Star Wars Universe
The ultimate collection of movies, books, series, reviews, and more from the galaxy far, far away. May the Force be with you.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Grand Admiral Thrawn
I first picked up Timothy Zahn’s original Thrawn Trilogy when I was around twelve years old. Here, I was introduced to the Grand Admiral Thrawn, the brilliant military strategist who seemed to know his enemy’s every move before they even thought of it. His character became canon when he appeared in Season 3 of Star Wars Rebels and in Zahn’s new Star Wars: Thrawn trilogy. Ahsoka Tano’s mention of his name in The Mandalorian promised that we would see more of him in the near future.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Gina Carano’s Character Is Left Out Of The Newest 'The Mandalorian’ Artwork
Gina Carano - the actress behind ex-rebel shock trooper Cara Dune in the smash-hit Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian - has never been shy from voicing her opinions over socio-political issues online. While fans are divided on their support toward her, things took a further turn when a recently released piece of official artwork for the series did not feature the major character.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
The Forgotten Sith Master That Gave Palpatine His True Power?
Though it was meant to close out the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker left fans scratching their heads, as some questions remained. Viewers witnessed the return of Emperor Sheev Palpatine with very little explanation. Sure, we had a new character say, "Dark science. Cloning. Secrets only the Sith knew." It is very quick dialogue, as the movie does not seem to feel the need to pause and really explain what exactly is going on. We know thanks to Revenge of the Sith that Palpatine's master Darth Plagueis could influence the midi-chlorians to create life, as he was seeking a path to immortality. While the novel that focuses on Plagueis is considered Legends, his relationship with Sidious is still alluded to in the canon novel Tarkin. The Rise of Skywalker does not do a whole lot to connect the dots other than by reusing this iconic Palpatine line from Revenge of the Sith: "The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural."
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Rosario Dawson Shares Behind The Scenes Look At the Making Of Ahsoka
January 29 was Ahsoka Tano Day. On this day in 2008, the character Ahsoka Tano was announced for then-upcoming animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and was described as the new Padawan learner assigned to Anakin Skywalker. To celebrate essentially thirteen years of the character, actress Rosario Dawson posted a quick video on her Twitter account of the behind-the-scenes work that went into creating the live version of the beloved Togruta for The Mandalorian. Dawson also posted more detailed videos on her Instagram account.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Katee Sackhoff Thought That Her Bo-Katan Character Would Be Recast For Scarlett Johansson
To convey an animated character into live-action can be a challenging task. First, you need to find an actor or an actress who looks at least a little bit like the figure he or she is going to play without applying a ton of make-up and/or CGI. The voice is another aspect, as it shouldn’t vary too much from the “original,” but you probably still have the chance to use the voice actor who played this character in animated form. And last but not least, there are some facial expressions or body movements that an audience will accept with an animated character, but that look kind of “off” when done in live-action (even if it isn’t a more cartoony character like, let’s say Popeye).
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
10 Things You Didn't Know About Grand Moff Tarkin
The enforcing Empire was the ultimate fear factor within the original trilogy. Even though Lord Vader was the face of fear and crushed all Imperial officers who failed him, there was one in particular whom he respected, and he even took commands from him. This, of course, was the nefarious Death Star director, Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin. Here are ten thing you may not have known about him:
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
10 Facts You Didn't Know About Wedge Antilles
Name a famous pilot from the Star Wars universe who doesn’t bear the last name Skywalker or Solo. His name is Wedge Antilles. While Luke and his friends are out fighting evil and furthering the main plot, Wedge plays a critical role behind the scenes, contributing to the military success of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Much of his stories are now considered Legends, so this article will only cover what is canon.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Shows Off New Jedi With Dark Rey-Like Lightsaber
The High Republic, Lucasfilm’s new cross-media storytelling initiative for Star Wars, is already looking to find ways to expand upon some of the mysteries and lore presented in the sequel trilogy, with the introduction of a new character to the franchise: Orla Jareni.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
How To Watch Every 'Star Wars' Movie And Show In Chronological Order
With the large amount of Star Wars content currently available, and much more close on the horizon, it can be difficult to keep straight when and where everything happens in a galaxy far, far away. Before diving into such projects as The Bad Batch, The Acolyte, and The High Republic books and comics, a quick refresher on the current Star Wars timeline is certainly in order. Here is a compiled chronological list of all canonical Star Wars movies and TV shows, including information about the year it was released and where it falls in the timeline relative to A New Hope; events are noted to be Before the Battle of Yavin (BBY) or After the Battle of Yavin (ABY).
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Luke Skywalker's Cameo Was Not Originally Planned, Says Jon Favreau
One of the biggest surprises in The Mandalorian series was Luke Skywalker. In the second season, it was discovered that Grogu, also known as “Baby Yoda” before his name reveal, needed a Jedi master to train him and find his latent abilities with the Force. Immediately, fans took the internet by storm with all their theories of which Jedi were left to be able to train Grogu. Of course, Ahsoka was off the table since she already said she couldn’t. The theories included many Jedi, including the one it turned out to be, which in itself seemed somewhat doubtful: Luke Skywalker.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
DEBUNKED: No, Disney Plus Is Not Retconning The Sequel Trilogy
There has been a rumor within the Star Wars community that Disney and Lucasfilm want to remake the entire sequel trilogy. The films Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi, and Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker were the trilogy to close up the entire Skywalker saga.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Katee Sackhoff Didn't Know That Luke Skywalker Was In 'The Mandalorian' Until It Aired
When Din Djarin put Grogu on the seeing stone in the ancient temple on Tython and The Child started his Force Zoom call, we all knew that we would eventually get to see the person on the receiving end of this communication. But what we didn’t know at this time was whom it would be. Some hoped for a live-action debut of Ezra Bridger. (We will probably have to wait for this a little longer.). Others thought that it would be Cal Kestis from the Jedi: Fallen Order video game. Some even imagined that Mace Windu would show up, having miraculously survived his fall from Palpatine’s office.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
