It has been announced that Erik Bauersfeld, the voice of Star Wars icon Admiral Ackbar, has passed away aged 93. It was in 1983 that Erik Bauersfeld first voiced Admiral Ackbar in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Although it hasn’t been until recent years that the gravelly and bizarre-looking military commander has become a Star Wars icon. He is best remembered[…]
Here it is guys! A first look at the costumes and props that are set to appear in the highly anticipated sci-fi spin-off. Appearing at the Nuremberg Toy Fair (through EW online), the following pieces were showcased to spectators as a way to tease and promote the upcoming film. Each are supposed to represent the protagonists that are expected[…]
Disney are wasting no time with moving the Star Wars franchise onwards. Now that The Force Awakens is out and well on its way to becoming the highest-grossing film of all-time (it’s already in the top 3), they are shifting focus onto the next project in line: an anthology film named Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Disney have a few other anthology films planned,[…]
Die-hard Star Wars fans will be able to tell you all the ways in which the original trilogy was superior to the prequels (or ‘the other ones’). They can wax lyrically about the storytelling, the characters, the samurai-inspired lightsaber duels, but perhaps most of all the visual effects. One of the things that grinds their gears more than most is the[…]
JJ Abrams has revealed what the moon-like structure in the Force Awakens poster is called. Fans have been wondering as to whether it is another Death Star much like the one in Episode IV, and they would be right… kind of. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Abrams states, “it is very much – and it’s acknowledged as[…]