The Star Wars News Roundup for March 15, 2019

Written by  on March 15, 2019

The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of March 15, 2019 in one location. If you read this each week, you should …

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Oscar Isaac reminisces on wrapping Star Wars: Episode IX with C-3PO

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It was the end of an era for Oscar Isaac, who recently finished filming Star Wars: Episode IX, the last installment to the new Star Wars trilogy. But his big …

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‘Rogue One’: Daniel Mays ‘thankful’ his Star Wars reshoot performance survived the edit

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British actor Daniel Mays has discussed his relief that his brief performance in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story managed to survive the cutting room floor …

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May the force be with you! Get prepared for the annual Star Wars Celebration with President and …

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The collection includes over 350,000 Star Wars items and is located at Sansweet’s home. From the United States, to Russia, China and Saudi Arabia, …

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Here’s What We Know About Disney’s Star Wars Land

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Disney acquired Star Wars back in 2012 in a $4 billion deal that gave Disney the rights to Lucasfilm. Since then, the Walt Disney company has been …

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Frank Oz on Star Wars: ‘We’re not here to fulfill people’s expectations’

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Apparently, Frank Oz — the brilliant man behind all things Yoda — doesn’t agree with Star Wars fans he feels are too heavily critical of The Last Jedi.

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See photos of Star Wars-inspired ‘Empire Strips Back’ burlesque parody coming to Riverside, LA

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There will be droids, Twi’leks, a tauntaun and many fan favorites from the Star Wars saga. But for this show, leave the kids at home. “The Empire Strips …

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The Star Wars Empire Continues To Grow

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It would be a huge understatement to say the force is strong with all things Star Wars. The upcoming openings of “Star Wars” Land at Disneyland and …

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Star Wars: 5 Ways We Hope Episode 9 Uses Luke Skywalker (And 5 Ways We Don’t)

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But now he’s back for Episode IX, directed by Episode VII’s JJ Abrams, and Star Wars fans may be greeted with a different take on the Jedi Master.

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‘Star Wars Resistance’ Art Director Amy Beth Christenson on Building Colossus [Interview]

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From the first episode of Star Wars Resistance, I knew I was falling in love with the Colossus, one of the finest locations in the Star Wars universe.

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Star Wars 9 leaks confirm BAD news for Kylo Ren? ‘This is the end’ – Is he going to DIE?

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Many fans will never forgive Kylo Ren. The villain formerly known as Ben Solo killed his father, one of the most beloved and iconic figures in movie …

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Star Wars: Frank Oz Defends Yoda’s Last Jedi Actions

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As the debate surrounding Star Wars: The Last Jedi rages on, Yoda voice actor Frank Oz has stepped up to defend his character’s role in the …

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Megapixels: Clone-like, Colombian spiders named for Star Wars’ Storm Troopers

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Perhaps the greatest pleasure in science is naming a new species. You can name animals after your loved ones (or, let’s be honest, yourself), insects …

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Little Short for a Stormtrooper? Newfound Spiders Named for ‘Star Wars’ Villains

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White-armored Stormtroopers in the “Star Wars” movies are practically identical and nearly impossible to tell apart. That uncanny similarity recently …

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‘Star Wars’ Celebration Chicago Announces New Panels

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With the highly anticipated Star Wars Celebration Convention in Chicago just weeks away, Lucasfilm has been releasing a steady stream of news and …

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Star Wars: Episode IX: Is Matt Smith in the movie or not?

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Matt Smith shocked the Star Wars community by revealing he is not in Star Wars: Episode IX despite the numerous reports saying otherwise. So what …

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Star Wars Improves The Force Awakens’ Bad “Alderaan” Moment

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The latest episode of Star Wars: Resistance, “No Escape Part 1”, has just significantly improved the destruction of Hosnian Prime in Star Wars: The …

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Orlando hotels expect booking surge now that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney has opening date

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Niki Alexander has been promising her 12-year-old son, Byron, for months that he would be one of the first visitors to Walt Disney World’s Star Wars: …

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10 Star Wars Gadgets Make Us Feel The Force (And 10 That Are Funnier Than Jar-Jar)

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Originally debuting back in 1977 with the release of the film which would retroactively be titled A New Hope, Star Wars has been a cultural …

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WIRE Buzz: Star Wars Episode IX panel; Gotham Bane trailer; DS9 doc; more

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It’s not every day that a sci-fi fan gets to share good news about both Star Wars and Star Trek, but it’s a regular space party over here as development …

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Is Disneyland making a mistake by opening ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ in two phases?

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SALT LAKE CITY — Roger Niles made the case in the Orange County Register that Disneyland isn’t making a mistake by opening the “Star Wars: …

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Star Wars 9 footage could be shown for the first time at the Star Wars Celebration in April

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We’re down to months rather than years when it comes to Star Wars 9 and its big release, but we’re still none the wiser about a title, and we certainly …

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‘Captain Marvel’ was the tip of the iceberg. Disney has ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Dumbo …

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Don’t believe us? Well, you not only have a new “Avengers” film coming, there is also a new “Star Wars,” “Dumbo,” “Aladdin” and much, much more.

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Star Wars: Pedro Pascal Is The Mandalorian… Thanks to Oscar Isaac

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With details very scarce on the upcoming Disney+ series, Star Wars: The Mandalorian, we finally know we have Oscar Isaac to thank for Pedro Pascal …

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‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Panel Coming To Star Wars Celebration Chicago

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This update comes to us courtesy of the official Star Wars YouTube page, where it was officially announced that the much-anticipated Episode IX will …

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