Adjusted box office: Original “Star Wars” still the champ in franchise
This image released by Lucasfilm shows Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” in theaters on Dec. … However, when adjustments are made for inflation, “A New Hope,” one of the first summer blockbusters from the 1970s as the film industry changed, leads all the “Star Wars” films.
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Star Wars’ obsession with white guy filmmakers is hurting the franchise
But make no mistake: By continuing to hire only white men, Lucasfilm is not helplessly reflecting some unfortunate but unchangeable norm. It’s making an active choice to reinforce a status quo that rewards white men while systematically shutting out anyone else. It’s not that the white dudes of Star Wars …
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Rogue’s Gallery: A lineup of three outlaws from Solo: A Star Wars Story
To read more on Solo: A Star Wars Story, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands Friday, or buy it here now. Don’t forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW. Now for a look at some unusual suspects. Obviously, any story about the origins of Han Solo must …
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Here’s Rian Johnson Answering Questions About Filmmaking And
It’s not often you get to see a blockbuster director answer questions about their work — certainly not without a studio representative breathing down their neck like Darth Vader.
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Star Wars: 5 Reasons To Be Excited For The New Han Solo Movie
But Kasdan’s work stretches beyond the Star Wars universe. He wrote the screenplay to Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Big Chill and Silverado. He’s an excellent writer of interesting, believable dialogue and has a knack for writing fun, memorable characters. If nothing else, the fact that Kasdan is writing the …
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Star Wars: 96% of franchise’s directors and writers are white men
Lucasfilm may boast a woman at its head, Kathleen Kennedy, but its leadership has failed to find reflection in who’s actually being hired to tell the stories of the Star Wars universe. The news that Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will oversee an entire trilogy of films only …
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Nerd Wars: Fans split over new Star Wars series by David Benioff and DB Weiss
While Benioff and Weiss have undoubtedly proven themselves to be talented showrunners with Game of Thrones, fans have two huge concerns about them taking on a Star Wars series. First, they argue, Benioff and Weiss are overrated as writers. And second, they represent a cultural step backwards …
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Game of Thrones showrunners to make Star Wars flicks
Game of Thrones fans hoping that show runners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss might spend more time in Westeros will have to visit a galaxy far, far away instead after Disney signed the pair for a series of Star Wars flicks. Details are scarce: Disney’s only said the pair will “write and produce” a “series” of …
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Five Star Wars films Disney should make next
This has been a big week for Star Wars. With the debut of the teaser trailer for “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and the announcement that Game of Thrones writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will be helming a new series, it’s clear that Disney is ready to take things to the next level. So, what can we expect …
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Star Wars: Battlefront II Players Apparently Getting Free Crates From EA DICE
There is no question that Star Wars: Battlefront II has seen its share of hardships since its launch last November. While the game features a strong single player campaign and multiplayer, it also has a heaping amount of criticism surrounding its loot crate system, which almost went through with the …
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All the Details We Have on the Upcoming Star Wars Films
Although we’re still recuperating from the epic, meme-worthy masterpiece that is The Last Jedi, there’s about to be even more Star Wars. Walt Disney Studios recently announced that Game of Thrones creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff will write and produce a new series of Star Wars movies.
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Star Wars: JJ Abrams “Can’t Wait” to Share ‘Episode IX’ Details
Star Wars: Episode IX co-writer and director J.J. Abrams “can’t wait” for fans to see what he has in store for the finale of the Skywalker saga, he said in an interview with The Independent. “Very much,” Abrams said when asked if he’s excited to return to the directors chair after helming 2015’s Star Wars: …
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A Nixa man put a ‘Star Wars’-themed home theater in his new house. It may be the only one of its …
Correction: Colin Williams’ first name was misspelled in an earlier version of this story. When Patrick Williams told his wife that he wanted to put a “Star Wars“-themed home theater in the house they were building in Nixa, she rolled her eyes. “In a good way,” he said. “Little bit,” Stephanie Williams agreed.
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Star Wars: Legion Organized Play Details Revealed
With just under two months until the debut of Star Wars: Legion, new game play details have been released about the games Organized Play, putting players in the shoes of either the Empire or the Rebels at the height of the Galactic Civil War. Specifically, the latest announcement details the roll-out of …
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Boba Fett
The Boba Fett Life-Size Bust is now available at Sideshow.com for fans of Star Wars bounty hunters and collectibles!
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Star Wars Bits: A Special ‘Solo’ Trailer Reaction, Lando Calrissian Fan Art, and the Secrets of …
In a post that has since been deleted, AMC Theaters revealed that Solo: A Star Wars Story will visit three familiar-sounding planets: Corellia, Kessel, and Mimban. Corellia is the birthplace of Han Solo as well as the Millennium Falcon (classified as a Corellian freighter); Kessel is known for its brutal slave …
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Who Paul Bettany Is Playing In Solo: A Star Wars Story
After months of waiting for looks at Solo: A Star Wars Story other than the behind-the-scenes photos director Ron Howard posted on social media, Lucasfilm finally obliged with week with a Super Bowl TV spot, a teaser trailer, several posters and numerous pictures. Most of the movie’s principal …
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Disney streaming update: Star Wars, Marvel shows in the works; Defenders staying at Netflix
The clouds are finally beginning to part on how Disney will approach the rollout of its much-anticipated answer to Netflix, and the early takeaway may be just how Disney-like the still-unnamed streaming service will look. In a quick first-look outline of Disney’s launch strategy, Deadline reported that there …
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Here’s Everything We Know So Far About Solo: A Star Wars Story
We had so many burning questions from watching the two new teasers of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Here’s everything we know so far!
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Disney Streaming Service to Launch With Star Wars and Marvel Shows, Lady and the Tramp Movie
Marvel’s Defenders series currently on Netflix will stay where they are for now, and any R-rated content will reportedly go to Hulu instead of the Disney streaming service, Deadline claims. Disney is considering several Star Wars television series, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger. Earlier in the week, …
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Lando’s Droid in ‘Solo’ Is Unlike Any Droid We’ve Seen in Star Wars Before
Being a droid in the Star Wars universe seems like it sucks. Sure, R2-D2 can talk back to Luke, but for the most part, we see droids like C-3PO and Rogue One’s K-2SO, two fully-formed personalities who had their minds erased on the whims of their human owners. But Lando Calrissian’s droid in Solo: A …
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Disney Unveils Inaugural Streaming Service Launch Slate To Town; No R-Rated Fare
Chu’s experience includes working for ABC creating original content for digital platforms, working for Bob Iger during the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort and the relaunch of the Star Wars franchise, and most recently in franchise development at Walt Disney Imagineering. She’s surrounded by a team …
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Solo character is a self-made droid with moxie
To read more on Solo: A Star Wars Story, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands Friday, or buy it here now. Don’t forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW. “I think they’re both kind of self-made. And they get each other in that way.” That’s how Donald …
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Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes – The Road Ahead
Star Wars™ Galaxy of Heroes Jan 27, 2018. Amilyn Holdo & Rose Tico Bolster the Resistance. Heroes in the Resistance can be found at all levels; from admirals to maintenance techs.
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What Mark Hamill Thinks Of The Solo: A Star Wars Story Trailer
After what felt like an overlong wait with a great deal of hand-wringing, we finally got our first look at Solo: A Star Wars Story earlier this week with a Super Bowl tease and a trailer. Naturally, since this is a Star Wars movie (and one with much publicized production trouble), a lot of people have opinions …
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