Star Wars
Critic’s Appreciation: James Earl Jones, Voice of Unquestionable Authority, Titan of the Stage and Ideal Elevator Companion
The actor, whose rich baritone was as indelible a part of Darth Vader’s menacing power as the black helmet, mask and cloak, was also an absolute treasure of the American theater.
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James Earl Jones, Authoritative Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93
James Earl Jones, a commanding presence onscreen who nonetheless gained greater fame off-camera as the sonorous voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa, the benevolent leader in The Lion King, died Monday. He was 93. Jones, who burst into national prominence in 1970 with his powerful Oscar-nominated performance as America’s first Black heavyweight […]
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‘The Acolyte’ Star Amandla Stenberg Was Not Surprised About Cancellation After ‘Star Wars’ Fanboy Racist Vitriol
The Acolyte star Amandla Stenberg revealed that she is “not surprised” that the Disney+ series set in the Star Wars universe was canceled after one season following the “vitriol, prejudice, hatred and fateful language” that the cast received from internet trolls since the series was announced and through its cancelation earlier this month. Stenberg had […]
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A ‘Star Wars’ Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Initially known for theatrically released blockbusters for the first two decades of its existence (despite dipping its toe in TV, occasionally), the George Lucas space opera finally succumbed to television properly in the noughties with animated series The Clone Wars. Since Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, Star Wars has gone back and forth on […]
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‘The Acolyte’ Season 2 Not Moving Forward at Lucasfilm
The Acolyte will not return for season two, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Lucasfilm has opted not to continue the Disney+ Star Wars series, which aired its season one finale last month. The Leslye Headland-created show earned respectable reviews from critics, but was panned by audiences, with only 18 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The show […]
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Ben Burtt on Revolutionizing Sci-Fi Sound With ‘Star Wars’ and Creating Darth Vader’s Breathing
Ben Burtt created the sound of my childhood. He gets that a lot. “Yeah, I hear that often,” says the legendary sound designer, creator of the lightsabre swish and Darth Vader’s electronic wheezing, the voice of R2-D2, Chewbacca and, for a younger generation, that of Pixar’s WALL-E. “I guess I altered the DNA of a […]
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‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Trailer Reveals a Coming of Age Story in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
The Skeleton Crew is finally coming together. Lucasflim showed off the first trailer for Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew as part of its presentation at D23 Friday, where audiences got a look at the coming-of-age series. Skeleton Crew centers on a group of kids lost in a galaxy far, far away — as they try […]
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Justin Simien Recalls Feeling “Grief” Over Scrapped ‘Star Wars: Lando’ Series
Justin Simien is opening up about the grief he felt after Disney’s decision to scrap his Star Wars: Lando series. The filmmaker recently told Collider that the project was shelved despite reaching a significant stage in the development process. “It was pretty developed,” Simien recalled. “Yeah, there was a Bible, there was concept art, there […]
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Locarno’s Director on His Love of Celluloid, Building a Community Around “the Pleasure of Cinema”
The Locarno International Film Festival likes to call itself the “world capital of auteur cinema,” and while the Swiss event cannot claim the star power or industry heft of Cannes, Venice or Toronto, when it comes to the celebration of pure cinema, Locarno has few peers. For the 77th Locarno fest, which runs Aug. 7-17, […]
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Mark Hamill Explains Why His New Film ‘Wild Robot’ Brings Back First ‘Star Wars’ Feelings
An upcoming film from DreamWorks Animation starring actor Mark Hamill has him reminiscing about another movie — from a galaxy far, far away. The focus of a San Diego Comic-Con panel over the weekend, director Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot follows the misadventures of a robot known as Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) learning to […]
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‘Kalki 2898 AD’ Review: Telugu-Language Sci-Fi Epic Is Fitfully Entertaining Overkill
A group of warriors attempt to protect a sacred unborn child in this dystopian extravaganza directed by Nag Ashwin.
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Shawn Levy’s Star Wars Movie Taps ‘Adam Project’ Writer Jonathan Tropper
Shawn Levy’s Star Wars movie is picking up some momentum. Lucasfilm has hired screenwriter Jonathan Tropper to pen the script for the feature, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The movie first came to light in November 2022, but has been on the backburner while Levy completed work on this month’s Deadpool & Wolverine. Tropper is […]
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