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Star Wars, Indiana Jones, & Back to the Future movie poster artist Drew Struzan can no longer draw due to Alzheimer's
Along with the above classics, Struzan did the designs for Harry Potter, Blade Runner, The Shawshank Redemption, and many, many more
March 31, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Star Wars finally dives deep into pod racing 25 years after The Phantom Menace with Beyond Victory, debuting at Celebration Tokyo
The new VR experience (and Marvel comic book!) will be available for fans at Star Wars Celebration Tokyo in April
March 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Andor's true roots don't lie with Rogue One, but a 1980s Star Wars tabletop RPG (that almost didn't exist)
Yes, George Lucas established the core storyline of of the Galaxy Far, Far Away in the original trilogy. But details like the Imperial Security Bureau? That came from Star Wars: the Roleplaying Game
March 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Star Wars’ John Boyega recalls his favorite Attack the Block memories ahead of new sequel
Attack the Block director Joe Cornish gave John Boyega a motorcycle, but said he was on his own when it came to motorcycle lessons
March 26, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The big lesson J.J. Abrams taught John Boyega about teaser trailers while filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens
John Boyega recalls shooting the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer
March 25, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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John Boyega had one request for J.J. Abrams with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Finn had to stop falling
John Boyega worked with J.J. Abrams on giving Finn character growth for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
March 20, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Star Wars’ Carrie Fisher was like a cool rich auntie (who gave John Boyega candy when his trainers wouldn’t)
Star Wars’s John Boyega recalls how Carrie Fisher snuck candy into his trailer when he was craving sugar
March 18, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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John Boyega has a special message for young Star Wars fans: you are unique, and your superpower is your power of choice
John Boyega says that Star Wars’s Finn teaches us that we can be whoever we want, regardless of where we came from.
March 17, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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How Tom Cruise got John Boyega cast in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mission Impossible’s Tom Cruise is responsible for John Boyega being cast as Finn in Star Wars
March 14, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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John Boyega’s favorite Star Wars memory is taking Harrison Ford to a Nigerian restaurant
John Boyega took his Star Wars co-star Harrison Ford on a Nigerian food outing that made his bodyguards nervous
March 13, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The director of the horror hit Longlegs has a dream of directing a Darth Vader movie - and you have to read his pitch
Osgood Perkins has a dream to write & direct a Star Wars movie about Darth Vader's dreams.
March 06, 2025
Chris Arrant
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R2-D2 and C-3PO are the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of the Star Wars saga, according to Anthony Daniels (who's done both!)
C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels finds parallels between the famous droid duo and the iconic Shakespeare characters
March 06, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Not only does Anakin Skywalker hate sand - so does C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels, and he almost quit Star Wars because of it he says
An uncomfortable costume and hot sand almost drove Anthony Daniels to leave his role as C-3PO
March 05, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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If Disney wants to do a Star Wars: C-3PO TV series, Anthony Daniels has one stipulation before he'll say 'yes'
Anthony Daniels thinks a C-3PO streaming show would be cool, but only if it’s motion capture
March 04, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels has been in 12 Star Wars movies, and he has a surprising pick for his favorite to film
Anthony Daniels enjoyed filming all 9 chapters of the Skywalker Saga, but one particular movie was the most fun to film
March 03, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Star Wars vs. Star Trek at Seattle's ECCC 2025 in the pop culture fight club we call Popversus
Star Wars author John Jackson Miller faces off with Star Trek artist Joe Eisma to decide which is better, Star Trek or Star Wars in Popversus: the pop culture fight club.
