Star Wars
Mark Dodson, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Gremlins’ Voice Actor, Dies at 64
Mark Dodson, the voice actor known for his work in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Gremlins, died on Saturday. He was 64. Dodson passed away in Evansville, IL, his representative told The Hollywood Reporter. Stellar Appearances, Dodson’s talent agency, first announced his death via a statement on social media on Sunday. “Mark worked […]
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Hayden Christensen Thought ‘Star Wars’ “Wasn’t a Possibility” After Leonardo DiCaprio Casting Rumors
Hayden Christensen knew he was shooting for the stars (in more ways than one) during his auditions for Star Wars. The actor revealed this week he nearly lost hope for the project when he heard his name in contention with Leonardo DiCaprio. Christensen played Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002) and […]
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A ‘Star Wars’ Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Initially known for theatrically released blockbusters for the first two decades of its existence (despite dipping its toe in TV, occasionally), the George Lucas space-opera finally succumbed to television properly in the Noughties with animated series The Clone Wars. Since Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, Star Wars has gone back and forth on both […]
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‘The Bad Batch’: 8 Burning Questions Ahead of Season 3
Clone Force 99 is back in action. The last time we saw the genetically altered clone troopers in Disney+’s The Bad Batch, they were dealing with the presumed death of Tech, who’d died during a mission, and the loss of clone Omega, who’d been captured by the Empire. Omega, however, had also reunited with Kaminoan […]
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‘Star Wars’: 16 Animated Characters Who Made the Leap to Live-Action
[Warning: This story contains spoilers about key plot points and characters’ fates in several Star Wars series and movies.] It’s a good time to be a Star Wars fan. With numerous series and movies afoot, there are plenty of stories to be told in the years to come. Next up is the third and final […]
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Kenzo Channels ‘Stars Wars’ and Kurosawa Imagery at Paris Men’s Show
Kenzo’s Fall/Winter 2024 collection, presented at Paris Men’s Fashion Week, documents the intercultural exchanges that have intervened between East and West, America and Japan, and most notably in the show, between George Lucas’ science fiction and Akira Kurosawa’s historic imagery. The two distinct ways of filmmaking combined to inspire a perfect synthesis in Kenzo’s show. […]
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‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 3 Trailer Reveals Final Season
Lucasfilm Animation has released an action-packed trailer for the final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. The third and final season of the Emmy winning The Clone Wars spinoff gets underway Feb. 21 with three episodes. The finale will air May 1. The official description: “In the epic final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the […]
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Jodie Foster Turned Down Playing a 14-Year-Old Princess Leia in ‘Star Wars’
Jodie Foster confirmed she was once offered the iconic Star Wars role of Princess Leia in the late 1970s. The Oscar winner discussed the opportunity on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday. “You’ve been in so many iconic roles, and we love what you do,” Fallon said. “But I saw this on the […]
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‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners Reveal One Thing They’d Change About the Show
There is one thing the Game of Thrones showrunners admit they wish they’d done differently. David Benioff and Dan Weiss sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their upcoming Netflix sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem for a recent cover story. While that article included the duo’s reaction to the season eight backlash and a couple other bits […]
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David Benioff and Dan Weiss Reveal Their Shelved Star Wars Idea: ‘The First Jedi’
So, what was David Benioff and Dan Weiss’ shelved Star Wars movie all about? The Game of Thrones creators opened up about their efforts to make a Star Wars movie in this week’s The Hollywood Reporter‘s cover story about their upcoming Netflix sci-fi epic 3 Body Problem, which they created along with True Blood writer-producer Alexander Woo. The […]
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‘Game of Thrones’ Creators’ Wild Road to Their Biggest Gamble Yet: Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’
Game of Thrones ended, and David Benioff and Dan Weiss had to figure out what to do next. The writer-producers had made the biggest TV hit of the 21st century, and the most Emmy-winning drama of all time — and it was their very first show. HBO’s Thrones had a spectacular eight-season run, a global phenomenon […]
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‘Star Wars’: Mandalorian Movie a Go With Jon Favreau Directing
Grogu is heading to the big screen. The Mandalorian & Grogu, a new film to be directed by The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau, is a go at Lucasfilm and is expected to film later this year. Favreau, Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm chief creative officer Dave Filoni will produce the feature, which the studio said […]
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