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John Williams will officially score Star Wars: Episode VII

Legendary film composer John Williams, the man behind the music for all six Star Wars films and master of the science fictional leitmotif, will return to score Star Wars: Episode VII! Here’s what he has to say about his return to the Star Wars universe – including his thoughts on director J.J. Abrams. Williams clearly…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Disney’s Star Wars purchase rears its head on Spider-Man

This week in the world of cartoons, Anarky makes an appearance on Beware the Batman, Disney’s recent purchases of Marvel and Lucasfilm show through on Ultimate Spider-Man, and we get a raucous series finale to Transformers Prime. As always – minor spoilers ahead! Beware the Batman – “Tests” Anarky, the villain targeted as Batman’s number…

io9 Keith Veronese

Pranks from science fiction and fantasy that teach Very Special Lessons

Pranks can do more than provide a little comic relief. They can teach important lessons. Like, “Don’t take yourself too seriously.” Or “Here’s a taste of your own medicine.” Or “I’m a dick.” Here are pranks from science fiction and fantasy, some of which say something of value and some of the “I’m a dick”…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Ryan Gosling could play Luke Skywalker’s son? We seriously hope not

Crazy Star Wars: Episode VII rumors ahead! With Disney’s private Comic-Con (D23) on the horizon, people are already starting to speculate on whether or not the studio will be revealing the cast of the next Star Wars movie. Which, okay, yes, Disney could be announcing which original Star Wars alums will be returning — that…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Star Wars vs. Game of Thrones is basically the new best thing ever

Noting a few similarities between the classic science fiction franchise Star Wars and HBO’s recent TV adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series Game of Thrones, the fine folks at Reddit decided to mash the two up. The results are glorious. Here are our favorites, but make sure to check the rest out at Reddit!

io9 Rob Bricken

Star Wars meets Mad Max in the new awesome toyline you’ll never own

Patton Oswalt has cooler toys than you. That’s because the actor/comedian can commission them directly from action figure customizer Sillof, maker of Steampunk Justice League, Samurai Star Wars, and many, many more. Oswalt commissioned a “Star Wars meets the Road Warrior” line, and Sillof did not disappoint. Let’s start with the good guys: From left…

io9 Rob Bricken

How Star Wars Just Inspired a Real-Life Scientific Discovery

The real-life Tatooine may not have two suns—but it has unlocked the secrets of a geomorphic mystery. Close to Tozeur, Tunisia—George Lucas’s stand-in for the barren planet—there’s a wilderness of sand that’s permanently changing. When wind whistles across the dunes, it pushes that sand into huge, crescent-shaped structures known as barchans. These things are huge,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Rumors: Thor writers joining Star Trek 3, Abrams leaving Star Wars

There’s turmoil in two galaxies, if rumors are to be believed. First of all, rumor has it that Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz, writers of Thor and X-Men: First Class, are going to be the main writers of Star Trek 3. And meanwhile, J.J. Abrams may have abandoned Star Wars: Episode VII. Update: Lucasfilm…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Anakin Skywalker’s hometown is about to be overtaken by sand dunes

If you build your home in the middle of a dune field, you’re gonna have a bad time. Consider the buildings of Mos Espa (the Tatooinian city featured in The Phantom Menace), which are about to be buried by a hill of sand advancing steadily across the Tunisian desert. The Star Wars set, scientists predict,…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Harrison Ford says Han Solo wouldn’t join the army in Ender’s Game

During the panel for Ender’s Game, someone asked Harrison Ford if Han Solo would be a good soldier in Hyrum Graff’s army — meaning the character he plays in the new movie. Ford said no, and here’s why. Ford told the audience: “Han Solo wouldn’t be good as a soldier in anybody’s army. He’s what…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Which creator do you wish you had met before they became superfamous?