February 28, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Star Wars' Billy Dee Williams says Lando blowing up the Death Star in Return of the Jedi was heroic redemption for his betrayal In The Empire Strikes Back
Billy Dee Williams is relieved that Lucasfilm put Lando in a more heroic direction for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
February 27, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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How Vico Ortiz found themself with the help of Star Wars
The philosophy of the Jedi in Star Wars left a grand impression on Vico Ortiz, one that would change their life
February 25, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Former Boba Fett child actor Daniel Logan would challenge fans who based the Star Wars prequel trilogy to fights in parking lots, the actor admits
Star Wars actor Daniel Logan had his own way of dealing with the haters
February 25, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Former Star Wars child actor Daniel Logan shares what he and young Anakin Jake Lloyd went through with fans, and how Lloyd is doing now decades later
Jake Lloyd received death threats and people would camp outside the young actor’s house
February 20, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Star Wars creator George Lucas originally planned for Boba Fett to kill Mace Windu (and here's how & why Samuel L Jackson fought it)
Boba Fett was supposed to kill Mace Windu, until Samuel L. Jackson vetoed the idea
February 19, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Awe Talk - Life after death: OFMD's Vico Ortiz on new chapters, old friends, crystals, and their Star Wars Dark Jedi leanings
Our Flag Means Death star Vico Ortiz opens up about their Star Wars fandom, their dream projects, and crew dynamics at a comic con.
February 10, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Andor season 2 release date: The Rogue One spinoff show will take place across a period of four years in the Star Wars Universe
Andor season 2 has a lot of ground to cover, and we can't wait for it to finally land on Disney+ this spring
February 07, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Watch the John Boyega spotlight from Seattle's ECCC 2025 as he talks Star Wars, Attack the Block, Pacific Rim, and more
Watch 'The Force of Talent: Spotlight on John Boyega' from Emerald City Comic Con 2025's Main Stage by Xfinity.
February 06, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Andy Serkis opens up about the headcanon he created for Star Wars' Supreme Leader Snoke when the writers & directors didn't yet have it
Andy Serkis has heard your Snoke theories, and he has some of his own
February 03, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Star Wars ends a years-long publishing program this summer with a story with a story that's "big on all levels"
June's Trials of the Jedi brings the four-year-long High Republic publishing program to an end, and Star Wars veteran Charles Soule is responsible
January 29, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Daisy Ridley's Star Wars return is back on track as the New Jedi Order movie gets a new writer with Ocean's experience
George Nolfi, who wrote Ocean's 12, is the latest writer to sign on to Daisy Ridley's Star Wars revival
January 24, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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It is now Star Wars canon that Anakin Skywalker murdered the hell out of Watto
You think the future Darth Vader would go after that guy *before* all the younglings, but hey, every healing journey is different
January 24, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Star Wars finally fills in the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens for Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa
The New Republic era for the original Star Wars trilogy stars will open up the possibility of a Mandalorian appearance.
January 23, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in the new Star Wars movie developed by Deadpool & Wolverine's Shawn Levy
The Barbie and Fall Guy star is about to take his Kenergy to a new galaxy with a potential Star Wars role
January 21, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars revives its most unexpected new character yet for a new series: A villain that never made it past the 1980s design stages
Get ready to meet Atha Prime, originally intended for a never-released toyline in 1986
January 17, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars has found its new Baylan Skoll as Game of Thrones' Rory McCann to succeed his late friend Ray Stevenson for Ahsoka season 2 on Disney+
Stevenson died shortly before the debut of Ahsoka season 1, but his performance as Baylan Skoll earned him significant praise from fans and critics.
January 10, 2025
Trent Cannon
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John Boyega is heading to ECCC 2025, and you can meet him with a Popverse Superfan membership (on sale for 24 hours!!)
Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con '25 will feature the Force of Talent: Spotlight on John Boyega panel, as well as photo ops and autographs with Finn himself. And for 24 hours, the best way to meet him is available at a discount
January 09, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Star Wars: How to watch every Anakin Skywalker appearance in chronological order, from the prequels to Ahsoka
Sand haters of the galaxy unite as we travel from Anakin Skywalker's earliest days, to his time as Darth Vader, and to his appearances in recent Star Wars series on Disney+
December 18, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Star Wars star reveals Disney & Lucasfilm are consciously using new & returning character debuts to test the waters for solo shows
The Ahsoka series wouldn’t have happened if Rosario Dawson’s Mandalorian cameo wasn’t well received
December 17, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Hayden Christensen opens up on the "massive impact" being welcomed back into the Star Wars franchise & fandom is
For Hayden Christensen, stepping back into Darth Vader’s boots was a dream come true.
