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‘Rogue One’ Answered Our Oldest Star Wars Question: Why Do Stormtroopers Have Such Bad Aim?

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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 →

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer

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The film opens Dec. 16, and this shot is slightly different from the one die-hard fans were treated to at Star Wars Celebration in London last month, where a reel of footage that wasn’t broadcast outside the auditorium showed Vader’s reflection as he stood before a massive orange fireball.

James Earl Jones is returning as the voice of Vader, who will loom large as the Emperor’s right hand — a position other figures within the Empire would love to take, among them Director Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn), the head of the Death Star project under the Advanced Weapons Research division of the dictatorship. Continue reading →

Rogue One Character Details Revealed!

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Rogue One Character Details Revealed!

Following the cover reveal this morning, EW is back with more details on the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story characters. You can read all about them below. Continue reading →

New Details on Darth Vader’s Appearance in STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE

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We’ve been hearing bits and pieces about Darth Vader’s appearance in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for quite some time. One big piece of news previously described his involvement as “brutal.” Today we have a new bit of information about the villain to share with you that Star Wars fan will find interesting. Continue reading →

‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Has Started Filming

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Its release date may have just been pushed back, but production on the next proper Star Wars installment has gotten underway only a few weeks after originally scheduled. During an earnings call with investors (via EW), Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that filming on Star Wars: Episode VIII is now underway with writer/director Rian Johnson, presumably in London where Star Wars has its soundstage base of operations.

Cameras for Episode VIII actually began rolling last fall, as Johnson and Mark Hamill ventured to the Irish location of Skellig Michael, glimpsed at the very end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They no doubt wanted to grab the necessary footage to pick up after the events of The Force Awakens before the weather took a sharp turn into winter, so they took part in what are called “pre-shoots,” or bits of photography done before principal photography has actually begun. Continue reading →