Watch how ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ was originally going to begin
A Star Wars fan has recreated director JJ Abrams’ original The Force Awakens opening scene, to show how the sci-fi epic would have alternately … Abrams’ original vision and storyboard was for the film to begin with republic vessels towing an Imperial Star Destroyer into the gravitational pull of Jakku.
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Star Wars The Black Series DJ (Canto Bight)
Product Details: Kids and fans alike can imagine the biggest battles and missions in the Star Wars saga with figures from Star Wars The Black Series! With exquisite features and decoration, this series embodies the quality and realism that Star Wars devotees love. A thief whose tattered, threadbare …
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Take a Sneak Peek at the First Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Merch Coming to Disney Parks
Theses new “Star Wars” toys will be the must-have Disney World souvenir for junior Jedi everywhere.
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Was Surprisingly Inspired by ‘The Big Lebowski’
The anticipation for Solo: A Star Wars Story got back on track after its trailer dropped last week. To keep the hype train going, co-screenwriters Lawrence and Jon Kasdan spoke to Entertainment Weekly about making the spinoff. The pair revealed they looked to classic films like the Coen Brothers’ The …
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Was In the Works Before Disney Purchase
Lucasfilm continues its expansion of the Star Wars universe with another story in the galaxy far, far away, featuring the younger days of Han Solo. It’s the fourth film in the franchise after Disney purchased Lucasfilm, and some fans might believe the House of Mouse is pushing for all of these movies to get …
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Disney Parks Reveals ‘Star Wars’ Hotel Details, New Marvel Rides and Pixar Pier Opening Date
You want to know more about the Star Wars hotel? The Guardians of the Galaxy coaster coming to Epcot? Superhero-themed rides popping up all over the world? That new Mickey Mouse ride coming to the Hollywood Studios park? We’ve compiled all of the major D23 Expo Japan announcements you …
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Luke here! Disney Star Wars resort rolls out more details
Over the weekend at the D23 Disney fan event held in Japan, Disney Parks released more details about changes coming to its parks worldwide, including the much anticipated Star Wars-inspired park coming to Walt Disney World in Florida. The details, which were also shared on Disney’s blog, were …
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5 ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Details That Will Totally Surprise You
Star Wars is known for their efforts to keep details of their films under wraps, ever since the Disney reboots began. But the barrier is finally down on the latest installment of the franchise, the stand-alone Solo film. While the first media blitz of last week didn’t give away much plot, we did learn quite a few …
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17 Uncanny Similarities Between Game Of Thrones And Star Wars Characters
Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are all set to helm a brand new series of Star Wars films. They should feel right at home. After all, Game of Thrones is essentially just Star Wars already, give or take a Death Star and a dragon or two. Don’t take our word for it. The following …
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Love in the Star Wars Universe is a Lot More Realistic Now
Love—or, at least, sex and sometimes romance—in the Star Wars universe used to be a hot mess. But what I grew up with as the Expanded Universe has now been mostly struck from the record—or, rather, redefined as “Star Wars Legends,” with an entirely new canon built around The Force Awakens …
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First Look: ‘Star Wars’ Newspaper Strips Collected
At the height of Star Wars‘ original popularity, George Lucas had his creation licensed into a daily newspaper strip that ran all over North America. IDW is collecting those stories, the black-and-white dailies and color Sunday strips in handsome tomes that lets readers peruse them in the format in which …
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How Treasure Island, The Big Lebowski, and Heat inspired Solo: A Star Wars Story
To read more on Solo: A Star Wars Story, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands now, or buy it here. Don’t forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW. Join me, son, and together we will rule the galaxy. This isn’t exactly the offer Lawrence Kasdan made to …
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Stuff We Love: Conquering the galaxy with the addictive Star Wars: Rebellion
It started with Lords of the Realm and its sequels, then transitioned into Age of Empires, and in recent years I’ve gotten hours of fun out of the Total War series. The addiction reached its apex, though, around 1998, when I opened a PC gaming magazine and saw an ad for something called Star Wars: …
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Star Wars Battlefront 2 Adds Limited-Time Jetpack Mode In Next Update
Star Wars Battlefront II developer DICE has shared some details on the game’s next update, which is slated to roll out on PS4, Xbox One, and PC soon. While patch 1.2 doesn’t yet have an estimated release date, DICE outlined the gameplay changes and improvements coming to the shooter in a post on …
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Star Wars Rebels: Will we see any flashback scenes of Depa Billaba?
