Image: Disney/Lucasfilm The Phantom Menace isn’t the only Star Wars movie being re-released in theaters this spring. Theaters like AMC and Alamo Drafthouse will be playing all nine mainline movies in a 20-hour marathon. Andor’s ‘One Way Out’ Chant Breaks Out at Star Wars Celebration Playing in chronological order, the whole Skywalker Saga will effectively … Read more
A small sample of new Star Wars merch. Image: Lucasfilm Three things you can count on in this world are death, taxes, and new Star Wars merchandise. Just days after a huge dump of new figures for the upcoming show The Acolyte, it’s now time for a “March to May the 4th.” Basically, that means … Read more
Easter is just two weeks away and if you haven’t started your gift shopping yet, take this as your sign. For Easter gifts that bring the springtime fun, Amazon just kicked off a huge sale on Disney, Marvel and Star Wars toys and collectibles. From The Mandalorian and Spider-Man to The Little Mermaid and Moana, Prime members can save … Read more
Image: Hasbro Star Wars products love a theme moment—Force Friday, Triple Force Friday, whatever the Force Friday equivalent for Rogue One was called. Maybe they just love Fridays, but now Lucasfilm and its merch partners are capitalizing on a whole month to sell you things, with a specific villainous twist. This March is now Imperial … Read more
‘Star Wars’ child actor Jake Lloyd, who portrayed young Anakin in 1999’s ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’, has been in a mental facility for 10 months. Jake, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2008, had a psychotic break last year and has been in a rehabilitation facility ever since, according to his … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine awoke Monday to another day of war — Russian drones blasted buildings in the Kharkiv and Odesa regions — but also the news it had won its first Oscar. The best documentary victory for Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account by The Associated Press journalist of the … Read more
The Big Picture Spice in Dune is a valuable commodity due to its hallucinogenic properties and importance to commerce and religion. In contrast, spice in Star Wars is an illegal narcotic associated with the criminal underworld. Despite the lack of direct confirmation, the concept of spice in Star Wars was likely influenced by Dune. The … Read more
Image: Lucasfilm Fans of the original Star Wars-inspired ride will now be able to travel through all the eras of the live-action stories from a galaxy far, far away. Disney Parks’ Star Tours – The Adventure Continues recently announced that characters and a new setting from Disney+ series The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and Andor are set to join … Read more
The Big Picture Star Wars: The High Republic is an ambitious multimedia project that includes books, audio dramas, comics, and the upcoming live-action Disney+ series The Acolyte . The High Republic is set in a golden age of peace where the Jedi Order protects peace and advocates for justice, but finds their ideals challenged by … Read more
As they work to retrieve the information from the encrypted Imperial data pad that Omega stole, the show’s heroes encounter a new threat native to Barton IV in the form of giant Ice Wyrms. These Wyrms are sensitive to vibrations and are repelled by sensors spiked into the ground around the base. When the power goes … Read more