Lucasfilm Loses Lawsuit Over Failed ‘Star Wars’ Screening Event
With Star Wars being one of the most popular brands in the world, Lucasfilm can be quite protective over how the series is depicted. Additionally, the studio has deep pockets thanks to their countless successes, which means the company can spring into legal action to protect their image. The studio isn’t …
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‘Star Wars’: Doctor Dresses as Chewbacca to Deliver Good News to Young Heart Patient
For one young Star Wars fan, there was no better way to get news that he was getting a new heart than to be told by Dr. Chewbacca. Austin Eggleston, a 15-year-old from Pontiac, Illinois, had been promised by cardiologist Dr. Phillip Thrush of Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago that when a heart was …
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Star Wars: Mark Hamill Regrets Voicing His ‘The Last Jedi’ Criticisms
The home video release of The Last Jedi brings with it the debut of the feature-length documentary The Director and the Jedi, which chronicles the development of the film and features writer/director Rian Johnson and his collaborations with star Mark Hamill. The documentary includes new footage of …
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Bad Lip Reading Turns ‘Star Wars’ Into a Musical
The folks over at the YouTube channel Bad Lip Reading channel have turned their brand of goofy misreading dialogue to the first Star Wars film, turning A New Hope into a surprisingly probably musical staring Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher). The result? Just over …
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Hell, Yeah! Mark Hamill Wants a Star Wars Horror Movie
People often wonder why I’m not the biggest Star Wars fan on the planet. In fact, I’m kind ‘meh’ on the movies if we’re being honest here. This is mostly because I was an Alien kid growing up and Star Wars did little for me. Anyhow, I have been waiting for a full-on Star Wars horror film since I saw the …
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One of Solo’s Mysterious Villains Could Have a Deep Cut Connection to Marvel’s Classic Star Wars …
As it is wont to do ahead of any official release date, Solo: A Star Wars Story merchandise has already started hitting shelves across the US. One particular toy, recently posted to the Star Wars Leaks subreddit, features the above bad guy riding a Swoop Bike, the mode of transport of choice for the …
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Why Frank Oz Was Protective Of Yoda In Star Wars: The Last Jedi
One of the most pleasant surprises of Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the return of Jedi Master Yoda, who had not been seen in live action since 2005’s Revenge of the Sith. Not only did audiences get to see Yoda reuniting with his pupil Luke Skywalker, but he was also restored to his former puppet glory …
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Visceral’s Star Wars title may get recycled into online game
EA’s Vancouver-based studio is hiring for an “open world Star Wars game,” and it’s probably Visceral’s killed project. But a new job listing strongly suggests the game will have online-based elements, which points towards live services, engagement, and monetization strategies that EA is well known for.
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‘Solo’ Directors are Cool With Being Fired From ‘Star Wars’ – Here’s Why
The pair confirmed the rumors about their departure from Solo: A Star Wars Story during a festival panel on Friday. … Kathy Kennedy, head of Lucasfilm and Executive Producer of the Star Wars franchise, said a difference in “creative visions” was the reason the production company fired the director duo.
