Star Wars

There’s Even More New Force Awakens Footage In This Featurette

A new featurette for the Disney Channel’s On The Set has dropped, this time focusing on The Force Awakens. It’s a quickie, just a minute long, but there’s quite a bit of new glimpses from the main characters. Edit: there’s even more new footage in the UK version:

Star Wars Ice Sculptures Include Han Solo Frozen in Just Plain Water

You knew Darth Vader could be cold, but have you seen him like this? The Sith Lord popsicle is one of dozens of Star Wars characters featured at the annual ice sculpture festival in Liege, Belgium. The festival’s theme this year is Ice Star Wars—not Star Wars on Ice, but I wouldn’t put it past…

The Odd Saga of BB-8’s Gender Identity Continues

Should Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ beloved little droid BB-8 be referred to as a “he” or a “she”? It’s not a question with an answer you’d expect to change, but it has—several times . The droid has been referred to as both male and female these past few months, and now things have gotten…

Finn Attacks A Stormtrooper In Brand New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Footage

ABC just dropped a brand new teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Some of the footage we’ve seen, but a good chunk is new—including Finn attacking a Stormtrooper with a lightsaber, and some very familiar profiles. You can watch the footage above, and we’ll update if a better version hits. But in there you…

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Doesn’t Really Get What It Means To Be A Star Wars Movie

When the eighth word of the first Star Wars movie is “taxation,” you know there’s going to be a problem. Welcome to our Star Wars movie rewatch! George Lucas’s 1999 film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace has long been a lightning rod for hatred, and for plenty of good reasons. However, revisiting the…

Inspire Star Wars Dreams With Vader and Chewbacca Bedding

Some people think they can seed their dreams with pre-sleep rituals that send them off into amazing adventures once they slumber. But why rely on your sub-conscious when this Star Wars bedding can have you reliving one of the greatest sagas of all time while you doze? We’ve covered Snurk’s amazing bedding before, but if…

Tons More Star Wars Details, Plus Two New Game of Thrones Characters!

Harrison Ford wants to return to Indiana Jones. Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi tease the Doctor Who season finale. Aliens: Paradise Lost will explore the origins of the Aliens. Plus, oodles of new The Force Awakens pictures, and Peyton Reed talks about the importance of Ant-Man and the Wasp. Behold, Spoilers! Star Wars: The Force…

The Star Wars Universe Doesn’t Call Leia “Princess” Anymore And Other New Force Awakens Reveals

By now, hopefully you’ve read this article about some of the crazy Star Wars rumors floated over the past few years. It’s perfect timing too because some new facts about The Force Awakens were also revealed today, bringing balance to the Force. Entertainment Weekly posted a ton of content Wednesday, and are teasing Luke, Snoke…

That Time When Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Mocked Me For Loving Star Wars

One io9 writer was part of the iconic comedy sketch done for Conan O'Brien.

A Star Wars See ‘N Say Is a Brilliant Idea, Let’s Make This Happen

For decades the number one way kids learned about barnyard animal sounds was through a See ‘N Say. They’d point that arrow at a specific animal, pull a lever, and hear a pig, cow, or other beast. So wouldn’t a See ‘N Say then be the perfect way for kids to learn about Star Wars?…

You Can Redecorate This Lego-Friendly Wreath As Often As You Like

Having a hard time deciding which theme you’re going with for your holiday decor this year? With ThinkGeek’s Lego-compatible Build On Brick Holiday Wreath you don’t have to decide. You can just redecorate it with your own Lego pieces every hour if you’re so inspired. The 10-inch wide plastic green wreath comes completely naked save…

Take the First Shot With a Han Solo Blaster Flask

The folks over at Insignificant Fish Industries run a popular Etsy shop selling geeky merchandise like glowing arcade coin slot belt buckles. But they also just teased this wonderful Han Solo blaster flask on their website that is sure to make them overnight millionaires if they ever start selling it. It looks like a perfect…

A Lego TIE Fighter Smashed by Asteroids Is Equal Parts Sad and Wonderful

Wired’s ongoing investigative series, Is Smashing Lego in Slo-mo Still Awesome?, continues with a TIE Fighter model that meets its unfortunate demise at the hands of a pair of falling rocks standing in for asteroids. The pilot appears to have survived the attack mostly unscathed, however his TIE Fighter is yet another write-off for the…

Sad news: Daniel Fleetwood, a Star Wars fan who suffered from spindle cell sarcoma, has passed away. Over the past week Daniel has been the subject of a social media campaign to petition Disney for a special screening of The Force Awakens for him, which took place last Thursday. He was 32.

Learn How To Code With Star Wars: The Force Awakens Characters

Code.org, a non-profit that seeks to make coding more accessible, has launched a Star Wars-branded kid JavaScript program that stars Rey and BB-8. The first tutorial covers JavaScript basics and uses drag-and-drop blocks and an interactive interface where you can watch your code selections play out in real time. The BB-8 drone acts out commands,…

J.J. Abrams Promises Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is “Delightful” and Explains How He’s Passing the Torch

If you were given only one word to describe your feeling after watching the original Star Wars trilogy, “Delightful” is a good one. That’s also the word J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan focused on when writing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which seems like a good sign. “I tried to focus on things that I…

The Lego Millennium Falcon Looks Fantastic Decked Out in Racing Livery

Han Solo boasted the Millennium Falcon was the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. But Joe Gan’s version, decked out in some amazing racing livery borrowed from the Lego Technic Grand Prix Racer set, could easily do it in ten. We already got a taste of what intergalactic racing is…

A Death Star Filled With Plastic Stormtroopers Is a Better Bucket of Army Men

If there’s one toy that defines cheap and mass-produced, it’s those buckets full of tiny green plastic army men. They really stop being desirable once you turn six, except when those plastic soldiers are replaced with tiny white stormtroopers led by an equally tiny Darth Vader. There’s no pricing for Banpresto’s bucket o’ Star Wars…

So You Want To Join The Empire: Abs Made Of ABS

I’ve been a little behind in actually doing anything in the last week, but this weekend we’ve got some progress! The suit is almost done: there’s a little more to do, then adjustments. I’ve been working on finishing up the webbing (for which I need more supplies), and I need to do a proper test…

Stormtrooper Helmets For African Wildlife Is Weirdly Gorgeous 

This art project is nuts: New York designer Blank Williams has recently put together a mashup of stormtrooper helmets as if they were worn by African wildlife. The sculptures imagine a stormtrooper helmet for rhinos, hippopotamuses and elephants, and have been put together in black and white versions in a pair of series called The…