Star Wars

The Latest Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Short Has a Great Rebels Cameo

In the most recent Forces of Destiny short, Star Wars Rebels’ favorite Mandalorian heroine, Sabine Wren, shows up for a heist. And she brings a friend. The new short, which clocks in at just over three minutes, features Sabine on a rebel mission alongside Ketsu Onyo, a character introduced in the second season of Rebels…

Television Julie Muncy

Star Wars: Battlefront II Story Scene Details the Emperor’s Final Plan to Crush the Rebellion

EA’s upcoming video game happens during the time between Episodes VI and VII of the Star Wars movies. A new snippet of Battlefront II’s story mode shows the start of Emperor Palpatine’s posthumous scorched-earth scheme to leave the galaxy in ruins after his death. The order being given in the clip above is called Operation…

io9 Evan Narcisse

Saudi Education Officials Fired for Publishing Textbook With Photo of King Faisal Next to Yoda

Saudi Arabia’s under-secretary for educational curricula and programs has found himself sacked after an official social studies textbook ran with a photo of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the country’s leader from 1964 to 1975, seated next to none other than Jedi master Yoda. According to Arab News, Minister of Education Ahmed bin Mohammed…

Tech News Tom McKay

Watch the VFX Magic That Brought Peter Cushing Back to Life for Rogue One

One of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s greatest achievements—aside from pulling off one of the best stories in recent cinematic history where literally all of the heroes die—was using state-of-the-art visual effects to bring the late Peter Cushing back to play Grand Moff Tarkin. While there were definitely moments where Rogue One’s Tarkin stood…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Hacking Together a Landspeeder and a Crazy Cart Creates the Best Star Wars Toy Ever

With a top speed of just five miles per hour, Radio Flyer’s ride-on Landspeeder toy doesn’t provide much of a thrill for adults. But when you hack it apart and then rebuild it with one of Razor’s high-speed Crazy Carts, suddenly you’ve got a great reason to buy some more Star Wars toys. https://gizmodo.com/i-sure-hope-this-adorable-kid-sized-landspeeder-can-hol-1797086236 This…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Andy Weir’s Moon-Crime Novel Artemis Is Getting a Movie From Lord and Miller

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have signed on to direct Artemis, a scifi flick based on the upcoming book from Andy Weir, who previously wrote The Martian. This comes after the pair was fired from the Star Wars Han Solo spinoff flick, which was later taken over by Ron Howard. Since leaving the Han Solo…

Movies Beth Elderkin

A Hot Toys BB-8 of Your Very Own, and More of the Loveliest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the toys most likely to threaten our personal savings this week. We’ve got even more Star Wars, a wonderfully specific Spider-Man, and honestly, the world’s most adorable Godzilla action figure. Check it out! Hot Toys Star Wars: The Last Jedi 1/6-Scale BB-8 and BB-9E If you’re…

Movies James Whitbrook

How Star Wars Is Expanding Its Online Presence With a New Science-Based Show

The Star Wars movies may get all the big headlines, but theaters are far from the only place the franchise is expanding. Official online video content has been growing in recent years and that continues today with the launch of a brand new show—one that highlights the power of Star Wars beyond just storytelling. The…

Television Germain Lussier

If an Obi-Wan Kenobi Movie Happens, He’ll Probably Look Like This

Disney and Lucasfilm have yet to formally announce if an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie is going to happen, but Sideshow Collectibles is more than happy to give us a sneak peek of what the character might look like if the film gets made. The company has just officially revealed a new 1:6 scale Obi-Wan Kenobi figure…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Women of Star Wars Get Their Punk On in This Delightful Rebellious Art Show

I mean, if everyone from DC Comics to Archie can start having cool biker gang versions of their female characters running around, Star Wars probably could too—or at least, swap biker gangs. These images all come from “Rebel Rebel,” a fan art show opening tonight at the Perky Nerd in Burbank, California. Celebrating the impending…

Movies James Whitbrook

The Mother of All Transformers Dinobots, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s collection of the coolest toys and merchandise we’ve seen this week. This time we’ve got some seriously cool Dinobots, some very weird Justice League cars, and an impressive (most impressive) recreation of Darth Vader’s iconic helmet. Check it out! Transformers: Generations Power of the Primes Deluxe Class Dinobots Ask…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Jon Hamm Will Play Boba Fett In a New Star Wars Audiobook

Yesterday, we brought you more details on From a Certain Point of View, a new 40th Anniversary Star Wars anthology tale gathering short stories set in and around the events of A New Hope. The audiobook just had its cast announced, and includes a surprising star: Jon Hamm as the legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett.…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The New Star Wars Anthology Book Will Cover Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Life After Death