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EA job listing points to an open-world Star Wars game
If hired, the individual would “lead a team to deliver online features for a Star Wars open-world project” and “ensure designs will maintain high-traffic services for multi-platform games”. The job listing points to a new online, open-world Star Wars game along the lines of titles like Destiny and Sea of …
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EA Hiring for a Star Wars Open World Project
Less than a year after Electronic Arts closed down Visceral Games and announced that it’ll be redesigning its Star Wars game, the company is hiring for a Star Wars open world project. A job listing advertises the position of a Lead Online Engineer for the publisher’s Vancouver studio, and is looking for …
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EA Hiring for ‘Star Wars Open World Project’
By Alex Osborn If a recent job listing is any indication, Electronic Arts’ Vancouver Studio is working on an open-world Star Wars game. The listing, discovered by GameSpot on EA Vancouver’s careers page, is for a lead online engineer, who will “lead a team to deliver online features for a Star Wars Open …
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EA is working on an open-world Star Wars game
Electronic Arts is working on an open-world Star Wars game with online elements, according to one of the company’s job listings. It’s looking for a lead online engineer to deliver “online features for a Star Wars open world project” from its Vancouver studio. The listing doesn’t provide any more details …
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Here’s how Solo: A Star Wars Story will credit fired directors Lord and Miller
Phil Lord and Chris Miller were infamously fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story last year, but their hard work in assembling the film’s cast and getting the whole thing up and running is not going uncredited. Rather than sharing directing credit with Ron Howard, who took over after their departure, the duo …
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Star Wars 9 SHOCK: Luke to return as ‘FRIGHTENING’ Force ghost? Mark Hamill SPEAKS OUT
However one of the final scenes of the film saw him disappear, becoming one with the Force, just like his Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi in A New Hope. But since the latter returned as a Force ghost in follow-up movies, surely Luke will be back for Star Wars Episode IX? Speaking with the Radio Times, …
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10 Tech and Gaming Deals Even a Pirate Will Love
Star Wars Jedi Challenges AR Headset for $50 off ($120): Use the code ARJEDI at checkout to get this discount on a refurbished unit. This is a game that uses an augmented reality headset powered by your phone to allow you to fight enemies as a Jedi with a lightsaber. Pre-Order Fry Cry 5 (PS4, Xbox …
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‘Solo: A Star Wars’ Posters Stir Controversy By Removing Blasters
The Disney marketing team has had a rough few weeks in the poster department, as various posters for the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story have been called into question across social media. The most recent details that have surprised some fans is that posters for the film that will appear in Brazil …
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Star Wars: Frank Oz Wouldn’t Anyone Touch the Yoda Puppet While Filming ‘The Last Jedi’
Touch the Yoda puppet, you will not. Legendary puppeteer Frank Oz, who returned to perform the little green Jedi Master in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, wouldn’t let anyone handle Yoda — not even writer-director Rian Johnson. The Director and the Jedi — a feature-length behind the scenes look into the …
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Villains Feature Legends Connection
With two months to go until Solo: A Star Wars Story lands in theaters, many details about the spinoff film are still relatively unknown. Fans have discovered that the major threat to our beloved smuggler is named “Enfys Nest,” with a description of a toy featuring the villain confirming that his gang is the …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Backlash Won’t Impact Rian Johnson’s New Trilogy
Prior to the release of The Last Jedi, Lucasfilm announced it was so pleased with its collaboration with writer/director Rian Johnson that he would help create a new trilogy of Star Wars films, the first of which he would also direct. Following the film’s release, a vocal minority of audiences decried the ways …
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Disney’s New Star Wars Land Planet Will Be Introduced in an Upcoming Book
Disney confirmed in November that the mysterious new planet that will be featured in the upcoming Disneyland theme park Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will be known as Batuu, although you won’t have to wait until the 2019 theme park opening to learn more about this far-flung corner of the universe.
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Mark Hamill Calls out ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ “Sex Scene”
The pair might not have acknowledged any romantic connection, but star Mark Hamill recently joked about them getting to have a “sex scene.” “Not to mention the big sex scene where the fingers touch. That’s pretty hot for a Star Wars movie,” Hamill joked about the characters’ connection with Fandango.
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Phil Lord and Chris Miller reveal their credit on Solo: A Star Wars Story
Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street) were ousted from the helm of Solo: A Star Wars Story last summer. This was a surprising turn of events. Even though there were reports of “creative differences” on set between them and producers Kathleen Kennedy and Lawrence …
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Former Solo: A Star Wars Story Directors Reveal Their Credit
Phil Lord and Chris Miller will be credited as Executive Producers on Solo: A Star Wars Story come May. Lucasfilm made a major shakeup last summer when it was announced that Lord and Miller had left Solo as directors. The 21 Jump Street duo was hired to infuse Star Wars with some new, young …
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Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Planet Will Be Introduced in New Novel
When the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge themed lands open next year at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the setting will be the planet Batuu – a heretofore unseen area in Star Wars lore that’s located on the Outer Rim in a galaxy far, far away. But now Lucasfilm has revealed that the planet will first appear …
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