Star Wars

This RC Baby Yoda Waddles Around Your House Like a 50-Year-Old Toddler

The extreme level of secrecy behind the big reveal in the first season of Star Wars: The Mandalorian meant that the public’s immediate thirst for Baby Yoda merchandise went unquenched for a long time. Disney’s not making that mistake with season two, and ahead of the series’ return, Mattel has just revealed an RC version…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

Everybody’s Making Sourdough in 2020 But My Sister’s Is the Nerdiest

There are a few universal truths in this world. Water is wet, the Earth is round, and there will always be things your siblings do better than you. In my case, my older sister Christine Elderkin-Campos bakes delicious homemade sourdough. As if that weren’t enough, she’s also taken to stenciling her creations with nerdy art.…

Movies Beth Elderkin

George Lucas Was Incredibly Specific About How Much He Wanted Greedo to Shoot First

Greedo taking the first blaster shot—well, missing it and taking one right through his chest—in Star Wars: A New Hope will somehow remain one of the weirdest controversies in a franchise that is almost self-sustained by how much its fans argue with each other. But according to a new book, it was a moment defined…

Movies James Whitbrook

Weird Al’s Sci-Fi Roots as Told to Us by His Long Time Drummer and Photographer

Everyone has a Weird Al memory—whether it was hearing a song of his while you were growing up, watching a video on MTV, or just a general knowledge of his persona, Weird Al Yankovic is undoubtedly an icon. But if you start comparing memories, one man has more than anyone…besides maybe Al himself. It’s Jon Schwartz,…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

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2020 and Beyond: The Ever-Shifting Movie Release Dates Due to the Coronavirus

Editor’s note: As of March 2021, we have stopped updating this article because, well, so many movies keep moving. You can find the latest dates on upcoming movies at this link. Original story follows. The novel coronavirus pandemic has reshaped the entertainment industry as we know it, with 2020 seeing countless movies and TV shows…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Star Wars‘ Universal Monsters

No one can escape spooky season, not even Star Wars. While there are plenty of frightful things in the galaxy far, far away—the Dark Side and the Sith, the Empire and the First Order, when you watch your idealized Jedi savior just casually swig milk straight from an alien teat—Star Wars has a legacy of…

Movies James Whitbrook

Star Wars’ Tales From Galaxy’s Edge Trailer Puts You in Black Spire Outpost and Beyond

Going to Batuu virtually beats trying to go to a Disney park right now. But the new Star Wars VR game is letting you do so much more than just check out the wait lines at a theme park. Lucasfilm and ILMxLAB have dropped a new teaser for the upcoming Tales from Galaxy’s Edge VR…

Games James Whitbrook

The Mandalorian‘s New Teaser Ups the Stakes for Heroes and Villains Alike

It’s a tough world out there when everyone wants to get their hands on Baby Yoda. Lucasfilm and Disney dropped our latest look at The Mandalorian’s second season as part of Monday Night Football, giving us another cryptic look at what to expect from Din Djarin and Baby Yoda’s (sorry, not sorry “The Child”) new…

Trailers James Whitbrook

These Amazing Mandalorian Outfits Will Help You Prepare for Baby Yoda’s Return

The Mandalorian is set to return with season two on October 30, but it’s never too early to prepare for the Child’s arrival. Hot Topic and Her Universe have unveiled a bunch of new Mandalorian outfits and accessories, and we’re abuzz with excitement. After all, it is the way. Hot Topic’s The Mandalorian collection features…

io9 Beth Elderkin

George Lucas Also Would’ve Killed Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode 8

Thanks to a new bookwritten by Lucasfilm Star Wars fact extraordinaire Pablo Hidalgo, we have a lot of interesting new information about the galaxy far, far away. And it turns out George Lucas’s original plans for a sequel trilogy bore some interesting resemblances to what actually happened. As reported by Slash Film, according to Hidalgo…

Movies Julie Muncy

Shiny Jango, Shiny Robo, Shiny Dino, and the Rest of the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest toys on the internet. This week things get chrome-y as Mattel revives a classic, Hot Toys and Hasbro revisit some Mandalorian artifacts, and we all celebrate a little robot that could. Check it out! Premium Bandai Ultraman Z Shining! Rumbling! Special…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook

The Mandalorian Season 3 Is Aiming to Film This Year Despite, You Know, Everything