December 13, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Andor saga ends with season 2 and Visions returns for season 3: Everything you can expect from Star Wars in 2025
More Star Wars is coming not so long from now, and not so far away, with Disney's and Lucasfilm's Andor season 2 and Visions season 3 coming 2025. We've got everything you need to know (including release dates) right here
December 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Uncovering Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’s secret connection to The High Republic era, and At Attin's sinister origin
What's the story with At Attin in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew? The answer may lie in the High Republic era
December 10, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Hayden Christensen reveals the intense preparation that went into filming the iconic Star Wars: Episode III duel
The final showdown in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith took three months of training and two weeks of filming
December 09, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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When Kenobi met Skywalker: Ewan McGregor recalls his first meeting with Star Wars costar Hayden Christensen
From the very beginning, Ewan McGregor felt a brotherly bond with Hayden Christensen
December 06, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Bruised hands, busted knuckles, and memorable bonds: Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen reveal how they bonded on Star Wars sets
“We destroyed each other’s fingers,” Ewan McGregor admits
December 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Skeleton Crew is cashing in on all your Star Wars nostalgia right from the start
With references to everything from the movies to the Star Wars Holiday Special, Skeleton Crew is the most nostalgic the franchise has ever been - and that is saying something.
December 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
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A Skeleton Crew easter egg hints at the most obscure piece of Star Wars history - the Star Wars Holiday Special
The hologram shows up in episode one of the Disney+ series and proves that more than four decades later Star Wars still can't escape the shadow of that weird night of television.
December 03, 2024
Trent Cannon
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The problem with Star Wars' Mace Windu is “no one has ever imagined him dancing naked in his kitchen" according to the writer of his latest novel
At the Star Wars books panel at NYCC, author Steven Barnes talks about his new Mace Windu novel
November 28, 2024
Jim McDermott
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Disney pulls Star Wars from its December 2026 theatrical slot
The untitled Star Wars movie intended for December 2026 has been replaced by... Ice Age 6?!?
November 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars' Andor finale is circling back to finally give us the story of Yavin IV, the Rebel Base from the original movie
There's a deep backstory to the Yavin IV base in the original Star Wars film, and Andor seems to be finally getting into it
November 15, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Star Wars' Andor season 2 to show Cassian and K-2S0's first meeting, and possibly break official canon (but we're okay with that)
Cassian Andor and K-2S0 and their epic Star Wars meet/cute, take two.
November 15, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Who from the original Star Wars trilogy would The Mandalorian cast love to share a scene with?
Mandalorian actors Ming-Na Wen, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee all share their dream Star Wars characters to act alongside
November 11, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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X-Men filmmaker Simon Kinberg to make new Star Wars trilogy for Lucasfilm
Yes, the man behind X-Men: Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix is now writing and producing three new Star Wars movies
November 07, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Acolyte Fans, Take Heart! There Will Be More Acolyte Stories - in novels
High Republic writers Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton to write new Acolyte books
November 01, 2024
Jim McDermott
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Star Wars' upcoming New Jedi Order film loses another screenwriter
Screenwriter Steven Knight has backed out of Star Wars' upcoming Rey movie, marking the second time that the film has changed screenwriters since its 2023 announcement
October 25, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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The fate of everyone you love in Star Wars: The High Republic “will come down to 4 or 5 pages,” teases author Charles Soule
The Star Wars: The High Republic team came to NYCC and teases a big, scary finish.
October 25, 2024
Jim McDermott
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At the Star Wars books panel, Marc Guggenheim brought NYCC news of his new Star Wars ongoing comic.Star Wars' new Marvel comic Jedi Knights is “like Marvel 2-in-1 with Jedi," says series writer
At the Star Wars books panel, Marc Guggenheim brought NYCC news of his new Star Wars ongoing comic, Jedi Knights.
October 21, 2024
Jim McDermott
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Mark Hamill says he was paid $1000 a week during filming for the first Star Wars movie (and tells fans why he did it)
The force was with Luke Skywalker, even if he couldn’t afford power converters.
