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 [...]
We really haven't heard much of anything about The Rise of Skywalker in quite a while, but it's still coming later this year! And while there are a ton of exciting things about that, one of them is that we'll get to hear a brand new score composed by John Williams - and quite probably [...]
The process of how a Star Wars movie gets made is pretty fascinating to me, and recently The Rise of Skywalker's co-editor Maryann Brandon disclosed that the film was edited on the go during filming. At a recent public appearance, she apparently said, "I was on the set the entire time, and [director J.J. Abrams] [...]
Some exciting Star Wars news dropped yesterday, as the Star Wars Show officially revealed the new Sith Troopers, who will appear in The Rise of Skywalker. At San Diego Comic Con next week, Lucasfilm is showcasing the history of the stormtrooper design with an exhibit featuring nine different screen-used costumes of stormtrooper variants, including the [...]
Lucasfilm has made a significant addition to their executive team, announcing today that they have hired Michelle Rejwan as the Senior Vice President of Live Action Development and Production. According to Lucasfilm, "Rejwan will oversee a new slate of feature films and episodic series for Lucasfilm and Disney+ and continue to produce with [Lucasfilm President Kathleen] Kennedy [...]
Details about Lando Calrissian's role in The Rise of Skywalker have been relatively hard to come by, but the pure excitement at seeing Billy Dee Williams back in the iconic role one last time is great enough. We got a glimpse of Lando in the TROS trailer, flying the Millennium Falcon with Chewbacca and letting [...]
The Rise of Skywalker is bound to be an emotional movie for Star Wars fans based purely on the fact that it is wrapping up the entire Skywalker saga, something fans have grown to love over four decades. But this film will carry an additional emotional punch: the late Carrie Fisher will be once more [...]
I tend to keep very close tabs on the latest reports and rumors and speculation regarding Star Wars, but I actually had missed the theory that suggested Richard E. Grant was playing General Hux's father in The Rise of Skywalker - that is, until Vanity Fair's recent issue addressed that speculation. So I don't know [...]
On Wednesday, Vanity Fair dropped their much-anticipated look at The Rise of Skywalker, and there's plenty to sift through! Perhaps most significantly, though, it gave us our first official look at the characters newcomers Keri Russell and Richard E. Grant are playing in the upcoming film. Keri Russell as Zorri Bliss First up is Keri Russell, [...]
*If you don’t want spoilers for The Rise of Skywalker, DON’T READ ANY FURTHER! Though this is just a rumor, it comes from a usually reliable source and details a massive moment from the film. So don’t read any further if you don’t want spoilers. This is your warning.* ... ... ... ... Ok, seriously, spoiler [...]
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