In the fourth episode of Andor, we return to Coruscant - for the first time in live-action Star Wars since Revenge of the Sith in 2005. And part of the time on the planet is spent at a brand new location to appear on-screen in the franchise: the headquarters of the Imperial Security Bureau, often [...]
The fourth episode of Andor is now out! The episode begins the second arc of the series, serving as the first of three episodes in this storyline. But it picks up directly where episode 3 left off, and through the course of the episode we see the triumphant return of Mon Mothma! This one's my [...]
John Boyega has once again been in the news recently for his comments about Star Wars, with him saying that he won't return to the franchise and that he can't read Colin Trevorrow's Episode IX script because it would break his heart. Boyega has not been shy about his opinions on how the sequel trilogy [...]
In the wake of the completion of the Star Wars sequel trilogy with the release of The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, the main actors of the trilogy all expressed a desire to move beyond the franchise. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac all seemed burnt out from Star Wars and ready to do [...]
The latest LEGO Star Wars animated special was released yesterday, and it was as wonderful as the previous installations: it was funny, heartwarming, beautifully animated, and included some great stories spread across various Star Wars eras. LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation was a huge hit. I'm going to get into spoilers in just a moment, [...]
At the end of The Last Jedi, as Kylo Ren realizes he has been tricked by Luke Skywalker on Crait, Luke tells him, "see you around, kid," before disappearing. We have yet to see what Luke really meant by that, if anything, but a recent comic has made it clear that Kylo is haunted by [...]
It's a great time to be a Star Wars fan, with tons of great and significant stories being told in a variety of mediums. There are plenty of shows, books, and comics that are being released, and one of those comics that just wrapped up recently was Charles Soule's five-issue Crimson Reign mini-series. That series [...]
The second phase of the High Republic publishing story begins later this year! This next phase, "Quest of the Jedi," serves as a prequel to the highly-acclaimed phase one ("Light of the Jedi") that released last year. In phase two, we are taken 150 years into the past (therefore around 350 years prior to The [...]
In The Phantom Menace, we were introduced not only to Anakin Skywalker but to some of his friends, fellow slaves, such as Kitster and Wald. As is typical in the Star Wars fandom, Kitster in particular seems to have developed a sort of cult following in recent years, and he has recently made a surprising [...]
In recent weeks, The Direct ran a series of articles on their interview with Stuart Beattie, who was originally hired by Lucasfilm to work on an Obi-Wan Kenobi project. Beattie worked on the project while it was still planned to be a movie, and he revealed that there was actually plans for a trilogy of [...]
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