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Harry Clein, a veteran film publicist who wrote the original press notes for Star Wars and helped develop the innovative internet campaign for The Blair Witch Project, died June 18 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder in Atlanta. He was 82. His death was announced by spokesperson Mark Pogachefsky. Clein, along…

Disney is no longer releasing Mulan on Aug. 21 and is unsetting the movie for the time being.  Oy, just when AMC was looking to turn the lights back on with a big movie in pockets of the country. I understand that the No. 1 industry leader at the global box office isn’t waiting to see where Warner Bros. places…

It’s not often that you see iconic weaponry from a galaxy far, far away in the same clip as an Omnitrix and a classic costumed superhero, but Julian Bass just changed all that. The 20-year-old Georgia State University theater major has gone viral with a self-produced video in which he morphs through three of his…

Ever since Disney got its hands on Lucasfilm in 2012, a Boba Fett stand-alone movie was rumored to be in development, the last instance of which had Ford v. Ferrari filmmaker James Mangold attached to direct. Boba Fett the movie never came to be, but in the wake of Solo: A Star Wars Story fizzling at the box office…

These are not the droids you’re looking for. But there’s still something oddly familiar about that droid bartender… The final episode of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, which unveils the secrets of the making of the DIsney+ show, has revealed that Luke Skywalker himself, aka Mark Hamill, made a secret cameo in an…

Star Wars star Mark Hamill will headline a virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden on June 30, the latest in a series of events the campaign has on its slate in an effort to raise huge sums before the fall campaign. According to an invite, Hamill will moderate a “virtual conversation about hope and democracy.” Tickets will…

John Boyega may no longer be part of the Star Wars galaxy after last year's The Rise of Skywalker, but the passionately outspoken actor is still very much a part of the Disney family. Just hours after giving a powerful speech on the death of George Floyd, racism and police violence at a Black Lives Matter march in Lond…

Star Wars actor John Boyega was among the thousands of demonstrators who took to the streets in London on Wednesday as outage continues to grow on a global scale over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. Boyega walked with protestors from parliament to Hyde Park, taking up a loudspeaker on several…

With social distancing requirements apt to give a boost to virtual reality, especially in public places like theme parks, Lucasfilm and Oculus VR specialists are joining forces for a new Star Wars attraction. Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge is an original story that will include multiple styles of gameplay and…

Ken Nightingall, who had a long career in the biz as a boom operator and spawned his own cosplay phenomenon among Star Wars fans, has died at the age of 92. AMPS, the Association of Motion Picture Sound, confirmed the news, saying Nightingall passed away at his UK home on Tuesday (May 19). Oscar-winning Gravity and Bla…

Deadline has confirmed that Deadwood and Justified star Timothy Olyphant is joining Season 2 of Disney+’s The Mandalorian.  It isn’t clear whether he’ll be playing a new character or a well known one from the extended Star Wars universe. Olyphant joins a slew of new faces in Season 2, which is already in the can…

Brad Parscale, campaign manager for President Donald Trump’s reelection, hinted at the coming mobilization of their effort by referring to the campaign as the “Death Star,” and quickly got some ridicule given the way that the original Star Wars ends. “For nearly three years we have been building a juggernaut campaign…