Thanks to Disney’s recent casting announcement, we know that Carrie Fisher will posthumously reprise her role as General Leia Organa in Star Wars Episode IX via recorded but unused footage from Episode VII. Now the speculation begins with respect to how that footage will be utilized. Almost prophetically, Disney’s use of multiple media platforms in […]
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J.J. Abrams hasn’t exactly been shy about finding roles in his films for his nearest and dearest. While he didn’t make last Friday’s official Episode IX casting press release, actor Greg Grunberg was nonetheless recently spotted sporting a beard, a pretty clear sign that the actor is ready to reprise his role as Black Squadron X-wing pilot […]
Yesterday we received the official casting announcement for Star Wars. For a simple casting sheet we actually learned quite a lot. Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant are in the film in some capacity. Keri Russell was notably absent, but that was later explained away and she was confirmed to the cast. Billy Dee Williams […]
There’s no question that the Season 5 finale of The Clone Wars left Anakin Skywalker compromised. Thre was the angry, violent, and arguably hate-filled manner in which Anakin apprehended Barriss Offee in an effort to clear his padawan’s name. Anakin then suffered an emotional betrayal when Ahsoka walked away from the Jedi Order. However, was […]
Mark Hamill finally gets to officially welcome Billy Dee Williams back to the Star Wars universe. Hamill loves the attention and action around the Star Wars films. He has a long history of playing with fans over highly controversial and debated topics. Today he got to welcome someone he has barely worked with. Hamill is […]
While I stress the following is only rumor, it does fit in with a lot of what has been said regarding episode 9. The latest rumor is that the master himself, George Lucas, is being brought in to help work on the episode 9 script. Disney, after the low Solo box office and split opinions […]
Recently at San Diego Comicon, Andrew Liptak at The Verge had a chance to talk with Timothy Zahn about Thrawn, Star Wars and its changes over the years. Timothy Zahn talked about writing Thrawn again after all these years and what its like to write the character. He had this to say: Oh, it’s a […]
Not so fast, Rian. The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson deleted tweets recently, some 20,000 of them, in an apparent knee-jerk reaction to Disney’s cutting ties with Guardians of the Galaxy architect James Gunn. Unfortunately for Gunn, and for Johnson, what happens on the Internet generally tends to stays on the Internet. Johnson downplayed the […]
With Star Wars Resistance airing this fall, the official synopsis has been released online courtesy of Disney XD Germany. So far, all we know about Resistance is it will be taking place during the event of Return Of The Jedi and The Force Awakens. Oscar Issac and Gwendoline Christie are set to be returning to voice […]
Disney has just cast the roles of Tramp and Jock for their live-action “Lady And The Tramp” film. As reported by Deadline, Jock has been renamed to Jackie, but she is still a loyal supporter of Lady. Extras, Sherlock Holmes, and Ugly Betty actress Ashley Jenson has been brought on for the role. As for […]