This is what I hate the most about Disney Star Wars franchise
Seriously, between the “yo mama” jokes and all the social messages in a serious Star Wars film, I don’t even want to know what they’re gonna put in a buddy cop fun Star Wars film. Then again, at least it is a different writer and director. Maybe they won’t “Marvel” Star Wars too much like Johnson did.
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‘Star Wars’ actress reveals the extreme measures taken to keep the movie scripts a secret
When Lupita Nyong’o was first asked to join the cast of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” she was vacationing in Morocco. But that didn’t stop director J.J. Abrams from getting the super-secret script into her hands. “An assistant was flown to my hotel, with a script in a locked contraption,” Nyong’o recently …
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BW, please read.
If Bioware were to halt development on SWtoR, what would you do? BW, please read. General Discussion.
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Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire is a VR game you can feel and smell
A new VR attraction invites users to strap into a haptic vest, grab a rifle, and embark on a real-world indoor adventure as an undercover stormtrooper from the Star Wars movies. Complete with props, smells, sound effects, and weather, the experience is called “hyper reality” and it looks awesome.
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Allison Shearmur, 54, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Hunger Games’ Producer, Dies
Allison Shearmur, a studio executive and independent producer who helped bring a string of box-office hits to the screen, including the “Bourne” franchise, the “Hunger Games” series and the yet-to-be-released “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” died on Jan. 19 in Los Angeles. She was 54. The cause was lung …
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How Rian Johnson Feels About The Star Wars Backlash
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a month since Star Wars: The Last Jedi first arrived in theaters. Rian Johnson’s highly anticipated sequel purposefully subverted fan expectations, and provided a capsulated and focused story that challenged everything we knew about the universe. While critics seemed to …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ opens for limited run at Great Lakes Science Center’s dome theater this …
CLEVELAND, Ohio — With the theatrical run for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” winding down, here’s your chance to the see the movie on the big screen. A really, really big screen. The film, the eighth in the “Star Wars” saga, will be shown at the Great Lakes Science Center’s Dome Theater beginning on …
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‘Star Wars’ Buzz: ‘The Last Jedi’ Novelization; Rian Johnson’s Original Pitch
Six weeks out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi continues to be a major force at the box office. And the sequel remains a hot topic for moviegoers, as well, particulary the fans who can’t get enough of its story, both on and off screen. Below, we’ve got the latest extras related to the eighth episode of the “Skywalker …
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‘Star Wars’ Producer Allison Shearmur Mourned by Natalie Portman, Kathleen Kennedy
19 at age 54, had been an executive at Universal, Paramount and then Lionsgate, where she served as executive producer on the Hunger Games movies, and then moved into producing, serving as producer on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story, among others.
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Scientists create Star Wars-style 3D projections inspired by Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia
SCIENTISTS have created incredible 3D “hologram”-style projections that they say were inspired by Star Wars. The physics experts used tiny dust particles to create lifelike images that have depth, and can be viewed from any angle. Scientists attempted to recreate the iconic Princess Leia projection …
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Watch a deleted scene from ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
… the film,” Johnson says of reviving material from the cutting room floor. “That’s kind of some of the fun stuff you can get into a novel that you can’t always get onto the screen.” Get a brief glimpse of the exclsuive Last Jedi bonus scene in the below Star Wars Show video at around the three-minute mark.
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Watch ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Deleted Scenes in New Video
Though Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi doesn’t have an official Blu-ray release just yet, it does have an official novelization that’s due out this March 6th from Del Rey. Written by Jason Fry, with collaboration from Johnson himself, the tome will include all-new material created for the story …
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Darth Revan’s Story Could Still Become ‘Star Wars’ Canon
A throwaway prop featured in The Last Jedi implied that the infamous Darth Revan might once again be part of official Star Wars canon. And if the Lucasfilm Story Group has anything to say about it, then the door is wide open for someone to make it official with a new Star Wars story in the future set …
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Star Wars 8: Rian Johnson on The Last Jedi HATERS – ‘I wondered if I had RUINED Star Wars’
Last month The Last Jedi hit cinemas and had a very divisive response from Star Wars fans. While critics and some moviegoers loved the film, many have slammed it, even calling it the worst in the Star Wars franchise. Now, according to Slash Film, writer and director Johnson has admitted he initially had …
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Star Wars, Avengers and Batman: The Greatest Movie Villains REVEALED – Can you guess No 1?
