In a stunning move, it was confirmed at the panel for Episode IX that Ian McDiarmid is returning to the role of Sheev Palpatine for the final film of the Skywalker saga, The Rise of Skywalker. That's a pretty amazing and bold move, and director J.J. Abrams has spoken considerably about bringing back the character [...]
Before he wrote the script for The Rise of Skywalker, J.J. Abrams and his team met with George Lucas to discuss the story. He revealed that in an interview with IGN at Star Wars Celebration on Friday. When asked why it was important to bring Palpatine back for this one, Abrams responded: “Well I can't [...]
The biggest news of the day from Star Wars Celebration is obviously about The Rise of Skywalker, and there's a ton to talk about with that. But the galaxy goes on, and there are plenty more panels taking place today. One such panel that was held was about Vader Immortal, the upcoming VR experience from [...]
At the end of the panel for Star Wars: Episode IX, we got a teaser trailer that is absolutely amazing, and at the end of that we got the official title: The Rise of Skywalker. The teaser trailer is amazing, and we're going to break it down shot-by-shot here. If you missed it, though, check [...]
At the Episode IX panel today, J.J. Abrams officially unveiled the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX, which is officially titled "The Rise of Skywalker." Take a look at the amazing trailer: https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1116749912983707650 Stay tuned for tons more coverage of the Episode IX panel and a complete breakdown of the trailer!
It has long been obvious that Disney+ will be a must for Star Wars fans, but that has become even more evident the more we hear about it. Tonight, there was a ton of information announced about projects coming to the platform, and it sounds incredible. First things first, the platform will launch on November [...]
There's a lot of news to get to tonight regarding Disney+, with this news coming on the eve of what figures to be a news-heavy weekend for Star Wars. And to kick things off, as part of the presentation about Disney+ this evening, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy announced that Alan Tudyk will be joining Cassian [...]
It’s not a great time for players of Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Just a few days ago we discussed the upcoming changes in which the developers have decided to revert hard node farms from eight to five, which isn’t a player-friendly move. But, to their credit, the developers found a way to get players [...]
Recently there has been a lot of talk about whether J.J. Abrams in Episode IX will have a different answer about Rey's parentage than Rian Johnson did in The Last Jedi, fueled in part by Johnson saying that he would be ok with whatever direction Abrams takes it. Recent comments by Abrams suggest that he's [...]
J.J. Abrams doesn't exactly speak publicly all that much, so we haven't heard a lot from the director of Star Wars: Episode IX. But that will change in just a few days, when Abrams will appear on the Episode IX panel at Celebration. Even before that, however, Abrams did an interview with Fast Company, talking [...]
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