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While John Boyega has never been shy about expressing his opinion towards Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, he wouldn’t go as far as to say that the film was embarrassing.  On Sunday, Boyega responded to a tweet referring to Episode IX as being embarrassing. “Embarrassing? LOL you wish,” he wrote. “Very fulfilling, some disappointments but yet not that big […]

The novelization of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker isn’t coming out until March 17, but early copies went on sale this past weekend in Chicago. And that means fans perused the pages (and took pictures, got to love that) to fill in some of the plot gaps the movie didn’t have time for or […]

Harrison Ford has never really made it a secret that he’s just playing the role of Han Solo, you know, because he’s an actor. And thus he’s also always made it pretty clear that he doesn’t give a damn about the ins and outs of the Star Wars universe. At this point the sometimes crazed […]

John Boyega is unfazed by the haters—at least, that’s what his recent Instagram posts suggests. On Friday night, the 27-year-old actor shared an edited video in which he seen kicking, punching, and running over some of the recent criticism he’s received online. Boyega received backlash last month when he referenced the polarizing kiss between Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo […]

John Boyega caused a bit of stir Tuesday afternoon when he shared a tweet that many perceived as Reylo shade. The post in question featured a series of stills of Star Wars characters Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) battling it out in the trilogy. Boyega, who plays Finn in the franchise, sarcastically captioned the […]

*Warning: Spoilers ahead* If you saw The Rise of Skywalker at some point over the past 10 days and wondered how they got Harrison Ford, a man who publicly revealed that he wished George Lucas had killed off Han Solo in 1983’s Return of the Jedi, to reprise his role in the franchise then you’re […]

Fans of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker aren’t pleased with how little time Resistance member Rose Tico, who was introduced in The Last Jedi and is played by Kelly Marie Tran, received in the film.  Chris Terrio, who co-wrote the final installment of the latest Star Wars series with director J.J. Abrams, attempted to […]

Like many Star Wars fans, Jon M. Chu wants justice for Rose Tico. On Thursday night, the Crazy Rich Asians director took to Twitter to express his disappointment with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker—specifically, the way Resistance member Tico was sidelined for the film. The character, portrayed by Asian-American actress Kelly Marie Tran, appeared in […]

Ian McDiarmid, the actor behind Star Wars’ villainous Emperor Palpatine, was “totally surprised” by his character’s return in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, he admitted in a new interview with Digital Spy. Many Star Wars fans were highly upset at the Sith leader’s return and have gone after Skywalker writers J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio […]

**Major Spoilers Ahead** Director, J.J. Abrams, was prepared for the criticism that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has received before the film even hit theaters.  During a recent event hosted by Vanity Fair’s Anthony Breznican, Abrams said that he knew that “pleasing everyone” would be impossible. He explained that he appreciates those who didn’t like the movie […]