Black Panther Becomes Highest-Grossing Superhero Movie Ever, Also Passes Star Wars
As Variety points out, Black Panther is also now ahead of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which made $619 million in the US in 2017. Not adjusted for inflation, Black Panther is now the fifth highest-grossing movie in US history, only behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936.6 million), Avatar ($760.5 …
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An Open World Star Wars game is currently in development!
Could it finally be happening? Could an open world Star Wars game finally be in development? It would seem that behind the scenes, Disney and EA are indeed planning some form of open world project for their Star Wars property, complete with “online features”. This news was picked up on following …
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‘Star Wars Episode IX’ Rumor: Colin Trevorrow Wanted Luke to Live
Since Disney purchased Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise back in 2012, making the follow-ups to the original trilogy has proven to be difficult. Changes in directors and writers along with the unfortunate death of one beloved cast member caused the final movie in the new trilogy to be altered again …
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Ron Howard Confirms ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Press Tour has Begun
Solo: A Star Wars Story is set to hit theaters this May and now director Ron Howard has confirmed that the press tour for the upcoming Han Solo-centered film has begun. In a post to his personal Instagram last week, Howard shared a photo of himself with a manga artist to mark the beginning of the film’s …
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How Andy Serkis learned Supreme Leader Snoke’s fate in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ (spoilers)
It was a secret Serkis started carrying before filming his second Star Wars film as Snoke, the hideously misshapen leader of the evil The First Order. Serkis found out Snoke’s fate during a secrecy-ensured private script read during the The Last Jedi’s pre-production. He left that read “knowing I would have …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’: How Kylo Ren May Have Secretly Saved Leia’s Life Before ‘The Force …
Intriguing new details about Kylo Ren and what he was up to leading up to Star Wars: The Last Jedi have been revealed. Bryan Young, a writer for Star Wars who is also part of a podcast based on the saga called Full of Sith, is convinced that Ben Solo prevented the assassination of his mother Leia in …
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THE LAST JEDI’s Kelly Marie Tran Sorts STAR WARS Characters Into Hogwarts Houses
Like so many of us, Kelly Marie Tran is a geek. When she was in studio for an appearance on Fangirling (which you can watch on Alpha), we decided to ask her very serious questions about Star Wars and Harry Potter. Like you do. We gave her a difficult, nearly impossible task, but she didn’t blink an …
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Villain Details Surface, Phil Lord & Chris Miller Credited as Executive …
Even though we’ve gotten a full trailer and some interesting tidbits of information about Solo: A Star Wars Story, there is still plenty we don’t know about the origin story for everyone’s favorite smuggler and scoundrel. For example, we’ve been in the dark about who the film’s antagonist will be for quite …
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One Moment Mark Hamill Improvised In Star Wars: The Last Jedi
While the set of a major blockbuster can be a pretty high-pressure workplace where decisions are made far in advance, that doesn’t mean that it isn’t also a collaborative process. Flexibility is always a key trait and it sounds like that was the case for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. While filming the movie, Mark …
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Thoughts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The story continues on. The fate of the jedi we first met in 1977, when the very first “Star Wars” movie was released, continues on from one generation to the next. New loose ends were made, some put back together and others left unanswered. Over break I was lucky enough to see the newly released …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’: Where Luke Skywalker’s Green Lightsaber Possibly Ends Up
As detailed by the well-known Star Wars watcher and YouTuber Star Wars Theory, the Star Wars: The Last Jedi novelization states that the caretakers cleaned out Luke’s hut. His belongings, which included a “weapon,” compass and “strange other gear,” were brought to the repository, where “other items …
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Check Out This Star Wars Bad Lip Reading Video
The song’s lyrics, like most of the Star Wars videos done by Bad Lip Read, are very catchy. The track is full of fun and hilarious lines. Grand Moff Tarkin asks to see Leia’s feet and when she asks why he claims he doesn’t like parasites. The song hilariously describes the empire as having the ultimate …
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A Brand New ‘Star Wars’ Planet Will Appear in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
