Tag: Star Wars
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‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Begins Filming & Adds to Cast Lineup
Can you hear the excitement? Star Wars: Episode VIII has officially begun filming. On Monday, it was announced that the film’s principal photography began at Pinewood Studios in London. The latest film in the franchise has been written by Rian Johnson, who is also set to direct the film. Episode VIII will have many returning faces such as Mark…
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Disney XD to Premiere New LEGO ‘Star Wars’ Animated Series this Summer
The world of Legos and Star Wars have collided once again. This time, it’s on the small screen. Soon, Disney XD will have a brand new animated series. This summer, LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures will debut. According to Oh My Disney, the show will surround the lives of the Freemakers. Freemakers are known as a…
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ALEX AND ANI to Debut ‘Star Wars’-Inspired Collection at Disney Parks
Looking to add your passion for the Star Wars franchise into your wardrobe? If that is a yes, you are in luck as ALEX AND ANI is set to release a brand new collection. Disney Parks Blog has shared that Star Wars-inspired bangles will debut at Disney Parks on February 15. Coming in two finishes (RAFAELIAN…
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ to Pass $2 Billion Globally
February 5, 2016, marks the 50th day of Star Wars: The Force Awakens being out in theaters. With the revival of the franchise, the film broke numerous box office records both domestically and globally. The film which was directed by J.J. Abrams and written by Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt, is in the running for five Academy Awards…
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Marvel Comics News Digest 1/25-1/29/16
Marvel has some exciting things coming down the pipe! Rebel Jail will be an interesting story arc for the Star Wars comics. Venom: Space Knight will have a storyline highlighting disabled veterans. I applaud Marvel for attempting to tell such a storyline. A preview of the game changing Avengers: Standoff story is here, as well…
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ABC’s ‘The Wonderful World of Disney’ to Include ‘Star Wars’ Themed Land Details from Harrison Ford
So far, we as guests of Disney Parks know very little of the soon to be Star Wars themed lands. From the brief insight we all saw at the past D23 Expo, it left us with many questions. Some of those questions are about to be answered. According to Entertainment Weekly, ABC’s special, The Wonderful World of…
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Don’t Forget Kylo Ren – Geeks Corner – Episode 517
Welcome to a very Kylo Ren episode of Geeks Corner. No, we don’t have any undercover boss. We do have a lot to geek out about though! If you are watching at home, hit record on your computer camera and then post the link of you watching and commenting on the show in the comment…
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Meet Kylo Ren – Sundays With DAPs
Kylo Ren is now at Disneyland. That’s right, the masked villain from Star Wars: The Force Awakens can be met by guests every day when they visit the Happiest Place on Earth! On Sunday, Mr. DAPs was joined by Murray and Melanie as they made the trek to Tomorrowland’s Star Wars Launch Bay to meet…
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Marvel Comics News Digest 1/18 – 1/22/16
Marvel had a few big announcements this week to look forward to. The first was actually announced on a Captain America 75 years special on ABC. It was that Steve Rogers would be back as Captain America, and with full stamina again. In recent comics, Steve Rogers lost the super solider serum and reverted to…
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‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ & ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Receive New Release Dates
As fans of the Star Wars franchise rejoice over the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a new release date for the eighth installment has just been issued. In a press announcement on Wednesday, Star Wars: Episode VIII will launch into theaters on December 15, 2017, instead of the planned May 26, 2017. The eighth film is…
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By Grabthar’s Hammer – Geeks Corner – Episode 516
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week, it’s all about ingenuity as we tackle a lack of internet, lack of cameras, and lack of microphones for filming this week’s episode. How did we film Geeks Corner live this week, you ask? With an iPhone 6s Plus, earbuds, and a red solo cup. Watch the episode and…
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Star Wars Rebels Mid-Season Trailer Starts Connecting Dots
Star Wars Rebels has been on a brief winter hiatus but that hiatus is about to end. When the show returns to Disney XD on January 20, there will be a lot of connections between this animated show and the greater Star Wars universe. The new mid-season trailer gives a glimpse at some of the connections…
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Kylo Ren Soon to Greet Guests at Disney Parks
“I will fulfill our destiny…I will finish what you started!” Oh we know those lines very well from a certain popular Star Wars: The Force Awakens character. Spoiler Alert: Kylo Ren will soon greet guests at Disney Parks. Both the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort are about to obtain a little bit more of…
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It’s All Connected: A (Doozy Of A) Theory For Ep. VII
The popular thing to do for Star Wars and all of geekdom these days is to come up with a crackpot theory about a thing, and to find enough truth from the source material to make it believable. I gotta admit, I’m a sucker for these things. I love how far down the rabbit hole…
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Goodbye Goats – Geeks Corner – Episode 515
Welcome to Geeks Corner! Tonight we welcome Hayley of Magical Ribbons to the show, all the way from Florida and Walt Disney World. There are a lot of changes at Disneyland that start with the saying goodbye to the goats of Disneyland. Fantasmic!, the Mark Twain, the Columbia, and the trains also said adieu and…
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Brand New Concept Art of Disneyland Resort’s Reimagined ‘Rivers of America’ Shared
After a weekend of goodbyes to Disneyland’s Rivers of America as we know it, Disney Parks Blog shared on Monday a brand new piece of concept art for the reimagined area. These temporary closures have been set in place as the resort begins construction on the new Star Wars themed land. Check out the photo below from their…
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‘Force Awakens’ to Pass ‘Avatar’ as Highest Grossing Film of all Time in North America
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has achieved another milestone. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the latest film of the franchise is to be the “highest-grossing film of all time in North America.” Though the flux of inflation was not taken into account in the article, the film will have passed the current record holder, Avatar, as of Wednesday.…
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The rain, rain, rain came down, down, down – Geeks Corner – Episode 514
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week is all about rain at Disneyland, changes at Disneyland, Star Wars, Geekolutions, and more! It also turns out that Cameron is celebrating a birthday. Put all of this together and get a fun time in the corner with the geeks. Here are topics covered in this week’s episode: Train,…
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New Year, New Geek: Planning For 2016
2015 has been a banner year for geeks. The amount of geekery we’ve gotten to enjoy has been exceptional, and we’ve all had the opportunity to come together in our shared weirdness. And all that geeking has certainly been evident on my personal day to day. From joining the team on Geek’s Corner (Tuesdays on…
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2015 Disney Stories Countdown #1 – A Year of Star Wars
You may be thinking “Isn’t Force Awakens the biggest story of the year?” Well, not quite. The movie was highly anticipated and had a lot throughout the year. But, the box office results are too recent to be the biggest story. Yet, Star Wars has proven itself bigger than just Force Awakens. There are several…
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Year of Star Wars & Our Picks of 2015 – DAPsCast Episode 27
Mr. Daps, Murray, Annie, Danie, and Mikey talk all about Star Wars and its presence throughout 2015. Included in this is Star Wars Celebration, which was in Anaheim. Thoughts on Force Awakens is talked about (with some spoilers so be warned). Also brought up is Season of the Force which is at Disneyland and Disney’s…
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2015 Disney Stories Countdown #2 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has overwhelmed the box office this holiday season, so it’s an easy pick for the top 5 stories. The Lead Up Force Awakens didn’t start a couple of weeks ago. The path to the movie has been one over several months. With trailers, merchandise, and general fan hype, the movie…
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The Misadventures of BB-8 – Geeks Corner – Episode 513
Welcome to the final episode of 2015 for Geeks Corner! This week it is all about Star Wars and BB-8. There is also some other things thrown in but really, most people will stop reading and or watching at BB-8 so we really can just leave it at that. There was also Christmas that is…
