As we near the tenth anniversary of The Force Awakens, Lucasfilm is beginning to return to the sequel trilogy era. A movie starring the return of Rey is in the works. The comics are finally moving beyond Return of the Jedi, exploring the post-Civil War galaxy. And books are being written about the sequel trilogy [...]
In the most recent Lego Star Wars special, Summer Vacation, Finn plans a vacation for his friends aboard the Halcyon. It doesn't go like he planned, and he's sad about it because he envisioned this as a final getaway before each of them go their separate ways. Eventually, he discloses to Leia (speaking with him [...]
Rose Tico once said that we’re going to win not by fighting what we hate, but by saving what we love. That wisdom is pertinent for Star Wars fans; amidst seemingly incessant criticism, I want to spend time actually liking Star Wars. I love all Star Wars, so in this series, I’ll walk through each [...]
Rose Tico once said that we’re going to win not by fighting what we hate, but by saving what we love. That wisdom is pertinent for Star Wars fans; amidst seemingly incessant criticism, I want to spend time actually liking Star Wars. I love all Star Wars, so in this series, I’ll walk through each [...]
The LEGO Star Wars Holiday released yesterday, and it was a fun, entertaining, and humorous special. But you may be wondering: is it canon? Quite frankly, it shouldn't matter too much whether it's canon, as the more important question is simply whether you enjoy. But I know that many (including myself) are always wondering how [...]
Now that the sequel trilogy has concluded, we're finally getting a lot more clarity as to the timeline of what was happening in-between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, particularly as it pertains to the events and characters of the sequel trilogy. Thankfully, Pablo Hidalgo's Visual Dictionary for The Rise of Skywalker places [...]
****This article contains major spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker**** In the promotion for The Force Awakens before it was released, it was made to seem like Finn was going to be the Jedi of the sequel trilogy. This was done in order to keep the reveal about Rey a secret (which was [...]
There are a ton of TV spots for The Rise of Skywalker that have been released, and I've been trying to keep up with them all. Thankfully, Star Wars has been officially releasing a lot of them, which makes it easy, but they haven't officially released all of them online. But Zcure1 on Twitter has [...]
On Saturday afternoon, Star Wars came to Fortnite with an event themed around the upcoming The Rise of Skywalker! You can read about the event here, which included appearances in-game from J.J. Abrams and the Millennium Falcon, as well as a voiceover from Palpatine. But perhaps most pertinent to our purposes was a brand new [...]
Amazon recently released a special look at The Rise of Skywalker, and the video takes a look back at the saga from a behind-the-scenes perspective. There are interviews with J.J. Abrams, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac, and these include interviews both old and new. The video is intended to [...]
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