The Brexit vote. The 2016 U.S. presidential election. And … the online reaction to The Last Jedi.
What do all these events have in common? All were allegedly skewed by Russian trolls.
The Last Jedi accusation comes in a new paper by Mor…
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Star Wars fans, stop trying to make Rey’s parents a thing
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It’s fascinating to watch conspiracy theories die — their diehard captains still clinging to shards of evidence as the ship of belief cracks and sinks all around them.
We’re watching that happen in two areas of the culture this week. There are the QAnon crazies, whose bizarre pro-Trump theory is taking on water after lawyer Michael Cohen turned on his former boss. Moderators in the Q forums have started banning mentions of Cohen’s name.
Alas, much this same reality-denying dynamic is at work in parts of Star Wars fandom.
The parentage of Rey (Daisy Ridley) was revealed in The Last Jedi way back in December: her parents were drunken nobodies. Still, all these months later, some true believers in discredited theories hold out hope that this plot point will be reversed by J.J. Abrams in the upcoming Episode IX — and some websites are all too ready to attract eyeballs by stoking that belief. Read more…
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View More Star Wars fans, stop trying to make Rey’s parents a thing‘Last Jedi’ director strikes back at Star Wars ‘manbabies’
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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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View More ‘Last Jedi’ director strikes back at Star Wars ‘manbabies’‘Last Jedi’ star Laura Dern loves to pew, pew, too
What’s the hardest thing a Star Wars actor must endure? Is it the pressure of starring in the highest-grossing film series of all time? Is it all that grueling stuntwork?
Nope. It’s getting through a scene without making the noises “pew pew!” (if you…
‘The Last Jedi’ director Rian Johnson reacts to Stormy Daniels’ review of the movie because that’s where we are now
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The porn star Stormy Daniels, who reportedly had an affair with Donald Trump, gave a short review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Twitter in December, and the director has finally responded.
Daniels voiced her opinions on the latest Star Wars movie before she entered the spotlight over the last couple of weeks, sharing an explicit “Fuck you Rian Johnson,” pegging her perceived negative thoughts of the film on its director. A month plus later, Johnson responded with a starry-eyed emoji.
Fuck you Rian Johnson.
— Stormy Daniels (@StormyDaniels) December 17, 2017 Read more…
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View More ‘The Last Jedi’ director Rian Johnson reacts to Stormy Daniels’ review of the movie because that’s where we are nowDisney shows you how to make a Porg bento box from ‘The Last Jedi’
There’s now a how-to video on making a Porg bento box and we are eating it up.
Disney Parks made a how-to video on how to make a Porg bento box. It’s fun and easy, as long as the Jawas don’t keep interrupting.
Using primarily rice, sesame seeds, …
You can thank Carrie Fisher for her zingers in ‘The Last Jedi’
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Carrie Fisher did more than reprise her role as General Leia Organa in the newest installment of the Star Wars franchise.
Before her death at age 60 last year, she brought her own wit and humor with her into The Last Jedi — and director Rian Johnson was all about it. He included some one-liners that have that characteristic Fisher bite, which she wrote herself.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Johnson credited Fisher with at least two quippy lines. The first was a line about her new hairstyle she makes to Mark Hamill’s character, Luke Skywalker. Read more…
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View More You can thank Carrie Fisher for her zingers in ‘The Last Jedi’Mark Hamill is really not happy with Luke Skywalker’s portrayal in ‘The Last Jedi’
If you’re feeling conflicted about the portrayal of Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi, you’re not alone.
Mark Hamill clearly feels conflicted too.
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Watch Mark Hamill ‘use the Force’, Original Trilogy style
A long time ago, in a galaxy without CGI, George Lucas and company made the original Star Wars trilogy.
And as Mark Hamill described on The Graham Norton Show this week, the films’ special effects showed some real ingenuity. He used a scene from …
Whatever you do, don’t watch ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ in 3D
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“Let the past die. Kill it!”
Kylo Ren’s calm, yet threatening monologue from Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi (this isn’t a spoiler — it’s in the trailer) couldn’t be more apt for the 3D version of the movie. It sucks. It’s the worst way to watch Rian Johnson’s flick.
3D movies — as a format in movie theaters — need to die. Movie studios should kill them. But they won’t unless we, moviegoers, grab Ren’s tri-bladed lightsaber and stab this technology in the heart and twist it until 3D’s lifeless body falls off the catwalk and into the abyss.
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View More Whatever you do, don’t watch ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ in 3DBB-8 is getting a vacation from saving the galaxy and is here to charge your devices in the car
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.
With The Last Jedi finally here, there’s no better way to celebrate than tricking your car out with a handy BB-8 car charger.
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Everything You Need to Know About Porgs
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