In the years since the first six Star Wars films were released, we’ve learned more about, well, everything. But since an article explaining everything would be way too long (even the Internet has word-count limits), let’s focus on what we’ve found out about lightsabers. Here are five things you might know about lightsabers that we’ve learned in recent Star Wars movies, animated series, and novels. Continue reading
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Top 10 Star Wars Home Console Games
This week we have a great list for you! We have the one and only Star Wars franchise! This franchise has given us some of the greatest video games! This week we talk about the Top 10 Star Wars video games for home consoles! (We already did Top 10 lists for arcade games in the 1980s and 1990s, and SW was weel represented on both lists.)The Star Wars franchise has spawned over one hundred computer, video, and board games, dating back to some of the earliest home consoles. Some are based directly on movie material, while others rely heavily on the Star Wars expanded universe. So back, relax and let’s play some of these great games! Continue reading
Star Wars announces September 1, 1017 as Force Friday II
Attention, Star Wars fans: It’s time to make some room on your desk, toy shelf, bookshelf, and in your closet.
Disney and Lucasfilm announced Star Wars Force Friday II, a global fan event celebrating the launch of Star Wars: The Last Jedi products. Toys, collectibles, books, apparel, and more will go on sale beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 1, 2017, with stores around the world opening for a weekend-long celebration of all things Star Wars. In addition, packaging for the new line, featuring striking images of a lightsaber-wielding Rey, Poe Dameron, and Finn, was also revealed today and can be seen above. Continue reading
Hot Toys Feels the Force: An Interview with Founder and CEO Howard Chan
If you’ve ever mistaken a photo of an action figure for a movie still, you might have been looking at something made by Hot Toys. Based out of Hong Kong, Hot Toys has been producing high-end Star Wars figures since 2014, covering the entire Star Wars saga in 1/6 and 1/4 scales. Its work is nothing short amazing, a testament to the growth of what’s possible in a collectible. Face sculpts, from Han Solo to Jyn Erso from the new Rogue One line, that look real; outfits and accessories, like Luke Skywalker’s cloak or Rey’s Jakku tatters, made of actual, weathered cloth and leather. Indeed, if Kenner marks the start of the evolutionary Star Wars toys chart, Hot Toys is somewhere near the end. Continue reading
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ is the official name of Episode VIII
Disney revealed on Monday morning that the next installment of the main Star Wars saga will be titled Star Wars: The Last Jedi. As was previously confirmed, Rian Johnson is the film’s director, Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman are the producers and J.J. Abrams serves as the executive producer this time around. Continue reading
Director Rian Johnson on What He Wants From STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII and How He’s Handling the Characters
Star Wars: Episode VIII director Rian Johnson recently sat down with USA Today to talk about his highly anticipated film project. During the interview, the director talked about what he wants from the film and how he approached handling its characters.
“I want it to be a blast and to be funny and to be a ride the way The Force Awakens and the original Star Wars movies were.”
‘Rogue One’ Answered Our Oldest Star Wars Question: Why Do Stormtroopers Have Such Bad Aim?
WARNING: Some ‘Rogue One’ spoilers follow.
“It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together.” -Obi-Wan Kenobi
With its release, Rogue One answered so many questions that #StarWars fans have had for years like: Why was Luke Skywalker labeled ‘Red 5’ in A New Hope? What powered up the Death Star’s superweapon? Why did it have such a fatal weakness built into its core and why was it overlooked by the Empire?
But the most famous question (aside from who shot first) is this: Why do Stormtroopers have such bad aim? Turns out, #RogueOne may have finally answered this question, too —we just didn’t realize it. Continue reading
Lucasfilm Exploring Options for Leia Character After Carrie Fisher’s Passing
When Carrie Fisher passed away late last year, it left many Star Wars fans wondering about the involvement of her character General Leia Organa in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VIII and Star Wars: Episode IX. It was previously reported that the actress had completed her filming for the upcoming eighth episode, but a new report from The Hollywood Reporter brings even more questions to the table. Continue reading
Star Wars Actress Carrie Fisher Passes Away at 60
We were hoping that 2016 would not take yet another great from us, but alas, it was not meant to be. Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher has died after suffering a heart attack on Friday. She was 60 years old.
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Carrie Fisher Had Finished Filming Star Wars: Episode VIII
Carrie Fisher’s death on Tuesday at the age of 60 has left some Star Wars fans wondering what will happen to the main saga films. Variety reports that Fisher finished her work on Star Wars: Episode VIII, coming to theaters on December 15, 2017. Because of this, the trade adds that The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm will not have to address Fisher’s death until Episode IX begins shooting in 2018, as Princess Leia was originally slated to appear in that production as well.
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