Star Wars Rebels: “Heroes of Mandalore” review

Star Wars Rebels: “Heroes of Mandalore” review

Star Wars Rebels is back for its fourth and final season, with the first two episodes airing today, entitled "Heroes of Mandalore." Wisely, Lucasfilm decided to start this season with what really worked last year: Sabine Wren.  We see Sabine, Kanan, Ezra, and Fenn Rau team up with Mandalorians (including Bo-Katan!) in an attempt to [...]

Ten things we learned from the second Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer

Ten things we learned from the second Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer

Last night, Lucasfilm dropped the second trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and it was very impressive.  There's a lot to talk about, and earlier we went through the entire trailer breaking it down.  Now, let's take a step back and look at the biggest things we learned or had confirmed in the trailer. [...]

Breaking down the amazing second trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Breaking down the amazing second trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

WOW! On Monday night during halftime of the Monday Night Football game, Lucasfilm released the second official trailer for The Last Jedi, coinciding with tickets going on sale.  I got mine, and all I can say is that I literally can't wait for December 14 after seeing the trailer. In case you missed it, here [...]

Emilia Clarke has wrapped filming for untitled Han Solo movie

Emilia Clarke has wrapped filming for untitled Han Solo movie

Another one of the headliners for the untitled Han Solo movie has wrapped filming.  A month ago Donald Glover wrapped things up, and on Sunday director Ron Howard tweeted that Emilia Clarke has now wrapped filming too. https://twitter.com/RealRonHoward/status/911933100602642433 Not much is known about Clarke's character, but we do apparently know her name.  Earlier this year, [...]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is officially finished!

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is officially finished!

Rian Johnson took to Instagram last night to share a picture of the post-production team for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and reveal that the film has now wrapped post-production, meaning that it is finished. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZU4eJmj_je/?hl=en&taken-by=riancjohnson Johnson confirmed on Twitter that the film is finished: https://twitter.com/rianjohnson/status/911055570106331136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.syfy.com%2Fsyfywire%2Frian-johnson-is-finished-with-star-wars-the-last-jedi The Last Jedi will hit theaters on December 15, [...]

“Phasma” book review

“Phasma” book review

One of the most prominent yet underutilized characters in The Force Awakens was Captain Phasma, built up as a dangerous leader and warrior of the First Order yet whose biggest contribution was helping the Resistance lower the shields of Starkiller Base. In the lead-up to The Last Jedi, Phasma is receiving a lot more attention, [...]

Star Wars: Episode IX pushed back to December 2019

Star Wars: Episode IX pushed back to December 2019

In wake of the news earlier today that J.J. Abrams has been hired to write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX, Lucasfilm subsequently announced that the film has been pushed back to a December 20, 2019 release.  It had originally been scheduled to release in May 2019. This should come as absolutely no surprise.  The [...]

J.J. Abrams returning to write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX!

J.J. Abrams returning to write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX!

J.J. Abrams is returning to a galaxy far, far away.  Lucasfilm announced this morning that the director of The Force Awakens will write and direct the final installment of the sequel trilogy, Episode IX, slated for a 2019 release. "With The Force Awakens, J.J. delivered everything we could have possibly hoped for, and I am so [...]