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‘Star Wars’ Actor John Boyega Laments Luke Skywalker’s Sequel Trilogy Story Direction

August 31, 2022

Former Star Wars actor John Boyega, who portrayed the character Finn in Disney's much-maligned sequel trilogy, recently voiced his disappointment with how the character of Luke Skywalker was handled. Boyega app...

J.J. Abrams Reportedly Wanted To Destroy Iconic Star Wars Planet In The Force Awakens But Disney Stopped Him

Michael Austin

February 1, 2022

Movies

Recently-deleted tweets from a Lucasfilm insider reveal J.J. Abrams initially wanted to destroy a fan-favorite planet in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Apparently, Abrams had planned to destroy the popular ...

Disney To Rerelease 12 Movies Including Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Deadpool, and Black Panther To Theaters

John F. Trent

June 18, 2020

Movies

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Disney will rerelease a number of films to help theaters reopen their doors after months of being shut down due to government mandates in reaction to coronavirus. In an email sent to theaters and obtained by...

Star Wars Editor Details Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi Attempted To “Consciously Undo” The Force Awakens

John F. Trent

April 13, 2020

Movies

Star Wars: The Force Awakens editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey recently detailed their thoughts on Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi. https://youtu.be/5wH-zsY8DfI The two, who have worked with The For...

Report: Disney Mandated Star Wars Filmmakers To Disguise Toy Ideas As Organic Film Characters

John F. Trent

December 13, 2019

Movies

A new report details that Disney's Alan Horn mandated Star Wars filmmakers to disguise toy ideas as organic film characters. The report comes from The Wall Street Journal, who had a source inside a meeting w...

Does A New Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Tie-In Book Imply Luke Skywalker Never Told Leia and Han The Truth About Kylo Ren?

John F. Trent

November 16, 2019

Books, Movies

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A new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker tie-in book titled Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse has fans questioning whether or not it implies that Luke Skywalker never told the truth to Leia about Kylo Ren's ...

Bob Iger Admits George Lucas Felt Betrayed With Disney’s Version of Star Wars

John F. Trent

September 23, 2019

Movies

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Disney CEO Bob Iger admitted George Lucas felt betrayed with Disney's direction with Star Wars. Iger made the comments in his new book, The Ride of a Lifetime: LESSONS LEARNED FROM 15 YEARS AS CEO OF THE WAL...

Mark Hamill Takes Aim at Disney Star Wars – Shares Top Luke Skywalker Quote

John F. Trent

September 4, 2019

Movies

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Star Wars icon Mark Hamill took aim at the Disney Star Wars sequel trilogy. He took to Twitter to respond to the official Star Wars Twitter account sharing the top 10 Luke Skywalker quotes. Hamill mockingly ...

Rumor: J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Movies Were Supposed to Reboot Franchise

John F. Trent

August 13, 2019

Movies

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A new rumor suggests J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson's The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi movies were supposed to reboot the entire Star Wars franchise. https://youtu.be/WvaJubwNFDU The rumor comes from Gar...

Rey and BB-8 Sixth Scale Figure Set by Hot Toys

Check out this Rey and BB-8 Figure Set

John F. Trent

January 8, 2016

Collectibles and Toys

Have you been looking for Rey merchandise? Hot Toys and Sideshow collectibles have you covered. They have crafted a highly accurate figure based on the image of Daisy Ridley using a newly developed head sculpt....

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