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Samuel L. Jackson Gave Brie Larson a Great Star Wars Surprise for May the Fourth

Even celebrities are fans, and Brie Larson is, like, well, everyone else, a noted huge Star Wars fan. So on May the Fourth, aka Star Wars Day, Brie Larson’s friend and Star Wars alum Samuel L Jackson gave her a very cool gift, as explained by Larson on a recent appearance on The Tonight Show…

Movies Julie Muncy

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Why This Week’s Darth Vader Comic Is Causing Controversy

Where Darth Vader: Dark Visions has gone, controversy has followed—mainly thanks to its origins as a replacement for another Star Wars comic project scrapped almost immediately after its announcement. But this week, it found itself enmeshed in an altogether different controversy. Each issue of Dark Visions, like the scrapped Shadow of Vader’s intent before it,…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Reservations at Disneyland Open May 2

The West Coast opening of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge is just over a month away, and fans finally know when they can fight over the right to attend. Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens May 31—but if you want to attend any day between May 31 to June 23, you need to make…

Movies Germain Lussier

Leia Finds a Pint-Sized Battle Partner in the Latest Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures Short

The latest Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures short takes us to the forest moon of Endor, where Princess Leia gets separated from the rest of the Rebel Alliance and encounters a small but feisty native: Wicket the Ewok. A little later, of course, it takes some convincing to get all the Ewoks in line with…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

TIE Fighter, and Star Wars‘ Idea of the Good Imperial

Today Marvel Comics launched TIE Fighter, a miniseries about an elite squadron of Imperial pilots who find treachery among their ranks. It ties into the upcoming novel Alphabet Squadron, starring an ex-TIE pilot who defects to the fledgling New Republic, but it got me thinking about another story of a TIE pilot, one with intriguing…

Games James Whitbrook

The Rise of Skywalker’s Arrival Doesn’t Mean We’ll Never See Its Characters Again

It’s right there in the trailer. “The Saga Comes to an End.” Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the final film in the Skywalker Saga that originated back in 1977. But apparently, the end doesn’t mean everything that’s happened or everyone who has been introduced gets locked away, as Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy explained…

Movies Germain Lussier

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Altered Carbon Gets an RPG, Frankenstein Has an Heir, and More in Tabletop Gaming News

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s regular column all about the fantastic world of board games and tabletop roleplaying games—focusing on sci-fi and fantasy, of course. This time around we’ve got some exciting announcements in the worlds of Altered Carbon and Magic: The Gathering, as well as a Kickstarter for a story expansion to the…

Games Beth Elderkin

Yes, Lucasfilm Is Developing Something for Knights of the Old Republic

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is an era and subset of Star Wars that fans have been clamoring to see in live action for a long time. And while that wait will continue, Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy just confirmed that something based on the classic video game is potentially bubbling. “You know we…

Movies Germain Lussier

The 10 Best Things That Happened at Star Wars Celebration Chicago

Star Wars Celebration 2019 is in the books and it marked probably the biggest, most action-packed Celebration yet. It was the first convention to reveal a title for a Star Wars saga movie, the first time anyone saw footage of a live-action Star Wars TV show, and oh so much more. Below, are our 10…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Star Wars Resistance Season 2 Premiere Takes Place Almost Entirely in Zero Gravity

Fans at Star Wars Celebration 2019 in Chicago were treated to one of the bigger surprises of the convention on Monday when the team behind Star Wars Resistance debuted the entire second season premiere, which won’t air until later this fall. Season one of the Disney Channel series ended with the Colossus platform shooting off…

io9 Germain Lussier

George Lucas Says The Phantom Menace Is One of His Favorite Films

The maker wasn’t there in person, but he was there in spirit. And via video. At today’s 20th anniversary panel for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace at Star Wars Celebration, George Lucas sent in a taped video message to thank fans for coming—and to talk, very briefly, about the film’s legacy. Here’s his…

Movies Germain Lussier

What Palpatine Left Behind

A cackle in the dark. That was all it took for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to deliver its biggest shock—a shock that not even a title, a Death Star, or a host of other reveals in its first trailer could compare to. Sheev Palpatine, Darth Sidious, Emperor Palpatine, call him what you want:…

Movies James Whitbrook

The Battle Rages On in the First Full Trailer for Clone Wars‘ Return

Their journey didn’t quite end the way we wanted it to. It didn’t quite end the way perhaps even Lucasfilm had wanted it to, considering there were plans for plenty more stories to tell. But now, six years after it concluded, the Clone Wars animated series is back to tell Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan’s tales…

