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2024

SWNN Live! – Five ‘Star Wars’ Takeaways from D23

Here’s the latest from Star Wars News Net After an eventful D23 weekend, the SWNN Live! crew is back to dive deeper into the big Star Wars news and trailers that were shown! Join Tyler, Luke, and myself (Jay) as Tyler shares five hot takes right off the heels of D23. We also discuss...


16th August 2024
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SWNN Interview: Author George Mann

Here’s the latest from Star Wars News Net We are one day away from Escape from Valo, the next novel in Phase 3 of the High Republic publishing initiative. That makes it an excellent time to look back at this phase’s launch before moving ahead. The Eye of Darkness was...


30th January 2024
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This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away: January 22, 2024

Here’s the latest from Star Wars News Net Welcome back to a new edition of “This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away.” Is anyone else tired of seeing the same Ryan Gosling GIF from the Critics Choice Awards on social media? I thought so! It’s been an interesting week...


22nd January 2024
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A ‘Star Wars’ Marvel Comics Reading Guide

Here’s the latest from Star Wars News Net In 2015, Marvel launched a new era of Star Wars comics. Mostly set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, Marvel’s Star Wars #1 by Jason Aaron hit shelves on January 14, 2015. One month later, Kieron Gillen’s Darth Vader...


20th January 2024
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Clone Wars: Battle of the Heroes!

Oh my, this has to be one of the best interpretations of Star Wars I think I have ever seen and needs to be shared. Originally posted at SWNN a group of fans have put together a recreation of the final duel from Revenge of the Sith and the animation,...


2nd January 2024
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2023

This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away | December 18th, 2023

Here’s the latest from Star Wars News Net Happy Sunday, and welcome back to my weekly rant called “This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away“. There was no shortage of things to talk about last week, but today, it’s going to be a slightly slower edition. As always, thanks...


18th December 2023
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This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away | December 10, 2023

Here’s the latest from Star Wars News Net Happy Sunday, and welcome to a discussion-packed version of “This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away“, as I return from a five-day holiday break where I live. Did I miss anything while I was gone? As always, thanks to our readers...


11th December 2023
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Return of the Jedi

Here’s the latest from: SWNN New ‘Ahsoka’ Merch Descriptions List Anakin Skywalker Among Other Series Characters. A description attached to multiple products tied to Star Wars: Ahsoka suggest that we will be seeing the return of the Jedi – Anakin Skywalker himself. This follows older reports indicating that Hayden Christensen...


1st August 2023
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Harrison Ford Interview (1979)

Here’s the latest from: SWNN By Alexander Giles As always, I like to share some interesting interviews related to the Star Wars universe as I come across them. This one is from Bantha Tracks #6 (1979) and with Harrison Ford, just after the filming of The Empire Strikes Back had...


5th July 2023
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James Mangold on Developing a ‘Star Wars’ Film…

Here’s the latest from: SWNN …Without the Constraints of Existing Lore By Miguel Fernandez Of the three recently-announced Star Wars films, perhaps the one that looks to be the most distinct is the new project by Logan director James Mangold, set 25,000 years before The Phantom Menace during an era...


13th June 2023
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‘Star Wars’ New Release Calendar Removes December 2025 Date…

Here’s the latest from: SWNN …Adds Two Films in 2026 By Miguel Fernandez Disney has announced that they will no longer be releasing a Star Wars film on December 19, 2025. Instead, they are planning on releasing two feature films in 2026, seven months apart, on May 22, 2026, and...


13th June 2023
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Natalie Portman Open to Returning to ‘Star Wars’

Here’s the latest from: SWNN Whoa…this is a surprise to me! In a recent segment with GQ Magazine, Natalie Portman stated that she is open to returning to Star Wars. The actress famously portrayed Padmé Amidala in the prequel trilogy, but has not made an appearance in the franchise since...


20th May 2023
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Wes Chatham Joins Ahsoka Cast

Here’s the latest from: SWNN As The Mandalorian nears the finale for season 3, we are officially entering Ahsoka season with more information dropping on the new series post-Star Wars Celebration and the release of the first teaser trailer. In a report by Deadline, Wes Chatham is the latest actor...


