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So long, Star Wars episodes: The Skywalker saga is officially over

sudshr47 July 27, 2018

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One thing we know: the Star Wars must end. Well, the Star Wars as we know them, at least. 

Buried in the official announcement of the Star Wars Episode IX cast — masked by fan euphoria over the confirmed return of Mark Hamill (presumably as Luke Skywalker’s Force ghost) and Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian, behind the heart-rending detail that unseen footage of Carrie Fisher will be used to help send off General Leia Organa — was this all-important detail. 

The Skywalker saga, that episodic tale blasted onto screens around the world since 1977, will cease with this movie’s release in 2019.  Read more…

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George Lucas’ plan for the Star Wars sequels was … what now?

sudshr47 June 13, 2018

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First a caveat: since 1977, Star Wars creator George Lucas has had a long history of making statements about his plans for future Star Wars films that do not pan out. He is, to put it politely, something of an improvisational artist. 

That said, Lucas’ apparent original plan for the sequel trilogy (the movies that became The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and the upcoming Episode IX) is an eye-opening one, even for him.

As far as I’ve seen, these are the first specifics George Lucas has shared about what his vision of Episodes 7-9 would have been. This comes from @insighteditions awesome companion book to “James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction series” on AMC: pic.twitter.com/Wtlw8zlrqv

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‘Last Jedi’ director strikes back at Star Wars ‘manbabies’

sudshr47 June 6, 2018

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It is a period of civil war in Star Wars fandom. 

We’re nearly seven months on from the release of The Last Jedi, and a certain very vocal minority of fans — you know, the kind who think a film can ruin their childhood — just can’t let it go. And now the director is striking back. 

The catalyst for this fresh round of warfare is the fact that Kelly Marie Tran, who played Resistance mechanic Rose Tico, mysteriously deleted all her Instagram posts this week. Tran has not explained why she did this; Mashable has reached out to her publicist for comment. Read more…

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How running a fake ‘Last Jedi’ porg fan account taught me to let go of my anger

sudshr47 December 19, 2017

I remember the first time I saw a porg, I thought, “I have a bad feeling about this.” 
Porgs, a small aquatic alien species native to the planet Ahch-To, debuted earlier this year in a behind-the-scenes video for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. They h…

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Sorry, Star Wars fans, you’re not getting that Old Republic trilogy you wanted

sudshr47 December 5, 2017

Star Wars fans, Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has heard what you want as the subject of his upcoming trilogy of Star Wars movies. And he’s not buying it.
He’s sympathetic. He loves the subject in question. But alas, that is definitively not what he…

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