Disney and Lucasfilm are being accused of some hardcore tomfoolery by the Twitterverse. An in-depth analysis of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's final shot by one intrepid user has sparked an interesting rumor with serious implications for the character of Kylo Ren/Ben Solo.
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Netflix has revealed its top movie of 2019... and it's probably not the one you think. In a year in which the streamer fielded original films from Martin Scorsese and Michael Bay, its most popular movie was Murder Mystery, starring Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler.
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The next solo outing for the Master of the Mystic Arts will contain some surprises. Marvel boss Kevin Feige recently shared that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will introduce some never-before-seen characters into the MCU — ones that he promises we won't be expecting.
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Most Star Trek fans can agree that there are few characters in the greater Trek-verse quite as revered (or as engaging) as The Next Generation's Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Now, we've finally gotten some concrete news on Patrick Stewart's long-awaited return to the stars in Star Trek: Picard.
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The Skywalker saga might be over, but will Kylo Ren return to fight another day? Following the release of The Rise of Skywalker, many are wondering whether Adam Driver will return to the Star Wars universe. The actor recently discussed that possibility with French magazine Le Matin.
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In case you missed it — like most everyone did — The Rise of Skywalker revisited one of the galaxy far, far away's most iconic locations. The opening scene, in which Kylo Ren mounts an assault on a mysterious cult in search of Darth Vader's wayfinder, takes place on the planet Mustafar.
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The Star Wars rumor mill never shuts down. We Got This Covered is reporting not only that fan favorite character Ahsoka Tano will feature in an upcoming flick set in the galaxy far, far away, but that Lucasfilm and Disney already have an actor in mind for the part: Captain Marvel's Brie Larson.
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Baby Yoda giveth (joy to millions), and Baby Yoda taketh away (cash from Mickey Mouse). Disney's failure to have Baby Yoda toys available for the 2019 holiday season has resulted in a loss of up to $2.7 million dollars, despite the fact that action figures and plushies are available for pre-order.
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Still confused after watching The Rise of Skywalker? There's a reason for that. According to The Rise of Skywalker co-writer and director J.J. Abrams, some of the more prescient details within the final film of the Skywalker saga were left vague on purpose.
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With the release of The Rise of Skywalker, J.J. Abrams has finally delivered to both its keen, hawk-eyed obsessives and general audiences the final answer of who and what Rey really is. The writer-director recently opened up to explain the meaning behind the big Rey twist.
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The Star Wars film franchise has featured its share of iconic romantic moments, but fans hoping for a specific budding romance in The Rise of Skywalker likely ended up disappointed. Here's why one fan-favorite pair never became anything more than friends.
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Two characters in the Skywalker Saga are apparently tied together in an unexpected way. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — The Visual Dictionary contains a passage which suggests that Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) and former Stormtrooper Jannah (Naomi Ackie) are father and daughter.
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Well, that explains that... sort of. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker writer/director J.J. Abrams was recently captured on video explaining to a group of fans the oddly undefined relationship between Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) in the sequel films.
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The Rise of Skywalker has only just flown into theaters, but already there's been much to say on the latest trip to the galaxy far, far away. While the reviews for The Rise of Skywalker have been decidedly mixed, the cast of the film has heaped praise on the final result of their trilogy-ender.
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Hated The Rise of Skywalker? J.J. Abrams actually agrees with you — kind of. During a Q&A after a screening of the film at the Academy, Abrams addressed the widespread criticism of his latest film and the final movie in Star Wars' long-running Skywalker saga.
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It's been three years since the world lost Carrie Fisher, the actress who played Princess Leia (later General Leia Organa) in the Star Wars franchise for nearly 40 years. She left behind an immense legacy — and an after-death letter that her brother, Todd Fisher, recently discovered.
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Get ready for a bit of a bummer, true believers. Mighty Marvel might be running like a well-oiled machine, but according to writer/director James Gunn, it's going to take a little longer than we might like for that machine to pump out Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
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Well, isn't this ironic? Just days after Donald Trump not-so-humbly bragged about his appearance in a much-loved Christmas classic, it was reported that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation removed the disgraced politician's cameo from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Here's why.
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In an alternate universe, Star Wars fans were divided by a totally different movie. George Lucas had his own plans for the sequel trilogy before selling Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, and his conclusion to the Skywalker Saga would have borne little resemblance to The Rise of Skywalker.
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To exactly no one's surprise, director J.J. Abrams' The Rise of Skywalker is proving to be quite the divisive saga-closer. Fans are already debating about many elements of the film, but it's one of The Rise of Skywalker's lesser twists that has people flipping out.
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Cats, which had drawn fire for its unsettling visual effects long before its release thanks to its insane trailers, is continuing to do so for the fact that it was apparently shipped to theaters with those effects unfinished. One egregious example of this in particular has turned some heads.
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Most actors might find the idea of helmet hair horrifying, but The Rise of Skywalker actress Keri Russell so fully embraced the mystery — and heavy headgear — of her new character Zorii Bliss, her cast mates and director didn't see her face for two whole days during filming.
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For one to rise, another must fall, and now we know precisely what befell Luke in 2017's Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The recent release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — The Visual Dictionary reveals Luke Skywalker's precise cause of death.
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One important character was left out of the action in The Rise of Skywalker, and fans are rising up to defend her. The film's co-writers J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio basically sidelined Kelly Marie Tran's Rose Tico, a character whom Rian Johnson introduced in The Last Jedi.
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One day soon, Star Wars will return to the big screen — but when that day comes, J.J. Abrams will be far, far away. The Force Awakens and Rise of Skywalker director recently told Variety that he believes his time working with Lucasfilm to be well and truly over.
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Dying to snuggle a plush Baby Yoda of your very own? Sad that that you can't order one online or pick one up at Target yet? Blame Beyoncé. That's right, it's all Queen Bey's fault that you won't be able to get your hands on any Baby Yoda merch for months. Well, sort of — it's a funny story.
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As light and dark forces finally finished their battle for supremacy in the galaxy in The Rise of Skywalker, one of Star Wars most surprising moments brought this particular saga to a stunning close. It's time to talk about that major Rey and Kylo Ren scene at the end of The Rise of Skywalker.
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