star Wars Story confirmed some key details about what we can expect from the Han Solo origin spin-off, a slew of new details have been confirmed from those same sets. Though the original images of the LEGO box art featured the included …
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Donald Glover On The Change-Up In Directors On Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ Han Solo Spinoff – TCA
He wanted us to be comfortable with our vision.” And as far as reshoots? “Not a ton” said Glover specifically referring to his own Solo scenes. “It’s weird. I didn’t have a lot of stress on me,” said Glover about portraying the beloved Empire Strikes Back character. Said the Atlanta creator and star, “This is the …
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Star Wars: LEGO Sets Confirm ‘Solo’ Character Names
With less than six months until the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, details about the film have been heavily protected by Lucasfilm. One Reddit user seemingly uncovered the details of upcoming LEGO sets celebrating the film, which may have confirmed the names of many of the major characters.
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Jock Teases a New Star Wars Poster Depicting Iconic Empire Strikes Back Scene
Superstar artist Jock teased a new Star Wars poster from Mondo on Twitter Friday. In addition to his comic book fame, Jock has done concept art for many of your favorite films, including the critically acclaimed Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and lots of cool posters from Mondo. And now it looks like Jock is …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Struggling in China
The Hollywood Reporter explains, much like the previous two Star Wars movies, The Last Jedi, which debuted in China on Friday, is underperforming in its opening week. The movie only earned $560,000 USD in midnight previews, which places it well behind fellow under-performer Star Wars: The …
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Box Office: ‘Jumanji’ Outpaces ‘Insidious 4,’ ‘Star Wars’
Projections indicate that “Jumanji” will take in around $25 million at 3,765 locations in its third weekend, while the opening frame of the fourth “Insidious” installment is battling “The Last Jedi” for second in the $20 million to $22 million range. “Jumanji” has earned $202.4 million in North America in its first …
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Become a rebel fighter as a new ‘Star Wars’ experience opens in Downtown Disney
If you’ve ever wanted to actually find yourself inside a “Star Wars” movie, you just might be in luck. A new attraction that opened Friday at Downtown Disney in Anaheim thrusts the visitor into a spaceship, then onto a new planet populated by bad guys that you have to shoot to escape. Dubbed “The Void: …
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Portrayal of women and minorities explored in latest ‘Star Wars’ film
Students will study the portrayal of women and minorities in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” here in an elective course this summer. The course, “The Films of Star Wars,” explores topics related to history, mythology, religion and culture in the series. Juan Contreras, “Star Wars” expert and associate professor …
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What the Star Wars VR Experience at Downtown Disney Is Really Like
On Friday, a small group of fellow journalists and I were among the first to try out ILMxLAB and The VOID’s new virtual reality experience, Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire in Downtown Disney, which is now available to the public. We entered into a small room in Anaheim decked out in concrete slabs …
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Box Office: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ To Top $550 Million Today
Star Wars: The Last Jedi earned another $4.3 million on its 21st day of release in North America, giving the Walt Disney sequel a three-week cume of $548.9m. Presuming a $25-$30m fourth weekend, the $200-$225m- budgeted picture should end the weekend with around $574-$580m by Sunday.
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Opens Lower Than Expected at China Box Office
For comparison, Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned $32.7 million in its opening day. Such a comparison is an unfair one given the anticipation in returning to the Skywalker saga but Episode VIII also fell short of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s numbers. Rogue One earned $11 million in its opening …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi lost the Chinese box office to a romantic-comedy sequel
In celebratory news for the defining franchise of our time, Variety reports that Chinese box-office numbers show that The Ex-Files 3: Return Of The Exes—the long-awaited third chapter in the Ex-Files series—will retain its No. 1 spot this week over newcomer Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The low-budget …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Is Struggling in China
Any hopes Disney had about Star Wars: The Last Jedi catching a second wind after its release in China are likely being rethought after the second film in the current Star Wars trilogy has failed to find the expected audience in that country. The Last Jedi opened in second place in the country (the last …
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story” LEGO Sets Confirm The Kessel Run, Landspeeder Action & More
Even though Solo: A Star Wars Story is only five months away from release, we’ve yet to see a teaser trailer or even an official still from the movie. However, last week a piece of official-looking promotional art surfaced online, even though it wasn’t created by either Disney or Lucasfilm. But today, we …
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Box Office: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Is Bombing In China (But That’s Okay)
I noted a month or so ago that one of the reasons I thought Walt Disney was being a bit draconian with domestic theaters showing Star Wars: The Last Jedi was that they expected to get most of their money in North America. Unlike the MCU or Universal’s Fast and Furious films, the Star Wars series has …
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Star Wars Just Opened In China And Lost At The Box Office
Star Wars is a box office powerhouse nearly everywhere that it opens, but there’s one nation that has never been huge fans of the franchise, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi isn’t changing that trend. Star Wars has just never been a huge deal in China, and while Disney and Lucasfilm have spent a lot of …
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How ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Shows the Dangers of Being Controlled by the Past
In the wake of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, some fans saw Rian Johnson’s disruptive sequel as a manifestation of Kylo Ren’s claim of “Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to.” And yet Johnson’s movie is really more about making peace with the past in order to build the future, and you can see in all of Kylo …
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How to Get Kylo Ren “Matt” SNL ‘Star Wars: Battlefront II’ Mod
On Thursday, news broke that gamers created a way for you to play as “Matt” in Star Wars: Battlefront II. For those who are confused, “Matt the Radar Technician” was a false identity Kylo Ren assumed in the 2015 SNL sketch “Undercover Bosses: Starkiller Base.” Though the sketch isn’t considered real …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Struggling At Chinese Box Office
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a $1 billion hit for Lucasfilm, but the sequel is failing to make much of an impact at the Chinese box office. After opening in a majority of the world a few weeks back in mid-December, the latest episode of the Skywalker family saga is set to debut in China this weekend.
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The Story of Star Wars Geeki Tikis
At first glance, the Star Wars universe and tiki culture may seem like oceans or even galaxies apart. Fans of both can toast a fruity drink to Brandon Giraldez, who had the certain point of view that links the two. Giraldez and his small team of right brainers at Beeline Creative in Marina Del Rey, California, …
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Boy gets ‘Star Wars’ prosthetic followed by surprise from Stormtroopers
A 20-month-old who has a prosthetic leg covered in “Star Wars” Stormtroopers got to meet Stormtroopers in person when they came to his Washington home. Ben Bronske, of Snohomish, Washington, was surprised last month by a group of Stormtroopers who came to wish him well with his new …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Struggling to Second-Place Opening in China
“Star Wars” The Last Jedi” looks on course for a slow and disappointing opening in China, the last major territory to release the picture. Despite a massive screen count and the full force of Disney’s marketing power, early screenings Friday put “Jedi” in only second place. The top spot was retained by …
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Mac Aljancic: Ranking the Star Wars films
We are now in the midst of a third generation of Star Wars films. With “The Last Jedi” now in movie theaters, here is my countdown of all nine movies. No. 9: “Episode I — The Phantom Menace” (1999). I initially viewed this flick through rose-colored glasses, since I was so excited for the return of Star …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi trounced at the Chinese box office by a local romcom
While The Last Jedi is hardly hurting for cash, having already grossed a billion dollars worldwide in less than a month of release, China is considered an important marketplace for Hollywood productions. Further box office declines in the region could be bad news in the long run for the Star Wars brand, …
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