This year, Star Wars Nite at the Disneyland Resort expanded its run with multiple dates of the popular, separately ticketed event geared toward fans of a galaxy far, far away. And let me tell you, I am so glad they did this to meet the demand from previous years. Last spring, the limited event felt packed […]
Re-Live Padmé Amidala’s Attack of the Clones Fashion Parade With These Detailed Paper Dolls
Princess Leia’s twin buns made Star Wars‘ first big fashion statement, but it wasn’t until the prequels that a true style icon emerged in the galaxy far, far away. We’re talking, of course, about Padmé Amidala. While her elaborate Queen of Naboo garb made an impression in The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones is […]
Andor’s Tony Gilroy and Genevieve O’Reilly Break Down Mon Mothma’s Pivotal Dance
The first three episodes of Andor season two are finally streaming on Disney+, offering a breakneck blast back into the early days of Star Wars rebellion. During io9’s interview with showrunner Tony Gilroy and star Genevieve O’Reilly, who plays Mon Mothma, the duo broke down the last moments of the third episode of this week’s […]
Hasbro’s Star Wars Team on Tariffs and Turgle
This past weekend at Star Wars Celebration Japan, Hasbro lifted the lid on what’s coming this summer to its toylines in a galaxy far, far away. The reveals highlighted some of the best of what Star Wars can be—deep cut favorites, new takes on classic characters—and above all offered a much-needed reminder of the joyous silliness […]
The Glorious, Terrible Delirium of Mon Mothma’s Liberating Andor Moment
We open Andor‘s second season with, among other things, Mon Mothma in crisis. The moment she had been dreading since her deal with the devil in season one—the wedding of her daughter Leida to scoundrel financier Davo Sculden’s son—has arrived, a reminder of what the cost of funding the rebellion means to her, and the past […]
Tony Gilroy and Adria Arjona on Andor’s Dark Season 2 Scene
The first season of Andor took moments to show the small ways the Empire oppresses its people. Season two’s premiere episodes continue that thread, with the darkest example so far coming in episode three, “Harvest.” Spoilers and a content warning for discussions of assault below. On a farming settlement, Cassian’s old friend Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) is […]
Star Wars: Beyond Victory Aims to Be a Perfect Mix of Nostalgia and Virtual Reality
Somewhere in the middle of a Venn diagram combining virtual reality, a 1980s arcade, classic gaming consoles, and playing with your childhood toys is the new game from ILM called Star Wars: Beyond Victory. Set 22 years after the events of The Phantom Menace, this “mixed reality playset” lets you play as Volo, an up-and-coming […]
Everything We Saw at Star Wars Celebration Japan
This weekend, Disney held Star Wars Celebration in Japan, and brought with it news for the franchise’s film, TV, merch (including toys!), books and comic books, and game prospects. There was a lot going on, and you might’ve missed some things, so we rounded up our own coverage to help you keep in mind what to expect […]
Report: Lost’s Carlton Cuse Is Working on a Mysterious Star Wars Show
Just when you thought the barrage of Star Wars news was dying down in the wake of Star Wars Celebration Japan this past weekend, here’s another nugget: Lost writer Carlton Cuse is reportedly working on a new Star Wars series alongside his son, Nick Cuse. This news comes from the Insneider and was followed up […]
Star Wars: Zero Company’s Developers Want You to Shape Its Story as Much as They Do
At Star Wars Celebration this weekend Bit Reactor and Respawn teamed up to finally lift the lid on something gamers in the galaxy far, far away have waited a long time to see: a turn-based tactics game. That long-awaited wish has come in the form of Zero Company, a game that wants to honor Star Wars‘ past […]