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10 ways World War II influenced the original Star Wars

Like much of the rest of Western culture, the Star Wars community has been locked in an argument not only about the political messages in various forms of media but rather whether political messaging is present at all. Part of the fight stems from the fact that we don’t even agree on precisely how “political”

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Star Wars: What’s the birth order and age of the Bad Batch?

We know they’re new to being on their own, but how old are the members of the Bad Batch? And were they all born at the same time? They seem like late teenagers in their behavior and decision-making, although physically, they are full-grown men. But The Bad Batch is far from Saved By the Bell:

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Star Wars: 10 Reasons to have hope for Crosshair

This article contains spoilers for Season 1 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Let’s check in on Crosshair, kids. Little has been seen of the least loquacious member of the Bad Batch since his inhibitor chip was enhanced by the Kaminoans for the benefit of the Empire. In last week’s drop of Episode 8, Crosshair

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10 ways the Star Wars universe prepared us for Baby Yoda

Some of the most fascinating new Star Wars properties invite us to subtly deepen our knowledge of longtime fixtures in the franchise. Whether the new media exists in blockbuster new films or long-term streaming releases, the acquisition of Star Wars by Disney+ means many changes and additions to the existing canon. Sometimes this means revisiting

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Could Star Wars fans see a live action return of Wedge Antilles?

This article contains spoilers for Season 2 of The Mandalorian. As Monsters & Critics recently reported, Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor let slip some details about his upcoming series, Obi-Wan Kenobi, during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live. McGregor plays the title role, which was first made famous by Alec Guinness in the first Star

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Emilia Clarke has great reaction to the return of her Star Wars character

Warning: This story contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #1 Emilia Clarke is sharing her excitement at her Solo character returning to the Star Wars universe.  The actress was as surprised as anyone when the first issue of the Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters mini-series brought the return of

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Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters brings back a surprising Solo character

Warning: This story contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #1. An old face from Han Solo’s past just popped into his life…without him even knowing it. The first issue of the new Star Wars mini-series War of the Bounty Hunters has a frozen Han being “rescued” by the most unexpected face

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Star Wars: 10 movie characters we want to see in a Disney+ series

Star Wars is expanding more on Disney+ right now than in theatrical releases. While there are new Star Wars movies coming in the future, the biggest plans are for Disney+ shows, especially after the massive success of The Mandalorian. A series based on Boba Fett is coming and then Ewan McGregor is returning as Obi-Wan

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Kelly Marie Tran reveals the secrecy of Star Wars auditions

Landing a role in a Star Wars movie is a bigger challenge than one might think. Kelly Marie Tran is discussing how she got the role of Rose in The Last Jedi and she had to endure a stunning level of secrecy that made the actual audition process one of the most challenging of her