And that’s not all. Obi-Wan’s life after death is just one of 40 stories in Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, which features several major characters and events in the Star Wars universe. Out October 3, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View features 40 different in-canon short stories to celebrate the…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Latest Star Wars Comic Is All About What an Unbelievable Badass R2-D2 Is

The droids of the Star Wars galaxy do not fuck around—they might look cute, but they will mess you up if the need arises. There are some truly, petrifyingly badass droids out there, but R2-D2 is really the most badass of them all, as this week’s Star Wars comic is here to remind you in…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Here’s More Information About The Last Jedi‘s Breakout Stars, the Porgs

As Star Wars fans patiently wait for a new trailer to overanalyze, Last Jedi director Rian Johnson doled out a few Animal Planet-type facts about the film’s breakout stars, the porgs. We already know the porgs are residents of Ahch-To, the mysterious planet where Rey finds Luke Skywalker. We’ve heard “They build nests. They can…

io9 Germain Lussier

With J.J. Abrams’ Arrival, Star Wars: Episode IX Has Been Delayed to December 2019

Remember this morning when, with the news that J.J. Abrams would return to Star Wars to replace Colin Trevorrow on Episode IX, we all thought the movie would stay on track for its May 2019 release date? Well, think again: Lucasfilm just confirmed that the movie as received a 7-month push back to December. The…

io9 James Whitbrook

It’s Official: J.J. Abrams Will Write and Direct Star Wars: Episode IX

The replacement for Colin Trevorrow has been found—and it’s a familiar face to Star Wars fans. Lucasfilm and Disney have confirmed that Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams will return to the franchise to both write and direct the final chapter of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. The news was confirmed this morning in a brief…

io9 James Whitbrook

Last Jedi‘s Rian Johnson Strongly Suggests He Won’t Be Directing Star Wars Episode IX

If Las Vegas took odds on Colin Trevorrow’s replacement for Star Wars Episode IX, the odds on favorite would have to be Episode VIII director Rian Johnson. However, in a new interview, he basically says he’s not going to do it, without actually saying he’s not going to do it. “It was never in the…

io9 Germain Lussier

Werner Herzog Gets His Nihilistic Hands All Over Star Wars: Episode IX in This Parody Trailer

Welp, Colin Treverrow definitely isn’t directing the ninth film in the Skywalker saga, leaving a gap that Lucasfilm has yet to fill. In the meantime, this fake trailer lets us imagine what wonderful, terrible film future could await us. Courtesy of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Werner Herzog’s name can be added to the…

io9 Julie Muncy

This Last Jedi and My Neighbor Totoro Mashup Will Melt Your Heart

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is still several months away, but it already has a breakout new set of characters: the Porgs. Artists are having a ton of fun with the lovable aliens, but this latest piece by Michael Pasquale might just be the best so far. As you can tell above, he’s mashed up…

io9 Germain Lussier

The Latest Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Short Has a Great Rebels Cameo

Star Wars: Battlefront II Story Scene Details the Emperor’s Final Plan to Crush the Rebellion

Saudi Education Officials Fired for Publishing Textbook With Photo of King Faisal Next to Yoda

Watch the VFX Magic That Brought Peter Cushing Back to Life for Rogue One

Hacking Together a Landspeeder and a Crazy Cart Creates the Best Star Wars Toy Ever

Andy Weir’s Moon-Crime Novel Artemis Is Getting a Movie From Lord and Miller

A Hot Toys BB-8 of Your Very Own, and More of the Loveliest Toys of the Week

How Star Wars Is Expanding Its Online Presence With a New Science-Based Show

If an Obi-Wan Kenobi Movie Happens, He’ll Probably Look Like This

The Women of Star Wars Get Their Punk On in This Delightful Rebellious Art Show

The Mother of All Transformers Dinobots, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Jon Hamm Will Play Boba Fett In a New Star Wars Audiobook

The New Star Wars Anthology Book Will Cover Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Life After Death

The Latest Star Wars Comic Is All About What an Unbelievable Badass R2-D2 Is

Here’s More Information About The Last Jedi‘s Breakout Stars, the Porgs

With J.J. Abrams’ Arrival, Star Wars: Episode IX Has Been Delayed to December 2019

It’s Official: J.J. Abrams Will Write and Direct Star Wars: Episode IX

Last Jedi‘s Rian Johnson Strongly Suggests He Won’t Be Directing Star Wars Episode IX

Werner Herzog Gets His Nihilistic Hands All Over Star Wars: Episode IX in This Parody Trailer

This Last Jedi and My Neighbor Totoro Mashup Will Melt Your Heart

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