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Everything You Need to Know About 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'
This Friday, the newest Star Wars standalone film, Solo: A Star Wars Story, will be released. And we've gotten quite a few trailers and TV spots, so before the film comes out, I want to tell you everything you should know about the film before watching it for the first time on the big screen.
By Jonathan Sim8 years ago in Futurism
The Star Wars: The Tale Before the Force
Greetings, young ones. May the fourth be with you. And if for some reason this article comes out the next day, then long live the fifth. Either way, for Jedi and Sith alike, today is basically one of the largest pop culture holidays of all time. I can't think of any others so widely celebrated. As padawans and their masters celebrate more than 40 years of the force, it’s important to look back where it all started.
By DJ Johnson8 years ago in Futurism
14 Standalone Star Wars Stories That We'd Love to See Come to Life
Rogue One has been an absolutely smashing success amongst fans and critics and is likely to become another huge hit. The film was risky seeing how it’s technically the first big budget Star Wars film that doesn’t feature Jedi or any member of the Skywalker family. But what it does show that there is an audience that is desperately hungry to see new portions of the Star Wars universe explored?
By Isaac Shapiro8 years ago in Futurism
10 Fun Facts About 'The Empire Strikes Back!'
Let me ask you something: what is the best Star Wars movie? Even though us Star Wars fans are a bit divided in this day and age of The Last Jedi, I think a lot of us can agree that our favorite Star Wars movie is The Empire Strikes Back.
By Jonathan Sim8 years ago in Futurism
False Vacuum Theory
Coming to the realization that there just might be a "start over" button for the entire universe can be pretty unnerving... not knowing for sure whether the physics we use in our world today are legitimate is even more terrifying. Yet here I am with another unproven theory. This one's about the evolving False Vacuum Theory.
By Sarah McDaniel8 years ago in Futurism
How 'Black Mirror' Changed My Social Media Habits
Of all nineteen episodes of Black Mirror, the third season premiere, “Nosedive,” was the hardest for me to watch. There was no bestiality, no murder, no consciousness-transfer. It wasn’t as shocking as “White Bear” or as disturbing as “Black Museum.” Sure, there was advanced technology, but it was nothing like the synthetic husband in "Be Right Back."
By Katherine J. Zumpano8 years ago in Futurism
Review: 'Pacific Rim: Uprising'
While the first Pacific Rim film had over-the-top characters and was very silly in tone, it had great action, stunning visual effects, and was really fun. That was mainly thanks to Guillermo Del Toro being director.
By David Grice8 years ago in Futurism
2018 Nebula Award Nominees Are Coming to You in Audiobook Format!
Sci-fi has very few awards that are solely dedicated to the genre, and of those awards, none are quite as esteemed as the Nebula Awards. Ever since Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America presented its first award in 1965, the Nebulas have become the ultimate achievement marker for any serious science fiction writer.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Futurism
The Problem with the Problem with Plastic
An admirable cause has found its way into the public consciousness helped in no small part by national treasure David Attenborough and his latest docu-series, 'Blue Planet 2.' The scourge of single-use plastics and their impact on the environment and wildlife has moved from the fringes, once valiantly espoused by environmentalists and neo-hippies of the Zero Waste movement, to become an urgent and pressing issue of our time (or perhaps just 2018).
By Joe Clarke8 years ago in Futurism
10 Facts About Earth's Moon You Probably Didn’t Know About
At one point or another, everyone has looked up at the night sky, seen the moon, and wondered what it would be like to take a walk on the lunar surface. For aeons, man’s fascination with the moon served as a spark for scientific discovery, as well as the basis for religion, and far more.
By AstroReality8 years ago in Futurism
Kari & Kuri
#KuriStory #HeyKuri 'My daughter Kari is the most beautiful little girl. She has the biggest heart and calmest soul. I try to do everything I can for her to make it easier for her. You see, Kari is sick...she has been fighting, and winning, for most of her life. We lost her mother at Kari’s birth, so it has pretty much just been us. But I have to work a lot... I’ll be home, but not really there at all... One night, after reading a quick story and saying our prayers together, I came back downstairs to the lab and tried to work. I had to ask my computer’s virtual assistant to order some specific wiring, and I happened to glance over at the screen and looked at the pop up window. It hit me; the most important inspiration I ever had in my entire life. And I got started.'
By Ashley Wentz8 years ago in Futurism
Where Does 'Rogue One' Fit Into the Machete Order?
Two months ago, I wrote an article called "How You Should Show Your Family and Friends 'Star Wars'!", where I talked about the Machete Order, which says the Star Wars films should be watched in this order:
By Jonathan Sim8 years ago in Futurism