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Starting prices for the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser experience with Disney have been revealed, and they are... substantial. The first "Voyage Departure" dates have been revealed, as well, starting on August 20, 2022, through September 17, 2022. It's likely Disney is only booking this first set of weeks first before moving on to make sure they have their Porgs in a row for a more expanded set of launch dates.

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TNT has renewed its television adaptation of Snowpiercer for a fourth season. The renewal comes ahead of the third season in the series, which tells the story of a post-apocalyptic world covered in ice and a small group of survivors who live in a train circling the globe. The show's third season has just wrapped up production.

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The new Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer was released today with a vision of the future. Or the past. It appears to be a mashing up of the best parts of some of the most beloved comedic takes on monster movies, kid team Goonies adventures, and superhero movies of the past several decades. And we're completely onboard for that.

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The creators of Star Wars at Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) and Lucasfilm aren't shy about the fact that they employ fans of their most popular creations. After so many decades of creating Star Wars, it was inevitable that Lucasfilm would eventually be working with professionals that grew up watching Star Wars as a kid. This week, we have a friendly reminder that the dream is real: A creative film and special effects individual that went by the name "Shamook" was hired by Lucasfilm after he created his own take on a scene from The Mandalorian.

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This week casting has leaked for two key characters in the upcoming series of shows for Disney+, including Ahsoka and a potential Thrawn/Ezra standalone series. A report this week goes into detail on how two actors have apparently been locked in as actors for a future show or shows in the Star Wars universe, almost certainly set in the years during and immediately after what we've seen in The Mandalorian. We got a great big teaser about this future in The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 5 - now it's time to get slightly more specific.

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Today Warner Bros. Pictures revealed that they have a new release date for Dune. The movie Dune, also known as Dune: Part One, was one of a pack of movies that've had release dates changed due to the pandemic that changed the world in late 2019, 2020, and onward. Dune's latest scheduling appears to be hinged on its appearance at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, which in turn is scheduled to take place on September 3, 2021.

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When the credits rolled for the final episode of The Mandalorian Season 2, there was a bit of confusion from fans. It was suggested in the post-credits sequence that The Book of Boba Fett would be released - but didn't specifically say whether said show would be its own entity, or if it'd just be The Mandalorian Season 3. Further confusion ensued as rumors spread that characters from one show would appear in the other.

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This week The Book of Boba Fett's future became a little more clear, courtesy of the man himself: Temuera Morrison. Morrison is the current face of Boba Fett, and the man behind the mask when it comes to the voice of most clone troopers in Star Wars movies and TV shows. In a segment of an interview posted with Express this week, Morrison revealed a bit about The Book of Boba Fett without actually spilling any key beans.

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Today we're going to speak a bit about what's coming with the Obi-Wan Kenobi show on Disney+. This show is not yet completed, it's still in-the-making, but we have some early information on what's inside the show's plot. At this point I'd like you to absolutely turn back and wait for the show to debut before you read any further if you're not the sort of person who likes to read spoilers for a show such as this. This is your last SPOILER ALERT.

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Today we're going to take a peek at how and why LEGO was the first company to release a Boba Fett's Starship without the name "Slave I" attached. We're also going to take a peek at a few other examples of times when Star Wars toys had their names changed, their names switched, or their characters removed from movies entirely!

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There's a TV show coming to Apple TV+ in September of 2021 that goes by the name of Foundation. The show Foundation how has a pair of teaser trailers that'll excite your brain and entice you to join the Apple TV+ universe, starting with an intriguing description of the basic plot. "The Galactic Empire has brought peace to thousands of worlds, but the beliefs of one man now threaten their very existence."

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian spawned a few more LEGO sets this week, including the tiny Imperial Armored Marauder and the massive Imperial Light Cruiser. There's also a LEGO Star Wars Boba Fett's Starship to span the gap. These ships take advantage of some of the most interesting pieces of hardware in the Star Wars show released thus far, making CERTAIN that all the bases are covered.

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