When George Lucas debuted his science fiction epic about a galaxy far far away in 1977, Star Wars went from a long-shot space opera into the highest grossing science fiction franchise of all time. Almost 50 years and one sale to entertainment conglomerate Disney later, Star Wars isn’t just a …
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Star Wars goes Goonies in the first trailer for Skeleton Crew, the franchise’s latest spinoff series coming to Disney+ in December. In the preview, which debuted at Disney’s D23 expo Friday, a bunch of space kids leave the safe-but-boring confines of their intergalactic suburb after stumbling across a hidden Jedi …
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Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker) opened up about her autoimmune disorder, Graves’ disease, in a Tuesday interview with Women’s Health magazine. Ridley was first diagnosed with Graves’ disease, which involves overactivity of the thyroid, in September 2023, after experiencing hot flashes and fatigue. The …
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Warning: This post contains spoilers about several Star Wars properties, including The Force Awakens and The Acolyte. How do you write a love story?For some authors online, it’s as easy as turning their wildly popular fan-fiction into a version that keeps all of its heart — and uses none of …
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At the entrance of Ubisoft‘s Massive Entertainment headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, two stormtroopers are checking credentials with blasters ready. Later, they’ll be demoted to serving coffee, but for now, the security is warranted, asdevelopers are preparing to finally show off their new game, Star Wars Outlaws. Filing into the padded …
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L eslye Headland is not a tentative person. She pauses before speaking, but not because she’s waffling about what to say. More because she’s a writer and how is almost as important as what she says, and also because we’re talking about The Acolyte, her upcoming TV show set in …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Jedi barely appear in the original Star Wars trilogy. Obi-Wan and Yoda are both hermits hiding from their own failures in distant corners of the galaxy, and …
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There are very few things that one would willingly submit themselves to doing for four hours. Binge-watching Seinfeld? You’d get sick of Kramer after 90 minutes. Sex? Sounds painful. Eating an elaborate multi-course meal? A recipe for gastrointestinal discomfort at best. With her video essay “The Spectacular Failure of the …
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May 4th annually marks “May the Fourth” in the Star Wars community, and on Saturday the space franchise celebrated the occasion with a new trailer for the upcoming Disney+ series The Acolyte. As previous previews have hinted, The Acolyte centers on a conspiracy to kill the Jedi in events that …
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The Mandalorian & Grogu will make the jump from streaming to the big screen on May 22, 2026, Disney has revealed. After three — or four, if you count The Book of Boba Fett — seasons on Disney+, the company officially announced Friday that the Star Wars spinoff series will …
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