5 years ago, The Mandalorian made Star Wars fun again
It is a reality of Hollywood filmmaking that the longer a franchise goes on, the more baggage it accrues — both culturally and canonically. Hollywood’s studios have done their best…
The Acolyte’s New Song Takes Star Wars Into Its R&B Era
Image: Disney/Lucasfilm Star Wars has a particular type of music that runs throughout most of its media. Following on from John Williams, composers like Kevin Kiner, John Powell, and Michael…
Dave Filoni Isn’t Ruling Out Edgier Takes on Star Wars
Dave Filoni and Rosario Dawson on the set of Disney+ series Star Wars: Ahsoka.Image: Lucasfilm Remember when The Mandalorian maybe, probably, let Star Wars’ first F-bomb wriggle into its dialogue?…
The Mandalorian’s New Figures Are Some Surprising Deep Cuts
Image: Hasbro If there’s one thing we know about Hasbro and its Star Wars figures, it’s that they love a Mandalorian. Not just The Mandalorian, the show or the main…
This Rocket-Firing Boba Fett Is Officially the World’s Most Valuable Vintage Toy
Image: Heritage Auctions/HA.com It’s not surprising that a pristine example of Kenner’s notoriously rare Boba Fett action figure with “rocket-firing” action—never released to the public after being deemed a choking…
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,…
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…
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…
We Already Know When the Next Star Wars Show Is Coming
Photo: Kate Green (Getty Images) This year is a big one for Star Wars on the small screen. We’ve already had Young Jedi Adventures and The Bad Batch, and Tales of…
Star Wars’ Diana Lee Inosanto Digs Deep Into Tales of the Empire
Star Wars loves nothing more than understanding a villain. Part of the reason the franchise’s greatest evils are also some of its most compelling characters is because it loves to…