With less than a month to go before the Emmys, Disney’s pulling out all the stops to make sure Andor takes home some gold. Not only did it recently release the script for “Welcome to the Rebellion,” one of its best season two episodes, it’s also getting the word out through the power of the […]
The Original History Behind the Mandalorians’ Wars Against the Jedi
The world of Mandalore has a long and complicated history in Star Wars, and perhaps even more complicated than the story of its peoples’ wars among themselves are their wars united against a common foe: the Galactic Republic, and the Jedi Order that served it. But outside of allusions and artwork, the story of what defined […]
Read the Script to One of the Best Episodes of ‘Andor’ and Experience Greatness
One of the few rare issues with Andor being as good as it is is that we’re not getting more of it, in any format—but one that especially stings is that we came so close to being able to look at the scripts behind the smash-hit Star Wars series. We were on the verge of greatness, […]
George Lucas Reminded Ron Howard Ahead of ‘Solo’ That ‘Star Wars’ Is for 12-Year-Olds
Star Wars fans have become accustomed to cinematic reshufflings in the years since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. But even before the sequel trilogy concluded, there were hints that Lucasfilm’s confident plans were subject to shake-ups. There were the notorious reshoots attached to 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but even more dramatically, there was […]
The New ‘Star Wars’ Lego Special Is Filled With More Impossible Cameos
From the team that brought us Darth Jar Jar, light side Darth Vader, and a black Millennium Falcon comes Mandalorian Lando, walker-sized Chewbacca, and everyone’s favorite Star Wars rabbit, Jaxxon. Yes, Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy is back with four new episodes subtitled “Pieces of the Past.” The original series debuted late last year […]
I Can’t Stop Staring at This Official Half-Human-Torch Fantastic Four Costume
Disney has unveiled its selection of costumes for 2025, and they’re spectacularly silly and delightful. Leading the pack with incredible camp are The Fantastic Four: First Steps costumes. While Sue and Reed’s costumes play it safe, those for the Human Torch and the Thing offer better representations of their powers. Seriously, I cannot stop looking […]
The DHS Wants You to Forget That Anakin Skywalker Also Descended Into Fascism
Darth Vader is the villain in Star Wars. That’s not up for debate. Sure, over the course of three movies he is ultimately redeemed. And yes, through later movies and TV shows, those choices are somewhat humanized. But none of that can change that Vader violently murdered many, many people and then became the right-hand […]
Lucasfilm and Gina Carano Have Settled Their Lawsuit
The saga of Cara Dune vs. Star Wars has come to an end. Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Company have reached an agreement with actress Gina Carano in their legal dispute over her firing from The Mandalorian. “The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm are pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with Gina […]
‘The Long Walk’ Wanted Mark Hamill for His ‘Star Wars’ Sequels Performance
Mark Hamill hasn’t been shy about discussing his, shall we say, dislike of Luke Skywalker’s arc in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, specifically in the movie where the character has the most prominence: The Last Jedi. He’s all but closed the door on ever returning to his most famous character, but the prolific actor has […]
The ‘Star Wars’ Slur That Has Been Mainstreamed by Anti-AI Discourse
“Clanker.” You’ve probably heard the term online a lot lately, as growing wariness of the acceptance of generative AI has led to an almost science-fictional world of anti-robot sentiment. It’s become an increasingly common derogatory term, growing beyond the constraints of referring to chatbots and image generators to refer to any kind of non-human robotic […]