Breaking down the new footage seen in the Vanity Fair trailer for The Mandalorian

Breaking down the new footage seen in the Vanity Fair trailer for The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian premieres this Tuesday when Disney+ launches, and I can't wait! Everything we've seen so far about the show looks awesome, and I'm super excited to finally be able to watch it. Recently, Vanity Fair's Anthony Breznican wrote an article about a new character from the show - Ming-Na Wen's Fennec Shand - which [...]

Ming-Na Wen plays the assassin Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian!

Ming-Na Wen plays the assassin Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian!

Earlier this week, Vanity Fair's Anthony Breznican (who I'm super happy to see back covering Star Wars) reported on a new character in The Mandalorian, which premieres on Disney+ next week! Ming-Na Wen will be playing a character Fennec Shand, who is described as an assassin whose allegiance can go either way - but which [...]

Billie Lourd writes beautiful essay paying tribute to Leia Organa and Carrie Fisher

Billie Lourd writes beautiful essay paying tribute to Leia Organa and Carrie Fisher

Today in an essay for TIME, Billie Lourd wrote a very touching, beautiful, and emotional essay about her mother, Carrie Fisher, and Leia Organa. It's a great read, and I would encourage you to click the link above and do so. Lourd writes about how, growing up, she didn't like Leia, as she just wanted [...]

Carrie Fisher’s brother says Leia was originally supposed to be “the last Jedi” in Episode IX

Carrie Fisher’s brother says Leia was originally supposed to be “the last Jedi” in Episode IX

Whereas The Force Awakens gave Han Solo more of a spotlight and The Last Jedi focused on Luke Skywalker, Episode IX was originally planned to be Leia Organa's time to shine. Of course the focus of this sequel trilogy is on the new characters - especially Rey and Kylo Ren - but the original three [...]

Carrie Fisher receives top billing for The Rise of Skywalker!

Carrie Fisher receives top billing for The Rise of Skywalker!

The official theatrical poster for The Rise of Skywalker was released last week, and while it's certainly not the main point, there's something about the poster that caught the attention of many fans: Carrie Fisher gets top billing for the final installment of the Skywalker saga! https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1186460828087701505 This is the first time that Carrie Fisher [...]

There is apparently a “dramatic Star Wars-universe spoiler” in the first episode of The Mandalorian

There is apparently a “dramatic Star Wars-universe spoiler” in the first episode of The Mandalorian

Interestingly, The New York Times reported recently that the first episode of The Mandalorian "contains a dramatic Star Wars-universe spoiler". Furthermore, it was revealed that Disney is not doing any advanced screenings for media members of the first episode in order to protect any surprises and plot twists. So that's very interesting, and I'm obviously [...]

Ewan McGregor confirms that the Obi-Wan Kenobi project has been in the works for a long time

Ewan McGregor confirms that the Obi-Wan Kenobi project has been in the works for a long time

Ewan McGregor was recently on with Jimmy Kimmel and, of course, they talked about Star Wars. For many years, McGregor has been asked about Star Wars in most interviews he's done, it seems, but now there's actually finally something to talk about: he is reprising the iconic role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in a Disney+ series [...]