star wars
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Dune: Part Two Lured Christopher Walken Out of His 4-Year Acting Break
As was foretold in Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” music video, in which Christopher Walken danced to a line from Dune (“Walk without rhythm, It won’t attract the worm”), the actor would be destined to join Frank Herbert’s sci-fi universe in Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed adaptation. In fact, Dune: Part Two brought Walken out of a…
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Hayden Christensen Is Glad the Star Wars Prequels Got Their Reappraisal
Twenty-five years after The Phantom Menace, the man who would become Darth Vader remembers the long road the prequels took to earn approval.
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Star Wars Is Getting Closer and Closer to Exposing the Jedi Order for What It Is
When Star Wars first arrived in the world—back when it was just the original trilogy, mountains of toys, and one peculiar holiday special—fans knew where things stood. The Jedi were the good guys; Darth Vader and his pals were the baddies. But in the decades since, things have gotten a lot murkier across both sides…
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MORNING SPOILERS: Star Wars: The Bad Batch’s Producers Tease That Huge Palpatine Connection
Right now in Star Wars, if something evil is going on, odds are it’s all part of Emperor Palpatine’s master plan. The Bad Batch has been playing with this idea as it set up its Rise of the Empire-era world across its first two seasons, but season 3’s premiere made it even more explicit with…