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Gary Oldman Says He Was Originally Cast As General Grievous’ Voice In The ‘Star Wars’ Prequels

June 11, 2022 12:33 pm

In the “Star Wars” universe, like any franchise, there are close-call casting decisions that don’t make the grade or simply go another way. Actress Jessica Henwick (“The Matrix Resurrections”), for example, lo...

‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: Writer Joby Harold Explains Why Lucasfilm Chose To Use Little Leia In ‘Star Wars’ Series

Christopher Marc

June 7, 2022 4:25 pm

News, Television

While whispers of young Princess Leia coming to the “Star Wars” universe goes back years (we even mentioned it on a podcast last year), it wasn’t really until an “Obi-Wan Kenobi” casting reveal from a few mont...

‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: Ewan McGregor Comes To Defense Of Co-Star Moses Ingram Amid Racist Backlash

Ned Booth

June 1, 2022 12:21 pm

News, Television

Last week, one of the "Star Wars" galaxy's most beloved characters made his return when "Obi-Wan Kenobi" premiered on Disney+. And Ewan McGregor back onscreen as the Jedi master should be the most newsworthy i...

‘Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi’ Coming In November & Will Tell Stories Of Young Qui-Gon Jinn & Ahsoka

Edward Davis

May 29, 2022 4:34 pm

News, Television

Wrapping up the last bits of “Star Wars” celebration weekend, the content keeps flowing on Disney+. While we’ll get two Lucasfilm live-action shows this year, “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” airing now and “Andor” in late A...

‘The Bad Batch’ Season 2 Trailer: ‘Star Wars’ Baddest Clones Will Return In The Fall

Edward Davis

May 29, 2022 3:35 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Admittedly, one of the most difficult things of this Memorial Day weekend hasn’t been getting tickets to “Top Gun: Maverick” (which rules, btw), but trying to keep the final weekend of Cannes in your head stra...

'Ahsoka' Footage Confirms Fan Favorites Hera Syndulla & Chopper Will Be In 'Star Wars' Series

‘Ahsoka’ Footage Confirms Fan Favorites Hera Syndulla & Chopper Will Be In The Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Series

Ryan McQuade

May 28, 2022 8:37 pm

News

The audience at the “Star Wars” Celebration on Saturday got a little surprise before leaving “The Mandalorian” panel. Just as things were wrapping up, Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) showed up and gave the first ...

Lucasfilm Announces New ‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ Animated Series Coming Spring 2023

Rosa Martinez

May 28, 2022 8:37 am

News, Television

As “Star Wars” fans, there isn’t much to complain about these days, toxic fandom aside. Sure, you can complain about the inconsistent quality in the recent trilogy, and the Disney+ shows have been hit and miss...

‘Succession’ Composer Nicholas Britell Has Been Working On Music For Tony Gilroy’s ‘Andor’ For Two Years

Ned Booth

May 27, 2022 1:35 pm

News, Television

Lots of news broke yesterday at the "Star Wars Experience" convention in Anaheim about Tony Gilroy's upcoming "Star Wars" show "Andor." And the biggest news of the day was about the scale of the series. There ...

‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 To Begin Airing On Disney+ In February 2023

Christopher Marc

May 26, 2022 3:53 pm

News, Television

Star Wars Celebration is finally back after the pandemic squashed previous plans to launch the huge fan event. The Lucasfilm panel revealed some new details about their upcoming wave of shows, including a new ...

‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’: Jude Law To Lead New Series Produced By Jon Watts Coming In 2023

Christopher Marc

May 26, 2022 3:43 pm

News, Television

With Star Wars Celebration underway, Lucasfilm has announced a new "Star Wars" project is coming to Disney+ and will indeed come from the director of the most recent "Spider-Man" trilogy, the last installment ...

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