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Newly Revealed Image Has Alternate View of Rey's Last Scene In 'The Rise of Skywalker'
It has been eight months since Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker closed out the Skywalker saga. It gained mixed responses from audiences and critics all over. Despite the period of time and the Star Wars content that has come out and been announced since then, people are still learning new things about this film, which turned out to be the last film that we will be getting for a few years.
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in Futurism'The Mandalorian' Showrunner Jon Favreau Reveals What He Learned From Marvel's Kevin Feige
Jon Favreau has come a long way in his career. Before creating The Mandalorian, which is a huge hit with Star Wars fans old and new, he voiced Pre Vizla of the Mandalorian group Death Watch in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and then Rio Durant in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Outside of Star Wars, he has directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Iron Man and Iron Man 2 (and appeared as Happy Hogan in both films and a few other MCU films since then). He also went on to direct Disney’s remakes of The Jungle Book and The Lion King, both of which had box office success. As such, he has become a huge asset for Disney.
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in Futurism'Poe Dameron: Free Fall' Novel Reinforces How This 'Star Wars' Character Who Had Potential Is All Over The Place
I should preface this by saying that this is both a novel review (trying to be as spoiler-free as possible) and an assessment of the Poe Dameron character in general as he has been depicted across various Star Wars media.
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in Futurism'Star Wars' Unveils Official Design of Leia Organa's Lightsaber
During the SDCC at-home panel co-hosted by Kristin Baver of Starwars.com and Lucasfilm Publishing's senior editor Robert Simpson, Lucasfilm Publishing unveiled several new book titles that continue the expansion of the Star Wars universe. The first book announced was The Lightsaber Collection. Several sites, including starwars.com, have since published images from the book.
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in FuturismFavreau and Filoni Comment On 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 Production and George Lucas' Feedback On Season 1
With future Star Wars films being far away, The Mandalorian has become the thing to look forward to, at least as far as live-action Star Wars storytelling is concerned. Other live-action shows are in development for Disney+, but season 2 of The Mandalorian is what is arriving the soonest. October cannot come any sooner for those who are very hyped to see what’s in store.
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in Futurism'Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection' Features Ben Solo and Second Sister's Lightsabers
Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection is a visual guide that is set to be published by Insight Editions on October 20, 2020. It is written by Daniel Wallace and contains illustrations by Lukasz Liszko and Ryan Valle. It has been promised that this book would feature lightsabers from various Star Wars media, not just the films. Recently, Syfy reported on images (accompanied by descriptions) from pages of the book that have been unveiled, and The Direct focused on two of arguably the most interesting ones: Ben Solo’s lightsaber and the Second Sister’s lightsaber.
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in Futurism'Star Wars' Actor Sam Witwer Shares How He Fleshed Out Maul's Voice
Actor Sam Witwer has come a very long way in the Star Wars franchise ever since he voiced Starkiller and Emperor Palpatine in the 2008 video game The Force Unleashed (which was followed by a sequel in 2010.) On The Clone Wars TV series, he voiced the Brother in the memorable Mortis arc. However, the role that Witwer has perhaps become best known for when it comes to voicing Star Wars characters is Maul.
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in FuturismA 'Star Wars' Series Or Feature Film About Ben Solo Could Be In The Works At Lucasfilm
Kylo Ren became a popular character among some Star Wars fans over the course of the sequel trilogy, during which he was depicted as a villain, somewhat of an anti-hero, and, by the end, a hero. While people have varying opinions over how his characterization and fate were executed, lots of fans have become very familiar with Kylo Ren, originally born as Ben Solo.
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in Futurism'Star Wars' Actor Diego Luna Says There Is No Rush To Begin Production On Cassian Andor Series
Disney+ has become to go-to place for new Star Wars content. The Mandalorian took the world by a storm, with its viewers becoming huge fans of The Child, as well as some of the other newer characters. Its second season is set to debut in October. The Clone Wars had its final season, pleasing longtime fans of that beloved animated series, and even introduced the Bad Batch, who are getting their own spin-off series. While there have been rumblings of possible future live-action shows that might be coming down the pipeline, Lucasfilm has only officially confirmed the Obi-Wan Kenobi series (set eight years after Episode III and eleven years before Episode IV) and the Cassian Andor series (set sometime before the character’s debut in Rogue One).
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in Futurism'The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special' Coming to Disney+ November 17
If you ever want to make Star Wars fans cringe, all you need to do is mention the Star Wars Holiday Special. Released on November 17, 1978, it featured the cast of the films and involved Chewbacca's family celebrating Life Day on Kashyyyk. The special is infamous for its awkward moments, including a cooking segment with the words, “Stir, whip, stir, whip, whip, whip, stir.” It includes such nonsensical things as a video by Jefferson Starship. George Lucas himself despises the special, having said that he wishes that he could destroy every copy in existence. On Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, he reconfirmed to Jon Favreau (who has said that he would like to take a stab at a new holiday special) that this special is not canon.
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in FuturismAdria Arjona To Star Opposite Diego Luna In 'Rogue One' Spinoff Series On Disney+
When Disney and Lucasfilm released Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in December 2016, it was a huge it. Lots of viewers felt that the making of this direct prequel to the original Star Wars film was justified and worked well despite not being part of the Skywalker saga proper. Naturally, with all of the positive reception, a TV series acting as a prequel to Rogue One was greenlit for Disney+. First announced as a Cassian Andor series with Diego Luna back in the role, it has since been confirmed that K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) will be part of the show, and we can be sure to see much of the Rebel Alliance in the time leading up to Rogue One and the original trilogy.
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in Futurism'The Mandalorian' Season 2 Trailer Rumored to Drop During NBA Playoffs
The Mandalorian, the first live-action Star Wars TV series, dropped on Disney+ November 12, 2019, as one its flagship titles when the streaming service launched. It stars Pedro Pascal (whose acting credits include the Netflix original Narcos, as well as HBO’s Game of Thrones) as Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin, who, along with his sidekick "The Child,” fights off other members of the Bounty Hunters' Guild, as well members of the Imperial remnant during the show's first season run of eight episodes. The show had cameo roles by such stars as Clancy Brown, Bill Burr, and even Academy Award-nominated director Werner Herzog playing the character know as "The Client." The show's main antagonist, the ruthless Moff Gideon (played by Giancarlo Esposito of Breaking Bad fame, ended the show's first season wielding the Darksaber, a welcome nod to the animated series The Clone Wars.
Culture SlatePublished 4 years ago in Futurism