Since Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) was released in theaters nearly 50 years ago, the franchise has become an entertainment juggernaut, expanding into film, television, animation, gaming, books, comics, theme parks, and much more. Now, with the original film and the wider Star Wars franchise preparing for its 50th anniversary celebrations in 2027, Lucasfilm has announced ...

We may finally have an update on the status of Rey’s long-awaited return to the Star Wars franchise. Announced at Star Wars Celebration in 2023, the film – often described as Star Wars: New Jedi Order – is set roughly 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker. Daisy Ridley will reprise Rey, now a Jedi Master attempting to rebuild the Jedi Order ...

Gina Carano’s future in Star Wars has been the subject of speculation for years, but Lucasfilm appears to have finally delivered its clearest answer yet. Gina Carano’s Firing Carano, who played the ex-Rebel shock trooper Cara Dune, a close ally of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and a fan-favorite character in The Mandalorian (2019), was fired by Lucasfilm in February 2021 ...

Destin Daniel Cretton’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) keeps rewriting the record books. Since its late-July debut, the fourth entry in Sony and Marvel Studios’ Tom Holland-led Spider-Man series has torn through the $1 billion and $2 billion marks, dethroned Avengers: Endgame on the domestic charts, and — just days ago — passed James Cameron’s Titanic (1997) to reach fourth ...

Star Wars has decided to remake its Mandalorian universe. The Rise and Wobble of Disney+ Star Wars The Mandalorian premiered in 2019 and, for a moment, looked like it had solved Star Wars television. Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin, Grogu, and beskar armor became cultural shorthand almost overnight, and Lucasfilm leaned in hard, building out a slate of spinoffs on the ...

The Mandalorian and Grogu may have only just made their big-screen debut in this year’s film of the same name, but the adventures of the galaxy’s favorite bounty hunter and his adorable companion have already been given a new makeover. And while several familiar faces have returned to reprise their roles, not everyone from the Disney+ series has come along ...

When fans think of Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), and Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) are among the characters who immediately come to mind. However, the 1977 movie is about to become considerably more ...

Hayden Christensen’s return to the Star Wars universe may be far from finished. Nearly five decades after audiences first met one of cinema’s most famous villains, a new rumor suggests Lucasfilm could be considering something Star Wars has never delivered on the big screen: a standalone Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) movie. The reported project remains unconfirmed, and ...

When a Star Wars fan recalls the original 1977 film A New Hope, several characters come to mind, with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), and Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) being among the most iconic. Credit: Lucasfilm Now, with the ...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020) remains one of the most important entries in the franchise, largely for how it enriches the prequel trilogy era, as it spans the three years between the films Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005). The long-running animated series follows several characters, including Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein), Anakin ...