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Star Wars is a science fiction franchise set in a universe far far away.
Darth Vader And Grand Moff Tarkin Almost Crossed Paths In 'Rogue One'
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was a huge turning point for the franchise under Disney back in 2016. It was the first Star Wars theatrical film to be set outside of the Skywalker saga within canon. The film turned out to be a huge critical and financial success, as well as one of the most popular films in the Star Wars community. But one of the great things about it is some ties to the main saga and some familiar faces. Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin and, of course, Darth Vader, returned to the franchise in live-action for the first time in years. However, these two important characters in the franchise never even shared a scene together in the final product.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Reveals Exclusive Death Trooper-Like Clones From 'The Bad Batch'
Via reporting from CBR.com, we have learned that recent Star Wars reveals indicate that death troopers, the Empire's elite stormtrooper guards first seen escorting Imperial Director Orson Krennic and fighting against the Rebels on Scarif in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), may have derived their looks from a newly revealed clone trooper that will appear in The Bad Batch. The death troopers have also been featured elsewhere, protecting Imperial dignitaries in other recent Star Wars series such as Rebels and The Mandalorian, so they are not just a one-and-done, and we are seeing their evolution thanks to an action figure being released by Hasbro, which is of a trooper type set to be introduced in the upcoming Star Wars Disney+ animated series, The Bad Batch.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
The Alternate Reylo Moment That Fans Never Got
When the Star Wars sequel trilogy started, viewers were not completely certain what would be the endgame for Rey and Kylo Ren. Some people shipped them right away, and others were heavily against the pairing because of Kylo's despicable actions. It was a bit of a surprise when the last chapter of the trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker, ended with Ben Solo turning back to the light side, reviving a dead Rey, getting a kiss from her, and then dying peacefully because of all the effort that it took for him to revive her. Some people liked this ending, and some were put off by it, because it (intentionally or not) felt like it was sending a message that people could only be redeemed by dying. We saw this happen with Anakin Skywalker, so this felt like another retread.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Reveals 'Skywalker: A Family At War,' A New Biography, Coming This Spring
Now that the Skywalker saga has reached its conclusion, it is time for Lucasfilm to take a look back at the entire Skywalker family examining the family closer than ever before in an all new book. Recently, on This Week! In Star Wars, author Kristin Baver made the announcement that she will take a microscope to the Skywalkers, looking at their history, their relationships, and their impact throughout the galaxy. Her upcoming biography of the powerful family, titled Skywalker: A Family at War, will take a close look at the entire family tree, starting at the prequels with Shmi Skywalker all the way to the sequel films with Rey. The biography will take us through important events, not only touching on the films, but also on comics, novels, and expanded material.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Reportedly Adding New Cinematographer From 'Uncharted'
Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of the most popular characters in all of Star Wars. First portrayed by Alec Guinness in the original trilogy, the character later found new life with Ewan McGregor portraying a younger version of the wise and snarky Jedi in the prequel trilogy. This portrayal has become so iconic, spawning lots of means that have been the pinnacle of jokes among Star Wars fandom. For years, people have been wanting Ewan McGregor to return for a story set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, effectively bridging the two trilogies. Such a project was officially confirmed at D23 back in 2019, much to the delight of many fans. McGregor says that he felt that there was always a story to tell with the character set within the gap between the trilogies, and we will be getting a Disney+ series set around the halfway point between the two trilogies.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
What An Open World 'Star Wars' Game Could Look Like
As Lucasfilm Games gears up to launch a new era of Star Wars gaming in partnership with multiple other studios, their first project will be something that fans have long been calling for. Open-world games have always been extremely popular among gamers, with choices having real impacts on the outcome of the story, considerable freedom in your approach to gameplay, as well as customization in character look and equipment. Games such as Fallout, Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and The Elder Scrolls have all been immense success for their studios and still hold audiences today. Recently, in an Wired article, Lucasfilm Games announced a partnership with Ubisoft to develop an open world Star Wars title. Fans have already begun speculating what this game could look like and what kind of story will drive the player through everything the game has to offer.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Jedi Masters In The Clone Wars Ranked By Likeability
The Jedi have been a huge part of the Star Wars galaxy, as the keepers of the peace and even as generals during the Clone Wars era. Here is a top 7 of some of the most powerful Jedi masters within the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars era, ranked by my personal preference:
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
What We Can Hope For From A KOTOR Remake
Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic, for many people, was, and still is, the pinnacle of all Star Wars games, having sold millions of copies and won multiple Game of the Year awards back when it was first released in 2003. Not simply just another jaunt to a galaxy far, far away, it helped make the idea of choice and consequence in games mainstream, and has continued to define much of the current landscape of gaming today, nearly 20 years since its debut. Taking place almost 4,000 years before the events of the film series we all know and love, it also provided much in terms of what it was able to depict in the Star Wars universe, with a creativity and flair we hadn’t yet seen at the time outside of the movies. It was also able to re-contextualize the mythos of both the Jedi and the Sith using many pre-established events and characters that had been touched upon in the Legends canon to help fill in the larger gaps of its own story.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
The Way Palpatine Cut The Jedi Off From The Force Is Finally Revealed
One of the major factors in the Star Wars prequels that allowed Sheev Palpatine (AKA Darth Sidious) to completely fool the Jedi to the point where he managed to kill almost all of them and take over the galaxy was that the Jedi's ability to use the Force was diminished, as Mace Windu repeatedly says. It seems unclear exactly what this means and how much it would have helped the Jedi anyway. The impression that many people got from the movies is that Palpatine was using the dark side of the Force to suppress the powers of the Jedi, thereby making them unable to sense his ill intentions. Given the roster of powerful Jedi that included Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu, and, of course, Yoda, this would potentially make him the most powerful person in the galaxy.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
‘The Mandalorian’: 20 Best Quotes From Season 2 Of The Hit 'Star Wars' Series
“This is the Way” and “I have spoken” are but two notable quotes from The Mandalorian when the Star Wars Disney+ series debuted in 2019. Its follow-up season—which premiered in October 2020—was no different, providing many quote-worthy gems such as “I keep it around for luck” and “Don’t play with your food.”
By Marguerita Tan5 years ago in Futurism
