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Despite receiving credit as a voice consultant for the role of BB-8, the ball-shaped robot in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Bill Hader admits he doesn’t enjoy signing merchandise related to the character. During a recent appearance on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Hader explained how his voice work for BB-8 indirectly resulted in him deciding […]
The late Carrie Fisher is finally getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Star Wars OG will receive a posthumous honorary ceremony on May the 4th, a.k.a. Star Wars Day. Fisher’s daughter, Booksmart actress Billie Lourd, will accept the award on her mom’s behalf. Guest speakers have yet to be announced. Fisher’s co-star and onscreen twin Mark Hamill took to […]
Fresh off his career-making roles in The Godfather franchise and Dog Day Afternoon, Al Pacino was offered the part of Han Solo in 1977’s Star Wars. As reported by Variety, Pacino spoke about nearly joining George Lucas’ iconic film during a recent discussion at The 92nd Street Y in New York City. Pacino joked that Harrison Ford, who was […]
The latest installment of Disney +’s The Mandalorian featured two new yet familiar faces in Jack Black and Lizzo. The Bryce Dallas Howard-directed sixth episode of Season 3, titled “Guns for Hire,” finds Din Djarin, Grogu, and Bo-Katan Kryze on the planet of Plazir-15. When they’re taken to a palace occupied by its rulers, viewers meet the Duchess […]
Donald Glover says discussions are happening about a potential return to the beloved Star Wars character Lando Calrissian. Glover, who played the character in the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story, gave the update in a recent GQ video chat during which he shared some behind-the-scenes insights on a number of his most revered […]
The Daily Show already had a layup on Tuesday with Trump’s arraignment, but guest host Roy Wood Jr. still came with a Jon Stewart-shaped ace up his sleeve. “Thank you for clapping for that, man,” Wood told the crowd after a segment clowning the ex-president, who faces 34 counts of conspiracy and falsifying business records, with a maximum (if unlikely) prison […]
On the latest installment of The Mandalorian, Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best makes his return to the world of Star Wars as a completely different character. In the Carl Weathers-directed fourth episode of Season 3, “The Foundling,” Best shows up for several thrilling minutes during a flashback to the events of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith’s Order 66. As Jedi knight […]
Taika Waititi is expected to appear in his previously announced Star Wars movie, while development on two other would-be franchise entries from Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins has reportedly been halted. The news comes from Variety, which said on Tuesday that these latest updates from the film side of the ever-expanding Star Wars universe come […]
As fans eagerly await the return of Season 3 of The Mandalorian, creator Jon Favreau revealed he has already completed work on the fourth. “Season 4, yeah, I’ve written it already,” Favreau told France’s BFM TV, as noted by Variety. The Lion King director said he penned the scripts during post-production on the upcoming season because […]
Ahead of its March 1 premiere on Disney+, a new trailer for The Mandalorian has been released. As many fans have since lamented, the initial unveiling of the new trailer for the Pedro Pascal-led Star Wars western took place amid televised football festivities, thus presenting a unique challenge for those typically averse to such proceedings. […]
