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Studio Ghibli Tease Mysterious Lucasfilm Collaboration
Studio Ghibli has always typically tended to prefer to steer away from collaborations wherever possible. Perhaps this was partly out of the experience they had when they themselves had to partner with bigger studios in their very early days. – It is, however, hard to deny that over the last…
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Disney Repacks Original Star Wars Trilogy into Animated Shorts
Introducing Star Wars to Younger Audiences Although revered by a hardcore fanbase, the only way to truly keep the Star Wars franchise alive is to reach new audiences. In Disney‘s perspective, this means reaching out to children and the next generation. Especially those who have not and will not have…
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Disney Reports It’s Made Back the $4BN It Spent On Lucasfilm
Disney Reports It’s Made Back the $4BN It Spend On Lucasfilm Six years ago Disney purchased Lucasfilm. This, by proxy, meant that Disney had gained control over one of the hottest film franchises out there. Namely, Star Wars. Spending $4.05BN (yes, billion) on it though at the time seemed like…
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Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher Will Be in Star Wars Episode IX
Back from the Dead Lucasfilm has confirmed that both Carrie Fisher and mark Hamill will be returning in Star Wars Episode IX. The next installment is going to begin production on Wednesday so Lucasfilm has begun an initial round of promotions. It goes without saying that Fisher and Hamill will…
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Star Wars: Clone Wars to be Revived for One Final Season
Reporting in For Another Tour of Duty Star Wars fans attending San Diego Comic-Con received a major news today. During the special 10th anniversary panel for Star Wars: Clone Wars, Lucasfilm animation announced that that the show is coming back for a sixth season. The plot of which will revolve around the…
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EA Pulls Out All In-Game Purchases from Star Wars Battlefront II
EA and DICE have their hands full with the massive negative publicity Battlefront II has been garnering since its launch. They have since more or less apologized for the character unlocking situation. However, another fire has started revolving around their use of in-game purchases. Belgium’s Gaming commission directly names Star…
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The Last Jedi Director to Create All-New Star Wars Movie Trilogy
Lucasfilm just handed Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson the biggest responsibility for the franchise yet. Creating a whole new Star Wars movie trilogy with entirely new characters. These movies will also explore stories and corners of the galaxy that are unfamiliar to fans, so Johnson can almost…
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NVIDIA TITAN Xp Collector’s Edition is Star Wars-Themed
After posting a teaser video showing a new TITAN Xp Collector’s Edition card, many fans were hopeful that this would bring unprecedented performance to the series. However, it appears that it is actually just purely a cosmetic change and not the GDDR6 equipped NVIDIA Titan Xp. In fact it is…
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Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Trailer Shows Why It’s Good to Be Bad
EA has released another Star Wars: Battlefront 2 trailer, this time showing the single player campaign. While the multiplayer game lets fans experience an expanse of several years covering the entire series, the single player campaign focuses on being an Imperial soldier. In particular, one Imperial Admiral Iden Verso, leader…
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Second Star Wars The Last Jedi Trailer Released
Coinciding with the availability of Star Wars The Last Jedi tickets finally going on sale, LucasFilm has released the second trailer. This time it is more than a simple teaser, but a 2-minute 30-second video with dialogue. As usual, it is full of gorgeous visuals. Mysterious villain Snoke opens the…
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Star Wars Battlefront Season Pass FREE on Origin
Origin is offering the Star Wars Battlefront Season pass completely for free via their On-The-House Free to own program. To get the deal, simply login or create an Origin account then add the title to your collection. Note that since this is a season pass, it requires users to have…
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J.J. Abrams to Direct Star Wars: Episode IX
Days after Star Wars: Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow was fired from the job, Variety confirms that J.J. Abrams will take over the helm. J.J. Abrams is a big help in ‘rebooting’ the franchise with ‘The Force Awakens’ after the prequels. Which is why many see the news as a…
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New Star Wars AR Device Lets You Swordfight With a Lightsaber
Even Disney is getting into the VR and AR craze with their new Jedi Challenges AR headset. Unlike other AR or VR reality devices in the market however, this one is specifically for gaming and is the best “Jedi simulator” yet. It actually comes with a lightsaber controller which can…
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Disney and LucasFilm Collaborate to Bring Star Wars Land Theme Park to Life
In case the new Battlefront II game and recently released Episode VIII teaser trailer was not enough to satisfy your Star Wars fanboy or fangirl heart, LucasFilm has announced that they have been collaborating with Disney imagineers to bring Star Wars Land to life. Which means fans can finally experience…
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LucasFilm Confirms Carrie Fisher Will Not Be in Star Wars Episode IX After All
Whether or not Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia will make an appearance in Star Wars Episode IX has been the topic of debate between Star Wars fans over for several months ever since she passed away. First, many were wondering how her death would affect the story since she was…
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