Hayden Christensen was on the phone at home when he heard the front door open and footsteps head upstairs. He was expecting a friend, so he figured there was no reason to hang up. The Star Wars actor recalled at L.A. Comic Con on October 30 that by the time he went to check, someone …
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Natalie Portman had already made several movies when she took on the role of Padmé Amidala. But The Phantom Menace was the first new chapter in the main Star Wars saga since Return of the Jedi, and its 1999 release drew a level of attention she’d never experienced before. In an October 26 interview, Portman …
The last time we saw Rey on the big screen, she had just taken the Skywalker name. In 2023, Daisy Ridley walked onto the Star Wars Celebration stage to announce she was coming back. A new round of reports raises a question about that return: Which movie will actually pick up her story? Rey Reportedly …
After years of waiting, Battlefront fans finally have something more concrete to talk about. EA has confirmed that DICE and Respawn Entertainment will work together on a new project, and Variety reports that it is Star Wars: Battlefront 3. The pairing is especially interesting: one studio helped build modern Battlefront, while the other made Titanfall, …
Darth Vader and Thanos appearing in the same official artwork sounds like a fan’s dream crossover. Marvel and Lucasfilm are making that possible with Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles, arriving in January 2027. But there’s a catch: sharing a cover does not mean the two villains are getting a showdown, and the announced story gives Vader …
General Hux never looked like someone having a good day in The Last Jedi. Domhnall Gleeson gave the First Order general a face that could turn any conversation into an argument. But one of his memories of returning to the role is far less intimidating. Nearly nine years after the film’s release, he shared a …
George Lucas has revisited one of the biggest unfinished chapters in Star Wars: the three movies he once intended to make next. The subject came up during a September 20 interview with Norah O’Donnell, alongside his wife and business partner, Mellody Hobson. “I Had Three More Star Wars to Make” The remark arrived late in …
A racing game has put Star Wars back near the top of the review charts. Star Wars: Galactic Racer earned a reported Metacritic score of 88, leading Forbes to call it the franchise’s best-reviewed game in 23 years. How Galactic Racer Compares with Other Star Wars Games According to Forbes’ October 2 report, Galactic Racer’s …
San Diego city meetings are not known for heavy breathing, black capes, or threats against the Rebel Alliance. That changed when a speaker dressed as Darth Vader stepped to the microphone during an August 19 council committee meeting. He had only a few minutes, a voice changer, and a very modern piece of surveillance technology …
The prequel cast is suddenly closer to Star Wars than it has been in years. Hayden Christensen is playing Anakin again, Ewan McGregor keeps asking for more Obi-Wan, and old Clone Wars stories are finally appearing in live action. That makes one reunion idea feel far less impossible than it did a decade ago. The …