October 03, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Want Star Wars to bring Mara Jade back into canon? So does her creator Timothy Zahn, but they keep telling him the same answer
Lucasfilm isn’t eager to bring Mara Jade back to Star Wars
September 26, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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James Earl Jones dies - the iconic Darth Vader, Mufasa voice actor was 93
James Earl Jones, whose voice was as powerful as the presence he commanded on screen, passed away in his home in Dutchess County, NY
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Star Wars: The Acolyte's unlikely breakout star Yord is starring in his own "coming of age" style YA prose novel in 2025
Yord Horde, this one's for you.
July 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Prepare to fear the Jedi, as Star Wars turns our favorite heroes dark for High Republic finale
Lucasfilm and Marvel are partnering for a 2025 event called Star Wars: The High Republic - Fear the Jedi.
July 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Star Wars: The Acolyte prequel with Jedi masters Vernestra Rwoh and Indara coming in 2025 to bookstores
Being a Jedi isn't all cool lightsaber fights and Force tricks, as we saw in The Acolyte and now in its prequel, Star Wars: Wayseeker.
July 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024!
From The High Republic to Star Wars Outlaws, discover the latest news from the expanded Lucasfilm worlds of books, comics, and games, live and direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024
July 19, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
LEGO Star Wars: A brick-by-brick guide to all of the LEGO Star Wars movies, shows, and specials
With LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy on the horizon, let's take a look at the shows and specials that have come before
July 10, 2024
Alex Jaffe
Features
Star Wars author John Jackson Miller reveals how he learned Disney was jettisoning some of the Expanded Universe books as canon, while he was writing one of the books
John Jackson Miller discusses the funny relationship his Star Wars novels have with canon.
July 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
What Star Wars: Andor teaches us about rebellion
Lessons about rebellion and resistance from Star Wars: Andor.
July 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew should be released as a movie instead of a Disney+ TV series (and Lucasfilm has done it before)
Star Wars has turned TV projects into movies before, so what if they did it for Jude Law's Skeleton Crew?
July 01, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Every Star Wars TV series ranked, From The Mandalorian show to the Ewoks cartoon (and more!)
Find your next Star Wars watch with our guide to the best TV shows, from Andor through Ahsoka and The Acolyte!
June 25, 2024
Alex Jaffe
Features
The Mandalorian owes its success to Boba Fett, according to the actor behind Din Djarin's helmet
Boba Fett's popularity helped spawn everything about The Mandalorian.
June 20, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Star Wars: The Acolyte's inconvenient truth: the Jedi are the cops (for all the good and all the bad that comes with it)
Having trouble with Star Wars' Jedi as cops? You must unlearn what you have learned
June 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Filmed before The Acolyte, then lost in space, we finally know when Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will arrive
The Jude Law-starring Disney+ series was originally expected to debut on the streamer in late 2023
June 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Acolyte's reveals Mae and Osha's backstory, and asks a really big Star Wars question that might tie the show to Darth Vader
What if Mae and Osha were so much more important to overall Star Wars lore than anyone saw coming?
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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How trustworthy are the Jedi, really? The latest Star Wars: The Acolyte episode brings the controversial question to light
What do the Brendok Jedi know, and when did they know it?
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
From The Clone Wars to Ahsoka to The Acolyte, here is what we know about The Force, Witches, and Star Wars lore
Their power could match even the most powerful of Jedi and Sith
June 12, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Are new Star Wars twins Osha and Mae the Rey and Kylo Ren of The Acolyte?
"Always one but born as two"
June 11, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
The Acolyte is the show that dares to ask 'What is Star Wars without a war?' (And then answers that question, too)
Creator Leslye Headland knows that it's not easy to make a show about war in a time of galactic peace
June 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
What is the best Star Wars TV show or series of all time? Tell us!
Of all the Star Wars series from Droids to The Acolyte, which one is the best?
June 07, 2024
Chris Arrant
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The Mandalorian & Boba Fett were like Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, but Star Wars veteran Temuera Morrison has strong opinions on which was whhich
"We had this brotherly love going on."
June 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
Guides
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew - Release date, trailer, cast, and more
Have you ever wondered what Goonies would look like in the Star Wars universe? Skeleton Crew promises to deliver those tween 80s vibes - complete with Jude Law
June 05, 2024
Jim McDermott
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How & where to watch the Star Wars movies and series in chronological or release order
All you need to know to watch all of Star Wars, in both chronological and release order
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Okay, so you've watched the new Star Wars show, The Acolyte - what next?
