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Alas, poor Yoda, I knew him, Han Solo: Star Wars rewritten as Shakespearean drama
Sunday 30 June 2013
Star Wars has been rewritten as a Shakespearian drama in a bid to get more children interested in the Bard. It’s a new hope that’s surprisingly inspired, discovers John Walsh
Star Wars TV series to hit screens in 2014
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Disney has announced it will launch TV series Star Wars Rebels
'May the force be with us': New Star Wars film to be filmed in the UK
Saturday 11 May 2013
Sequel to the original trilogy seized upon by George Osborne as a victory for UK creative industry tax breaks
Star Wars geeks get fit with choreography class for Jedis-in-training
Friday 22 February 2013
Gallery: Accompanied by Star Wars music attendees slice and parry around the dance studio clutching neon-glowing lightsabers.
Star Wars Episodes II and III 3D shelved to focus on JJ Abrams' VII
Tuesday 29 January 2013
The company behind the Star Wars franchise has revealed it is postponing the scheduled releases of Episodes II and III in 3D.
From Trekkie to Chewbacca? JJ Abrams ‘to direct Star Wars Episode VII’
Friday 25 January 2013
Is the director leaving Starfleet to boldly go to a galaxy far, far away?
'This is not the petition response you're looking for' - Death Star plans rejected by White House
Sunday 13 January 2013
Statement says the White House is keen to emphasise its belief in galactic peace, saying that it does not support the blowing up of other planets
Star Wars meets Angry Birds
Friday 09 November 2012
Take one of the most popular games ever to hit the iPhone, mix it with the biggest movie franchise in the history of film, and what do you get? Angry Birds Star Wars.
Star Wars VII story to be an ‘original’
Thursday 01 November 2012
The next Star Wars film won't be based on any existing books or films, according to E! Online. A source at Lucasfilm has revealed that George Lucas is hatching "an original story" to run through Episodes VII, VIII and IX.
How fat cats killed off Mickey Mouse
Thursday 01 November 2012
Disney is said to have overpaid for Lucasfilm's Star Wars but the money's not at the box office any more
Walt Disney buying Lucasfilm makes perfect sense for both parties - but for Star Wars fans especially
Wednesday 31 October 2012
It is the loyalty of Star Wars fans that Disney has spent big bucks to purchase
Hollywood's empire strikes back: Disney buys Lucasfilm, maker of Stars Wars, for $4bn
Wednesday 31 October 2012
Fans can look forward to Episode 7 in the sci-fi franchise with George Lucas as consultant
Films of the Week: Chilling level of sophistication in Swedish horror
Saturday 27 October 2012
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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