How goes it, Star Wars fans? The trailer is here! After long wait we’ve finally got something. If you’ve kept up with all the leaks then a lot of things make sense, but so much is still left unknown. We’re going to touch on some spoilers and speculation, so be forewarned. Let’s get to it!
Greetings, Star Wars fans! It’s that time again. That rare occasion when we get a brand new trailer for a brand new movie to come. Almost everything we know about this film is contained within this trailer, along with the other leaks, rumors and speculation that we’ve been covering. Let’s take a moment to digest this trailer, and contemplate what it all means.
Rey’s parents were dismissed as “filthy junk traders” in The Last Jedi, reinforcing the idea that the Force is not connected to family lineage. Not everybody needs to be the offspring of an established character. This point about Jedi potential coming from anywhere is well and good, but from certain points of view it leaves a lot of questions about some events of The Force Awakens. A new theory has surfaced from Film Threat, which takes a different and exciting approach to Rey’s parentage. Let’s break it down.
Hello there, Star Wars fans! We’re back to disect some huge recent news. Let’s take a look at what we know, and what seems plausible about Leia in Episode IX.
With Solo: A Star Wars Story discourse dying down and the experts saying marketing and timing were to blame for its box office disappointment the question becomes what does Lucasfilm and Disney learn from this and what direction should they head? Let’s take a look.
That’s right. There are some new details about the new live-action TV show, written and directed by Jon Favreau. While the new information is limited, the implications are big. Let’s discuss!
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Admiral Holdo is a character that came and left in the Star Wars galaxy. She emerged shortly before The Last Jedi in the novel Bloodline, and left shortly after. But who exactly was Holdo? Let’s take a look.
Every Star Wars trilogy has had its issues. Despite a vocal minority that seems to dislike anything they can find in the sequels, including things well established in the previous two trilogies, the sequels have had very few real issues. There is one issue that they have had, their reliance on Original Trilogy characters. Episode IX has the chance to avoid this, they just have to limit Luke to a cameo. Shocked? Lets look at what this means.
Today, we’d like to discuss the giant elephant in the Star Wars room–Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi. As it turns out, Rian Johnson gave us a Luke that better than anything we could imagine, and truer to the character than anything we got in the old EU. Shocked, disagree? Spoilers ahead.
Hello out there in Star Wars fandom. I’m back to discuss some of the latest Star Wars news. Namely, let’s take a look at the all the news we have on the future Star Wars animated show, post Rebels.
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The Millennium Falcon is a ship that has inspired many designer and fan and defined the “lived in” feel of Star Wars. Its been as much a character in the films as any actor and now we get to see its beginnings. Which makes me ask, what the heck happened to it? Spoilers ahead.
Since it was revealed that Kylo Ren was in fact Ben Solo there has been speculation that he is this trilogy’s Vader and he will be redeemed. There are many that have said because Kylo killed Han he can’t be redeemed. I think they are right but I also don’t think that Vader was ever redeemed. Confused? Lets take a dive into Vader Kylo and what redemption really is.
Who exactly is Snoke? We’ve asked this question many times and provided the best insight we could. According to Anthony Breznican, arguably one of the most knowledgable journalists on Star Wars, Snoke is Snoke. The question is, can we glean anything about his backstory from the latest information on the character?
Hello to everyone out there in Star Wars land. We’re back to take a look at a recent interview with John Boyega, who stars as Finn in The Last Jedi. There are a couple of important spoilers in this one, so beware. Let’s get to it.
Details regarding the speeder race for the (still!) untitled Han Solo film have accumulated. Let’s do a rundown of what we know, and what this scene needs to be a hit.
The untitled Han Solo has been through quite a bit of production woes. It also doesn’t seem to have intrigued many fans, this is my own personal perspective based on social media and article comments etc. The latest rumor has split the fan base as well. Lets look into it and talk about what it could mean.
Kyber crystals, the crystals that power Jedi’s lightsabers, might go back to some stories in the expanded universe under the name “Kaiburr crystal”, but made their first appearance in the Clone Wars. However, the prominence of these crystals might be growing even more in forthcoming Star Wars content. Spoilers and speculation below.
If there is one character we don’t really know much about, besides Snoke of course, it’s General Armitage Hux. He seems to be fanatical and in charge of the military wing of the First Order… and that’s about it. No novels about him, no short stories, and no comics, and he is a strong secondary character. Lets look into what we do know and see if we can figure him out. Speculation and spoilers to follow.
