Star Wars

All The Coolest Movie Characters Hang Out On Coruscant From Star Wars

Say what you want about Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, but Anakin and Obi-Wan knew where to party. Remember when they went into that Coruscant bar and hung out with Blade, ED-209, The Terminator, Pinhead, and all those other classic movie characters? What? No? Well, that didn’t actually happen but it does…

Cool short film teases what happens to Boba Fett after Star Wars

Boba Fett is supposed to get his own Star Wars Anthology film that focuses on the origins of everyone’s favorite bounty hunter but I think I’d much rather watch this version made by Eric Demeusy that shows Boba Fett escaping sarlacc with the help of the Slave I and then moving on to whoever knows…

I Wish These Frozen Han Solo Pop-Tarts Were Actually Edible

They look good enough to eat, but this Pop-Art figure that looks exactly like what would have happened if Darth Vader had frozen Han Solo in a toaster pastry, instead of carbonite, is actually made of resin and hand-painted to only appear delicious. You can’t eat it. Just 15 of the figures were made by…

This Star Wars Casting News Changes Everything. Plus ANOTHER Wild Spider-Man Rumor!

Tatiana Maslany could still appear in a Star Wars film—and there’s one detail that could be huge. Game of Thrones is filming a huge scene from the books, minus one important character. There’s a shocking Walking Dead rumor. Star Trek Beyond reveals another new alien. Michael J. Fox is a robot dog. Spoilers ahead! Star…

Your Most Heinous Stories of Role-Playing Games Gone Wrong

Everybody loves role-playing games (unless you’re irrationally worried about Satan.) Escaping into a fantasy world, surrounded by like-minded nerds, is just the best thing ever. Except when it isn’t, because someone is deciding to be a total Gelatinous Cube. Here are some of your worst RPG horror stories. Yesterday, we asked you to share your…

Star Wars Rebels Season 1 is a Must-Buy Blu-ray for Star Wars Fans

If you’ve been salivating for Star Wars: The Force Awakens without an outlet for that excitement, you haven’t watched Star Wars Rebels. Its home on Disney XD allowed some to write it off as just a kids’ show, but Rebels is much more than that. And now, you can devour the first season on Blu-ray.…

Here’s the First Commercial For Lego’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sets

It’s popped on and off the internet all weekend long, but it looks like this leaked commercial for the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lego sets has finally found a stable home on YouTube courtesy of Star Wars Junk—so check it out while you can. The ad only features two of the upcoming sets…

Which would come out on top in a duel, a lightsaber or the Sword of Gryffindor? This is the mindbending question posed by theRadioTimes (via Ask Science Fiction). As Harry Potter’s Sword pulls in whatever makes it stronger and Star Wars’ lightsaber is crystal-focused energy, what happens when they meet?

So You Want To Join The Empire: Arm Up!

The last couple of weeks with this column, we’ve looked at getting stormtrooper armor up and running: measuring, accuracy, the differences between films and last week, finally getting to assembly. This week, let’s look at putting together another component: the upper arms. There’s two of these: one for each arm. This piece sits under the…

All the Most Thrilling Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Coming This Fall

Your “to read” pile is about to get much more massive. This fall’s science fiction and fantasy books include new titles by legends like Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Stephen King, Jim Butcher and Tanya Huff. You’re not ready for this! Which is why we’re getting you ready, with our guide to fall books. Note: I…

Every Single Part of the New Star Wars Canon, in Chronological Order

While it’s not close to the size of the old Expanded Universe, the new Star Wars universe is filling up fast. This lengthy infographic contains every movie, comic, book and video game out now or in the works that will be make up the new canon, helpfully listed in the order they occur. Please note…

Look Who’s Wielding Luke’s Lightsaber in this Brand-New Force Awakens Footage

Is that a lightsaber in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? The Star Wars Instagram has just posted a brand new clip from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and it features a geek-melting shot of Finn (John Boyega) lighting up a blue lightsaber. That’s not any blue lightsaber though. That looks…

Bandai’s Samurai Star Wars Figures Have Gotten Even Better

Bandai’s “Movie Realisation” Star Wars figures—which take the Empire and turn them into ancient samurai with flintlocks and katanas rather than blasters and lightsabers—are fantastic. But now the line’s got a few more additions that make it even cooler. Sandtroopers! Royal Guards! Boba Fett! Oh my. While we’ve seen concept art and blurred images of…

One Day You’ll Tell Your Grandkids of a Time When Chewbacca Crocs Didn’t Exist

With a new Star Wars movie on the horizon, the next few months are going to be an overwhelming onslaught of merchandising. But thankfully we’ve already hit rock bottom now that you can buy fur-lined Chewbacca Crocs—and not just in kid sizes. Available in up to a size 13, the only one who won’t be…

Is Star Wars: The Force Awakens being set up for disappointment? You may have seen Deadline’s report claiming the film will obliterate box office records. Exciting stuff, but Scott Mendelson over at Forbes breaks down just how unlikely that is, and why such predictions might make success look like failure.

How Your New Favorite Star Wars Character, BB-8, Went From Concept To Set

From the moment we saw it rolling across the sand in the first teaser trailer, we’ve all been fascinated by BB-8. The new droid who’ll be palling around with the characters in Star Wars The Force Awakens is unique, adorable, and now we know its story. The official Star Wars website has posted a long,…

How the Hell Is This JPG of Han Solo Worth $225?

Would you spend almost $225 for a single digital image of Han Solo from the original Star Wars? For most people, the answer is obviously “No.” But many of us who are using the app Star Wars: Card Trader, from Topps, would kill to have that singular image in our collections. And some people will…

Nothing About This Star Wars Toy Event Makes Sense to Me

Can’t wait for Force Friday, the event where Hasbro has talked retailers into opening their doors at midnight so people can purchase the first action figures and merchandise of The Force Awakens? Well, good, because Maker Studios is giving people a sneak peek of the toys—in an 180hour, international, completely insane unboxing video. Let’s just…

I Can’t Stop Watching This Star Wars-Themed Darth Punk Music Video 

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Stephen Colbert Will Host Elon Musk and Uber’s CEO His First Week

When Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show launches on September 8 there will be a few surprising guests on his couch: Both Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick are booked for a very tech-focused first week. But that’s not the only hint that Colbert’s show might promise to be the most nerd-friendly late night show…