Watch the Star Wars: Episode IX Panel Live
Stephen Colbert just burst onto the stage at the Star Wars celebration, folks. He’s excited. We’re excited. Are you excited? If you’re reading this then we bet you are! There’s been a lot of Disney-related news lately. There was the historic acquisition of Fox, and yesterday’s in-depth reveal of their upcoming streaming service, Disney + news yesterday (read our breakdown ...
J.J. Abrams on his Initial Fears & Current Excitement About Star Wars: Episode IX
When it was announced that J.J. Abrams was returning to co-write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX, little did we know how initially apprehensive he was. Abrams had already successfully relaunched a new era of Star Wars with 2015’s A Force Awakens. The pressure and stress of taking on the most iconic film franchise in history was significant, to say the least. Abrams ...
Expect a Star Wars: Episode IX Trailer in April
The safest bet on when to expect your first Star Wars: Episode IX trailer is at the Star Wars Celebration. The annual celebration kicks off on April 11 and runs through April 15. It has just been confirmed that director J.J. Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy will be in attendance on a panel. There will also be “plenty ...
Oscar Isaac Teases Fulfilling end to Skywalker Saga in Star Wars: Episode IX
In the end, there will have been 9 films stretched out over 42-years. What began in 1977 as a moonshot (pun intended) sci-fi space opera by a young George Lucas has become the single biggest film franchise in history. There were few people who ever thought that the trials and tribulations of a young Luke ...
R2-D2 Wraps Filming on set of Star Wars: Episode IX
While production is still underway for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode IX, one key character has shot its final scene. Emphasis on it, of course, as R2-D2 cannot credibly be given a gender. Yet the most iconic droid in history is played by actor Jimmy Vee, who took over the part for the late, great Kenny Baker. Vee recently confirmed ...
John Boyega Teases Shocking Moment in Star Wars: Episode IX
Star Wars has not lacked for wild moments. In fact, the entire, mega franchise has been built around them, from the first time we plunged into the Mos Eisley Cantina with Obi-Wan and Luke to the game-changing Darth Vader reveal in The Empire Strikes Back, the early films set the template for the big, shocking moment. Once J.J. ...
Someone Has to Supervise Mark Hamill While He Reads the Star Wars: Episode IX Script
It isn’t easy being popular. Just ask Mark Hamill. He’s the OG of Star Wars and has seen a lot of changes over the years. Particularly when it comes to guarding secrets. Luke Skywalker himself is granted no special accommodations regarding the security of Star Wars IX. He has to learn his line from headache-inducing ...
Oscar Isaac Says the Cast of Star Wars: Episode IX is Going Off Script
Star Wars has been thrilling fans for more than 40 years. Episode IX will be the third film featuring Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, and Poe. Now that we know these characters, there’s a little more room for experimentation. They can break from the rigidity of establishing the major players and move into feeling out just ...
Star Wars: Episode IX Adds The Crown‘s Matt Smith
It’s always fascinating when a well-known actor’s added to film during production. That’s precisely the case with what Variety is reporting; The Crown star Matt Smith is joining J.J. Abrams‘ Star Wars: Episode IX (or Star Wars: A New Order if you believe that particular fan theory). Who will Smith be playing? We have no ...
The Star Wars: Episode IX Title Theory That Might Actually be Right
Every once in a while, a fan theory will be so potentially on the money that we’ve got to share it. That is definitely the case with this Reddit user‘s idea of what the next Star Wars film might be called, and we’re wondering if this person actually guessed the title—the theory is that solid. On the ...
J.J. Abrams Reveals First Photo From the Set of Star Wars: Episode IX
J.J. Abrams sent his first ever Tweet out into the world, and it was a doozy. With Star Wars: Episode IX production officially underway, Abrams sent out his inaugural Tweet from set, praising his cast and crew, The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson, Star Wars creator George Lucas, and the late, great Carrie Fisher: Bittersweet starting this next chapter without Carrie, ...
Star Wars: Episode IX Will Feature New Carrie Fisher Footage
The force seems to be with us all this Friday. Leia Organa’s story is not finished yet. The Star Wars princess turned General will appear in Star Wars: Episode IX Lucasfilm announced today in a statement. The legendary late Carrie Fisher passed away prior to the final installment of the Skywalker saga being written, but ...
Billy Dee Williams Returning as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: Episode IX
It was only this past May we got to see Donald Glover as the young Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Glover was exceptional as the young, sartorially sagacious smuggler, and now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the man who made Lando a household name in the first place is returning to the Star Wars galaxy. Billy Dee ...
Keri Russell Headed to a Galaxy Far, Far Away for Star Wars: Episode IX
Keri Russell was looking for work after her mega-hit show, The Americans, wrapped this spring. Turns out she didn’t have to wait too long for the next great gig. Variety reports that Russell has signed onto Star Wars: Episode IX. Star Wars has gotten into the habit of snapping up some of our favorite leading ...
Star Wars Creator George Lucas Goes Deep on the Science Behind the Force
In 1897, J.J. Thomson discovered there are smaller particles than the atom, namely electrons. Now, in 2018 we finally know what is smaller than the Force. According to George Lucas, the answer is Whills. The microscopic creatures were once intended to be the stars of Star Wars Episodes 7-9 and we would have never known ...
John Boyega Drops a Hint About Finn’s Future in Star Wars: Episode IX
Two lines in an interview with John Boyega for Yahoo! give us one of the earliest clues we have about Star Wars: Episode IX. The finale of the Skywalker saga has yet to even being filming, but Boyega is already prepping for the role. According to Boyega, his character Finn will undergo a physical transformation ...
Ava DuVernay Announces Star Wars: Episode IX Assistant Director
We were ecstatic last fall when J.J. Abrams announced he would be returning to close out the Skywalker Saga with Star Wars: Episode IX. Abrams is one of the most crisp storytellers of our generation and capably carried on the George Lucas legacy with The Force Awakens. We trust him to finish this thing right, ...
Rey & Finn to Stick Together in Star Wars: Episode IX
When Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) met in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the new era of Star Wars officially began. Finn watched in awe (as did we) when Rey beat up some goons, saved his life (several times in this initial sequence, in fact) and helped them both escape by jumping into an old ...
Mark Hamill Reveals George Lucas’s Abandoned Ending for Star Wars: Episode IX
When George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney, he was also letting go of control over his vision of how his epic Skywalker saga, beginning with 1977’s Star Wars, would end. Lucas had given Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm’s president, a treatment for the new trilogy once Disney acquired the rights, but ultimately it was J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan’s ...
J.J. Abrams Confirms Star Wars: Episode IX Script is Done
It wasn’t that long ago when we found out that J.J. Abrams would be helming the final Star Wars film in what’s known as the Skywalker saga—Star Wars: Episode IX. Heck, it wasn’t that long ago when we were marveling at how Abrams managed to shoulder the incredible weight of fan expectations when he relaunched ...
