Star Wars

Feature

The Mandalorian's best Star Wars Easter eggs

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The Mandalorian: 8 burning questions after the season 3 finale

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New Star Wars movies: What we know so far

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I just took a Midi-chlorian test

The Mandalorian features major surprise cameos

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The Force is With Him

Star Wars legend Mark Hamill lends voice to Ukrainian air raid app

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wookiees and taxes

Everything Everywhere directors head to the Star Wars universe

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What to know before The Mandalorian's new season

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reunited and it feels so good

The Mandalorian's Season 3 trailer is here

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Andor: The best Star Wars Easter eggs and tie-ins

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may the force be with them

Mark Hamill named ambassador to Ukraine fundraising project

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the circle is now complete

James Earl Jones steps back from voicing Darth Vader

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All the Star Wars lore you need to know before watching Andor

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disturbance in the force

Disney no longer has any Star Wars films scheduled before 2025

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sue or sue not there is no try

Gremlins director claims Baby Yoda was 'stolen' from his film

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The Star Wars fandom's racism problem

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hate leads to suffering

Star Wars defends Obi-Wan Kenobi star against racist attacks

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another happy landing

Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer teases Ewan McGregor's Star Wars return

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desert power converters

The surprising Star Wars deep cut in The Book of Boba Fett

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previously on

What to know about The Book of Boba Fett

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high ground

Obi-Wan Kenobi sizzle reel teases Ewan McGregor's return to Star Wars

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altering the deal

Star Wars' return to movie theaters hits a snag

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The future of Star Wars

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always in motion is the future

Star Wars' Abrams learned planning a story is 'critical'

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Feature

The Mandalorian brings us a Star Wars return reveal that actually worked

Kelly Marie Tran arrives for the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California.

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saving what we love

Star Wars' Kelly Marie Tran will make Disney history with her lead role in Raya and the Last Dragon

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search your closet

Adam Driver apparently recorded some last-minute Rise of Skywalker dialogue in his closet

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they fly now

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker becomes Disney's 7th movie of 2019 to gross $1 billion

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hollywood 411

1917 beats Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker at the box office

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Analysis

16 delightful Easter eggs and tie-ins from The Mandalorian's last 3 episodes

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19 references and callbacks you may have missed in The Rise of Skywalker

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movie newz

Rise of Skywalker dominates box office despite devastating reviews

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13 loose ends from The Rise of Skywalker

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Analysis

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker should have been steamier

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Analysis

The Star Wars sequel trilogy needed a roadmap

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crossover

Lin-Manuel Miranda secretly wrote a song for the new Star Wars movie