#July2015
Rumor: Darth Vader to appear in ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’
I suppose it makes sense to cram the eternally-fucking-marketable Darth Vader into a film that takes place during his reign. Right?
Rumor: Ewan McGregor/Obi-Wan ‘Star Wars’ trilogy being considered
This one has been kicked around for a while. An Obi-Wan trilogy, starring Ewan McGregor. Dope outlook: I like McGregor, and love the character. Pessimist outlook: Why are Disney and Lucasfilm not expanding the Star Wars mythos at all? Like, even if they want to keep milking the sore, swollen tits of established loves, can they supplement it with some exploration? Please?
‘The Force Awakens’ News: Andy Serkis’ Role Revealed
The Star Wars Overlords have revealed Andy Serkis’ role in The Force Awakens. After the jump for the spoilerphobic.
Die, Novelty, Die: Disney (maybe) planning ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel TV channels
Disney: They don’t just want to flood ocular globules with Marvel and Star Wars properties. They want to extract every last ounce of novelty out of those Universes, and ensure they become nothing more than another cog in their cultural imperialist machine. But uh! Maybe cool?
Confirmed: Second ‘Star Wars’ standalone movie is Boba Fett origin story
…We’ve known this for a while, right? Still, I guess it’s confirmed now?
‘The Force Awakens’ photos from ‘Vanity Fair’ reveal villain, more details
May the fucking Fourth be with you, yadda, yadda, pop culture momentum, blah blah. Let me not get wrapped up in the banality of the Pseudo-Holiday, and instead be excited for these photos form Vanity Fair.