New books announced to tie-in to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge!

New books announced to tie-in to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge!

Star Wars today announced several books to tie-in to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge coming later this year! The headliner is a new novel written by Delilah Dawson entitled Black Spire, which will release on September 3, 2019.  The description for this novel that has been released says that, "In this novel, a prequel to the [...]

Breaking down the second batch of Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures shorts – and they’re even better than the first group!

Breaking down the second batch of Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures shorts – and they’re even better than the first group!

In early December, several new Galaxy of Adventures shorts were released on the Star Wars Kids Youtube channel.  I watched them at the time, but for whatever reason I didn't get around to writing about them until now. But here's the reality: these shorts are absolutely amazing.  Seriously, they're great.  If you haven't seen them [...]

Anthony Daniels has officially wrapped filming on Star Wars: Episode IX!

Anthony Daniels has officially wrapped filming on Star Wars: Episode IX!

Monday was a very significant day on the set of Star Wars: Episode IX, as Anthony Daniels officially wrapped filming. The veteran Star Wars actor tweeted a heartfelt goodbye and appreciation: https://twitter.com/ADaniels3PO/status/1089990744855728130 This is surely quite emotional for Daniels, who has been bringing the beloved protocol droid to life for over four decades.  And given [...]

Star Wars Resistance: “The Doza Dilemma” review

Star Wars Resistance: “The Doza Dilemma” review

Star Wars Resistance continued this week with a thrilling action-packed episode, entitled "The Doza Dilemma," which included some very important moments for a number of figures and factions on the show.  There's a lot to talk about, so let's jump in to our review! SUMMARY: The episode begins with Commander Pyre (with Captain Phasma in [...]

Star Wars comic miniseries announced to tie-in to Galaxy’s Edge!

Star Wars comic miniseries announced to tie-in to Galaxy’s Edge!

Earlier this week, Lucasfilm announced a new Star Wars comic miniseries coming this spring, called Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. This miniseries will of course be a tie-in to the brand new Star Wars theme park opening later this year at both Disney Land and Disney World, called "Galaxy's Edge."  This park takes visitors to the [...]

Richard E. Grant has finished filming for Episode IX, says the story is worth all the secrecy

Richard E. Grant has finished filming for Episode IX, says the story is worth all the secrecy

One of the newcomers to the Star Wars universe in Episode IX is Richard E. Grant, who will be making his debut in a galaxy far, far away in an unknown role. But while we don't know anything about what character he is playing, we do know that he has finished filming.  In an interview [...]

Adam Driver is in London this week filming for Star Wars: Episode IX!

Adam Driver is in London this week filming for Star Wars: Episode IX!

On Tuesday, Adam Driver was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in BlacKkKlansman. The film's director, Spike Lee, was also nominated, as he is up for the Oscars for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture.  In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the responses of the nominees, [...]

Was Han Solo officially a part of the Rebellion by The Empire Strikes Back?

Was Han Solo officially a part of the Rebellion by The Empire Strikes Back?

Recently, I came across an article from Mike Ryan at Uproxx asking the question of whether Han Solo was actually a "captain" in the Rebellion in The Empire Strikes Back or whether he was simply referred to "captain" because he was captain of the Millennium Falcon. I want to be clear here that Ryan acknowledges [...]

Solo: A Star Wars Story nominated for Best Visual Effects Oscar!

Solo: A Star Wars Story nominated for Best Visual Effects Oscar!

The official nominations for the Academy Awards were released today, and Solo: A Star Wars Story was nominated for the Oscar in Best Visual Effects. Solo will be competing with Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Robin, First Man, and Ready Player One in this category.  Industrial Lights & Magic actually worked on three of these five [...]