The Acolyte Season 2 would have revealed so much. Credit: Lucasfilm Star Wars and The Acolyte Long before the Skywalker saga began, The Acolyte invited fans into a rarely explored chapter of the Star Wars timeline–the High Republic era. Created by Leslye Headland, the series peeled back the layers of the Jedi’s so-called Golden Age, revealing the first traces of ...

Incident Details: A Whimsical Protest Sam O’Hara, a Washington, DC man, found himself at the center of a legal controversy after using a creative and lighthearted approach to make a political statement. While following National Guardsmen deployed in the city, he played the “Imperial March,” the iconic theme associated with Darth Vader from the Star Wars franchise. O’Hara intended to ...

Since Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, it’s fair to say that Star Wars has been hit and miss. Entries spanning theatrical releases, anthology films, animated shows, live-action shows, and Disney theme park attractions have failed to impress audiences consistently. On the small screen, Disney+ shows such as Andor (2022) and The Acolyte (2024) suffered from low viewership, with the latter ...

If you thought Disney park tickets were expensive, wait until you find out how much extra it costs to guarantee a ride on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. While Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge was met with a mixed response when it debuted at Disneyland, the reactions to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance have always been wildly positive. The ...

The movie that will never be. Despite creeping over the $1 billion mark, Star Wars: Episode IX–The Rise of Skywalker (2019) was a tepid end to a muddled sequel trilogy. In fact, the Star Wars franchise is still paying the price of the messy trio of movies all these years on, with retcons, added media, and new context shared to ...

Lucasfilm isn’t letting The Acolyte disappear quietly. The studio has unveiled “The Art of Star Wars: The Acolyte”, a new behind-the-scenes book that will arrive January 13, 2026 — months after reports suggested the Disney+ series won’t return for a second season. Announced at NYCC’s Lucasfilm Publishing panel, the book is written by StarWars.com editor Kristin Baver and featuring a foreword ...

Something big just happened in a galaxy far, far away — and fans are not taking it well. Disney has made a major Star Wars change to one of the most iconic symbols in the entire franchise. The Death Star, a name etched into pop culture history, suddenly has a new title. And to say fans are shocked, furious, and ...

Next year will mark a massive step for the Star Wars franchise, but it’s one that also comes with a lot of pressure. The galaxy far, far away is finally returning to theaters. After nearly seven years without a Star Wars film on the big screen, Lucasfilm is set to bring fans back to theaters next year with The Mandalorian ...

A damning report reveals just how much Disney spent on the divisive sequel trilogy installment. Credit: Lucasfilm Star Wars: Episode IX–The Rise of Skywalker (2019) closed out the nine-part Skywalker Saga with a mix of spectacle, nostalgia, and controversy. Directed by J.J. Abrams, the film follows Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), and Poe (Oscar Isaac) as they confront the ...

The galaxy far, far away is heading back to theaters — but perhaps the best Star Wars stories aren’t happening there anymore. Disney and Lucasfilm are preparing The Mandalorian & Grogu for release in May 2026, the franchise’s first film since Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker (2019), followed by Star Wars: Starfighter in 2027. But while the ...