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New 'Andor' Set Photos Reveal Stormtrooper Standoff
Following the success of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and before the rollout of Disney's premiere streaming service, Disney+, it was announced that Lucasfilm would be creating a series featuring one of the heroes of the Rebel Alliance and of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Cassian Andor. As we know, Cassian, along with the other heroes from that story, die in the service of getting the plans for the first Death Star to the Rebel Alliance, setting the stage for the events in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Of course, this series will be set prior to the events of that movie and give us some more backstory on the character of Cassian Andor and some of his activities and assignments as a Rebel operative.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
See Leia Ignite Her Lightsaber In New Print
Princess Leia Organa has always been a huge part of why fans love Star Wars so much. Even before we knew she was Force-sensitive, Leia stole all our hearts, since she made her first appearance in 1977. We knew Leia was a leader and a warrior. When we found out that she was Force-sensitive, she became even more of a symbol of hope.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
The Full History Of 'Star Wars' Most Important Codename
Star Wars is full of codenames and hidden places/names/people, etc. But perhaps the most important and well-known codename in the Star Wars universe is “Fulcrum.” Where did the codename Fulcrum come from and what is it used for? Fulcrum is both a spy network of various different agents and one central agent who holds the operation together and calls the shots. They became part of the rebel spy network under the umbrella Rebel Alliance Intelligence Service. The network is first created by Bail Organa and Ahsoka Tano during the start of the Galactic Empire.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
You Won't Believe How Much This Luke Skywalker Trading Card Is Being Sold For
As long as there has been Star Wars there has been Star Wars merchandise, comic books, novels, apparel, trading cards, and toys, toys, toys. This has led to fans amassing huge collections, often times equal parts valuable and sentimental. Recently, an original 1977 Topps Luke Skywalker trading card was listed on eBay with an exorbitant price tag. As Star Wars remains centered in modern pop culture, original collectibles from the release of A New Hope (simply titled Star Wars in 1977) continue to be the envy of many collectors. A mint condition card, such as the one up for same, would obviously carry an extremely inflated price tag.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
This Disturbing Baby Yoda Animatronic Will Give You Nightmares For Years
There is no doubt about it: toys were one of the things that helped to make the Star Wars series what it is today. Star Wars toys have set dozens of standards in the toy world, and they have meant so much to fans of Star Wars for years. That is why it was such a shame that when The Mandalorian premiered, there were no toys based on the show to be found. That has since been remedied, and we have had several wonderful toys come from an equally wonderful show. However, the newest toy in the "adorable Baby Yoda" line may not be as adorable as fans find his on screen counterpart.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
How Long Did Luke's Training On Dagobah Actually Last?
After the chaotic escape from the destruction of Echo Base on Hoth in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, the remaining Rebel Alliance forces scatter, promising to rendezvous at a previously agreed upon location. It is here that the main protagonist group splits. Han, Leia, Chewbacca, and C-3PO leave on the Millennium Falcon. Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 leave on Luke’s X-wing starfighter. While the Millennium Falcon heads for the rendezvous point, Luke decides to head for the planet Dagobah to find the wise Jedi Master Yoda.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Why The "Poemance" Is So Important To 'Star Wars'
Throughout the Star Wars sequel trilogy, one of the most interesting pairs to appear onscreen together was always Finn and Poe. The chemistry between a Resistance pilot and an ex-stormtrooper is very intriguing when you take all of Star Wars into account. After Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens finished, there were many rumors within the Star Wars community that Finn and Poe were going to have a romantic relationship.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Who Would Win If Darth Revan Fought Darth Vader?
In September of 2001, Dark Horse Comics release Star Wars Tales #9, which included a story called "Resurrection," in which Darth Vader fights a (resurrected) Darth Maul and beats him in the end after a long and enduring battle.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
7 Things That Don't Make Sense In The Prequel Trilogy
While the Star Wars prequels have aged like a fine wine and enjoyed a resurgence of late, due in no small part to the success of The Clone Wars, there are still some points of these movies that don't make much sense. A benefit of having a mystical energy field as a key element in the Star Wars universe is the ability to explain away certain flaws or inconsistencies with the Force. Many times these Force-centric explanations are found in the vast library of Expanded Universe content that is available for Star Wars fans. For our purposes, we will be primarily focusing on events taking place onscreen in the first three movies of the Skywalker saga.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
10 Things in Legends That Possibly Could Happen in Canon
Star Wars has a rich and expansive universe. That universe got somewhat divided when Disney bought Lucasfilm and then it was announced a year and a half later that books, games, comics, and other expanded universe stories up to that point would not be part of the new Star Wars canon. Since then, fans have debated about whether some of their favorite stories would ever become canon again. There are a few stories that have the potential to make it into this new Star Wars universe.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Mark Hamill Fuels This Crazy Luke Skywalker Fan Theory
A couple days ago, this author came across a new Instagram post by Mark Hamill, famously known for portraying Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, and for voicing Joker in the Batman: The Animated Series. He is known for being quite active on Instagram, posting a range of pictures from fun whimsical memes, to throwback nostalgic images, to deeper thought-provoking ideas. This recent post pointed to a conspiracy theory that has been circulating under the radar for a while. In my opinion, it is as well supported as the fake moon landing and Paul is dead theories.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism