A journey inside the Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire VR experience
There is still some time before Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is open to the public at Disney World and Disneyland, but there’s a new and incredible Star Wars attraction that is ready for guests to experience right now. Yes, Star Tours is still up and running (and now includes new material from Star Wars: The …
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Meet STAR WARS’ Other Scoundrel – LAST JEDI’s DJ In New Marvel One-Shot
The saga of Star Wars: The Last Jedi continues this week with a new one-shot focusing on DJ, Benicio Del Toro’s mysterious splicer whom Finn and Rose hired in the film. Writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker are heading up this exploration of the life of the man Acker calls the “most brazen, unapologetic …
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Tomy Is Bringing Back Its Transformers/Star Wars Mashup With Some Smugglers in Disguise
Over a decade ago, Hasbro and Tomy launched a collaboration that turned the vehicles and characters of Star Wars into giant transforming robots. As you do. The line came to an end in 2012, but now it’s back in a suitably grand style, kicking off with the fastest-transforming hunk of junk in the galaxy.
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Stuff We Love: Marc Hagan Guirey’s Horrorgami and Star Wars-gami
Horrorgami isn’t origami, but kirigami, the Japanese art of cutting and folding paper into silhouetted scenes. Mind-blowing artist and horror fan Marc Hagan-Guirey (aka Paper Dandy) took that concept and worked some dark magic on it. You now need nothing more than a few sheets of paper to recreate …
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Gwendoline Christie talks Phasma’s possible return in Star Wars: Episode IX
Did Captain Phasma really die in Star Wars: The Last Jedi? Actress Gwendoline Christie opens up about her character’s possible return in Episode IX. Captain Phasma is probably the most underused character in the Star Wars cinematic universe. With her chrome armor and badass attitude making her …
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More Star Wars Legends Characters Will Become Canon
The Star Wars franchise is about to add some familiar faces, as more Legends characters are confirmed to appear. As we head toward Episode IX, Rian Johnson’s spinoff trilogy, the animated successor to Star Wars Rebels, and assorted related media, the galaxy far, far away will introduce plenty of new …
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More Star Wars Expanded Universe Characters May Soon Become Canon
Many Star Wars fans were upset when Disney canned the expanded universe upon taking over control of Lucasfilm. However, the “Legends” stories, as they’re now known, have seen bits and pieces reintroduced into canon over the last few years and it appears that is going to continue to happen over …
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Star Wars 9 news: Captain Phasma to RETURN? Gwendoline Christie speaks out
Fans were disappointed to see Phasma appear to meet a fiery end in Episode 8, after she’d previously dodged death by garbage chute in The Force Awakens. But could she sidestep the grave once again? Christie certainly sounds game. “In truth, I don’t know [about a return],” she told The Times.
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Star Wars: A New Hope set to be screened with live orchestra and here’s how you can watch
The original Star Wars film, Episode IV: A New Hope, contains some of the most iconic music of both the series and all time. The main theme, ‘Binary Sunset’, the Cantina Band and ‘Throne Room’, just to name a few. Okay, it doesn’t have ‘The Imperial March’ (which we kind of can’t believe George …
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What Is the Next ‘Star Wars’ Anthology Film and When Will It Start Filming?
