Best of Summer 2019: Mark Hamill Finally Explains The Last Jedi‘s Blue Milk

*As summer draws to a close, we’re looking back at some of our favorite interviews and stories

Rian Johnson‘s Star Wars: The Last Jedi was bold in so many ways. The writer/director took the narrative baton from J.J. Abrams after The Force Awakens and gave us a rich, complex middle trilogy film that challenged fans’ long-held beliefs about what made a Jedi and Rey (Daisy Ridley)’s parentage.

Mark Hamill Finally Explains The Last Jedi‘s Blue Milk

Rian Johnson‘s Star Wars: The Last Jedi was bold in so many ways. The writer/director took the narrative baton from J.J. Abrams after The Force Awakens and gave us a rich, complex middle trilogy film that challenged fans’ long-held beliefs about what made a Jedi and Rey (Daisy Ridley)’s parentage. There was also his decision to split up the three main good guys—Rey, Finn (John Boyega),

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Kelly Marie Tran Speaks Out Against Trolls

“I won’t be marginalized by online harassment.” This is the title of Kelly Marie Tran’s bracing, crucial column in yesterday’s New York Times, a must-read for anyone, everyone who believes that an actor deserves to be treated like a human by the “fans” who purport to hold the keys to a franchise’s kingdom. The idea of super fandom is problematic in general; the arguments over what’s Star Wars canon and what’s not can be fun,

There May Be More to Rey & Kylo Ren’s Connection Than we Thought

You’d think that, after seven months, a movie with a fandom like Star Wars: The Last Jedi would have been mined for every possible Easter Egg, every hint of lore, and every hidden indication of what’s going to come next. And you’d be wrong.

With social media, fans are able to construct and discuss theories with huge numbers of other fans at ease, and Reddit is perhaps the hotbed of this when it comes to fandoms like that of Star Wars.

Rian Johnson Reacts to Calls to Remake The Last Jedi

There’s a growing movement to remake Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the Episode VIII director, Rian Johnson, seems to be on board with the idea.

Ok, not actually. But there is indeed a website proposing a complete remake of the divisive second installment in the saga’s most recent trilogy. Johnson has maintained a presence on Twitter for some time now, and when he came across ‘Remake The Last Jedi’s page,

Tiffany Haddish Challenges T’Challa and has Force Feels With Kylo Ren at MTV Movie Awards

Although the MTV Movie & TV Awards are no longer one of the more exciting nights in the television world, last night Tiffany Haddish brought the heat, her brilliant sass and hysterical jokes to the stage. Haddish slayed Girl’s Trip and SNL as a host back in 2017, so when she was chosen to host the 2018 MTV Movie & TV awards, we knew we were in for many laughs.

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 the names Rey, Finn or Poe. Lucas relinquished creative control in 2012 after selling Lucasfilm to Disney, but the director finally touched upon his intended storyline.

Simon Pegg Opens up About the Joy & Pain of Being in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

As super fans, geeks, and all-around movie nerds, we’ve all dreamt of being part of the movie magic that goes into making our favorite film. George Lucas started a phenomenon in 1977 that has inspired successful film careers of generations that followed. Some people get to actually live that dream and step into iconic roles. Others, like actor Simon Pegg, get to be in the movie and also help chart the story’s future.

Pegg played Unkar Plutt in The Force Awakens and helped contribute to the script.

Watch This Emotional Reunion Between Mark Hamill and Yoda (and Puppeteer Frank Oz)

With the digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD of Star Wars: The Last Jedi all available now, glimpses of the bonus features are being released on the internet left and right. Yesterday we shared this hilarious gag reel, which includes Carrie Fisher slapping Oscar Isaac over 40 times for a pivotal scene between Leia and Poe Dameron (one wonders if writer/director Rian Johnson really needed all those takes).