A new planet will be introduced in Solo: A Star Wars Story, adding to the ever-growing list of Star Wars planets and moons. But this new planet is more than simply a reason for the Star Wars story group to whip out their wildest sci-fi planet names. The new Star Wars planet will play a pivotal part in the big …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Negative Fan Reaction Will Not Influence Rian Johnson’s New Trilogy
If you were one of those Star Wars fans who did not care for “The Last Jedi”, then you will not be happy about the new trilogy. “The Last Jedi” directed by Rian Johnson received a lot of negative reaction despite selling lots of tickets and grossing a lot of money. For some fans, the risks taken in the film did …
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Star Wars: So long and farewell
That is, unless you believe thousands of opposing missiles could be made to disappear in a sneak first strike, thereby allowing Star Wars to handle only the remaining few missiles that do get through. This is hoped by the Pentagon to be the ending of MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) in favor of …
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EA developing an open world Star Wars video game
EA hasn’t enjoyed the best of times with its Star Wars video game license as of late. Star Wars Battlefront was criticised for its lack of content, the sequel Star Wars Battlefront II came under heavy fire for its “pay to win” model, and the long-gestating Visceral Games title from Amy Henning (Uncharted) had …
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Star Wars: Hasbro Jabba the Hutt sail barge is a must have for all collectors
Star Wars Hasbro has announced that it’s creating a replica toy of Jabba the Hutt and his iconic sail barge from Return of the Jedi via a crowdsourcing initiative. One of the most recognizable vehicles among Star Wars fans is Jabba the Hutt’s sail barge (true fans call it by its name – The Khetanna).
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Star Wars: Will Last Jedi BACKLASH impact new Rian Johnson trilogy? Director speaks out
It was announced prior to the movie’s release that Johnson would helm three more Star Wars movies. But when The Last Jedi’s bold change in direction and surprising plot twists left the fanbase somewhat polarised, speculation inevitably turned to whether the upcoming projects would be impacted.
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Star Wars Rebels: Is Sabine Wren Force-sensitive?
Star Wars Rebels may be over, but the story of Sabine Wren lives on. Is it possible that she is Force sensitive? In the closing scene of Star Wars Rebels (not crying…not crying), we witnessed Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren departing in search Ezra who disappeared with Thrawn in an attempt to save his …
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Interview: Getting Geeky With ‘Star Wars’ John Boyega!
John Boyega has reached the sci-fi stars. His portrayal as Finn, stormtrooper turned resistance fighter in the legendary Star Wars film saga, has left audiences wanting more. Not only has Mr. Boyega been battling conflict in a galaxy far, far away, he has also been putting his skills to the test against a …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Featurette Shows Rejected Porg Designs
Star Wars fans caught their first glimpses of The Last Jedi’s porgs last summer at the D23 Expo in a behind-the-scenes reel, immediately igniting interest in the adorable creatures. In the months that followed, fans seemingly couldn’t get enough of these residents of Ahch-To, with the critters dominating …
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Star Wars: UFO Fan Claims to See Jabba the Hutt’s Head in NASA Images of Mars
The events of Star Wars supposedly take place in a galaxy far, far away, but one outer space aficionado believes they’ve located Jabba the Hutt on a planet that neighbors Earth. After scouring through images taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover, UFO Sightings Daily pointed out how one rock formation …
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Star Wars “open-world project” in the works at EA Vancouver according to job listing
In October last year, EA announced it was closing Visceral Games studio and a different direction would be taken with the studio’s Star Wars title. The Star Wars title was set to be a story-based, action-adventure title, but after testing the game’s concept with players, EA decided to go back to the drawing …
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Star Wars: Mark Hamill Improvised His Wink to C-3PO in ‘The Last Jedi’
Another exciting reunion was Luke interacting with R2-D2 and C-3PO, some of his most trusted allies in the original trilogy. In the finished film, Luke didn’t get to say anything to C-3PO, but star Mark Hamill confessed he improvised the wink he gave his droid friend on Crait . “Initially, I didn’t acknowledge …
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Fired ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Directors Phil Lord And Chris Miller Reveal How They’ll Be Officially …
2017 was a rough ride for directors tackling Star Wars projects. The sci-fi behemoth parted ways with Jurassic World filmmaker Colin Trevorrow ahead of making Episode IX and not too far before that was the eyebrow-raising news that the team of Phil Lord and Chris Miller departed their gig helming …
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