The discarded proposal about Coruscant for The Force Awakens is an example of film collaboration done right

The discarded proposal about Coruscant for The Force Awakens is an example of film collaboration done right

A while ago, Pablo Hidalgo made some headlines for a (now deleted) tweet about one of the proposals for Coruscant in The Force Awakens - namely, that it would be destroyed. He said that basically some folks at Bad Robot (J.J. Abrams's production company) wanted Coruscant to be blown up by the First Order, but [...]

Does Star Wars have immediate plans for Qi’ra in a live-action series?

Does Star Wars have immediate plans for Qi’ra in a live-action series?

When Qi'ra showed up in The War of the Bounty Hunters comic, a stunning reveal that got fans speculating, there was discussion about whether her appearance made it more or less likely that there were current plans for her to show up in a live-action series soon. The argument that it was now more likely [...]

Everything we learned about Snoke from The Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary

Everything we learned about Snoke from The Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary

The Rise of Skywalker featured a short but massively significant revelation about Snoke: he was a creation of Palpatine! When Kylo Ren arrives on Exegol at the beginning of the film, Palpatine tells him, "I made Snoke," and Kylo then sees what looks like two other Snokes in a tank. The implication is clearly that [...]

The Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary officially confirms that the First Order turned Ilum into Starkiller Base

The Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary officially confirms that the First Order turned Ilum into Starkiller Base

A longstanding theory that held tons of credence has finally been officially confirmed: Ilum was turned into Starkiller Base. In The Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary, written by Pablo Hidalgo, we read this: "Properly energized, kyber crystals create containment fields that hold and amplify power to incredible levels. The Empire controlled several kyber-rich worlds, funneling [...]

We now have a much better idea of the timeline of the lead-up to the Star Wars sequel trilogy

We now have a much better idea of the timeline of the lead-up to the Star Wars sequel trilogy

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 [...]

Ten interesting tidbits learned from the Solo: A Star Wars Story Visual Dictionary

Ten interesting tidbits learned from the Solo: A Star Wars Story Visual Dictionary

One of the most essential publications that goes along with each Star Wars movie is the visual dictionary, written by Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm story group. In these visual dictionaries there are a ton of interesting tidbits and factoids that are shared that add to our understanding of the movie and of the universe [...]

Are more Star Wars Legends characters to be made canon soon?

Are more Star Wars Legends characters to be made canon soon?

When Disney took over Lucasfilm in 2014, the vast Star Wars Expanded Universe was rendered non-canonical, grouped into the "Legends" category.  The idea was to allow the next generation of Star Wars storytellers to have a blank slate to create with, as well as promoting continuity across all storytelling mediums. But those involved in these [...]

Ten interesting tidbits learned from The Last Jedi Visual Dictionary

Ten interesting tidbits learned from The Last Jedi Visual Dictionary

The Last Jedi has now been out for over a month, and there has been plenty of time to reflect on and discuss the latest film in the Star Wars saga. Along with each movie release, Lucasfilm also releases a Visual Dictionary written by Pablo Hidalgo, and The Last Jedi Visual Dictionary was released last [...]

Lucasfilm Story Group discusses the subtle hints from that major Luke Skywalker scene in The Last Jedi

Lucasfilm Story Group discusses the subtle hints from that major Luke Skywalker scene in The Last Jedi

It is my belief that The Last Jedi is a movie that requires multiple viewings.  I have told people to go at least twice: the first time to knock out any previous expectations, and the second time to enjoy it for what it is. There are a lot of subtle things that become clearer the [...]