Watch Carrie Fisher Slap Oscar Isaac Silly in Fantastic Star Wars: The Last Jedi Gag Reel

We’ve shared a lot of juicy behind-the-scenes videos from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Like this video about some very good dogs helping them create the crystal foxes), or this one, which includes 11-minutes of footage from the documentary The Director and the Jedi. These morsels of Star Wars goodness began hitting the internet in the lead up to the release of The Last Jedi‘s digital HD became available,

5 Great Moments Form Rian Johnson’s Audio Commentary on the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Blu-Ray

Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s Blu-ray release comes with one of the most in-depth audio commentaries you’re likely to find. This is due to writer/director Rian Johnson’s love, and skill, at bringing people deep into his creative process. The Last Jedi Blu-ray release is especially robust, with Johnson’s detailed, delicious commentary joining a feature length documentary, The Director and the Jedi, that gives fans a comprehensive and compelling look at how the ambitious,

Watch one of the Best Scenes in Star Wars History

For all the thrilling scenes in writer/director Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the climatic fight that took place in Snoke’s blood-red throne room was one for the ages. In fact, we think it’s one of the best scenes in any Star Wars film, period. It’s not only technically brilliant and expertly performed, its also narratively crucial and genuinely, deliciously shocking. This fight between brand new allies Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Supreme Leader Snoke’s Praetorian Guard is available,

Watch how Real Dogs Helped Create The Crystal Foxes in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s crystal foxes had a small but pivotal role in the film, yet they’d never have looked so glorious if it weren’t for a few very good and very real doggies that stepped in during pre-production to lend a paw. In a new video released online (a lot of great new material is surfacing thanks to The Last Jedi being available for digital download) you’ll see how writer/director Rian Johnson and The Last Jedi team used some canine friends to help create one of the film’s most memorable creatures.

You Can Watch a Music-Only Version of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Have you ever imagined what it would be like if Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a silent film, with the only sound being John Williams incredible score? Well, even if you’ve never had that particular fantasy, this incredible idea is now a reality. With The Last Jedi now available digitally, and the Blu-ray and 3D home releases available in early April, this score-only version of the film is available right now.

Watch new Footage From Behind-the-Scenes of The Last Jedi in This Epic 11-Minute Clip

There has likely never been a Star Wars director as open about his process than The Last Jedi‘s writer/director Rian Johnson. This is to take nothing away from his fellow Star Wars creators, including The Force Awakens‘ J.J. Abrams or George Lucas himself, who have been open about their process (and in the case of Abrams, his abject fear) when plunging into the Star Wars galaxy.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s Andy Serkis Reveals Snoke has a Backstory

For some Star Wars fans, the life and death of Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) was a slap in the face. Introduced in The Force Awakens, Snoke was, in their view, supposed to be a next generation Emperor, a villain so powerful even the most potent Sith Lord (Darth Vader in the original trilogy, the wannabe-Vader Kylo Ren in the new one) would bow down to him. And for a time,

Phasma Madness, Rey Rage & More: Here are the First Details on Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s Deleted Scenes

The home release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi is like manna from heaven for Star Wars fans. It’s when we not only get to own the film so we can watch it, again and again, parsing for the small details we missed in the theater, but also when we get to see those delicious deleted scenes. Delicious because the scenes that didn’t make the final cut can offer a ton of context and a deeper understanding of what writer/director Rian Johnson was going for in his ambitious,

How The Last Jedi & Dunkirk‘s Colorist Subtly Manipulated Your Feelings

The son of farmers from near Turin, Italy, colorist Walter Volpatto went from studying electrical engineering at a local university to working at Italy’s national public broadcasting company, RAI. It was here he honed his chops with electronic compositing, lighting and photography. When computers became both ubiquitous and advantageous for his line of work, Volpatto jumped into the digital world with his usual passion and committment. Now, he is one of the premiere colorists working in the film industry,

Watch as the Star Wars: The Last Jedi VFX Team Morphs Andy Serkis into Snoke

Few things in life are more mesmerizing than watching Andy Serkis’ motion capture performance transform into the final character. Yesterday, we had an in-depth discussion with the VFX team from War for the Planet of the Apes. There’s so much cool technology here and it is incredible how all of the pieces come together. The VFX wizards at Industrial Light & Magic have pulled the curtain back now on Serkis’ performance as Snoke in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

How Pickup Trucks Helped Make Star Wars: The Last Jedi Most Visually Stunning Battle

One of the most stunning visuals in Star Wars: The Last Jedi—and in any Star Wars film we’ve seen—was the final battle between the First Order and the cornered and depleted Resistance on the remote, barren planet of Crait. One of the most arresting things about this small, uninhabited rock in the Outer Rim Territories is what lies beneath the layer of white salt covering the planet—a vast landscape of red soil. Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) has made Crait a Resistance outpost due to it being such an unassuming,