Do you believe we are just two weeks away from the season two premiere of The Mandalorian? Better yet, can you believe the third season of The Mandalorian will start filming soon after? It’s true on both accounts. Season two will begin airing on Disney+ October 30, and in a new interview with Variety, executive…

io9 Germain Lussier

The Story Behind the Ultimate Star Wars Lightsaber Book

Star Wars fans are about to get a book all about lightsabers and they have Harry Potter to thank. It’s called Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection, a slick, wide-format, hardcover book that features exclusive images and information on almost 60 different lightsabers in the Star Wars universe. None of which would’ve happened if not for…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

Star Wars‘ Lego Holiday Special Welcomes Back Kelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Williams, and Anthony Daniels

We already knew that Rose, Threepio, and Lando were all part of Lego’s comedic riff on the Star Wars Holiday Special, but now we know they’ll be voiced by their live-screen counterparts…and, in some cases, have a bigger role in the adventure than they did in the Skywalker Saga’s climax. Disney and Lucasfilm have officially…

io9 James Whitbrook

I Love Han Solo (in Waffle Form), and He Knows

Star Wars fans are known for taking their obsessions to absolutely ridiculous levels. Sometimes, that means buying an unnecessary rug. Other times it’s much less practical, like buying a novelty waffle maker for no good reason whatsoever. A few weeks back, several friends brought to my attention that a Han Solo in Carbonite waffle maker…

Movies Germain Lussier

A Powerful, Glowing Star Wars Poster Is Like Poetry, It Rhymes

When I first saw this brand new Star Wars poster, it made me emotional. Now, I’m a big softie, especially when it comes to Star Wars and nostalgia. That’s important to know. But artist Mark Englert has so simply, so beautifully, captured two amazing moments in the life and death of Luke Skywalker that when…

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier

The Mandalorian Goes Samurai, and More of the Coolest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the latest and greatest in wallet-integrity-threatening toys. This week, The Mandalorian serves up a few rad figures, Thanos brings his Black Order to the fore in a new Marvel Legends box set, and now you can tell Hello Kitty what to do with your very own…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook

How Star Wars‘ High Republic Is Exploring New Interpretations of the Force

As Star Wars fans, we love to evoke Han Solo and rigorously cry “that’s not how it works!!!” whenever something weird happens with the Force. But that’s kind of been what the Star Wars franchise—in movies, books, comics, and more—has always been fascinated by. The High Republic, it seems, will be no different. Speaking today…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The Best Star Wars Movie Posters of All Time

Star Wars has some of the most gorgeous posters in the history of cinema. Part of that is because of its beautiful iconography: lightsabers, spaceships, aliens, etc. Another reason is each film has been released and re-released so many times, there are way, way more poster versions to choose from. Each time a Star Wars…

io9 Germain Lussier

10 Jedi Facilities That Survived Star Wars‘ Order 66

Order 66 may have massacred most of the Jedi, but it wasn’t just people that survived Palpatine’s purge. The Jedi existed for eons before the twilight of the Republic, building grand temples of their Order teeming with knowledge and insight that outlived much of the Sith’s wrath, providing hope to new generations of Force users.…

Movies James Whitbrook

This RC Baby Yoda Waddles Around Your House Like a 50-Year-Old Toddler

Everybody’s Making Sourdough in 2020 But My Sister’s Is the Nerdiest

George Lucas Was Incredibly Specific About How Much He Wanted Greedo to Shoot First

Weird Al’s Sci-Fi Roots as Told to Us by His Long Time Drummer and Photographer

2020 and Beyond: The Ever-Shifting Movie Release Dates Due to the Coronavirus

Star Wars‘ Universal Monsters

Star Wars’ Tales From Galaxy’s Edge Trailer Puts You in Black Spire Outpost and Beyond

The Mandalorian‘s New Teaser Ups the Stakes for Heroes and Villains Alike

These Amazing Mandalorian Outfits Will Help You Prepare for Baby Yoda’s Return

George Lucas Also Would’ve Killed Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode 8

Shiny Jango, Shiny Robo, Shiny Dino, and the Rest of the Best Toys of the Week

The Mandalorian Season 3 Is Aiming to Film This Year Despite, You Know, Everything

The Story Behind the Ultimate Star Wars Lightsaber Book

Star Wars‘ Lego Holiday Special Welcomes Back Kelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Williams, and Anthony Daniels

I Love Han Solo (in Waffle Form), and He Knows

A Powerful, Glowing Star Wars Poster Is Like Poetry, It Rhymes

The Mandalorian Goes Samurai, and More of the Coolest Toys of the Week

How Star Wars‘ High Republic Is Exploring New Interpretations of the Force

The Best Star Wars Movie Posters of All Time

10 Jedi Facilities That Survived Star Wars‘ Order 66

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