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John Boyega Takes ‘Star Wars’ To Task: Disney Knew “F*ck All” About What To Do With Finn & Rose

September 2, 2020 12:47 pm

After the release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” back in December of last year, you could almost feel this collective relief felt by the cast members involved, including Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, and J...

‘Star Wars’ Editor Says ‘Last Jedi’ “So Consciously” Undoes The Storytelling Of ‘The Force Awakens’

Charles Barfield

April 9, 2020 12:21 pm

News

For many “Star Wars” fans wishing the debate about ‘The Last Jedi’ would end when JJ Abrams’ recent ‘Rise of Skywalker’ hit theaters, that hope has long since been dashed. If anything, discussion about ‘Last J...

The Events Of ‘Rise Of Skywalker’ Prove That ‘Star Wars’ Has A Canon Problem

Matthew Monagle

December 26, 2019 1:33 pm

Features, News

Like so many ‘Star Wars’ fans who grew up on an ever-expanding universe, I initially regarded Disney’s sequels with skepticism. The more the characters diverged from their pre-sequel history, the more I felt ca...

Disney+ Customers Will See An Ad For Starz During Sign-Up As Part Of A Deal Involving ‘The Force Awakens’

Charles Barfield

November 5, 2019 2:28 pm

News

A couple of weeks ago, Disney released the full listing of films and TV series coming to the streaming service Disney+ at launch. It’s an impressive listing, with everything from animated classics, forgotten ch...

Disney CEO Says George Lucas Was Disappointed With ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ For Playing It Safe

Charles Barfield

September 24, 2019 10:49 am

News

In the years since selling Lucasfilm to Disney, “Star Wars” creator George Lucas has remained fairly mum about his thoughts regarding the direction the Mouse House has taken his beloved franchise. Sure, he’s gi...

Mark Hamill Once Again Trolls Lucasfilm About Choice To Not Reunite The Original ‘Star Wars’ Gang

Charles Barfield

April 26, 2019 3:42 pm

News

Much like his Luke Skywalker character in the “Star Wars” films, actor Mark Hamill has evolved quite a bit over the years. For fans, he’s an untouchable icon that not only helped create one of the greatest movi...

Mark Hamill Reveals His Luke Skywalker Pitch To J.J. Abrams During ‘Force Awakens’ That Would Have Fixed A “Missed Opportunity”

Charles Barfield

April 10, 2019 2:46 pm

News

This is getting a bit exhausting, right? It can’t be just me, can it? It’s been over a year since “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and over three years since ‘The Force Awakens,’ but actor Mark Hamill just can’t get ...

Mark Hamill Says Lucasfilm Is “Doing A Pretty Good Job” Of Killing The Past With New ‘Star Wars’ Films

Charles Barfield

March 4, 2019 2:34 pm

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Mark Hamill is once again making the publicity rounds. And even though the project he’s promoting has little to do with a galaxy far, far away (in fact, it’s something to do with knights, called appropriately e...

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‘Star Wars Resistance’ Trailer: Animated Series Surprisingly Begins To Overlap With ‘The Force Awakens’

Charles Barfield

January 9, 2019 3:18 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Dating back for years, every “Star Wars” animated series seems to forgo the option of telling a story in “contemporary” times in favor of filling in gaps in the history of the galaxy far, far away. And when “St...

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Hey Lucasfilm, Treating ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ As A “Course Correction” After ‘Solo’ Is A Bad Idea

Charles Barfield

November 5, 2018 2:41 pm

News

Over the weekend, it was revealed that J.J. Abrams, the man behind “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and the upcoming “Star Wars: Episode IX,” among many, many other projects, is on the hunt for what’s being dubbe...

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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Breaks ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens All-Time Box Office Record

Charles Barfield

April 29, 2018 12:34 pm

Box Office, News

It looks like Marvel Studios did the impossible. Not only did they combine 10 year’s worth of characters and storylines into one film, but the film has conquered a record that many thought was out of its reach....

Mark Hamill Reveals How ‘The Force Awakens’ Ending Changed For ‘The Last Jedi’

Kevin Jagernauth

January 12, 2018 11:59 am

News

**SPOILERS AHEAD** The end of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" left fans gasping, with Luke Skywalker finally appearing, and Rey holding out his lightsaber to him, before J.J. Abrams smashed to the credits Chr...

The Beautiful Shots In The ‘Star Wars’ Saga

Julia Teti

January 7, 2018 3:02 pm

News

Jaw-dropping and other worldly, “Star Wars” has shown audiences places we never imagined to venture. An entire galaxy comprised of fantastical creatures, robots, and ships at hyper-speed, each film bears striki...

George Lucas’ Scrapped Idea For The New ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Revealed

Kevin Jagernauth

December 21, 2017 9:38 am

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It's hard to believe it's only been five years since Disney's blockbuster announcement that the studio was purchasing Lucasfilm. The mouse house has moved swiftly ever since, delivering three new "Star Wars" mo...

Mark Hamill Says ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Was Trying To Mimic The Original Trilogy

Kevin Jagernauth

December 15, 2017 4:08 pm

News

Sometimes, you just can't win. There were those who found "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" too beholden to the original trilogy, while others think "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" strays too far from the core values o...

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