12th April 2023
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Mark Hamill Is Selling Signed ‘Star Wars’ Posters For Ukraine

Here’s the latest from: SWNN The love and generosity of Mark Hamill knows no bounds. Our very own Luke Skywalker is doing his bit to fight the evil Empire, as he announces his plans to raise money for Ukraine by selling signed Star Wars posters. By his own admission, he...


5th February 2023
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Tales of the Jedi | Records An Increase in Viewer Demand

Here’s the latest from: SWNN The release of the new season of The Bad Batch might have inspired people to revisit, or watch for the first time, last fall’s anthology series Tales of the Jedi. This is according to data from Parrot Analytics published by The Wrap; the story says...


20th January 2023
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2022

Andor Soundtrack Volume 3 Now Available

Here’s the latest from: SWNN The music for the final four episodes of Andor has finally come out. The 56-minute-long tracklist is now available on Spotify as well as other digital platforms, and can also be purchased physically from Walt Disney Records. The release comes a few days after composer...


9th December 2022
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Fiona Shaw: Family Drama

Here’s the latest from: SWNN In the new Andor series, we’ve had the chance to meet a plethora of character’s inside Cassian’s world, including his on-and-off girlfriend Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona), or his adoptive mother, Maarva Andor (Fiona Shaw). In a new interview with StarWars.com, Shaw discussed what it was...


31st October 2022
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Ashley Eckstein Visited the Ahsoka Set

Here’s the latest from: SWNN Ashley Eckstein, the original voice actress for Ahsoka Tano, has revealed that she got an opportunity to visit the set of the live-action Disney Plus Ahsoka series starring Rosario Dawson. Talking to Looper (hat tip r/StarWarsLeaks), Ashley Eckstein managed to reveal that she got to...


29th October 2022
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Andor Now Certified Fresh

Here’s the latest from: SWNN While the ratings may not be there like they were for The Mandalorian, it’s undeniable that Andor is getting rave reviews across the board. The initial batch of reactions from critics was very positive, and now, with 478 reviews and a 92% critic rating, the...


28th October 2022
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Lindelof Movie Taking December 2025 Slot?

Here’s the latest from: SWNN More news on the Damon Lindelof-written Star Wars movie has come into focus from Jeff Sneider, who was the first to report that Lindelof was developing a Star Wars movie. About 19 minutes into his podcast The Hot Mic, the conversation towards Star Wars and...


28th October 2022
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‘Andor’ Episode 8 Review: ‘Narkina 5’

Here’s the latest from: SWNN Toby Haynes returns to direct the latest episode of Andor, scripted by Beau Willimon, where the Empire continues to exercise its full power over the galaxy. It is the beginning of yet another three-episode arc after the deviation from that structure that episode 7 gave...


26th October 2022
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ILM Building New Production Studio In Mumbai

Here’s the latest from: SWNN Industrial Light and Magic is expanding its horizons by announcing plans to open a new production studio in Mumbai, India. The San Francisco-based film and television company Industrial Light and Magic already has four international production studios in Vancouver, Canada, London, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia,...


10th October 2022
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‘Andor’ Production Design Highlighted

Here’s the latest from: SWNN A new, 90-second featurette from National Geographic Travel has been released, focusing on the work that Andor production designer Luke Hull did on the series. Gilroy has mentioned before that the production designer was one of the first people he hired when he started working...


30th September 2022
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‘Andor’: New Clip Shows Mon Mothma Talking To Luthen

Here’s the latest from: SWNN A new clip from tomorrow’s episode of Andor has surfaced online ahead of its premiere. Courtesy of Twitter TV, the brief scene from episode 4 introduces Mon Mothma to the show. The Imperial senator is having a tense conversation with Luthen Rael over the state...


27th September 2022
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‘Skeleton Crew’ Set Footage Leaks

Here’s the latest from: SWNN The first set footage from Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has managed to leak out, indicating that a speeder bike sequence of some kind will be in the show. Possible spoilers ahead. Bespin Bulletin has managed to snag some footage from Skeleton Crew from a set built...


26th September 2022
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‘Andor’: New Character Posters

Here’s the latest from: SWNN Following last week’s global premiere of the first three episodes of Andor, Lucasfilm has revealed three new character posters from the series. They follow the same template than a batch released shortly before the series’ debut that featured Cassian, Mon Mothma, and Stellan Skarsgård’s Luthen...


26th September 2022
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