Trailers James Whitbrook

The First Footage From The Mandalorian Just Kicked Our Damn Ass

Fans who watched The Mandalorian panel online during Star Wars Celebration Sunday missed one key thing: never-before-seen footage for the first ever live-action Star Wars TV series. In the room, executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni showed a behind the scenes featurette as well as full scene and trailer. We’ll start with the trailer.…

io9 Germain Lussier

Dave Filoni Went To Surprising Lengths to Protect the Epilogue of Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars Celebration may be best known for its huge breaking news, but the heart of the convention is in the past. Nowhere was that better on display this weekend than the “Star Wars Rebels Remembered” panel, where executive producer Dave Filoni, along with actors Vanessa Marshall, Tiya Sircar, and Taylor Grey spoke about the…

io9 Germain Lussier

In the First Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Trailer, a New Jedi Hero Rises

At this year’s Star Wars Celebration the creative team behind Respawn’s upcoming Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order took to the stage to debut the game’s first trailer and discuss Star Wars’ newest Jedi: Cal Kestis. In Fallen Order, a single-player, combat-focused game, you play as Cal Kestis (voiced by Gotham’s Cameron Monaghan) a Jedi-in-training who…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore

This Is How Earth Drinks Are Becoming part of Star Wars Canon

The Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attractions coming to Disney’s theme parks are designed to look and feel as if you’ve stepped right into a world filled with all manner of alien creatures from far-off star systems and space wizards waving their laser swords about with reckless abandon. But part of Disney’s plan to make Galaxy’s…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

J.J. Abrams Discusses How General Leia and Carrie Fisher Live on in The Rise of Skywalker

Carrie Fisher’s sudden death in 2016 surprised the entire world, but it hit the Star Wars fandom particularly hard given the actress’ connection to the franchise and the plans for General Leia Organa’s involvement in future films. After initial uncertainty whether Fisher would appear in Episode IX, it was eventually announced that Leia would, in…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Princess Leia’s Flagship Gets an Amazing New Lego Set, and More Forceful Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest threats to our wallets. This week: the Hellboy movie gets a rad action figure, Nebula joins the Hot Toys Avengers and…what, you seriously thought there wouldn’t be Star Wars toys today? Check it out! Lego Star Wars Tantine IV Today at…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Breaking Down the Secrets and Speculation of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‘s Spectacular First Trailer

It’s here: we finally have our first look at Star Wars: Episode IX, or rather, The Rise of Skywalker. It’s a teaser that is, unsurprisingly, full of mystery, one with more questions than it has answers. But that didn’t stop us combing over the footage for what few clues we could find. The trailer opens…

Movies James Whitbrook

Samuel L. Jackson Gave Brie Larson a Great Star Wars Surprise for May the Fourth

Why This Week’s Darth Vader Comic Is Causing Controversy

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Reservations at Disneyland Open May 2

Leia Finds a Pint-Sized Battle Partner in the Latest Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures Short

TIE Fighter, and Star Wars‘ Idea of the Good Imperial

The Rise of Skywalker’s Arrival Doesn’t Mean We’ll Never See Its Characters Again

Altered Carbon Gets an RPG, Frankenstein Has an Heir, and More in Tabletop Gaming News

Yes, Lucasfilm Is Developing Something for Knights of the Old Republic

The 10 Best Things That Happened at Star Wars Celebration Chicago

The Star Wars Resistance Season 2 Premiere Takes Place Almost Entirely in Zero Gravity

George Lucas Says The Phantom Menace Is One of His Favorite Films

What Palpatine Left Behind

The Battle Rages On in the First Full Trailer for Clone Wars‘ Return

The First Footage From The Mandalorian Just Kicked Our Damn Ass

Dave Filoni Went To Surprising Lengths to Protect the Epilogue of Star Wars Rebels

In the First Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Trailer, a New Jedi Hero Rises

This Is How Earth Drinks Are Becoming part of Star Wars Canon

J.J. Abrams Discusses How General Leia and Carrie Fisher Live on in The Rise of Skywalker

Princess Leia’s Flagship Gets an Amazing New Lego Set, and More Forceful Toys of the Week

Breaking Down the Secrets and Speculation of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‘s Spectacular First Trailer

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