In case you didn’t know, Nine Inch Nails is currently soundtracking the Tron Lightcycle Run coaster at Walt Disney World, and that is wild when you think about combining the power of Disney with the legendary industrial metal act. There is, of course, synergy, as the music comes from the NIN score for the upcoming […]
The Return of the ‘Razor Crest’ in ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Sucks
When Lucasfilm surprise dropped our very first trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu this week, the first thing we saw was a very familiar ship: the bulky chrome body (now bedecked in stripes of yellow paint) and the barrel-shaped twin engines jutting out of either side. It was meant to invoke one thought to anyone who’s […]
‘Star Wars: Visions’ Volume 3 Is Ready to Shred the Lore You Think You Know
Star Wars animation fans, we are so back! The latest look at Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 is filled with so much power that we can hardly contain our excitement. There’s a lightsaber gauntlet wielded by a badass Twi’lek that left us breathless. For the third installment of the Lucasfilm and Disney+ series, the global […]
John Boyega Says He Would’ve Had Very Different Ideas for the ‘Star Wars’ Sequels If He Was Producing Them
Few blockbuster franchises inspire as much debate and discourse as Star Wars, and it’s also the rare series that invites not just fans and critics to speak out, but also the people who have starred in its shows and movies. John Boyega, who played Finn across the sequel trilogy, hasn’t been shy about holding back, […]
A Brief History of Swole Hutts
When the first trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu dropped yesterday, one of its many creature-packed visuals seemingly confirmed one of the most absurd pieces of casting surrounding the movie: that The Bear star Jeremy Allen White would be entering the Star Wars galaxy as a grown-up Rotta the Hutt, last seen as a tiny baby Huttlet in the 2008 […]
Breaking Down the Creatures and Secrets of the First ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Trailer
This morning Lucasfilm and Disney released the first official trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, the long-awaited first Star Wars movie to hit theaters since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. Although the clip kept details about the film’s story very close to its chest, it was packed with Easter eggs and references to Star Wars‘ past… […]
The First Trailer for ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is Here
After what’s felt like (and mostly has been) years of waiting, Lucasfilm has released the first official trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, the next Star Wars film. Today—timed at the height of a public backlash against Disney for capitulating to the demands of the Trump administration by censoring late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over comments made about […]
‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Review: The Switch 2’s Game Ports Have Reached Their High-Water Mark
The Nintendo Switch 2 is not the most powerful game console, not by a long shot. Instead, it is powerful enough to give developers the breathing room to port modern games to it. Where the original Switch forced developers to pare back visuals, Star Wars Outlaws, which launched on Nintendo’s handheld on Sept. 4, signals […]
‘Andor’ Writer Dan Gilroy Knows Why You’re Thinking About the Show This Week (and It’s Not the Emmys)
Though we here at io9 would have preferred Andor win all the Emmys, the Disney+ Star Wars show did pick up a few notable trophies, including Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Dan Gilroy, brother of Andor creator Tony Gilroy, won the honor for season two’s ninth episode, “Welcome to the Rebellion.” You know, the […]
Alex Lawther Didn’t Know Just How Much His ‘Andor’ Manifesto Hit Until Season 2
Of many, many breakout moments in Andor‘s first season, the passionate posthumous manifesto of Alex Lawther’s Karis Nemik providing the backdrop for Cassian’s return home remains one of the series’ standouts—perhaps only matched when the recording made a surprise return in the show’s second and final season, spreading the message of the Rebellion like a fire […]