At Star Wars Celebration 2023, a series of exciting announcements were made regarding the future of Star Wars movies. Anticipation reached a fever pitch when the post-Rise of Skywalker movie was revealed, and fans collectively held their breath. The tension then exploded into jubilation as it was revealed that the central character of this new chapter would be none other than Jedi Master Rey Skywalker, portrayed by Daisy Ridley. Joined […]
ne of the newer additions to the Star Wars Universe is starring in a new limited series, and Marvel Comics has unveiled the first look. When Marvel regained the Star Wars comics license, it launched a new ongoing series from the all-star creative team of writer Jason Aaron and artist John Cassaday. One of the early issues introduced Sana Starros, the long-lost "wife" of Han Solo. Similar to Han Solo, Sana Starros slowly […]
https://ew.com/movies/disney-parks-real-life-lightsaber-video/ Cue the "take my money" memes because Disney has unveiled something they've been working on for a while: a real-life, working lightsaber. As part of the many reveals on May 4, a.k.a. May the 4th (Be With You), a.k.a. Star Wars Day, Disney Parks released the first video of this beauty in action. The saber will be part of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, a new Star Wars attraction coming to Disney World in 2022 […]
The Thor: Ragnarok director will helm a Star Wars film following his work on The Mandalorian. A new Star Wars movie is in the works, and it'll helmed by Taika Waititi, whose previous credits include Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit. What better way to celebrate Star Wars Day than with news like this? While details or a release date have not yet been shared, this will be a theatrical release--not […]
Later this year, Lucasfilm will launch an epic new era of Star Wars storytelling that will be explored through multiple voices in adult and young adult novels, children’s books, and comics from a variety of publishers including Disney Lucasfilm Press, Del Rey, IDW Publishing, and Marvel. Star Wars: The High Republic, which has previously been referred to as “Project Luminous”, will be set in an era when the Galactic Republic and the […]
A number of characters die in The Rise of Skywalker, and a number of them manage to cheat death, just like their Disney stablemates in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, an original trilogy character did die for real in Episode IX — and it seems to have escaped attention. Some would argue that’s because the movie is so frenetic. Detractors have argued the rushed production resulted in a choppy finale to the Skywalker saga, […]
J.J. Abrams was asked about the criticism of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker during an interview Friday following a screening of the film at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood. The film has received less-than-stellar reviews from critics, as well as intense debate among fans (it’s received a B+ CinemaScore, the lowest ever for a Star Wars live-action film). When asked by Vanity Fair‘s Anthony Breznican if fans aren’t getting something […]
The score for Solo: A Star Wars Story has been disqualified for Oscar consideration in the Original Song and Original Score category. With the film award season underway, eyes are already looking towards the pending Academy Award nominations. The first rounds of voting on potential nominees for some of the categories have started, including the Oscars for Original Song and Original Score, with reportedly over 150 potential nominees submitted this year. However, the music branch […]
Lucasfilm's stand-alone Han Solo origin pic is faltering at the global box office, where it is expected to top out in the $400 million range. To borrow one of Han Solo's lines from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, "That's not how the Force works!" It's an apt way to sum up the troubled performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story. In one of the biggest box-office surprises in recent times, Solo is badly underperforming […]
