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Mark Hamill Talks About Recasting Leia in EPISODE IX

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2016 was a rough year for geeks. So many pop culture icons were lost that year. For Star Wars fans, the biggest loss came in December 2016 with the passing of Carrie Fisher. Fisher was our princess, our hero, and our general. Her passing came after filming for The Last Jedi finished but before its premiere. This has left many wondering what will happen with Leia in Episode IX. We were all lead to believe that she would play an integral role in the film, but now that will most likely be different.

J.J. Abrams has a tough task ahead of him in writing Episode IX with Chris Terrio and having to figure out what to do with Leia. Kathleen Kennedy has already said that they will not digitally reconstruct Leia similar to Tarkin in Rogue One. This leaves an off-screen death with an explanation in the opening crawl or recasting Leia. Neither of those options will be very satisfying for fans.

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Carrie Fisher’s brother says she’ll appear in Star Wars: Episode IX

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When Carrie Fisher passed away late last year, there was a lot of speculation about whether or not she’d appear in some way in Star Wars: Episode IX. Her role in the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi had been completed before her death, but the next film had not yet begun shooting. Her brother Todd Fisher told The New York Daily News that he and Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd have given Disney and Lucasfilm permission to use recent footage of Carrie Fisher in Star Wars: Episode IX.

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Lucasfilm Has No Plans to Digitally Recreate Carrie Fisher

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Lucasfilm Has No Plans to Digitally Recreate Carrie Fisher

Over the last week, rumors have surfaced that Lucasfilm was in talks with the estate of Carrie Fisher to possibly digitally recreate the late actress for Star Wars: Episode IX (she had already finished filming her scenes for Star Wars: Episode VIII before her death on December 27, 2016). In a rare case, Lucasfilm has put those rumors to rest with the following official statement: Continue reading →

Lucasfilm Exploring Options for Leia Character After Carrie Fisher’s Passing

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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

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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

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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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Obi-Wan Kenobi Originally Wasn’t Supposed to Die in Star Wars: A New Hope

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What kind of world would we be living in had Obi-Wan survived his epic battle with Darth Vader? We may never know, but we almost did.

Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca, has been releasing some pretty awesome stuff via Twitter, and it’s totally worth looking at the gems that he has saved over the years. Continue reading →

Disney Might Be Retiring Slave Leia Merchandise

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Your Star Wars Slave Leia action figures and collectibles might go up in value soon as there’s a rumor going around that Lucasfilm and Disney will do away with Slave Leia merchandise.

The rumor comes from Making Star Wars, who has offered a ton of information regarding Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a lot of which has been spot-on accurate. They received the following comments by Star Wars comic artist J Scott Campbell, which seemingly confirms what they’ve heard: Continue reading →

Star Wars Black Series Will Soon Become More Powerful than the Empire Itself

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In a galaxy far, far away… the Star Wars Black Series continues! Neither the Empire nor the Rebellion can stop the power of this force.

Three new figures are joining the line of The Black Series 6-Inch Action Figures so you can keep your collection growing and growing.

From Return of the Jedi, Leia is here to save the day and her boyfriend. The 6-inch action figure of Leia has her designed in her Boushh disguise when she sneaks into Jabba’s lair to rescue Han Solo. She comes with a removable helmet and rifle.

“Cody” may just be a nickname for CC-2224, a clone marshal commander assigned to Obi-Wan Kenobi throughout the Clone Wars, but it’s recognizable and heroic in its own right these days. This figure comes with a blaster and a gorgeous, detailed paint job.

IG-88 is one of the deadliest assassin droids out there. Coming with a rifle and blaster, he’s certainly ready to capture Han Solo for Darth Vader. He’s not a bounty hunter you’ll want to come across. Continue reading →

Star Wars Force Friday!

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IMG_1689Are you one of those collectors that waits in line to get your hands on new merchandise?  Probably from a movie that is coming out? Oh… lets say for example Star Wars: The Force Awakens?  Well I am, and there is an event this year called Force Friday! It starts at major store locations at 12:01 AM on Friday September 4th. I got to Toys R’ Us about 20 minutes early, Continue reading →