“Nope.” Even after surpassing the $1 billion milestone at the global box office, Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker(2019) struggled to land as a satisfying conclusion to the sequel trilogy. Years later, the franchise is still navigating the aftermath, with expanded storytelling across comics, novels, and television attempting to clarify lingering plot threads and character arcs left unresolved by ...

If you were holding out hope for another season of The Mandalorian, we have some bad news. The past few years have been relatively quiet for Star Wars, with zero cinematic outings since Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Instead, the franchise has been reliant on its Disney+ shows, with The Mandalorian proving by far the most successful. Set after the fall ...

As Star Wars continues to expand across film and television, all eyes are now firmly on Ahsoka Season 2—not just as a continuation of a fan-favorite character’s journey, but as what may ultimately serve as the final chapter in the franchise’s interconnected New Republic-era storytelling. When the series debuted on Disney+ in August 2023, it quickly established itself as more ...

Luke Skywalker has been the heart of Star Wars since the original 1977 film. Mark Hamill’s portrayal has spanned the classic trilogy, the sequels, and even recent shows using CGI de-aging technology. Yet despite his lasting connection, questions about Luke’s future in the franchise have remained. Hamill’s character closed a major chapter in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), with ...

When Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, fans expected the return of familiar heroes to be a centerpiece of the sequel trilogy. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia were all promised, fueling anticipation for a new era of Star Wars. Yet for many, those returns did not land equally. Mark Hamill has long been candid about his relationship with the ...

Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen opened up about what went on behind the scenes of one of his most iconic scenes as Anakin Skywalker. Of all the moments that marked Anakin’s descent to the dark side, few are as memorable as his killing the Younglings at the Jedi Temple. Taking place in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the ...

It’s been well over a decade since Star Wars creator George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company, but we now know his thoughts on one of its most maligned projects since purchasing the franchise. Lucas famously served as the producer or executive producer for films in the original trilogy and prequel trilogy, as well as writing multiple installments ...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away–and, more specifically, about 200 years before the events of The Phantom Menace— Disney and Lucasfilm quietly launched one of the most ambitious storytelling experiments in Star Wars history. Five years, over 100 comic issues, two dozen novels, and countless interconnected stories later, the High Republic era came to what Lucasfilm ...

Mace Windu has never really left Star Wars, but the iconic Jedi Master is about to step into a brand-new standalone adventure that will put him in the spotlight once again. Mace Windu’s Star Wars Appearances Mace Windu was introduced in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), in which he was played by Samuel L. Jackson, as ...

For years, Pedro Pascal has assumed the role of the Mandalorian, the lone bounty hunter tasked with protecting Grogu, known to most audiences as “Baby Yoda.” One of the key qualities of a Mandalorian in the Star Wars universe is that they do not show their face to others under any circumstances. Din Djarin – the real name of the ...