The first Star Wars: Rogue One trailer arrives (video)
Rogue One, the first official Star Wars spin-off movie, finally has its own trailer. Shown on Good Morning America on April 7th, the trailer confirms some of the details about […]
RIP Star Wars’ Erik Bauersfeld
Erik Bauersfeld, who voiced both Bib Fortuna and Admiral Ackbar in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 93. The voice actor originally auditioned for the role of Yoda, but Frank Oz got that part. He was initially uncredited as the Admiral in Return of the Jedi but fans’ constant repetition of his most famous line, “It’s a trap!” brought him […]
Star Wars Episode VIII cast officially confirmed (video)
Principal photography on Star Wars Episode VIII has begun today – 15 February – at Pinewood and Lucasfilm have offically announced the cast: “Rey took her first steps into a […]
BB-8 rolls to triumph at VES Awards
The 14th annual Visual Effects Society Awards were held on February 2nd, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Game of Thrones the clear winners. JJ Abrams’ revival of the […]
Star Wars to remain Christmas fixture
The release of a new Star Wars movie seems set to become as much part of the Christmas routine as Slade’s song or the Charlie Brown special. Disney has moved the release of Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII from May 2017 to a December slot. Rogue One will be out this December, and it’s anticipated that the young Han Solo movie […]
The Force Awakens key character posters released
With six weeks or so until The Force Awakens in cinemas worldwide, Disney and Lucasfilm have released a set of character posters mixing old and new Star Wars characters. Harrison […]
Watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer (video)
As websites worldwide crash beneath the weight of Star Wars fans who can’t possibly risk missing the very first showing in their area of Episode VII, Disney have released the main trailer – which, it has to be said, lives up to the hype around the film. Although the trailer concentrates on the new characters, there are sightings of Han, […]
Star Wars’ John Williams gains AFI Life Achievement Award
John Williams, the man behind the iconic themes for Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Indiana Jones among many others, is to be the first composer to receive AFI’s Life Achievement Award. “John Williams has written the soundtrack to our lives,” Howard Stringer, Chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, said in a statement. “Note by note, through chord […]
Jurassic World’s Trevorrow to helm Star Wars Episode IX
Colin Trevorrow will be behind the cameras for the third of the new trilogy of Star Wars films. “Colin is someone I’ve been interested in working with ever since I saw Safety Not Guaranteed,” Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy explained. “The power of that film paired with the enormous success of Jurassic World speaks volumes about his abilities both as a […]
Star Wars Land to open at Disneyland
A special 14 acre Star Wars Land will be opening at Disneyland in Orlando and Anaheim, Disney has confirmed. Speaking at the D23 event, Bob Iger said that this will be the largest single-themed land expansion ever, with everything including the cantinas coming from the movie mythology. It will be “the first time our guests can immerse themselves in the […]
Max von Sydow joins Game of Thrones
Genre veteran Max von Sydow is coming to Game of Thrones, according to a report at Entertainment Weekly. The magazine explains that the actor, soon to be seen in Star […]
Chris Miller & Phil Lord to helm Star Wars Han Solo movie
Han Solo’s backstory is about to be revealed in the next of the Star Wars anthology movies, brought to the big screen by The LEGO Movie’s Christopher Miller and Phil Lord. The screenplay is written by Lawrence Kasdan and Jon Kasdan and focuses on how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi […]
RIP Sir Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Lee, star of countless genre roles from Hammer Horror to Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings, has died aged 93. The Daily Telegraph is reporting that […]
Josh Trank steps down from Star Wars spin-off movie
Fantastic Four and Chronicle director Josh Trank won’t be heading to that galaxy far far away: Lucasfilm has confirmed that he is no longer helming one of the Star Wars Anthology movies. “After a year of having the incredible honour of developing with the wonderful and talented people at Lucasfilm, I’m making a personal decision to move forward on a […]
First details of Star Wars: Rogue One revealed
At the Star Wars celebration in Anaheim on April 19, Lucasfilm revealed some details of the first official Star Wars spin-off film, Rogue One. “A band of resistance fighters unite […]
Tussauds unveil Leia and Jabba – reunited!
With just over a month to go before a major new Star Wars experience opens at Madame Tussauds London, the attraction today revealed two of the stunning wax figures that will star […]
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