Luke and Kylo Ren’s THE LAST JEDI Showdown Recreated in BATTLEFRONT II
In fact, it’s such an incredible scene even recreations of it move me, like in this fantastic fan-made one created in Star Wars Battlefront II. This great video comes from the YouTube channel UndeadPathfinder. They managed to include all the major elements from the epic Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker …
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Why ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Star Wars’ star Andy Serkis had such a rough year onscreen (spoilers!)
You don’t have bigger years than Andy Serkis has enjoyed, now starring as villain Ulysses Klaue in Marvel’s Black Panther. Serkis held down major roles in two other mega-franchise installments — as Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and as the ape hero Caesar in War for the Planet …
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Star Wars Fan Creates The Perfect Solo Opening Scene
A Star Wars fan has created a potential opening for Solo: A Star Wars Story, and it may well make the film stand out from the other movies in the franchise. Already, the film’s status as a Star Wars Story rather than one of the mainline episodes of the series separates it from some of the major Star Wars …
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Watch how ILM created Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s opening space battle
Star Wars: The Last Jedi scored a handful of Academy Award nominations this year, including one for best Visual Effects. As it did last year with Rogue One, Industrial Light and Magic has released a pair of behind-the-scenes clips that showcase how the film’s special effects came together. The first clip …
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‘Black Panther’ scores strong in second weekend but didn’t overtake ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
‘Black Panther’ scores strong in second weekend but didn’t overtake ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ … This weekend’s result makes Ryan Coogler’s Marvel sensation only the fourth film to earn $100 million in its second weekend, along with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” ”Jurassic World” and “The …
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Solo Fan Video Ditches Classic Crawl for Way Better Opening
The Star Wars spin-off movies seem to be going without the famous opening crawl, which was proven with the release of Rogue One. Since the chance of an opening crawl happening for Solo are slim to none, many have wondered just exactly how the space adventure will begin. Now, thanks to the …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi novel begins with a line about Luke Skywalker’s wife
Since Disney and Lucasfilm decided to ditch the Expanded Universe in favour of a new Star Wars canon, we’ve seen several aspects of the old EU make its way into the new Disney continuity (see Grand Admiral Thrawn, the New Republic / New Jedi Order, Tag & Bink etc.). Recently, Lucasfilm Story …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Novelization Hints Reylo Is Canon
The Star Wars: The Last Jedi novelization actually seems to hint that the attraction between Kylo Ren and Rey is actually canon. Romance is often in the eye of the beholder, and the Internet is filled with fans who love to ‘ship different characters. One of the more curious Star Wars ships is “Reylo,” the …
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How Star Wars: The Last Jedi Shot Leia In Space
There are a lot of memorable moments in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, including new creatures, space scenes and even planets. One scene that has stood out in Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a scene involving an attack on the Resistance, an scene in which a well-placed explosion pulls Carrie Fisher into …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’: How Kylo Ren and Rey Skyped Across the Galaxy
When Skywalker Sound’s supervising sound editor, designer and rerecording mixer Ren Klyce first read director Rian Johnson’s script for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, he knew some challenging work would be required for sequences during which Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) share a …
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Michael Moreci Talks Black Star Renegades, Wasted Space, and the Snyder Cut
“In the tradition of Star Wars, a galaxy-hopping space adventure about a galactic kingdom bent on control and the young misfit who must find the power within before it’s too late,” reads the book’s description, and amidst this galaxy-hopping adventure, readers will also find a tale of characters trying to …
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‘Star Wars: Episode 9’: Interesting details about Luke’s back story
There may be new storylines related to Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) that may be explored in “Star Wars: Episode 9.” The “Last Jedi” novel has teased some exciting details relating to the character, which opens the door to the introduction of new characters. The following article contains spoilers from …
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2018 Cinema Audio Society Awards: ‘Dunkirk’ wins on way to Oscars
At Saturday’s Cinema Audio Society Awards, “Dunkirk” edged out three of its Oscar rivals for Best Sound Mixing — “Baby Driver,” “The Shape of Water” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” — as well as “Wonder Woman” for the top award. The CAS snubbed “Blade Runner: 2049,” which won big with the …
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This Star Wars x Beastie Boys Mash-Up Is Super Epic
Soundtracking can make or break certain movie moments. Remember Rage Against the Machine playing when Keanu Reeves flys up into the sky at the end of The Matrix? It turns out, the Beastie Boys are the absolute perfect accompaniment to this new fan-made trailer for The Solo: A Star Wars Story.
