Star Wars

The Disney+ schedule for September 2021 is packed with programming from the Disney mothership, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and more. The streamer will debut Doogie Kamealoha, a modern-day reimagining of the classic series Doogie Howser, M.D., on September 8. Also on offer are new episodes of Marvel’s What…

There are two schools of thought. One says: Star Wars is for kids and adults should shelve their 1980s glory days and pass the proverbial lightsaber to the next generation. You had your fun, dad. Now stop your toxic fanboy rage. Then there is another school, one that says: hey,…

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” second unit director Victoria Mahoney has been tapped to direct “The Old Guard” sequel at Netflix and Skydance. Mahoney takes over from Gina Prince-Bythewood who directed the first film based on the comic by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez. Prince-Bythewood opted not to return…

In the HBO show Girls, there is a scene in which another character says, about Adam Driver’s gargantuan slacker, Adam Sackler, that he kind of looks like “the original man.” Like many of the best jokes, it holds up—Jessa, as played by Jemima Kirke, is right to say that Driver…

Val (Thandiwe Newton) looks skeptical, as well she should.Image: Lucasfilm Solo is not the most well-respected of Star Wars movies, but there’s one moment that felt especially egregious: the weird, confusing sacrifice of Val, played by Thandiwe Newton. In the film, she’s a pragmatic criminal and sharpshooter in Tobias Beckett’s…

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A new Star Wars comic has an Easter Egg that honors Declan Mulholland, the actor who played the original human version of Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars: A New Hope that never made it to the big screen. For those unfamiliar, Jabba the Hutt was originally no more than…

A member of the London Fire Brigade (LFB) was given a retirement present he is unlikely to forget – a surprise visit from Hollywood megastar Harrison Ford. The LFB’s Blue Watch had just finished roll call at around 8pm on Saturday evening when the Star Wars actor got out of…

Home News Entertainment (Image credit: Disney / Lucasfilm) If you’re at all a fan of Star Wars or anime (or both), then you’ve likely seen the debut trailer for Star Wars: Visions. And if not, what’s keeping you? The trailer, which showcases nine upcoming animated shorts from some of Japan’s…

Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. Warner Bros. will show Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga for the first time in a year at gamescom next week. Geoff Keighley tweeted to say gamescom Opening Night Live, which kicks off at 7pm UK time on Wednesday, will…