Tag: Darth Vader
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‘Rogue One’ Director Says ‘There Is So Much Inaccuracy’ Surrounding Making of ‘Star Wars’ Prequel: ‘We All Worked Together Until the Entire Last Minute’
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” director Gareth Edwards is once again addressing the multiple reports about the 2016 film requiring extensive reshoots overseen by Tony Gilroy (the eventual “Andor” creator was hired by Lucasfilm to join the “Rogue One” team in June 2016).On a recent episode of Kcrw’s “The Business” podcast, Edwards claimed “there…
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33 Unique, Galactic Gifts for ‘Star Wars’ Fans
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.“Star Wars” is good about keeping the content churning for fans: the franchise most recently released the highly anticipated third season of “The Mandalorian” in March, with several offshoots already in the works for the…
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New ‘Ahsoka’ Shows Star Wars Can’t Escape Its Own Nostalgia
When it was announced that Hayden Christensen would reprise his role as Darth Vader in “Ahsoka,” Star Wars fans’ response was mostly positive. Christensen took heat for the prequel films like many of his costars, his two-film arc depicting Anakin Skywalker’s descent into darkness now obscured by indictments of the trilogy’s other flaws.And Anakin —…
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George Lucas Had Blunt Advice For Luke And Vader’s Final Star Wars Lightsaber Duel
Most film franchises seem to insist on the escalation of stakes. The first Avengers film centered around saving New York from a horde of aliens; “Infinity War” focused on protecting the entire known universe. This desire to raise the stakes with each new entry often backfires, like when the “X-Men” prequel movies centered their third…
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Sorry, But That ‘You’ve Got Mail’ Alternate Ending Doesn’t Exist
It’s not all that uncommon for movie-goers to misremember tiny details or dialogue of a particular movie. As time passes, the distortion only grows stronger, and sometimes, the audience will swear their life on a faulty memory. For instance, many Star Wars fanatics probably remember the first time Darth Vader revealed his identity and uttered…
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Ahsoka Overcame A Major Limitation Of Live-Action Star Wars Space Fights
This article contains spoilers for “Star Wars: Ahsoka” episode 3 — “Time to Fly”Last week, the first two episodes of “Ahsoka” did a relatively good job of setting the stage for what could potentially be one of the most epic confrontations in all of “Star Wars.” Hopefully, it was a good introduction for fans who…
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Blue Beetle’s Main Villain Goes Where Many Superhero Movies Refuse To Go
As part of Hollywood’s love for mimicking whatever worked before, Blue Beetle features yet another entry in the recent superhero movie/TV show trend of using tormented villains whose motivations are especially sympathetic and tragic. Such figures are often rooted in having grievances with institutions and powerful figures, making them underdog antagonists rather than all-powerful forces…
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Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Younger Darth Vader Required A Complete Costume Upgrade
Lucasfilm’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series was largely forgotten as soon as it aired, and not without reason. Although the show was a nostalgia feast for fans of the prequels and it also gave us a fantastic Leia story (one of the best in the entire franchise), it felt disappointingly derivative. For one, its climactic final battle…
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Star Wars’ Captain Phasma Costume Started As A Rejected Kylo Ren Design
Aside from the story, one thing that fans have always loved about “Star Wars” is the production design of the entire universe. Just think about the silhouette of Darth Vader’s helmet and cape, Obi-Wan Kenobi’s dusty, unassuming robes, the shape of the Star Destroyers, or even the look of C-3Po and R2-D2. There is a…
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‘Ahsoka’: Release Date, Plot, Trailer, and Everything We Know So Far
With a franchise as vast as Star Wars that has a massive catalog of beloved characters, not even the most recognizable ones have a story quite like Ahsoka Tano. It’s hard to believe that there was a point in time when fans thought the idea of Anakin Skywalker having a padawan was preposterous since no…