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'Star Wars Resistance': Disney releases first trailer, plot details for animated series
The anime-inspired show takes place shortly before "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
MoviesAdam Lance GarciaLet's celebrate May the 4th with every 'May the Force' in 'Star Wars' movies
To celebrate "Star Wars" Day we tabulated every utterance of the classic line in all the live-action films. The results include a few surprises.
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Find the Falcon! How Lucasfilm and fans have been playing hide-and-seek with iconic 'Star Wars' ship
The latest discovery of the Millennium Falcon on Google Maps represents another round in the cat-and-mouse game between producers and fans.
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'Star Wars' fan petition seeking removal of J.J. Abrams from 'Episode IX' picks up steam
"Star Wars" fans who believe "The Force Awakens" ripped off the original film seek another director change.
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The plot of 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi': What the Force Friday toys tell us
We dig deep into the new "Star Wars" toys to try to figure out how "Episode VIII" might play out.
MoviesGwynne WatkinsJohn Boyega spills Finn and Rey secrets from 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'
John Boyega, while promoting 'Detroit,' talks a little 'Star Wars,' particularly relationship between Finn and Rey in 'The Force Awakens' and what's next
MoviesMarcus ErricoNew 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Character Revealed at Comic-Con
Say hello to Poe Dameron's new wingman: C'ai Threnalli, the latest character revealed from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. C'ai was introduced to this galaxy Wednesday at the San Diego Comic-Con preview night, where he was stationed inside the Star Wars booth alongside some of the other ace pilots of the Resistance.
MoviesNick Schager'Star Wars' Fan Theories About Evil Snoke: John Boyega and Rian Johnson Share Their Favorites
At Disney D23 Expo, Yahoo Movies asked 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' director Rian Johnson and star John Boyega to share fave fan theories on villainous Snoke
MoviesGwynne WatkinsMark Hamill Plays Vader and Surprises 'Star Wars' Fans for Charity Prank
Mark Hamill surprises some serious 'Star Wars' fans
TVGina Ippolito‘Star Wars’ Star John Boyega Got Love Advice From ‘Lord of the Rings’ Star Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom, John Boyega, Amy Schumer, and Goldie Hawn visited Graham Norton and swapped stories about being both famous and on the dating scene.
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How Carrie Fisher Helped Create the 'Star Wars' Legend
“I got in character and I never got out again — and really, I’ve tried everything.” — Carrie Fisher on ‘Good Morning America,’ 2015
MoviesVultureCarrie Fisher's Best 'Force Awakens' Moment Might Have Been in This Deleted Scene
Cut scene of late actress as Leia only lasts 15 seconds but fully shows off her charm
MoviesYahoo Movies EditorialCarrie Fisher in Photos: 21 Key Roles From a 40-Year Career
A trip through her on-screen legacy, from 'Shampoo' at 17, to 'The Blues Brothers,' 'When Harry Met Sally,' 'Postcards from the Edge,' and full circle roles in the 'Star Wars' saga
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Daisy Ridley Talks 'Force Awakens': Don't Call Rey a 'Mary Sue'
Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke domestic box-office records and, in the process, launched the career of Daisy Ridley, whose lead character Rey was one of the highlights of J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the sci-fi franchise. To clarify, a “Mary Sue” is a character, usually associated with fan fiction, and generally female, inserted into an existing genre universe who immediately exhibits tremendous and flawless skills, befriends the pre-existing main characters, overcomes odds with preternatural ease, and triumphs in the end.
MoviesNick Schager'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Finishes Historic U.S. Box Office Run with $936.7 Million
After 168 days of release and a slew of records set, J.J. Abrams resurrection of the sci-fi franchise is no longer playing in U.S. theaters
MoviesYahoo Premium PartnersWatch the Obamas Throw a 'Star Wars' Dance Party (Video)
Apparently, there is a power in the universe that can unite the Dark Side with the Light. And it’s Bruno Mars’ megahit “Uptown Funk.”
MoviesYahoo Premium Partners'Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Writer: 'That Is Harrison Ford Saying, "Wookiee Cookies," Yes.'
Graham Goring, lead story designer at TT Games, on the process of adding to Star Wars mythology, the importance of background characters, and how surreal it can be to work with your childhood heroes
MoviesMarcus ErricoThe Poignant Story of How C-3PO Got That Red Arm in ‘The Force Awakens’
Who are Rey’s parents? What has Luke Skywalker been up to? What is a Snoke? Of all the big questions left unanswered in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, there’s one that’s bigger than them all: How the heck did C-3PO wind up with a red arm?
MoviesJen Chaney on TumblrHarrison Ford’s ‘Force Awakens’ Jacket Sold for $191,000
Proceeds of winning bid from anonymous buyer will benefit charitable organization to improve quality of life for people with epilepsy
MoviesYahoo Premium PartnersMTV Movie Awards: The Complete Winners List
The awards show was taped Saturday night and will air on Sunday
MoviesYahoo MoviesNew Video Shows Mark Hamill Finally Speaking for the Force
In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Luke Skywalker is a man of few words. As most movie fans know by now— although, if you haven’t seen The Force Awakens, then spoiler alert — Mark Hamill’s Luke appears in the film but does not have any lines, a fact that the actor pokes fun at in a new Star Wars: Force for Change video. Related: Watch Harrison Ford Surprise Some Rabid ‘Star Wars’ Fans In the clip, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy asks Hamill to explain the charity fundraising efforts the Star Wars community has planned for 2016.
MoviesJordan Zakarin'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Blu-Ray/DVD Release Set for April
Your Blu-ray player is about to awaken. During its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, Disney announced that its money-printing blockbuster sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be released on digital home video on April 1, and on DVD/Blu-ray on April 5. The J.J. Abrams-directed flick — the first Star Wars movie released since Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012 — has earned $2.05 billion at the worldwide box office over the winter, including a record $926 million in the United States.
MoviesYahoo Movies Contributors'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Co-editor on All Those Surprise Stormtroopers
Film editor Maryann Brandon was one of the final power women to arrive at the Ninth Annual Women in film pre-Oscar cocktail party at Hyde Kitchen last Thursday. You may not know her name, but you certainly know her work: She and Mary Jo Markey were the editors on Star Wars: The Force Awakens and were nominated for the Oscar for Best Film Editing. (Mad Max: Fury Road’s Margaret Sixel won the statue Sunday night.) The duo have edited all 5 of director J.J. Abrams’ movies.
MoviesJordan ZakarinCaptain Phasma Will Return for 'Star Wars: Episode VIII,' Gwendoline Christie Says
Maybe Captain Phasma survived the destruction of the Starkiller Base after all? Gwendoline Christie told People Magazine at this weekend’s SAG Awards that the chrome-domed Stormtrooper she played in Star Wars: The Force Awakens officially will be returning for the franchise’s next film. That answers a major question left by director J.J. Abrams’ smash hit, which seemed to have left Phasma in the First Order’s massive base when the Resistance’s X-Wing pilots destroyed it.
MoviesYahoo Premium Partners'Star Wars' Director J.J. Abrams Knows 'Quite a Bit' About Rey’s Secret Identity, Talks 'Episode VIII'
By Elizabeth Wagmeister J.J. Abrams isn’t directing Star Wars: Episode VIII, but he knows a lot about it. Questioned about the theory that new Star Wars heroine Rey (Daisy Ridley) could be a Kenobi or a Skywalker, Abrams teased, “I know quite a bit.” Speaking to reporters on Tuesday at the Television Critics Association press tour where Abrams was present to support his upcoming Showtime series Roadies, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens director was tight-lipped, but did make it pretty clear that Rey’s backstory has been written.
