Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Tony Gilroy has revealed that the revolutionary technology that recreated Peter Cushing’s Grand Moff Tarkin was actually scrapped. Industrial Light & Magic used revolutionary CGI technology to bring back the late Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue Oneand was widely seen as the start of a huge ethical debate. It’s still controversial to this day, with Lucasfilm sued by the Rogue One cameo earlier this year. Speaking to Empire Magazine, however, Rogue One director Tony Gilroy revealed that the technology is extremely outdated. “What’s interesting is that all the technology used…
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Star Wars fans spotted a mysterious new masked man in images from Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – is this another Marrok situation or is this character really important to the story? Helmets have been a kind of Star Wars tradition since Darth Vader made his debut in 1977. Sometimes they mean something, hiding a person’s true identity; sometimes they are meaningless, simply designed to look cool, as in the case of some Imperial Inquisitors. They always stand out and always lead to avid speculation. The latest Skeleton Crew teaser features a mysterious masked man, leading to immediate speculation in the…
Andor creator Tony Gilroy confirms he originally pitched five seasons to Disney, but there’s a good reason the story ends with Andor season 2. Excitement is building for Andor Season 2, recently revealed to return to Disney+ on April 22, 2025. First footage of Andor season two teases a slightly more intertwined story in the timeline and left many viewers anxiously wishing the show had more than two seasons. Speaking in the latest issue of Empire Magazine, creator and showrunner Tony Gilroy confirms his grand original concept for Andor was sold to Disney as “five extensive seasons, each consisting of…
Lucasfilm has officially confirmed Star Wars Visions season 3, scheduled for release in 2025. Essentially Star Wars’version of And if…?, Visions is one of the best Star Wars TV programs already released. Stories are unrestrained by canon and continuity, with animation studios from around the world welcomed to reinterpret the Skywalker saga and make something new and fresh. It’s popular and critically acclaimed, and tends to be released on Star Wars Day every two years. Lucasfilm has officially confirmed that Star Wars Visions season 3 will be released in 2025. Visions Season 3 features the following Japanese animation houses: animation…
It took five years, but Star Wars finally confirmed how dangerous Dark Rey would have been The Rise of Skywalker – and even suggested how Daisy Ridley’s Rey could have become a villain in the first place. Grossing US$1.077 billion at the global box office, The Rise of Skywalker was panned by critics. While it is far from a perfect film, it includes many ideas that were unfortunately underdeveloped; concepts like the Force Dyad or Rey’s tantalizing vision of a future in which she has turned to the dark side. The latest update for EA Games’ Star Wars: Galaxy of…
Arcane season two just had its most shocking and heartbreaking death scene. From the start, it’s clear that Riot Arcane it wasn’t the kind of show to beat around the bush. Season 1 began with two orphaned children, and from there the story became intertwined into an intricate narrative that no one really felt safe in. This is despite the fact that the animated show feels like a prequel of sorts to the League of Legends game, and so many ArcaneThe characters of appear in this – which means viewers tend to assume they are safe. If there’s one rule…
Arcane Season 2 explained a Silco and Jinx story that has been bothering me since the first season. A confession: I’m not an expert on League of Legends game. In truth, Arcane the first season was my introduction to the franchise and it completely surprised me. I’ve always had a soft spot for animation, a medium that is often underrated, in my opinion, and this is something very engaging and rich in characters. The characters of Arcane they felt incredibly well developed and their arcs and journeys were completely unpredictable. I loved it. That said, by the end of Arcane…
Star Wars and Star Trek are often portrayed as rivals, but Lucasfilm needs to learn important lessons from Star TrekIt is the golden age. The last few years have seen Lucasfilm transform Star Wars in a bold transmedia franchise, but not everything worked out. What’s more, the latest reports suggest behind-the-scenes drama continues to plague the studioeven as Lucasfilm struggles to prioritize ramping up movies again while also continuing its Disney+ TV shows. If the reports are accurate, there is currently no real sense of direction. To be fair, transmedia is hard – and it may well be even harder…
Here’s everything you need to know about the timeline of Arcaneand the League of Legends game from which it was modified. Created by Riot, Arcane is the first TV show inspired by League of Legends games. It’s more of an adaptation than a simple part of the same timeline, although there have been hints that Riot intends to make Arcane and future spinoffs are the foundation for canonical lore going forward. For now, however, the ambiguous relationship between Arcane and League of Legends means it can be very tricky to navigate the timeline. That being the case, here’s everything we…
Star Wars officially confirmed how the Sith Wars ended, completely abandoning Darth Bane’s story in Legends. A thousand years before the Skywalker saga, the last Sith War came to an end – and the Sith were believed to be extinct. The history of the Sith remains a mystery in Star Wars canon, although it was explored in detail in the ancient Star Wars Expanded Universe. There, the legendary Darth Bane recognized that the Sith were inadvertently working against each other and orchestrated their downfall so that he could reestablish them under the Rule of Two. There have already been hints…