While promoting Andor, series star Diego Luna was asked about his accent on ABC’s Soul of a Nation. “I love my accent,” Luna said, “and my accent, no one else can bring it.” Luna’s intentional use of his native Mexican inflection — particularly when he first played the role of Cassian Andor in 2016’s Rogue […]
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StarWars.com Fan Spotlight: Isabella Holguin’s High Republic Cosplay Is For Light and Life
StarWars.com is shining a light on those who truly give the saga its power: the fans. In the StarWars.com Fan Spotlight, we’re honored to tell their stories. Before Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, Lucasfilm Publishing Creative Director Michael Siglain issued a challenge to avid Star Wars: The High Republic readers. “Calling all #StarWarsTheHighRepublic fans & cosplayers!” he […]
Star Wars Inside Intel: Bounty Hunters
Star Wars Inside Intel is a StarWars.com feature where Lucasfilm’s Emily Shkoukani, whose job is to know as much about a galaxy far, far away as possible, explores obscure facts about Star Wars lore and continuity. In this installment, Emily explores bounty hunters… As the Client perfectly articulates in The Mandalorian, “bounty hunting is a […]
StarWars.com Fan Spotlight: Bill McBride’s Most Impressive Darth Vader Collection
StarWars.com is shining a light on those who truly give the saga its power: the fans. In the StarWars.com Fan Spotlight, we’re honored to tell their stories. As Star Wars fans, we all have our own favorite characters. But veteran collector Bill McBride takes it to the next level. McBride collects everything Darth Vader, and […]
Yoda Goes to a Strange World and More from Marvel’s December 2022 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive
Even for a Jedi Master at the level of Yoda, every mission presents a new challenge. The Star Wars: Yoda miniseries follows the Emperor’s little green friend prior to Luke Skywalker’s arrival in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, as he recounts past adventures. In StarWars.com’s first look at solicits for Marvel’s December 2022 Star Wars comics, we get new details […]
An Upgrade — and New Tensions — in Marvel’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian #3 – Exclusive Preview
The Client was right. Bounty hunting is a complicated profession. Marvel’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian is an adaptation of the hit Disney+ series, with each issue representing the story of one episode. In StarWars.com’s exclusive first look at The Mandalorian #3, a retelling of “Chapter 3: The Sin,” the titular bounty hunter has returned to […]
D23 Expo 2022: Mando and Grogu to Land at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park
The Mandalorian and Grogu are coming from the galaxy far, far away to ours. Announced today in the Disney Parks panel at D23 Expo 2022, the bounty hunter and his young charge are heading to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. Fans can encounter the duo starting mid-November. Pro-tip: Hold onto […]
D23 Expo 2022: All the Big Lucasfilm Reveals for Andor, Willow, The Mandalorian, and More
Today at D23 Expo 2022, Disney’s official fan event — the first since 2019 — Lucasfilm revealed new looks at several of its next releases, along with premiere dates, never-before-seen images, and more. In a special showcase led by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, fans were treated to sneak peeks at everything from Andor to the […]
20 Things We Learned from Light & Magic
You’ve heard the phrase “the magic of moviemaking” so many times that you probably never stop to think about it. But the special effects wizards in Light & Magic, now streaming on Disney+, will absolutely convince you that magic is real. From designing and building the cameras used to film Star Wars from scratch, to […]
From Space Battles to StageCraft: The Legends of ILM Discuss Half a Century of Movie Magic
For nearly 50 years, Industrial Light & Magic has been a proving ground for imaginative storytelling, bringing together like-minded individuals from a variety of disciplines to innovate the art of visual effects in filmmaking. In its infancy, ILM was a place for creating the impossible, where ingenuity was rewarded with results, critical acclaim, and box-office […]