Looking for more Star Wars stories? We're here for you
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars: The Acolyte season 2 planning is already underway, with showrunner teasing some familiar faces
Yes, The Acolyte was pitched as a multi-year show - and there's a reason we don't see too many familiar faces in the first season
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Where do we know Star Wars: The Acolyte's Lee Jung-jae from?
If we put him in a turquoise tracksuit, you'll know him.
June 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Star Wars: Inside The Acolyte's High Republic era, from its characters to its timeline, and more
Everything you need to know about the exciting new era of Star Wars before The Acolyte
June 03, 2024
Austin Gorton
Features
The Acolyte is the first live-action Star Wars project in 47 years to not rely on nostalgic, legacy characters - and that's a good thing
Star Wars minus your favorite characters? It's a risk, but one worth taking
June 03, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
The Acolyte release date: We now know when the Star Wars prequel is coming out on Disney+
"In an age of light, a darkness rises."
June 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Forget Anakin - Yoda is the most tragic figure in the Star Wars universe and here is why
Not always a blessing, long life is
May 31, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
In the Star Wars prequel The Acolyte, the bad guys are the underdogs and the Jedi are the antagonists
Prepare to uncover the Rise of the Sith in Star Wars' The Acolyte
May 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Disney's Star Wars prequel The Acolyte rating is TV-14 in the US, with warnings for sex, nudity, violence, gore, profanity, frightening & intense scenes, and more
Just because there isn't an open war doesn't mean there is true peace.
May 28, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Star Wars prequel The Acolyte has "a lot of stuff" from the EU says the showrunner, and Disney didn't stop her
A decade ago Disney split the Star Wars universe into two parts - in continuity, and not in continuity - but now, the divide might be breaking down.
May 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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All the Star Wars movies ranked, worst to best
Forget the Jedi order, here is our order of the Star Wars movies based on quality - best to worst!
May 10, 2024
Hayden Hefford
Features
How Freddie Prinze Jr. and Vanessa Marshall found out they were going to be parents... on Star Wars Rebels
During C2E2, the pair of actors talked about when they learned Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla were having a child
May 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
PollWhich Star Wars movie is the best? You tell us!
The Last Jedi fans welcome.
May 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
George Lucas' original plans for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace would've changed Obi-Wan Kenobi forever
How George Lucas almost gave Obi-Wan Kenobi a twist as big as Darth Vader's 'I am your father' reveal
May 02, 2024
Leon Miller
Features
Spoilers!Star Wars: The Bad Batch ending explained (and the meaning of its surprising last scene)
Disney+'s animated Star Wars clone trooper show concludes in a blockbuster finale.
May 01, 2024
Jim McDermott
Features
Livestream!Watch the Star Wars: Clone Wars reunion with Ashley Eckstein, Dee Bradley Baker, and more live from ECCC '23
Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Matthew Lanter, and Dee Bradley Baker talk about Star Wars: Clone Wars' 15th Anniversary at Emerald City Comic Con 2023, and you can watch it live.
April 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Is TRUFF's $40 Star Wars hot sauce worth it?
Here's what we think about TRUFF's Star Wars Dark Side Hot Sauce
April 23, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Star Wars: Come to the Dark Side, we have hot sauce
Love Star Wars and truffles? Here's the hot sauce for you
April 19, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
What was George Lucas's Star Wars Sequel trilogy really about?
And did he ever even intend to make it?
April 18, 2024
Alex Jaffe
Features
After years of disappointment, The Acolyte is the first Star Wars entry that I've been excited about
Somehow, my love for Star Wars has returned
April 17, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
The Acolyte episode list: Here's many episodes of the new Star Wars show will be on Disney+ and when
How ever many episodes there are, it won't be enough for us.
April 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Star Wars: We tried the TruMoo Blue Milk, and here's what we think
Step aside Galaxy's Edge, there's a new Blue Milk in town
April 10, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
We now know the next Star Wars movie and its release date: Mandalorian & Grogu
The spin-off from the popular Disney+ show will be the first Star Wars movie in theaters since 2019
April 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan