Category: Star Wars
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New LEGO Set Recreates Iconic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Moment 40 Years Later
LEGO has released a look at a new LEGO set that recreates the moment that first appeared in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40 years ago when it came to theaters on May 21, 1980. This new set will be launching on August 27th exclusively on Target.com. The new LEGO Star Wars Bespin Duel set will…
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Disney+ to Premiere “The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special” on Fan-Favorite Holiday Life Day, November 17
BURANK, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2020) – This holiday season, Disney+ invites LEGO and Star Wars fans to Chewbacca’s homeworld of Kashyyyk for a Wookiee-sized celebration of the galaxy’s most cheerful and magical holiday, Life Day, in the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, premiering exclusively on the service on Tuesday, November 17. “The LEGO Star Wars…
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Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series Arriving on Playstation VR on August 25
Have you ever wondered what happened to Darth Vader between the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: A New Hope? In Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, ILMxLAB lets fans go on an immersive and cinematic exploration of what happened during this time period. Fans will be able to experience this…
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Learn About All The Lightsabers With Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
Lightsabers have always been fascinating to Star Wars fans. From the colors of the blades to the way they are built, every lightsaber is a part of the bigger story that is being told about the person wielding it. While there has been lots of information to be found about lightsabers, soon there will be…
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Story and Cast Details Released for Star Wars: Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge
Details continue to be released about Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge. This virtual reality experience will allow fans to visit Batuu and experience Batuu like never before. ILMxLAB has released a new behind-the-scenes video that shares details about Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge. This video gives insight into story details and…
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The Mandalorian Earns 15 Emmy Nominations
This morning’s Emmy nominations found The Mandalorian getting quite a lot of attention. At the end of the day, the Disney+ Star Wars series brought in 15 Emmy nominations. This contributed to the 19 Emmy nominations that Disney+ gathered, making it the most successful streaming service in gathering Emmy nominations. Emmy nominations for The Mandalorian included:…
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Mulan, Star Wars, and Avatar Movies All Get Release Dates Postponed
There were quite a few changes for movie schedules today as coronavirus continues to impact theatrical releases. The result is a delay in release for Mulan, Star Wars, and the Avatar movies that were supposed to be released in the coming years. Mulan Mulan was originally supposed to be released in March but has continued to find its theatrical…
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Target to Offer New Merchandise Inspired by Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
The partnership between Disney and Target continues to grow. Today it was announced that Target will soon be offering new merchandise inspired by Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Trading Outpost will offer Star Wars products from a galaxy far, far away to a neighborhood nearby. It…
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch Animated Series to Debut on Disney+ in 2021
Next year, Disney fans will get a chance to explore the world of The Clone Wars in a new series! This morning, it was announced that the Disney+ streaming service has ordered the next Star Wars animated series which will be called Star Wars: The Bad Batch and will debut on Disney+ in 2021. The series will focus…
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Wins at the Box Office Once Again
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is the box office winner once again. This comes 23 years after it last won at the box office. The last time it won was when it was reissued to theaters in 1997. The sequel to the original Star Wars movie was shown this weekend in 483 cinemas. As…
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Comics and Original Novel for The Mandalorian to Come Later this Year
Are you ready for more Star Wars content? Disney has announced that later this year, they will be expanding on the lore of the beloved series The Mandalorian with new comics and original novels that will expand on the universe that we got to see in season one, as well as some art that fans have been…
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Star Wars Celebration Transfers and Refunds Now Available
Recently it was announced that Star Wars Celebration 2020 was canceled. Instead, this Star Wars event was rescheduled for 2022. Because of this, there are now a couple of options for fans who had tickets to it. First off, they can transfer their ticket to the 2022 Star Wars Celebration. Those that do this will…
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Disney to Re-Release Select Hits as Theaters Begin to Reopen
As theaters begin to reopen, movie studios are beginning to release previously released titles so that they will have content. This is before there are wide openings of theaters and wide theatrical releases of new movies. The Walt Disney Company is among those companies that will be re-releasing some movies. With multiple studios in its…
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Lucasfilm and EA Announce Star Wars: Squadrons
A new Star Wars space combat game has been announced by Lucasfilm and EA. Star Wars: Squadrons will allow players to fly their favorite starfighter in some of the most iconic battles known to Star Wars fans. The game will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and playable via virtual reality (VR) on PlayStation…
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Star Wars Celebration Canceled
Today it was announced that Star Wars Celebration will be canceled. The news was shared on social media and the official website. The cancelation is due to the effects of COVID-19. With the announcement that Star Wars Celebration is being canceled came an announcement that Star Wars Celebration will be returning to Anaheim in 2022.…
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Explore Batuu in a New Way With Star Wars: Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge Virtual Reality Experience
Today a new virtual reality experience was announced that fans of Star Wars, and most specifically Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, will love. Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge will give fans an immersive new way to experience the planet Batuu, as seen at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts. This new “action-adventure virtual…
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Star Wars: The High Republic Release Dates Revised
Today it was announced that the highly anticipated series Star Wars: The High Republic will be released at a later date than previously anticipated. This comes as the coronavirus has caused marketplace delays. The series will now be kicked off starting in January 21. Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi, an adult…
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The Walt Disney Company Garners 102 Daytime Emmy Nominations
The Walt Disney Company has picked up 102 Daytime Emmy Nominations across its various platforms for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards. Leading the pack this year is ABC’s daytime drama General Hospital. It has 23 nominations and is the most for any show this year. The View received the most nominations for any talk show this year with…
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“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Becomes Most-Streamed Digital Original Show
It is no secret that the world loves Star Wars! Just in the past year, fans have been delighted by the release of season one of The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Today, we learned that fans broke records as Star Wars: The Clone Wars officially became the…
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Timothy Olyphant Joins the Cast of “The Mandalorian” Season 2
Many fans have been patiently awaiting season 2 of “The Mandalorian” since it was announced earlier this year. As the season production continues, we continue to find out who we will be seeing on our screens come October! This week, we found out that Timothy Olyphant will have a role in this Star Wars series! At…
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Temuera Morrison to Portray Boba Fett in Season Two of The Mandalorian
Temuera Morrison, most known in the Star Wars universe for portraying Jango Fett in 2002’s Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Now, he is returning to the Star Wars universe for the second season of The Mandalorian on Disney+. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Temuera Morrison will be taking up the helmet and return as Boba Fett. Boba…
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Taika Waititi to Direct and Co-Write New Star Wars Feature Film
Happy May the 4th to all you Star Wars fans! Though the day is just beginning, we have already seen some exciting news to start the day! Just now, starwars.com announced that there would be a new Star Wars feature film coming to theaters. For this project, Taika Waititi is set to direct and co-write the screenplay alongside Academy…
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Do More With Your Droid With Disney’s New Droid Depot App
The Droid Depot at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge allows guests to build and customize their own droid. Today, that experience got added to as Disney released a new Droid Depot App to help brings these droids to life even more! The new app is currently available free on the App Store and Google Play. This new app…
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New Star Wars Starbucks Been There Mugs to Be Released on May 4th
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. On Star Wars Day, May the 4th, a special line of “Been There” mugs from Starbucks will be released on shopDisney.com. These mugs will be available at 7:00 PST on May the 4th on shopDisney.com under “Classic Star Wars.” The three destinations…