Star Wars

Holy crap, the new Star Wars Battlefront game looks incredible

Even while you can only see a few glimpses of the in-game engine of Star Wars Battlefront, the new game by Swedish studio DICE seems impossibly good. They say they are making the game that, as Star Wars fans, they always wanted to play. I think they may succeed. Just look at the motion, the…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jun 9

The Time Luke Skywalker Met The Joker, Narrated By Mark Hamill

The once and future Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, is also a crazy talented voice actor best known as the Joker in many Batman cartoons. At a recent Star Wars Weekend, some brave, wonderful person asked Mr. Hamill to narrate a meeting between the Jedi Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime. In related news, watching…

io9 Rob Bricken Jun 9

What’s Batman v. Superman‘s New LexCorp Like? And More Star Wars Rumors

Orphan Black’s creators talk abo0ut what’s next for Cosima. Two very familiar names are in contention for the title role in Doctor Strange. The Terminator’s looking damaged on the Terminator: Genesis set. And Once Upon a Time’s casting its versions of Frozen characters. Spoilers now! Top image: Orphan Black Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jun 9

Success: Disney Will Add Princess Leia Toys To Its Merchandise Line

Three weeks ago, Disney said it had “no plans for Leia products at the Disney store.” This after announcing just one new female actress in the initial casting announcement for Episode VII. The toy announcement drew considerable criticism, including a barrage of tweets tagged with #WeWantLeia. Now, Disney says Leia toys are coming. “The current…

Movies Robbie Gonzalez Jun 8

Stunt Casting That Actually Made Everything Better

Stunt casting is a long tradition in science fiction and fantasy, but it’s only gotten more common lately. Films and TV shows will cast a famous actor — or someone who used to be in a Joss Whedon show — to spark interest. Sometimes, it’s just unnecessary. But here are a bunch of cases where…

Movies Madeleine Monson-Rosen Jun 5

Uh, Apparently The New Star Wars Canon Actually Started Awhile Ago

Remember how Disney announced that it was scuttling Star Wars’ Expanded Universe to create one, new, everything-matters continuity? In a very weird twist, the new #150th issue of Star Wars Insider magazine says that canon began in their last issue, with a short story titled “Blade Squadron.” Written by David J. Williams and Mark S.…

io9 Rob Bricken Jun 5

Star Wars‘ Newest Director Already Made A Found Footage Star Wars Film

Chronicle director Josh Trank will be directing one of the stand-alone Star Wars movies, and it won’t be the first time he has played with lightsabers on film. In 2007, Trank made this short film about Star Wars-inspired mayhem breaking out at a party. Like Chronicle, Stabbing at Leia’s is a found footage endeavor, though…

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 4

Chronicle‘s Josh Trank Is Your Newest Star Wars Movie Director

StarWars.com has just officially announced Josh Trank, director of Chronicle and currently hard at work on Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot, has been officially hired to direct one of the stand-alone Star Wars movies. He joins Godzilla’s Gareth Edwards, and holy crap Disney is really going after quality talent for these things. Here’s a bit of…

Movies Rob Bricken Jun 4

Abrams Denies Millennium Falcon Rumors From Inside Millennium Falcon

J.J. Abrams addresses the Millennuim Falcon rumors in the best way possible — by outright denying them in a note placed a top a certain holochess set. Wait a minute ,you!!!! In a tweet coming directly from Bad Robot, the director sent out a note on his official letter head stating thus: I wish people…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 4

Do Photos Reveal A Star Wars Icon And Part Of Wonder Woman’s Costume?

The Batman v. Superman costume designer is looking for magic bracelets in Las Vegas. Turns out Edge of Tomorrow is… a comedy? And John Barrowman previews season three of Arrow. And an intense Walking Dead rumor has been debunked. Top image: Batman v. Superman Star Wars It may be that the next place to stand…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Jun 4

Every single word in Star Wars sorted alphabetically in one video

Some crazy/amazing person has sorted every single word in Star Wars alphabetically in one 43-minute-long video. And here’s one surprising fact: The movie only features the word “lightsaber” once. How weird is that? SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid James Baker Jun 3

The biggest, most accurate Lego Imperial Star Destroyer ever built

More than 40,000 bricks. 110 pounds (50 kilograms). 6.62 feet long (2.02 meters). 4.1 feet wide (1.25 meters). 1.9 feet tall (58 centimeters). Eight months of design and building. Those are the stats for the biggest, most accurate Lego Imperial Star Destroyer ever built. It’s truly amazing. This model of the Chimaera—the Imperial II-class Star…

