There is no franchise in cinematic history like Star Wars. There is an argument that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now bigger, but no franchise has the nostalgic quality and generational family appeal quite like the galaxy far, far away. More
When Star Wars Episode IX found itself in need of a new director and writer this summer, fans were hopeful that Lucasfilm might choose a filmmaker whose sensibilities felt appropriate to the galaxy far, far away. One of the early assumptions, or pipe dreams, was that the job might go Rian Johnson. Who better than the man writing and directing the next film in the franchise, The Last Jedi, to shepherd the new trilogy to its conclusion? More
The news that Rian Johnson is staying in a galaxy far, far away after Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a surprise on a number of levels, and one that suggests that Lucasfilm is learning from mistakes made over the past couple of years. More
Radiohead has released their collaboration with composer Hans Zimmer, which was created for a prequel film to the UK nature series Blue Planet II. “ocean (bloom),” as was previously announced, is a retooling of “Bloom” from the band’s 2011 King of Limbs album. More
Two years ago, Star Wars: The Force Awakens kept everyone on their toes by revealing as little new footage as possible in new trailers. More
Snoke was introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the supreme leader of the First Order and Kylo Ren’s master. More
EA Play’s press conference was packed with thirty minutes of Star Wars: Battlefront II multiplayer but lots of people wanted to see the campaign. We did. After that showcase ended, I sat down to watch a developer-guided runthrough of an early story mission. The 15 minute sequence was full of dogfights, stealth takedowns, and laser blasts. It seems good. More
has unveiled a new look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi. More
While most fans will likely have to wait until Star Wars Celebration to see the first Star Wars 8 trailer, a group of lucky investors got to see the first snippets of footage much earlier. More
For the first time since 1977, it’s beginning to look as if Luke Skywalker has once again become the audience stand-in for the Star Wars franchise — at least when it comes to the opening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. More