The world’s leading science fiction franchise is altering its latest divisive trilogy, and has been ever since it dropped almost six years ago. Star Wars is renowned for including stories within its greater cinematic narrative in order to tell new tales or detail events that are just too large for a blockbuster movie. It may feel like the Star Wars studio relies too ...

Let’s set the scene—it’s a stormy night on Bespin. Lando Calrissian just betrayed his old friend, and Han Solo got frozen in carbonite and stolen by Boba Fett. Everyone is just having a pretty disastrous time. You might argue that the hero of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Luke Skywalker, suffers the worst of all, though—the villain he thought killed ...

It’s the end of one era and the beginning of another for the beloved Star Wars franchise. A major milestone is on the horizon for Star Wars fans. On May 22, 2026, Lucasfilm and Disney will bring The Mandalorian and Grogu to theaters, marking the saga’s first theatrical release in nearly seven years—and the next evolution for two of its most cherished ...

Has Disney just pulled the plug on its upcoming Star Wars release? The galaxy far, far away is bursting with new plans, but that excitement comes with a hefty dose of uncertainty. Between freshly announced films, returning characters, and overlapping creative visions, the current state of Star Wars has fans energized—and a little overwhelmed—as Disney and Lucasfilm attempt to chart ...

Star Wars is once again stirring the sequel trilogy pot by answering questions about Disney’s sequel trilogy and subsequently changing the narrative. The Legacy of Han Solo in the Star Wars Franchise Han Solo, portrayed by Harrison Ford in the original Star Wars trilogy and later by Alden Ehrenreich in 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, is a charismatic smuggler-turned-hero ...

In 2023, Star Wars creator Jon Favreau revealed when the massive television series, The Mandalorian, would come to an end, and now two years later, the answer is seemingly more concrete than ever. The Mandalorian blasted onto the small screen back in 2019 when The Walt Disney Company launched its streaming service, Disney+. Acting as a flagship show for the ...

The galaxy is shifting at Lucasfilm. In the wake of The Acolyte’s cancellation, and amid a fanbase still split over the direction of the Star Wars saga, Kathleen Kennedy has offered a new vision for the franchise—one that’s embracing standalone storytelling over interconnected sprawl. Leslye Headland’s The Acolyte arrived with bold ambitions—and instantly became one of the most hotly debated ...

Star Wars is no stranger to revisiting its past, but its latest return to The Rise of Skywalker adds more than nostalgia—it may have subtly confirmed the fate of one of the saga’s most iconic characters. Originally released in 2019, Star Wars: Episode IX–The Rise of Skywalker capped off the Skywalker saga with a galaxy-spanning finale. Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn ...

Over five years after its contentious release, Star Wars: Episode IX–The Rise of Skywalker (2019) has returned—not to theaters, but in a newly illustrated format that reinterprets its most debated moments. It’s the latest twist in Lucasfilm’s ongoing effort to chart a steady course for the galaxy-spanning franchise. Originally released in 2019 as the final chapter of the sequel trilogy, ...

After a rollercoaster year in 2024, Lucasfilm wrapped things up with the Disney+ debut of Skeleton Crew, but the release arrived against a backdrop of lingering questions about the future of Star Wars on the small screen. Star Wars Splits Fans Once Again In 2024, The Acolyte launched audiences into the High Republic Era—an era not yet touched in live-action. ...