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Colin Cantwell, the artist who designed the iconic starships of “Star Wars” including the X-Wing, TIE Fighter and Death Star, died Saturday at the age of 90, according to reports. A graduate of UCLA with an animation degree, Cantwell spent much of the 60s and 70s with his mind in…

Colin Cantwell, the concept artist who designed iconic Star Wars spacecraft, including the X-wing Starfighter, TIE fighter and Death Star, died Saturday at his Colorado home, Sierra Dall, his longtime partner, told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 90. Cantwell’s film credits included special photographic effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), technical…

One of Obi-Wan Kenobi's stars is teasing their connection with Darth Vader. Rupert Friend is playing the Grand Inquisitor in the Disney+ show. The actor sat down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss his relationship with Darth Vader. Inquisitors might serve under Hayden Christensen's severe hand, but Friend thinks his relationship to his superior…

We’re Bong fans.Photo: Miguel Medina (Getty Images) Joining The Batman’s Robert Pattinson in Mickey7, the upcoming sci-fi film from auteur Bong Joon Ho, are Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker), Toni Collette (Nightmare Alley), and Mark Ruffalo (The Adam Project, She-Hulk). It’s been a while since the director’s…

Photo: Gareth Cattermole (Getty Images) For Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander heritage month, Kelly Marie Tran (Raya and the Last Dragon) sat down with StarWars.com to discuss her experience being a part of the Star Wars universe as a first generation Asian-American when she was cast as Rose Tico…

Image: Lucasfilm If you managed to score tickets to this year’s Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California, next week, I sincerely hope you also managed to save up some galactic credits. Besides actual Star Wars news, the amount of exclusive merchandise that will be available to you there, and there…

Image: Hallmark, Hot Toys, and Kuwahara Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest nerdy toy news on the internet. This week, Hot Toys has come to bargain with the almost-mandated “New Marvel Movie Action Figure,” Star Wars Celebration exclusives heat up in the cutest manner,…

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The best iPhone 13 cases are all ready and waiting down below with a series of fresh new releases that have launched over the last few months. Our 2021-2022 roundup of the best iPhone 13 cases has now been updated with some new designs and brands to keep your most…

We know you'd all be A-okay just watching Mando and Grogu scoot around the Star Wars universe in perpetuity. Which is totally fine, nothing to be ashamed of. But this is Star Wars we're talking about. Disney. So as long as there's money to be made, we'll keep seeing new…