Movies Jesus Diaz Jun 3

Leaked Star Wars Episode 7 photos show the Millennium Falcon’s return

If you were hoping to stay spoiler free about the next Star Wars films, it’s time to get off the internet. Following up on yesterday’s leak, TMZ has posted 22 more secret behind-the-scenes photos from the Star Wars Episode 7 secret production studio in the UK, including our first glimpse of the Millennium Falcon’s return.…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jun 3

Leaked secret Star Wars Episode 7 photos bring great news for fans

TMZ just posted a huge set of 45 leaked images taken at one of the film setlocs of the forthcoming Star Wars Episode 7 directed by J.J. Abrams. The images were taken in Abu Dhabi and they are great news for the fans of the series who complained about Lucas’ overuse of green screen: They…

Sploid Mario Aguilar Jun 2

Lupita Nyong’o And Gwendoline Christie Officially Cast In Star Wars

Apparently it’s totally amazing Star Wars news day, it’s just been officially announced that Star Wars: Episode VII has cast the brilliant actress Lupita Nyong’o from 12 Years a Slave, and our beloved Brienne of Tarth from Game of Thrones, Gwendoline Christie. Hooray! Star Wars.com just officially announced that two of our very favorite actresses…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 2

More Proof That Star Wars: Episode VII Will Be Blessedly CG Light

More pics from Star Wars: Episode VII have turned up, but that’s not the cool part. The cool part is that Abrams has clearly embraced the “dirty future” of the original trilogy with all sort of practical effects that will set the most skeptical Star Wars fan’s heart at ease. See this thing? There are…

Movies Rob Bricken Jun 2

This edited version of Star Wars includes all its influences

Michael Heilemann made a visually annotated version of Star Wars—and a much-deeper text commentary—attaching footage from other films and series that he believes influenced George Lucas’ space opera. Some of them are well documented, some may surprise you, yet others feel too much like wishful thinking. While some of the visual references are interesting, they…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jun 1

Tauntaun Butcher Chart Is Your Definitive Guide To Reptomammalian Meat

Super7 teamed up with Acme Archives to create this limited edition silkscreen diagram of the cuts of meat on everyone’s favorite omnivorous reptomammal. Our favorite cut is the sleeping bag. (Edible offal goes great in soup.) Hand-numbered editions of 200 go on sale Thursday, June 5th at noon PST. Perfect for a galactic butcher shop…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez May 31

An Amazing Version Of Star Wars Made From Everything That Inspired It

What if someone remade Star Wars using only the film of the old movies, serials and TV shows that influenced George Lucas’ creative vision? Squarespace’s Michael Hellman has done just that, replacing Lucas’ footage with the original works — and, often specific scenes — that inspired it. This is still an early version — Hellmann…

Movies Rob Bricken May 30

What Child Character Deserves Their Own Grown-Up Movie?

Not all child characters are terrible annoyances. Some kids are actually awesome in their roles and we would totally pay cash money to get a follow-up grown-up feature—no matter how dark. What child character deserves their own grown up movie? The Ewok Adventure: Cindel [EDITOR NOTE: I totally forgot that Mace and died in Battle…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 30

Holy crap, the new Star Wars Battlefront game looks incredible

The Time Luke Skywalker Met The Joker, Narrated By Mark Hamill

What’s Batman v. Superman‘s New LexCorp Like? And More Star Wars Rumors

Success: Disney Will Add Princess Leia Toys To Its Merchandise Line

Stunt Casting That Actually Made Everything Better

Uh, Apparently The New Star Wars Canon Actually Started Awhile Ago

Star Wars‘ Newest Director Already Made A Found Footage Star Wars Film

Chronicle‘s Josh Trank Is Your Newest Star Wars Movie Director

Abrams Denies Millennium Falcon Rumors From Inside Millennium Falcon

Do Photos Reveal A Star Wars Icon And Part Of Wonder Woman’s Costume?

Every single word in Star Wars sorted alphabetically in one video

The biggest, most accurate Lego Imperial Star Destroyer ever built

Leaked Star Wars Episode 7 photos show the Millennium Falcon’s return

Leaked secret Star Wars Episode 7 photos bring great news for fans

Lupita Nyong’o And Gwendoline Christie Officially Cast In Star Wars

More Proof That Star Wars: Episode VII Will Be Blessedly CG Light

This edited version of Star Wars includes all its influences

Tauntaun Butcher Chart Is Your Definitive Guide To Reptomammalian Meat

An Amazing Version Of Star Wars Made From Everything That Inspired It

What Child Character Deserves Their Own Grown-Up Movie?

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