Is there a chance we will see the former Master of Kanan Jarrus, Depa Billaba, in some sort of flashback scene to end Star Wars Rebels? Star Wars Rebels is gearing up for the final handful of episodes, blazing at light speed down the trench run towards the events of Rogue One and A New Hope.
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Disney released an eight-second tease of the new Star Wars Hotel, and it’s so beautiful it belongs …
In case you’ve been frozen in carbonite for the past year or so, you’ve heard the stellar news that Disney is building a brand new hotel at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The cool (amazing, exciting, glorious) thing about this new hotel is that it’s not just any old hotel — it’s a Star Wars …
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Disney World Just Revealed Exciting New Details About the Star Wars Hotel
In December, Disney gave Star Wars fans their very first glimpse at the rides that will be part of the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge park, which is set to open at Walt Disney World Resort in 2019. Then, it was all about teasing the Millennium Falcon attraction, which will allegedly have riders piloting the ship …
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The Cool Way Disney World’s New Star Wars Hotel Will Actually Connect With Galaxy’s Edge
One of the coolest new attractions coming to Walt Disney World isn’t a ride or a show at all, it’s actually a hotel. While Disney has always built nice hotels, this one, themed for Star Wars, is going to be something truly unique. During a recent presentation at the D23 Expo in Japan, Disney’s head of the …
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Star Wars 9 director JJ Abrams gives EXCITING update on Episode 9
Now The Last Jedi has been and gone, fans are wondering what will be in store for the final part of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. While Solo: A Star Wars Story is out this May, Episode IX was set for release at the same time of year in 2019. However, original director Colin Trevorrow was fired by Lucasfilm …
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Star Wars: Stormtrooper Luminart Light
May the Force be with you, with the Luminart from the Star Wars Universe. Illuminate your room in an indirect and gentle way. A must-have for all Star Wars fans! Luminous image to hang up or put up USB cable included Battery option available (3x AA) but not included Ca 31cm tall. Officially licensed …
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Here are the exciting Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar attractions coming to Disney Parks
Disney Parks shed more light on a bunch of its upcoming attractions and resorts this past weekend at D23 Expo Japan, including the immersive Star Wars hotel at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The resort will be connected to the Galaxy’s Edge theme park at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and …
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Disney’s new Star Wars hotel will ‘seamlessly connect’ to Galaxy’s Edge at Hollywood Studios
Disney guests at Hollywood Studios will soon be able to eat, breathe and live everything Star Wars. … D23 Expo in Japan, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek announced that the new resort will “seamlessly connect” with the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction, which opens next year.
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More Details Arise for That ‘Star Wars’-Themed Hotel at Walt Disney World
Disney Parks revealed quite a bit of new information yesterday as part of D23 Expo Japan, but probably the most tantalizing topic was that brand new Star Wars-themed hotel being built at Walt Disney World in Florida. We learned previously that Disney was crafting a Star Wars resort, offering a …
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How Disney revolutionized an irrelevant Star Wars franchise
With Star Wars going nowhere for 10 long years, Disney came in and saved the day from its mainstream irrelevance. With the release of Revenge of the Sith back in 2005 that wrapped up the timeline regarding the movies, we still had no definite canon timeline for what all truly happened. With many …
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Check out Disney’s theme park-exclusive ‘Star Wars’ land merchandise
Disney’s Star Wars resort lets you dress up and participate in your own space fantasy set in a galaxy far, far away. Described as a “multi-day Star Wars adventure,” the resort experience begins with arriving guests “boarding a space ship “alive with characters and stories that unfold all around them during …
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