Ever wonder, like I do, what a modern ‘Star Wars’ Original Trilogy trailer might look like? Ever think, again like I do,”why can’t every trailer be as zany, joyful, and exciting as that first ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ one”? Well, hold on to your helmets, folks, because The Unusual Suspect has put together the trailer […]
Rian Johnson Takes the Helm of ‘Star Wars: Episode 8’
In news that I didn’t expect for quite sometime, it has been pretty much confirmed that Rian Johnson (Looper) is sitting in the director’s chair for ‘Star Wars: Episode 8.’ And he isn’t just directing: he’ll also take a crack at writing ‘Episode 8,’ arguably the more important of the two jobs. It’s hard to say […]
‘Chronicle’ Director to Helm A ‘Star Wars’ Spin-Off
Josh Trank, director of Chronicle and the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, is having pretty much the best couple years of his young life. At the tender age of 30, this hot-commodity joins Godzilla‘s Gareth Edwards as a director of his very own stand-alone Star Wars film. Here’s the full announcement courtesy of StarWars.com: In addition to the episodes of […]
‘Godzilla’ Director to Helm the First ‘Star Wars’ Spin-off
Director Gareth Edwards is having a great month. First he successfully rebooted one of the most recognizably franchises around in Godzilla (read our full review). The film has enjoyed both critical success and a $93 million dollar weekend. Just a few days after he released his blockbuster, Disney and Lucasfilm (via THR) announced that Edwards […]
‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe Officially No Longer Canon – And That’s a Good Thing
With a move that surprises no one paying attention to Star Wars news, yet still comes as a pretty painful moment, the brains and hearts behind Star Wars told the world via StarWars.com that the Expanded Universe no longer tells the official story. The moment Disney announced the production of a Star Wars sequel trilogy, […]
Star Wars: The Birth of the Lightsaber
This featurette, which originally appeared in the special features of the 2004 Star Wars Trilogy DVD release, has been making its glorious rounds on the interwebs since it was posted to the official Star Wars YouTube channel, and we figured we’d jump in on the action. The short video delves into the origins of the universe’s arguably […]
Captain America’s To-Do List
With the American release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier on the immediate horizon—April 4th!—interesting Easter eggs have been popping up all over the Internet. We found an excellent one: Steve Rogers’ To-Do list. As we saw in The Avengers, Cap is a little behind in the pop culture department, and, by the looks of his […]
‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Complete Episode Chronology
With Star Wars: The Clone Wars safely nestled in the capable hands of Netflix, we Star Wars fiends are free to (re)watch as many episodes of the series as space-time will allow. But, now, thanks to StarWars.com, we can watch every episode in the canonically approved chronological order. With this list, we can finally be free […]
A Star Wars: The Clone Wars Marathon Primer
For many people, sitting down—and staying seated—to watch five seasons worth of TV in anticipation of sitting down to watch a sixth season of TV is unappetizing at best, torturously boring at worst, regardless of what you’re watching. When Lucasfilm and Netflix announced that all five seasons of Star Wars: Clone Wars, and a new […]
Trailer for Netflix-Sponsored Clone Wars Drops, Explodes My Brain
Please, for the love of all geekery in the vast Kingdom of Geekropolis, watch this trailer. Watch this trailer and swoon. Netflix and Lucasfilm promise droids, clones, the return of Qui-Gon, and utter Yoda-themed badassery in its first full-length trailer for The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions. I, for one, am full of questions about […]