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2 weeks ago | 
screenrant.com | El Kuiper
Though Star Wars: Visions is largely a collection of one-off animated shorts exploring new corners of the Star Wars universe, one particularly memorable Visions story, “The Ninth Jedi,” will be further developed in season 3 and beyond. Though Star Wars’ canon timeline adheres to a (not entirely strict) set of rules, the galaxy offers plenty of room to exercise our imagination. How do different creators interpret the Force? What does it mean to them to be a Jedi or a Sith?
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2 weeks ago | 
screenrant.com | El Kuiper
Published 1 minute ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account One of Steven Spielberg’s favorite Star Wars movies may surprise you, as it currently only boasts a 61% critic score and a 56% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Though the original Star Wars trilogy is widely hailed as one of the most impactful and best fantasy fiction movie trilogies ever made, George Lucas’ prequel trilogy didn’t fare as well when the films were first released in theaters. Criticism included...
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2 weeks ago | 
screenrant.com | El Kuiper
Published 6 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account Hayden Christensen’s favorite Star Wars character didn’t like Anakin Skywalker much – he even almost killed the Jedi Knight once. Though the Star Wars galaxy is incomprehensibly vast, it can sometimes feel surprisingly small. Characters you thought would never cross paths often do, especially in secondary Star Wars stories like Star Wars: The Clone Wars, altering our understanding of other Star Wars narratives...
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2 weeks ago | 
screenrant.com | El Kuiper
Andor season 2’s ending makes Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s inevitable, tragic finale even more heartbreaking, but in an unexpected way. Creating a prequel for a prequel can’t have been easy, especially for a franchise where continuity is expected to be observed as much as possible.
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3 weeks ago | 
screenrant.com | El Kuiper
Published 7 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account 26 years after Palpatine was reintroduced as a duplicitous Senator in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, he still functions as the franchise’s “Phantom Menace.” Emperor Palpatine’s role in Star Wars is fascinating. As the cruel mastermind behind most of the galaxy’s biggest tragedies, including the Clone Wars, the destruction of the Jedi Order, and Imperial tyranny, he’s influenced almost every Star Wars...
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3 weeks ago | 
screenrant.com | El Kuiper
The writer for the Andor season 2 finale recently explained what sets Andor apart from other recent Star Wars titles. Despite originally being billed as a prequel spinoff of a prequel movie, Andor is undoubtedly one of the most intricate and rewarding Star Wars productions. Not only does it provide additional context for the formation of the Rebel Alliance, but it digs deeper into the evils of the Empire and the oppressive regimes it emulates than the franchise ever has before.
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3 weeks ago | 
screenrant.com | El Kuiper
Published 7 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account The timing of the Andor series finale couldn’t be more perfect, providing a seamless send-off for Diego Luna’s character, Cassian Andor. Andor is an undeniable highlight of the Disney+ Star Wars era, a testament to the creators, crew, and actors involved. It encompasses the best of what Star Wars has to offer while also giving the franchise a new level to aspire to, and none of this would have been possible...
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3 weeks ago | 
screenrant.com | El Kuiper
Sadly, Andor will not return for season 3, despite creator Tony Gilroy originally pitching the show with more seasons in mind. When it was announced that Star Wars would produce a spinoff based on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – a prequel spinoff, no less, about a character who heroically died during the Rebellion’s daring Death Star plans heist – many questioned the value it would bring to Star Wars’ overall legacy.
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3 weeks ago | 
screenrant.com | El Kuiper
Published 3 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account Custom Image by Simone Ashmoore 48 years after Luke Skywalker was first introduced in the original Star Wars movie, the franchise has forgotten what made audiences fall in love with the character in the first place. So many separate elements in the first Star Wars movie, later retitled A New Hope, contributed to the success of George Lucas’ Western, fantasy, and Japanese cinema-inspired space opera. The...
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4 weeks ago | 
screenrant.com | El Kuiper
Published 10 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your ScreenRant account 48 years after George Lucas first released the original Star Wars movie, Andor finally makes stormtroopers feel like a genuine threat again. Stormtroopers have historically been the lowest-ranking members in the Imperial food chain. They’re grunts, no more than cannon fodder, and their dreadful aim is a frequently discussed topic among both casual and fervent Star Wars fans alike. Despite being integral to...
