Extras! 13 March 2015
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First STAR WARS spinoff gets a title and star! Plus, EPISODE VIII writer/director and date confirmed!
Well it’s about time, you flarking nerf-herders! After what seemed like an endless barrage of ridiculous rumour after horrible hearsay, we finally have something concrete to report about the first planned Star Wars spinoff solo movie. Up until now, all we’ve known is that Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Monsters) is helming while Gary Whitta (Book of Eli, After Earth) did a …
Top List Thursday – Top 10 old Star Wars Extended Universe character/stories that need to return
So you may have heard: The Star Wars Expanded Universe is coming back soon. Well, not the Expanded Universe you used to know, but a new series of books that will be filling in the gap between Return of the Jedi and the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But as Lucasfilm said when they scrapped the original EU, the …
New STAR WARS Expanded Universe on its way with at least 20 new books this year!
When it was made official last year that the existing Star Wars Expanded Universe was essentially being scrapped, millions of fans around the world – including me – did their best impersonation of a Special Edition Darth Vader and howled out a woeful “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”. For decades, before the EU was relegated to the non-canon Star Wars Legends banner i.e. glorified …
Extras! 04 March 2015
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Disney short series to retell STAR WARS from your favourite droids' perspective
It’s less than a year to go before the much-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits our screens (18 December!). And while the animated series Star Wars: Rebels is currently providing Star Wars fans with their much-needed fix, Disney is planning a unique recap of the events of the first six movies for those in need of a refresher – …
Extras! – 20 February 2015
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Gore Verbinski’s big budget movies may be hit (Pirates Of The Caribbean 2! Yaaaay!) or miss (Pirates Of The Caribbean 3! Boo!), but when given the chance to make something smaller, he can turn in some …
Extras! 19 February 2015
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: February 19, 2015
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