Star Wars

Sheer Brilliance: Star Wars’ Emperor voiced by Mark Hamill’s Joker

Mark Hamill is best known for being the voice of the Joker in various Batman animated TV shows. But long before that, he played another role, that of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. What if the two Mark Hamills met? Youtuber Parry Hotter has created this brilliant fan-edit of the Emperor-Luke scenes in Return of…

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Darth Heisenberg is in the Empire Business

Just like another famous villain, Walter White has gone over to the Dark Side. Will he find himself similarly redeemed in the end? Artist PJ McQuade brings us this Breaking Bad/Star Wars mashup. He’s also selling giclee prints of the piece through his Etsy store. Darth Heisenberg [PJ McQuade via Geek Art Gallery]

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Phineas and Ferb‘s Next Mission: A Star Wars Crossover

Last night, the Disney Channel’s Phineas and Ferb teamed up with Spider-Man, Thor, Hulk, and Iron Man for a bit of intra-company zaniness. And that won’t be their only Disney crossover, as the pair are headed to Tatooine. Disney first announced the one-hour special Phineas and Ferb Star Wars during the show’s Comic-Con panel this…

Television Lauren Davis

Conan O’Brien bribes Harrison Ford for news on next Star Wars movie

Harrison Ford was on last night’s Conan, and the talk show host, as desperate for Star Wars: Episode VII news as any one, tried to bribe the actor with $1,000 in cash for details about the much-anticipated movie. Ford took it, and then he spilled everything he knew about the movie! In related news, Harrison…

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The Saga of Star Wars’ Toys Is Almost Better Than the Actual Movies

As much as the original Star Wars was a revolution in filmmaking that gave birth to the summer blockbuster, it was also responsible for the idea of marketing and merchandising the crap out of a film property. It all started with a hastily-designed line of action figures and toys that collectors are still desperate to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Those classic Star Wars comics really did fill the gaps between movies

People sometimes look down on Marvel Comics’ line of Star Wars comics from the late 1970s and early 1980s, because of the random green rabbit character and other stuff. But LucasFilm’s Jennifer Heddle has a great article on the official Star Wars blog, explaining why they were essential. In fact, not only were they the…

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There may be a new Emperor in the Star Wars Universe

The Star Wars rumor maelstrom keeps sucking everyone and everything. This one says that J.J. Abrams—creator of Lost and the Star Trek reboots—could be a lot more than the director of the new episode of the galactic series. He could have gained control over everything. https://gizmodo.com/is-j-j-abrams-taking-complete-control-of-the-star-wars-1146160176

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An 18th century frigate does battle… in orbit around Mercury!

Michael J. Martinez’s The Daedalus Incident has an irresistible premise: 18th century sailing ships flying around space, thanks to strange alchemical inventions. And here’s an exclusive excerpt where two of those ships do battle while sailing the solar winds. Daedalus Incident is the first book to be released by Nightshade under its new ownership with…

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What If Star Wars: Episode II Was Actually a Good Movie?

Depending on where you stand as a fan of Star Wars, Star Wars Episode I, II and III either destroyed everything you believed in humanity or were never actually real movies to begin with. But what if in an alternate universe (possibly far far away) that trilogy was actually, like, good? I know, hard to…

Movies Casey Chan

Is Emperor Palpatine alive?

The latest rumor on the next episode in the Star Wars saga seems crazier than Princess Leia running away with Chewbacca: Emperor Palpatine may have not died thrown by Darth Vader at the end of Return of the Jedi. Ooooh-Kay! https://gizmodo.com/reports-of-emperor-palpatines-death-may-have-been-exag-1118232106

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This angry bald-headed green space monster is the new Han Solo

George Lucas worked for a long time on his various early versions of The Star Wars, and the movie that was eventually released in 1977 had a lot of crucial help from his film editor wife and producer pals and director friends. But now his old drafts are being turned into a pricey comic book.…

Sploid Ken Layne

Meet the wildly different heroes of Dark Horse’s The Star Wars comic

It’s less than a month until the first issue of The Star Wars debuts, Dark Horse’s adaptation of George Lucas’s vastly different first draft of Star Wars. This trailer for the comic introduces old Luke Skywalker, young Annikin Starkiller and lizard Han Solo, as well as some of the galaxy’s new sights… and dangers. The…

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ABC is definitely talking to Lucasfilm about a Star Wars TV show

Perhaps anticipating that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is going to get a jillion viewers and a bajillion in ad revenue, ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee is already looking at another major genre franchise to come to his channel — namely, Star Wars. Via The New York Times: “We’ve started conversations with them,” Paul Lee told…

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Does The Phantom Menace have better worldbuilding than A New Hope?

