It was announced last night that actor Peter Mayhew died on April 30th, 2019, with his family by his side. Mayhew's family announced the passing of this film hero, best known for his role as the wookie Chewbacca from the Star Wars film series. Peter Mayhew portrayed Chewbacca in all the original films, and passed the torch to a new generation over the course of the filming of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
This week the first issue of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is in comic book stores. Inside you'll find a definitive answer to one of the most puzzling questions in the history of the Star Wars universe. What's the true look of the desert-bound hole-gobbling Sarlacc? The answer comes thanks to a new hero in the Star Wars universe, one suspiciously similar to a character from the Marvel Comics universe (comics and cinematic universes, incidentally), by the name of The Collector!
In BOND 25, Daniel Craig returns to what'll likely be his most iconic role in a film series. This 007 film (the 25th Bond film) was revealed in a big way at a destination reveal at Laughing Waters beach, Jamaica - as seen in DR. NO (BOND 1). Below you'll be able to watch the entire reveal event as it went down this week - and you'll see the wild and epic cast introduced piece by piece.
The new Star Wars Episode 9 trailer included a laugh track you may've recognized. You probably reacted to the end of the first trailer for The Rise of Skywalker like Han Solo right after getting un-frozen from his carbonite block: "I know that laugh." But we won't know what it all means until the movie is released, right? As it turns out, JJ Abrams, director of this Star Wars film, was more than happy to lend additional confirmation to the hint given in the trailer.
A bit more information about Rey's parentage was revealed this week amid release of the New Star Wars 9 trailer. This movie, called Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker, will be directed by J.J. Abrams, like The Force Awakens. In commentary this week at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, Abrams lent some welcome insight into the future of the most important character of this trilogy.
Yes, I spelled canon right - it's a pun, see? The newest Star Wars movie, Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker shows a piece of what would appear to be the Death Star, and today we're going to talk it. We're going to have a brief chat about how it's possible, how it's impossible, and why canon no longer operates in the way the average Star Wars fan thinks it does, or should.
This morning the new Dune movie's full cast list was revealed by Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Entertainment. This is the newest adaptation of the original Frank Herbert classic tale of those who control the spice in the universe - and tales of its production history are as interesting as anything thus far produced. There is a 1984 film called Dune, but it may as well have never been made as created with such... lack of fervor. Now, in 2020, the real deal comes into play again.
The average consumer might be able to afford the next Nike self lacing shoes - imagine that! Nike's announcement this week suggests that the Back to the Future shoe will be back - sort of - inside the next year. This next-generation release won't LOOK LIKE the original Nike Air Mag, but they'll work pretty much the same. This is the "future of footwear" in the form of a Nike shoe called Nike HyperAdapt, complete with Nike E.A.R.L. (Electric Adaptable Reaction Lacing).
The next chapter in the Blade Runner series will appear in limited series of animated stories. These episodes were announced in the form of a series called "Black Lotus" today by Alcon Television Group, Crunchyroll, and Adult Swim. The series will feature thirteen 30-minute episodes that'll be available both on broadcast television on Adult Swim and through the Crunchyroll streaming video service.
We've got a few packs of the new Transformers Trading Card Game and we've been taking a look at what it's made of. This new card game launches the same day this article is set to go live: September 28th, 2018. At that time, both the basic Booster Box and Booster Packs will be made available - there'll also be an Autobots Starter Set and a Metroplex Deck in the mix.
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This week the folks at ILMxLAB spoke at Oculus Connect 5 about their new title "Vader Immortal." This is a virtual reality experience that takes place in three parts - the first of which is called Vader Immortal: Episode I. In the game, users will travel to Mustafar, to Darth Vader's palace. This experience will take place in the Star Wars universe in the period of time between Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: A New Hope.
The time at which Star Wars and LEGO have reached peak insanity is now. Here, in 2018, we've gotten back to the point at which the most fabled and legendary of original Star Wars LEGO sets was hatched is back. This is Star Wars: Cloud City, in LEGO form. If you're a hardcore Star Wars LEGO collector, you know the original is basically unattainable. If you're new to the game, you'll understand why this set's reboot is about to keep with the tradition of mind-boggling largeness.