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'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

May the force continue? Disney and Lucasfilm to release new Star Wars film every year from 2015

Thursday 18 April 2013

It has been confirmed that Star Wars: Episode VII will hit cinema screens in the summer of 2015 and that filmmakers are planning to release a Star Wars movie every summer from then onwards, alternating between spin-offs and new episodes in the saga.

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.

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.

Who's the baddy? Disney vs Lucasfilm

Thursday 01 November 2012

Heroes are all alike; villains are all villainous in their own way. From Simba to Skywalker, Harry Potter to Frodo Baggins, good guys tend to be earnest outsiders with a destiny and daddy issues. But the way to sort a great fantasy from its lesser rivals is by identifying an excellent baddy. Following the news that Disney has acquired Lucasfilm for $4bn, it seems appropriate to ask which studio has produced the finer villains.

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

Return of the Jedi? Three new Star Wars films in the offing as Disney negotiates £2.5bn George Lucas company buyout

Wednesday 31 October 2012

The excitement levels of British sci-fi fans have been blasted into orbit after filmmakers announced that three new Stars Wars movies are to hit the big screen.

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

A cut above the rest: Steven Spielberg to release original edit of E.T.

Wednesday 06 June 2012

Director reverses changes he made for 20th anniversary DVD

It’s Star Wars with a hint of Assassin’s Creed as LucasArts announces Star Wars 1313

Friday 01 June 2012

Take the role of an underworld bounty hunter in lastest Star Wars spin-off.

Lucas has been trying to build the studios in San Francisco for 25 years

The final episode: George Lucas bows to protests and pulls plug on film studio plans

Thursday 12 April 2012

The George Lucas empire is striking back after giving up its 25-year battle to build a palatial film studio in the pastoral hills north of San Francisco.

Kinect Star Wars – Review

Wednesday 04 April 2012

Long has been the wait for a Star Wars experience which fully incorporates those two most coveted of Jedi activities: using the force and swooshing a lightsaber. Alas, the wait goes on.