25 Great Things About The Phantom Menace
Image: Lucasfilm Everything about the visual identity of the Naboo is meant to evoke this idea of a pacifist people, a society that prioritizes trade and cultural exchange over military…
This Is the Coolest, Most Unique Obi-Wan Kenobi Figure Ever
Image: Hot Toys Whenever a new set of Star Wars toys is announced, fans have come to expect to see characters in some sort of armor. Be it Mandalorian armor,…
The Acolyte’s Lee Jung-jae Could Be the Coolest Jedi Ever
Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) in The Acolyte.Image: Lucasfilm The next live-action Star Wars series, The Acolyte, arrives in less than a month—and a new video released today shares fresh footage…
Ahmed Best’s Hope For His Star Wars Future? Jedi John Wick
Image: Lucasfilm Ahmed Best—the man who brought Jar Jar Binks to life and then faced decades of horrifying harassment for it—shouldn’t have needed a Star Wars redemption arc, but he…
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is better and worse than you remember
20th Century Fox This month marks the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. The film, the opening installment in George Lucas’ Prequel Trilogy, was the…
Sci-Fi Legend Sigourney Weaver May Join Star Wars Universe
Legend Sigourney WeaverPhoto: Carlos Alvarez (Getty Images) The Mandalorian and Grogu may have its first new cast member, and she’s a sci-fi legend. Sigourney Weaver, the star of Alien, Avatar…
Our First Taste of Star Wars’ Post-Rise of Skywalker Vision Comes From Disneyland
When audiences last saw Rey Skywalker, she announced her new name and the credits rolled. What specifically she’d do next, how she was feeling, and all that kind of stuff was…
An Ode to the Sound Naboo Blasters Make
The sonic background of Star Wars is almost unmatched for legendary, immediately recognizable callouts. The snap-hiss of an igniting lightsaber. The penetrating wail of a TIE Fighter shrieking into view,…
3 Things We Liked, and 4 We Didn’t, About Tales of the Empire
Screenshot: Lucasfilm Ultimately though, all these issues come down to a singular question: is Tales making effective use of the anthology format, four stories in? The answer feels increasingly like…
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Makes Use of Phil Tippett’s Stop-Motion Wizardry
Photo: Jeff Spicer (Getty Images) During CCXP Mexico City, director Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) shared with Collider that he’s aiming to bring more practical movie-making magic to his…