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A Documentary On ‘The Last Jedi’s’ Sound Design Shows What The ‘Annoying, But Not Too …
Ahead of The Last Jedi’s blu-ray release on March 27th, ABC has put together a 26-minute documentary on the sound design of the eighth Star Wars movie called The Force of Sound. It shows the dedicated work the artists at Skywalker Sound put in to make the porgs “annoying, but not too annoying,” …
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Review: May the force be with you when flying Propel’s Star Wars battle drones
Upon unboxing Propel’s XT-65 X-Wing Starfighter and Tie Advanced X1, one is immediately greeted with dramatic Star Wars music, a unique feature that is sure to please fans. The drones themselves are front and center, each anchored to its own musical stand that lights up, displaying the hand-painted …
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New ‘Star Wars’ merchandise, the Wilhelm Scream, Lando Calrissian pickup lines, and more
We review some of the big STAR WARS reveals at the 2018 NY Toy Fair that have fans buzzing. Collecting expert Dan Curto joins us to break down all the news, including new merchandise from SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY and the ambitious Jabba’s Sail Barge from Hasbro’s new crowd-sourcing …
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Star Wars-Themed Attraction and Hotel Coming to Walt Disney World
STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE — X-wing Starfighter pictured under development for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Star Wars: Galaxy s Edge will transport guests to a remote trading port on the edge of space, where Star Wars characters and their stories come to life. The land will open at both Walt Disney …
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Web coolness: Good news for Star Wars fans, bad news about standing desks, and elastic …
Web coolness: Good news for Star Wars fans, bad news about standing desks, and elastic electronic skin…what? by Cool Mom Staff | Feb 24, 2018 | Link Roundups | 0 comments. Web coolness: Good news for Star Wars fans, bad news about standing desks,. Here are some of our favorite tech links …
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Pop culture lovers suit up for NWI Comic-Con 2018
Fan favorites like Dave Dorman, best known for his “Stars Wars” artwork, and Region native Cory Hamscher, an illustrator for several Marvel comics, were on hand to chat with fans. … Natasha Starr, of Valparaiso, dressed up as Princess Leia from “Star Wars“, complete with white dress and blaster gun.
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Fan-made Star Wars video proposes hilarious new Han Solo movie opening
If Thor: Ragnarok can capitalize on a popular meme, why can’t Solo: A Star Wars Story? Over the weekend, a Reddit user by the name of SushiShishkebab crafted a brilliant idea: remixing the standard crawl almost all Star Wars films utilize and proposing something pretty hilarious for Solo: A Star Wars …
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Donald Glover embraces a new life of opportunity
Playing Lando Calrissian in the upcoming prequel, “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” was actually a treat. “I was just acting. I didn’t have a lot of stress on me for the first time in a long time.” +4. Lando Calrissian. Donald Glover is Lando Calrissian in “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” Disney. To capture the character’s …
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Good week for Star Wars and Harry Potter fans … bad week for Baywatch lovers
The Canadian prime minister started a trip to India wearing a pair of Star Wars-themed socks, a choice likely to please the country’s president, Narenda Modi, who’s reportedly a fan of the movie franchise. Meanwhile, Harry Potter fans are going wild for hosiery bearing the face of Dawn French, who plays …
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Why ‘Black Panther’ Is A Bigger Box Office Success Story Than ‘Star Wars’ And ‘Jurassic World’
Black Panther’s second Friday also brings its eight-day domestic haul to $320.8 million, which is the fourth-highest ever behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($321.3m), Jurassic World ($325.5m) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($440.1m), and more than $20 million ahead of the fifth-place finisher, The …
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‘Star Wars: Leia: Princess of Alderaan’ review: A flawlessly written in-depth view of Leia’s …
Released in September as part of the Journey to The Last Jedi media push, Leia: Princess of Alderaan is a YA novel geared towards younger Star Wars readers. However, like many of the YA Star Wars novels released since the canon reboot, this book is more for an older-teenage-to-adult aged …
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