The original Star Wars doesn’t start out by explaining much. You’re just thrown in the deep end with a space battle. Meanwhile, The Phantom Menace tells us about trade disputes and negotiations and taxation. So does this prequel have better worldbuilding than A New Hope? This question came up over the weekend, as a result…

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Patton Oswalt’s Star Wars filibuster from Parks & Rec gets animated

You’ve seen Patton Oswalt’s amazing eight-minute Star Wars filibuster from Parks & Recreation. You’ve seen it (sort of) brought to life. Now here it is fully animated for your geeky pleasure. https://gizmodo.com/patton-oswalts-8-minute-episode-vii-pitch-is-delightful-474924224 https://kotaku.com/patton-oswalts-amazing-star-wars-episode-vii-rant-bro-508513461 The was animated by Daniel Spellman for the Nerdist. [via The Animation Blog]

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Warwick Davis & Carrie Fisher Reenact Their Return of the Jedi Intro

Watch as the original Princess Leia and the ORIGINAL Wicket, Warwick Davis, recreate their meet cute on the planet Endor. Warwick still remembers 1/4th of Ewok talk. Davis is wearing the orange hat blanket and still totally has the movements down. It’s completely adorable. Mostly the two actors just adorably ham around to the original…

Movies Meredith Woerner

These Star Wars Parkour Guys Are Probably Real Life Jedis

If you dress up like a Jedi on a day that’s not October 31st (even if it is October 31st, actually), you’re probably going to be branded a geek. Wear that proudly! But if you dress up like a Jedi and do parkour tricks in the freaking desert like bouncing off rocks and double backflips…

Tech News Casey Chan

Thank God They Didn’t Use These Early Movie Character Concepts

When you’ve grown up with a movie since you were a kid, its characters can seem just as close and familiar to you as your own family. Maybe even more so, since they’re frozen in time. Which is why these early concept images of some of our most iconic cinematic friends are so jarring. That…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

10 Tyrants Who Are a Better Choice Than the Rebels

We never get tired of reading stories about pure-hearted underdogs rebelling against a vast, evil empire. Except when we start to suspect that the rebels are just too dumb and incompetent to let them be in charge. Here are 10 evil tyrants who are actually better rulers than the rebels trying to replace them would…

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This Week’s TV: The Worst Thing Ever to Come Out of The Hunger Games!

Seriously, just watch the previews for this new reality TV show, which is wants so badly to look like Hunger Games, and judge for yourselves. Meanwhile, Disney XD is giving us a brand new sneak peek at Guardians of the Galaxy and other upcoming Marvel movies. Check out clips and details for all this week’s…

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Sheer Brilliance: Star Wars’ Emperor voiced by Mark Hamill’s Joker

Darth Heisenberg is in the Empire Business

Phineas and Ferb‘s Next Mission: A Star Wars Crossover

Conan O’Brien bribes Harrison Ford for news on next Star Wars movie

The Saga of Star Wars’ Toys Is Almost Better Than the Actual Movies

Those classic Star Wars comics really did fill the gaps between movies

There may be a new Emperor in the Star Wars Universe

An 18th century frigate does battle… in orbit around Mercury!

What If Star Wars: Episode II Was Actually a Good Movie?

Is Emperor Palpatine alive?

This angry bald-headed green space monster is the new Han Solo

Meet the wildly different heroes of Dark Horse’s The Star Wars comic

ABC is definitely talking to Lucasfilm about a Star Wars TV show

Does The Phantom Menace have better worldbuilding than A New Hope?

Patton Oswalt’s Star Wars filibuster from Parks & Rec gets animated

Warwick Davis & Carrie Fisher Reenact Their Return of the Jedi Intro

These Star Wars Parkour Guys Are Probably Real Life Jedis

Thank God They Didn’t Use These Early Movie Character Concepts

10 Tyrants Who Are a Better Choice Than the Rebels

This Week’s TV: The Worst Thing Ever to Come Out of The Hunger Games!

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