The Age of Resistance comic issue about Rey is far from my favorite in the series, but it nonetheless featured what might just be my favorite moment from these Age of Resistance issues. Let's take a look at a summary of the issue, then I'll dive into my review. SUMMARY: The issue ends with a [...]
As expected, this morning on Good Morning America the sizzle reel for The Rise of Skywalker that was shown at D23 on Saturday dropped for the public, and it's glorious. If you haven't seen it, here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n1T3HxHd7Y The trailer plays up the nostalgia quite a bit, taking us on a journey through all [...]
Today at the live-action panel at D23, Disney kicked things off with a bang by actually beginning with The Rise of Skywalker. Lucasfilm President Kathy Kennedy, TROS director J.J. Abrams, and the stars of the film were welcomed to the stage, and there's plenty that we'll be diving into here over the coming days/weeks based [...]
One of the big questions of the Star Wars sequel trilogy has been who Rey's parents are, and The Last Jedi gave us a satisfying answer to that: they're nobody significant. But it turns out, as is often the case in the Star Wars universe, that it might not be the entire story. That's what [...]
At Star Wars Celebration, the title of Star Wars: Episode IX was finally announced: The Rise of Skywalker. That's a pretty exciting title, but what does it mean? Here's the really short answer: we don't know. There are all sorts of ideas, but we don't know what the reality actually is - and we probably [...]
We've already talked significantly about the trailer for The Rise of Skywalker, and we'll talk plenty more about it to come, but I wanted to go back and highlight some of the things we learned about the film from the panel. The panel was hosted by Stephen Colbert and featured director J.J. Abrams, Lucasfilm President [...]
At the end of the panel for Star Wars: Episode IX, we got a teaser trailer that is absolutely amazing, and at the end of that we got the official title: The Rise of Skywalker. The teaser trailer is amazing, and we're going to break it down shot-by-shot here. If you missed it, though, check [...]
Recently there has been a lot of talk about whether J.J. Abrams in Episode IX will have a different answer about Rey's parentage than Rian Johnson did in The Last Jedi, fueled in part by Johnson saying that he would be ok with whatever direction Abrams takes it. Recent comments by Abrams suggest that he's [...]
When Star Wars: Episode IX hits theaters this December, we'll get the chance to see the three main heroes of the sequel trilogy on-screen together: Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron. Recently, Oscar Isaac - who plays Poe in the films - specifically mentioned how he shares a lot of screentime with John Boyega, who plays [...]
The annual Disney shareholders meeting was today, and that included updates on the massive year ahead for the company, including several blockbuster films that are highly anticipated by fans. That, of course, includes Star Wars: Episode IX, coming this December. Bob Iger explained that while filming has finished they're currently editing the film, but J.J. [...]
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