The number one spot went to Darth Vader himself (who else really), who was joined in the list by his grandson Kylo Ren and mentor Emperor Palpatine – making Star Wars the most represented franchise overall. Meanwhile the late, great Alan Rickman, best known for his big screen baddies, has two …
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Star Wars Battlefront 2 is fighting back with new updates
Following the fan furor around microtransactions and their subsequent shutdown, it’s been a cold and harsh winter for Star Wars Battlefront 2. But things might yet improve, with EA Dice announcing that it’ll be making improvements to the game in the coming months. The news that will generate the …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ novelization will include new scenes including Han Solo’s funeral
CLEVELAND, Ohio — At the start of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” the First Order is closing in on the Resistance while Rey is off trying to convince Luke Skywalker to come out of hiding. There’s no time for Leia and the rebels to mourn the loss of Han Solo. That’ll change in the novelization of the film, due out …
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A Memorable Scene In ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Was Requested By Domnhall Gleeson
Hux spent most of his scenes in Last Jedi getting kicked around. First there was Poe Dameron’s crack in the opening scenes about needing to speak to General Hux to deliver an urgent message “about his mother.” If you know about Armitage Hux’s childhood, this is an even bigger dig than most …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Deleted Scenes and Where to Find Them
On Wednesday, The Star Wars Show debuted a brief feature with director Rian Johnson and author Jason Fry. In it, they reveal that the novelization for The Last Jedi will contain additional scenes not found in the film, including some moments, that were probably never even filmed. This means the …
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North Korea Missile Threat Revives Talk of ‘Star Wars’
The controversial U.S. Space Defense Initiative (SDI), started under President Ronald Reagan, was often ridiculed as “Star Wars” by critics in the U.S. Congress and media who balked at its high cost. Many also questioned its effectiveness against the Soviet Union’s massive and sophisticated nuclear …
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Star Wars 8 The Last Jedi novel will have DELETED SCENES: Han Solo’s funeral and MORE
Nevertheless, writer and director Rian Johnson’s original cut came in at her three hours long. So what exactly was cut out? Well some of the film’s planned and deleted scenes are making their way into the official novelisation. Appearing on The Star Wars Show, Johnson revealed he has been working …
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Scientists bring this ‘Star Wars’ tech closer to reality
WASHINGTON — One of the enduring sci-fi moments of the big screen — R2-D2 beaming a 3-D image of Princess Leia into thin air in “Star Wars” — is closer to reality thanks to the smallest of screens: dust-like particles. Scientists have figured out how to manipulate nearly unseen specks in the air and …
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DICE hints at imminent progression changes for Star Wars Battlefront 2
DICE is working on a revamped progression system, it confirmed today in a blogpost. While the studio has made several small changes to the way progress and in-game currencies are accrued, this will be a more sweeping update which will “address many of the things we’ve seen players asking for”.
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Star Wars: Rian Johnson Wouldn’t Change ‘The Last Jedi,’ Despite Backlash
The Last Jedi debuted to overwhelming critical praise, heightening fans’ hopes to astronomical levels. Many audiences commended the bold decisions by writer/director Rian Johnson, yet an incredibly vocal minority took issue with the ambitious avenues the film explored, resulting in Johnson being …
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Star Wars: Mark Hamill Trolls Rey/Kylo Ren Shippers
Few actors are as in touch with their fans as geek icon Mark Hamill, beloved for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise. In the wake of Star Wars: The Last Jedi hitting theaters, the Rey and Kylo Ren shippers (AKA Reylo) have been out in full force, and Hamill had an music response when …
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