One of the most closely-guarded secrets in the Star Wars universe is the background of Grand Master Yoda. By George Lucas's design we have never known the identity of his species, and much of his time training as a Jedi is also shrouded in mystery. We have not seen him prior to his days as [...]
There are very few people who have had a bigger impact on Star Wars being successful than John Williams. It is no exaggeration to say that without John Williams, Star Wars would not be Star Wars. He is the most successful composer in movie history, and his accomplishments are just staggering. He is the second-most [...]
A new trailer was recently released for Skeleton Crew, the newest Star Wars series that will be coming to Disney+ on December 3. With it giving us a much better look at the series and what to expect, I thought it would be good to cover some of the big takeaways from it. 1. Pirates! [...]
With just a month remaining until the premiere of Skeleton Crew on Disney+, Star Wars today released a new trailer, and a new poster, to promote the series. The trailer gives us a better feel for what the plot of the show will be about, or at least what will kick-start all of it. A [...]
The Star Wars comics are finally beginning to cover the time period following Return of the Jedi, but they'll soon jump a few decades further in the timeline to begin filling in some more gaps in the sequel trilogy storyline. Veteran Star Wars author Charles Soule is writing a new comic series called Star Wars: [...]
Ten years ago, Star Wars Rebels premiered on Disney XD, marking the first major new on-screen project that Lucasfilm premiered after the Disney acquisition. A decade later, it remains the very best series from the entire Star Wars franchise. That's especially high praise, and you might think it's an overstated opinion. After all, the galaxy [...]
[On this site I cover all things Star Wars, and also some things from other Lucasfilm properties like Indiana Jones and Willow. But I also share a love for The Lord of the Rings, and having kept up with the Rings of Power episodes weekly, I decided to write a review for the second season [...]
Clone captain Rex was a hero of the Clone Wars, and a hero of the Galactic Civil War. It turns out he didn't retire right away after the fall of the Empire, either. A new book written by Marc Sumerak, The Secrets of the Clone Troopers, is written as an in-universe reference book, written from [...]
Ewan McGregor has been very open about desiring a return to the Star Wars franchise and continuing the story of Obi-Wan Kenobi, and while nothing appears imminent, it does sound like conversations are ongoing. McGregor was at LA Comic Con recently and said that they are "exploring" ideas for a second season of Obi-Wan Kenobi, [...]
We recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of the season finale of Ahsoka, which included several very important developments for future stories. Grand Admiral Thrawn returned to the known galaxy to reclaim Imperial control, Ezra Bridger made it back as well and reunited with old friends, Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren were left behind on Peridia, [...]
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