It has been widely reported that Steven Spielberg is planning to helm a fifth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise as one his next directorial efforts, but that isn’t all Lucasfilm is focused on at the moment. It’s no surprise that Star Wars is the studio’s bread and butter, and on top of J.J. Abrams’ Episode …
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See Star Wars: A New Hope with a live orchestra – when and where it’s playing and how to get tickets
What could make Star Wars: A New Hope better? How about Star Wars: A New Hope with a live orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall? The 1977 classic is the next in The Royal Albert Hall’s big Films In Concert series and will screen alongside the London Symphony Orchestra playing the music from the film …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Is The Best Reviewed Sci Fi Movie of 2017
That’s right, in addition to becoming a box office juggernaut, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has also taken the top spot as the best-reviewed sci-fi film of 2017. This revelation could make plenty of sense to someone who kept up with the wave of praise that followed The Last Jedi’s initial release. Now we have …
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Read an excerpt from Star Wars voice actress Ashley Eckstein’s It’s Your Universe
As the voice of Jedi padawan Ahsoka Tano on the animated The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels shows, Ashley Eckstein inspired young girls to believe they too could wield a lightsaber and battle the dark side. As the founder of the Her Universe fashion line, she inspired women and girls in our …
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More ‘Expanded Universe’ characters coming to new-look Star Wars canon
Disney essentially erased decades of stories and adventures when it kicked the “Expanded Universe” over to “Legends” designation and removed it from the official Star Wars canon. But that doesn’t mean all those characters are gone for good — and it sounds like some familiar faces could be coming …
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Star Wars Episode 9 spoilers, plot details, director, cast and everything else we know so far
Star Wars: The Last Jedi has shrugged off its critics to become one of the top 10 biggest films of all time in the UK. The latest instalment of … The film is expected to see the return of many of the characters featured in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and 2017’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Star Wars …
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Star Wars 9 news: Has THIS character been AXED? Star unsure over return
STAR WARS character Maz Kanata was a fan favourite in Episode 7, and fans were surprised to see her pop up only very briefly in Episode 8. But could she be missing altogether from Episode 9? By Shaun Kitchener. PUBLISHED: 15:18, Mon, Jan 29, 2018 | UPDATED: 15:22, Mon, Jan 29, 2018 …
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The Dark Side Medals
runDisney’s Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side weekend returns April 19-22, 2018, at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, and StarWars.com is excited to use our aggressive feelings and offer a first look at each of the event’s medals. Inspired by Star Wars: The Last Jedi bad guys, they’re …
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Star Wars fans attend first ever Sunday cinema screening on Isle of Lewis despite church protests
Free Church minister Rev James MacIver and one of his followers turned up to the Isle’s An Lanntair arts centre to object to the screening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on a Sunday. The pair stood outside the cinema with “remember the Sabbath to keep it holy” placards, telling the 183 cinemagoers they …
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Save 57% on the Epic ‘Star Wars’ Comic Slipcase Set
This Star Wars box set was released this past April and contains over 2200 pages of Star Wars comics in hardcover – including adaptations of the films up to The Force Awakens, as well as Star Wars Vol. 1 Darth Vader Vol. 1, a book of Marvel Star Wars covers, a poster, and more. The full list of hardcover …
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Star Wars: A New Hope film concert is coming to Manchester – with a LIVE orchestra
Fans will be able to experience the scope and grandeur of the beloved Star Wars film in a live symphonic concert experience, as the Star Wars: Film Concert Series debuts with A New Hope, beginning at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on November 28 before moving to Manchester Arena on December 1.
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Solo: A Star Wars story changes its name in China after Star Wars: The Last Jedi flopped hard
Solo: A Star Wars Story is getting a title change in China after The Last Jedi flopped. The standalone Han Solo movie will be released theatrically in May, following closely behind the release of The Last Jedi in December. So far, none of the recent Star Wars movies have done particularly well in China, …
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Star Wars: A New Hope live in concert is coming to Dublin and it sounds unreal
“We’re delighted that Star Wars fans will have the opportunity to experience the music of the movie performed live to picture in Ireland for the first time. “From the opening fanfare to the final note, John Williams’ score for Star Wars: A New Hope is a genre defining master class of cinematic composition.”.
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Watch classic Star Wars on the big screen with a live orchestra for first time ever in UK
“We’re delighted that Star Wars fans will have the opportunity to experience the music of the movie performed live to picture in the UK for the first time,” says Grant Watmuff, Licensing & Strategic Partnerships Manager at Disney Music Group. “From the opening fanfare to the final note, John Williams’ …
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See Star Wars A New Hope – film with a live symphonic orchestra – here’s how to get tickets
Fans will get to hear it played by incredible musicians in an impressive setting, immersing them in the movie in a brand new way. Better still, it’s the first of the Star Wars: Film Concert Series, meaning there’s plenty more to look forward to. Tickets are priced from £37.93. They go on sale at 10am on Friday …
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‘Star Wars: Jedi Challenges’ for Lenovo Mirage AR Gets First Content Expansion Since Launch
As far as we know, this is the only app currently available on the Mirage AR (not to be confused with Lenovo’s ‘Mirage Solo’ standalone VR headset), still making it an expensive gimmick at $200. Although if you’re a Star Wars superfan, that “collectible quality” lightsaber might be just enough to entice the …
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