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Lucasfilm Announce TV’s Star Wars Rebels With Preview Video

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Lucasfilm released this preview clip today to get us all up to speed on their hitherto secret planning.

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Star Wars Casting Rumour Puts Jonathan Rhys Meyers In The Frame

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

I’ve been hot and cold on Meyers in the past. As such, I’m not quite turning cartwheels as this prospect. Still, if the part is a good match, this could be a successful move.

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In One Week, In Two Weeks – From Half Past Danger To X-Men

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Next week sees the launch of Half Past Danger from IDW, Bounce from Image, Akaneiro from Dark Horse, Green Team and a big expensive Green Lantern #20 from DC, Occupy Comics from Black Mask and Tank Girl from Titan. The …

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Star Wars Vs. Doctor Who – Now It Gets Violent

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Star Wars Vs Doctor Who, which is better? Well, Doctor Who obviously. But for some people in Norwich, it’s not so obvious.

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Lucasfilm Announce That Star Wars Episode VII Will Be Filmed In The UK

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Including a quote from George Osborne.

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A Sketch From The Future Of Star Wars TV Animation

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Could it be Star Wars: Reclamation?

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Star Wars Episode VII “Progressing On A Schedule To Hopefully Begin Next Year”

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Bleeding Cool Staff Writer

You wait all year for a news piece about a returning sci-fi franchise to start filming in early 2014 and then two come along at once.

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Disney Sign Electronic Arts To Produce New “Core Games” Based On Star Wars

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

While any “casual” Star Wars games will be produced by Disney Interactive, the House of Mouse and Lucasfilm have contracted Electronic Arts to produce a number of “core games” based on the saga.

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Free Comics If You Missed Free Comic Book Day – Damsels, Grimm, Killjoys, Star Wars, Aspen, Aphrodite XI, Steam Engines Of Oz, Molly Danger And More

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Did you miss Free Comic Book Day, or were certain titles unavailable? Well, thanks to Dynamite, Dark Horse and ComiXology, here are a batch of them. Get stuck in to the free! Mass Effect/Killjoys/R.I.P.D. Star Wars/Captain Midnight/Avatar: The Last Airbender …

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Rumour: Star Wars Episode VII May Film In The Highlands And Isle Of Skye

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

An interesting proposition as the last run of Star Wars films tended towards artificial, green-screen facilitated settings, not the more organic approach of the original Tatooine or Moon of Endor.

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May The 4th: Simon Pegg And JJ Abrams Discuss Star Wars

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Some informal banter between a pair of Star Wars fans, ironically filmed as part of the ongoing Star Trek Into Darkness promotion.

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May The 4th: Simon Kinberg On What The Star Wars Spinoff Films Will Keep From The Originals

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

There aren’t any specific plot or character details here. We’re talking about something a bit more nebulous, easier to promise and perhaps harder to deliver – but nonetheless, ultimately more important.

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May The 4th: The Star Wars References In Neill Blomkamp’s Script For Elysium

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

I think a lot of people would like to see District 9′s Neill Blomkamp direct a Star Wars movie, and that number will likely bloom after his second feature, Elysium, is released in August.

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The Fabulous Killjoys Is Fabulous – And When Darth Vader And Boba Fett Had A Pre-Star Wars Team Up

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day. I’m not sure, we may have mentioned it. Dark Horse Comics have two free comics available. A Mass Effect/RIPD/Killjoys flipbook which is all lots of fun, but it’s the Killjoys that will grab the …

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Did The Jedi High Council Of Seattle Lose Something?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Rich Johnston

We know Seattle has its superheroes, with the likes of Phoenix Jones. But it seems it may also have its Jedi as well… This suspect device that closed Seattle’s downtown transit tunnel last night, turned out to be a home …

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JJ Abrams Expects John Williams To Score His Star Wars Movie

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Presumably because Peter Bernstein and Ian Fraser will be busy, JJ Abrams is expecting the score to his Star Wars episode to come from saga stalwart, John Williams.

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Darth Vader And Son And Princess

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Cameron Hatheway writes; The Force has been strong with Jeffrey Brown. Last year through Chronicle Books (with the permission of Lucasfilm Ltd.) he illustrated Darth Vader and Son, a 64-page book filled with Darth Vader and a young Luke Skywalker …

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Now Is The Time To Buy The Family Guy Star Wars Specials

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

There’s some impressive animation in these episodes – and that’s not something I say lightly about Family Guy – and the adaptations have done a great job of compressing the storylines.

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