Spoiler warning for anyone who hasn’t seen The Last Jedi, though if you still haven’t at this point, what are you even doing reading casting announcements for the next one? No one ever really dies in the Star Wars universe. The official cast list for Star Wars: Episode IX has been posted, and it features […]
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What Star Wars audiences are saying: Give us more women
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Spoiler alert: This post contains a key detail from Solo: A Star Wars Story.
We’re now in the second weekend of the first Star Wars movie since 2005 to feature a male lead. And we still don’t know whether it will turn a profit — unlike the prior three movies of the Disney-Lucasfilm era, all of which had female leads.
The question is, will the Mouse House take a hint?
To be sure, Solo‘s financial woes have little to do with Alden Ehrenreich’s gender. They have more to do with the boyish antics of its first directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who butted heads with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who summarily replaced them with Ron Howard, who deemed most of their footage unusable. That ballooned the budget to the point where a $100 million opening weekend was a disappointment. Read more…
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Barnes & Noble teeters in a post-text world
Barnes & Noble, that once proud anchor to many a suburban mall, is waning. It is not failing all at once, dropping like the savaged corpse of Toys “R” Us, but it also clear that its cultural moment has passed and only drastic measures can save it from joining Waldenbooks and Borders in the great, […]
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May the Fourth, for many fans, isn’t the one true Star Wars Day. May 25, the franchise’s birthday (and this year, the day Solo flies into theaters) is a better candidate for that.
Still, the pun-based holiday appears to have settled down into a fun r…
Leia’s still loved and some like it Hoth: What we learned this May the 4th
May the Fourth, for many fans, isn’t the one true Star Wars Day. May 25, the franchise’s birthday (and this year, the day Solo flies into theaters) is a better candidate for that.
Still, the pun-based holiday appears to have settled down into a fun r…
Make the season brighter than a lightsaber in Star Wars holiday sweaters
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Bells are jingling, spiked egg nog abounds — that’s right, The Last Jedi Christmas is here. Whether you’re curled up in front of the TV watching the Star Wars Holiday Special or braving the cold weather to see a certain space fantasy for the 4th time, you’ll want to make sure that you’re properly attired for the occasion.
Ugly holiday sweaters are always a hit (don’t listen to those Scrooges saying it’s played out) and chances are you’ve got at least one ugly sweater party to go to. Sure, you could find something more timeless, but if you’re looking to combine your holiday cheer with your love for Star Wars, you’ve got tons of options. Browse below, or keep scrolling for our best bets. Read more…
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The Last Jedi should be the last Star Wars film
At the risk of being ostracized by the vast majority of my TC teammates, let me propose that Star Wars: The Last Jedi would — in a fairer universe — be the last Star Wars film… (Spoiler alerts!) Read More
Cool your drinks at lightspeed with these Millennium Falcon ice molds
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Being a Jedi is hard. After a long day of fighting bounty hunters, using the Force, and explaining to your friends that these aren’t the droids they’re looking for, you need to put your feet up and make yourself a stiff drink. But you can’t just make any old regular drink. No, you need something special. Something that tells the world “I have not succumbed to the Dark Side.” You need these Millennium Falcon ice molds.
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