Here at San Diego Comic-Con, you can see your idols live and in person, and even get a few moments to chat with them as they sign something. But which great geek icon do you wish you could go back in time and have a few beers with, before he or she made it big?…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Some Brilliant Lunatic Is Posting All of Star Wars to Instagram Video

Oh man oh man oh man oh man. This is the nerdiest, awesomest, best-best way to use Instagram. Some nerd has taken it upon himself to film the entirety of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 15 seconds at a time, on Instagram Video. Not only is this dear nerd—a Gizmodo commenter, apparently!—doing the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Listen to the insanity of Darth Winnie, the Dark Pooh of the Sith

Jim Cummings, voice of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh, was at Connecticon last weekend, where he performed the scene of Darth Vader boarding Princess Leia’s ship from the beginning of Star Wars… in the voice of a certain tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff. The results were, predictably, glorious. [Via Blastr]

io9 Rob Bricken

California now owns a $10,000 collection of Star Wars memorabilia

Eric Hodgson pleaded guilty this week to charges that he defrauded the California Department of Transportation out of $2 million. Among the assets seized in the settlement is Hodgson’s pricy collection of Star Wars memorabilia, valued at $10,000. The California Attorney General charged Hodgson with 22 counts of grand theft, alleging that he provided Caltrans…

io9 Lauren Davis

A cop car keeps playing the “Imperial March” and the NYPD is unamused

You know what seems like a bad idea? Blaring Star Wars’ famous “Imperial March” theme from your New York City police car, while patrolling at night. This is probably why the NYPD is less than thrilled that a New York City police car keeps blaring the “Imperial March” during its night patrols. Via New York…

io9 Rob Bricken

Michonne the Jedi Bounty Hunter upgrades to lightsabers

Now this is a TV/movie mash-up we can get behind. Behold the Michonne Wars, a mixup of one of our very favorite Walking Dead characters and Star Wars. Available at CastleMcQuade’s Etsy shop.

Movies Meredith Woerner

Star Wars Theremin Bra: When Regular Underwear Isn’t Geeky Enough

We’ve seen lots of nerdy underclothes before — but this Star Wars-themed “theremin bra” might be the ultimate. It makes vaguely R2D2-inspired noises whenever anybody comes close. According to the maker, Instructables user caitlinsdad: Don’t touch that dial. No tweaking the knobs. Just wave your hands in front of the two sensitive sensors embedded in…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Could Charlie Kaufman be adapting Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five?

And Guillermo del Toro wants to direct. The villains of Guardians of the Galaxy may have been confirmed. The Luna Brothers’ The Sword is being adapted by David Hayter. Is Grimlock in Transformers 4? Another Star Wars actor wants to return. Watch Edgar Wright talk about The World’s End. Spoilers ahead! Top image: Guardians of…

Television Amanda Yesilbas

Could the Lone Ranger still play Batman in the Justice League movie?

There’s a Wolverine poster, the Rock shows off the Hercules set, and James Cameron and Alfonso Cuarón talk Battle Angel and Gravity. Ryan Reynolds talks about the Deadpool movie. Could Russell Crowe star in a Krypton prequel? Plus Ming-Na Wen describes her character on Agents of SHIELD. Spoilers now! The Wolverine Here’s a new image…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

The Doctor Has Displeased the Empire

Okay, fine. Technically, it’s a scene from Tuesday’s episode of Perception, where Robert Picardo played a “murder suspect who has written a book about his alien abduction experiences” at a con. But we like to imagine a crossover instead. More about the episode at StarTrek.com.

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

John Williams will officially score Star Wars: Episode VII

Disney’s Star Wars purchase rears its head on Spider-Man

Pranks from science fiction and fantasy that teach Very Special Lessons

Ryan Gosling could play Luke Skywalker’s son? We seriously hope not

Star Wars vs. Game of Thrones is basically the new best thing ever

Star Wars meets Mad Max in the new awesome toyline you’ll never own

How Star Wars Just Inspired a Real-Life Scientific Discovery

Rumors: Thor writers joining Star Trek 3, Abrams leaving Star Wars

Anakin Skywalker’s hometown is about to be overtaken by sand dunes

Harrison Ford says Han Solo wouldn’t join the army in Ender’s Game

Which creator do you wish you had met before they became superfamous?

Some Brilliant Lunatic Is Posting All of Star Wars to Instagram Video

Listen to the insanity of Darth Winnie, the Dark Pooh of the Sith

California now owns a $10,000 collection of Star Wars memorabilia

A cop car keeps playing the “Imperial March” and the NYPD is unamused

Michonne the Jedi Bounty Hunter upgrades to lightsabers

Star Wars Theremin Bra: When Regular Underwear Isn’t Geeky Enough

Could Charlie Kaufman be adapting Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five?

Could the Lone Ranger still play Batman in the Justice League movie?

The Doctor Has Displeased the Empire

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