10 things you might not know about Luke Skywalker or Mark Hamill
Here's a list of 10 things you might not know about Luke Skywalker who was portrayed wonderfully well by Mark Hamill. The original drafts for Star Wars show that the Skywalker family was actually...
View Article19 sneaky actor cameos found in The Force Awakens
19 cameos in The Force AwakensThe Star Wars films are no strangers to featuring cameo roles. Richard Marquand, the director of Return of the Jedi snuck his voice in on a robot, George Lucas and several...
View ArticleWhat does Toto and Star Wars have in common?
The lead singer of Toto is the son of one of the great players of Star WarsThis is probably one of the coolest points of Star Wars trivia you could come across if you were both a Toto and Star Wars fan...
View ArticleE.T. made a cameo appearance in The Phantom Menace
E.T. clearly phoned homeThree E.T. can be found in The Phantom Menace!George Lucas and Steven Spielberg share a special friendship, indeed Speilberg has directed all four of the Lucas produced Indiana...
View Article10 of the most obscure Star Wars facts. Number 3 is out of this world!
10 of the most obscure Star Wars facts. Number 3 is out of this world!Star Wars fans love a good bit of trivia and there's plenty of it to around - here's 10 bits that you might not have come across...
View ArticleWho else gets the feeling a lot of characters are going to die in Rogue One?
Who else gets the feeling a lot of characters are going to die in Rogue One?Unless Disney is saving up their Rebels for Rogue Two, we’re pretty sure that a LOT of Rebel characters are going to die in...
View ArticleHow long are the Star Wars movies if you add them all up?
Here's a list of the running times of the Star Wars films. The timings are in minutes.The Phantom Menace – 133 minutesAttack of the Clones – 142 minutesRevenge of the Sith – 140 minutesA New Hope – 121...
View ArticleWith all the concern about the new Star Wars canon, we can confirm this Star...
With all the concern about the new Star Wars canon, we can confirm this Star Wars cannon is still Star Wars canon.We're not sorry....
View ArticleWho is Nien Nunb?
Who is Nien Nunb ? Why does he look like a pile of pancakes?With the cameo appearance of Nien in The Force Awakens as an X-Wing pilot, we thought it might be an opportune time to quickly visit the...
View ArticleA brief design history of Darth Vader, Nazi inspiration and all.
Early concept of a young Starkiller dueling VaderA brief history of the design of Darth VaderKylo Ren may be obsessed with Darth Vader but the rest of the world got there well before him.It was in 1977...
View ArticleStar Wars cosplayers do it Playboy Bunny style....
This dude knows whats upThis is Star Wars awesomeness at its best - a collective of cosplayers bring the sexy back for Star Wars, Playboy style.We can only wonder what the pillow fights after looked...
View ArticleWhy do Obi Wan and Vader fight so slowly in A New Hope compared to Revenge of...
Why do Obi Wan and Vader fight so slowly in A New Hope compared to how they do in Revenge of the Sith?Well, it's not because they are old!This are two ways to answer this question.The first relates to...
View Article16 crazy facts about the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special. Did you know...
I have watched the Star Wars Holiday Special one-time only and that’s the way it will probably stay. If I have two memories of the film, it’s Princess Leia and the gang singing a terrible song about...
View ArticleAll the facts, trivia and quotes you need about Qui Gon Jinn, one of the...
The ability to speak does not make you smart When the Phantom Menace was announced, a big name actor was needed to give the film so called gravitas as there were no Hamils or Solos so Lucas came up...
View ArticleFacts and trivia about Grand Admiral Thrawn, from the Zahn Trilogy and Rebels
Facts and trivia about Grand Admiral Thrawn, from the Zahn Trilogy and RebelsI finished the Star Wars book 'Heir to the Empire' and immediately (and finally) understood what all the fuss was in terms...
View ArticleJames finally reads and reviews 'Heir to the Empire' by Timothy Zahn
I recently finished reading the first of Timothy Zahn's Star Wars trilogy, Heir to the Empire.It's a fun read, well crafted with a plot that makes a more sense than dross like The Truce at...
View ArticleWhy does Luke Skywalker wear black in Return of the Jedi?
Did you ever notice in the last half of Return of the Jedi that Luke Skywalker is fully dressed in black clothing?Why does he dress so costumed?Black is a colour of mystery and mortality.It's a lot of...
View ArticleThe 6ith Greatest 'Call Backs' that connect Star Wars films
6 great 'call backs' the joint the Star Wars movies up.When we say call backs we're talking about how the 7 Star Wars movies each have moments where they reference each other. Here's 6 moments where...
View Article10 things we really love about Return of the Jedi
The three most powerful men in the Galaxy?10 things we really love about Return of the JediWe love The Return of a Jedi movie - both as we remember from as a child and now as an adult.Well, apparently...
View ArticleIs it true that George Lucas wrote 12 Star Wars films?
Yes, Virginia, it kinda is. and it kind of isn't.The truth is thatGeorge Lucas truly wanted to make many Star Wars movies but he did not write completed scripts for 12 movies!George Lucas has created...
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