Hello out there! After this week’s bombshell news of Colin Trevarrow exiting the role of director for Episode IX, lots of fans out there have been wondering who could take over the helm? Let’s take a moment and ponder who would be the best choice to take on the mantle going forward.
Lets not be coy, Lucasfilm and its directors are having a problem. It seems the only film so far of the five known films without script and/or director problems was The Last Jedi. That seems a little disconcerting to most fans but we’re going to say it should be encouraging. Let’s talk about why.
Though we have heard that Poe’s involvement will be more substantial in The Last Jedi, we have not gotten many details. He was the breakout character from The Force Awakens, gave Finn his name, and he wasn’t even supposed to survive. Luckily Oscar convinced JJ to keep Poe around and we’ll get to see more of him in The Last Jedi. I’m going to try to put together everything we know and see if we can figure out what Poe is up to during The Last Jedi.
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After a weekend of people questioning whether Collin Trevorrow would be the right guy for the job on Episode IX Lucasfilm fired Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from the Untitled Han Solo movie. This is shocking on several levels and we are going to breakdown what we know so far and give a few opinions.
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For years the old EU was the only new Star Wars we got, then the Prequels happened! And then it was back to the EU, which was then wiped clean with the exception of The Clone Wars series once Disney acquired Lucasfilm. This was done for several reason which we discussed here. It was a good call without most of the reasons and today I’m going to discuss why the New EU is so much better.
In the immediate aftermath of the tragic passing of Carrie Fisher, the last thing we wanted to think about was what happens to Star Wars. Though that is what brought her into most of our lives, it was inconsequential to the loss a daughter, mother, friend, and to the many she helped by championing mental health advocacy. With Episode IX now having finished its first draft and time to come to terms with the loss we are going to look into how we think Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow will handle the loss of Carrie and what happens to the character of Leia.
There are many things that get blamed on Jar-Jar Binks. The dislike of the prequels from fans that saw all of them 4 or more times in the theater. The formation of Empire because of his call for emergency powers. If not that, then the entire saga as he is the true Dark lord of the Sith behind it all… None of it his fault.
Last week on The Star Wars Show Andi and Anthony stressed that we would not want to miss the 40th anniversary panel. This has led to rampart speculation on what will be shown or discussed, from confirmation of Anakin in The Last Jedi to a slate released until 2030. I feel there’s only three options, a Last Jedi trailer, George Lucas showing up, or Obi-wan. Let’s talk about it.
Hello, Star Wars fans out there in the interwebs. We just got a slew of new reports regarding the Han Solo film. We’d like to take a moment and digest it. Here goes.
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Put down your Nintendo Switch for just a moment. I want to take a moment to consider how often we are reminded of the first and the last of the Jedi Order. What implications does this “first and last” mean? Let’s take a moment and be warned of potential spoilers.
This week we got the official report of when the Rogue One Blu-ray would be released(April 4th) and what we should expect to see on it. You can see the whole list here. There were two glaring and frankly upsetting omissions, no Director commentary and no deleted scenes. What’s the deal?
On April 25th 2014 Lucasfilm relegated all of the previous Expanded Universe(EU) books to the Legends name and would no longer produce books that followed the timeline and canon it had established. This was done for obvious reasons as they were planning a sequel trilogy and other movies and could not creatively be held back by the efforts of dozens of different writers over 3 decades. There are however a small and dedicated group of fans that have rejected the loss of the stories as being “canon” and want Lucasfilm to continue the other timeline as it should be the real story. Today we are going to examine their claims, ask if canon even matters and what it all means going forward. more “Legends, EU, Canon, and the Future”
Earlier this week a paper that shall go unnamed released a report of panic and confusion concerning Rogue One and reshoots. This is just latest report concerning future blockblusters and reshoots to be blown out of proportion and using a tiny bit of correct information to make things seem dire and it all seems to be related to generating clicks and views. Why are we letting them manipulate us, what is clickbait and what sources should we listen to?
Over the weekend Maryann Brandon(Editor of The Force Awakens) said in a with UCSB Script to Screen that according to George Lucas Obi-wan was merely average in terms of power in the Force. This leads to many questions What is the difference between power and ability and how did he beat Anakin who was considered the most powerful Jedi?
While there may be some small yet vocal group of “fans” that are lamenting the idea women being leads in Star Wars, those of us that understand Star Wars know that women have always the most important characters in the movies. They have driven the plot, started our other heroes along their path and taken charge of situations. Today we’re going to go over the many contributions the women of Star Wars have made to our favorite movies.