1 Stay on target … Stay on target … ## 2 Star Warshas never before used a straight-up flashback sequence before. (Reys impressionistic Forceback vision inThe Force Awakensis the closest theyve ever come.) But inRogue One, we will go back to when Felicity Jones Jyn Erso was just a young girl. Lucasfilm I do it to protect you. He’s not a bad guy, just trapped. As Galen looks down on the Imperial soldiers arriving to collect him, he has a much bleaker future....

Get ready for more Captain Phasma whenThe Last Jedidebuts in December. The role also allowed her to do more heavy lifting emotionally instead of just physically. But really what I wanted was to work with Jane Campion. Credit: Film Frame/Lucasfilm; Inset: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage I really wanted to play a role that was really different for me. In it being different, it would mean it would stretch me. Top of the Lake: China Girlwill run as a three-night event starting Sept....

Ralph McQuarrie really is the Obi-Wan Kenobi ofStar Wars. Even though hes gone, his presence remains to guide the franchise forward. ET, 3 p.m. PT). Credit: Chris Argyropoulos/Lucasfilm Below are some images we referenced and excerpts from the conversation. Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrieliterally weighs 20 pounds. Really, Id have to put him ahead of anyone else who did it, although there are others. Hes the reason for it. And [this book] was a chance to celebrate his work....

indicate a delectable new reading of Rey, and hint at what else the book has in store. (Another tidbit: Chewbacca speaks!) Check out the excerpt below, along with an exclusive first-look image ofThe Force Doth Awaken. Credit: Quirk Books The book will bepublished Oct. 3. Keen is my heart to see my family,Yet when shall they return? Nicolas Delort

Adam Driver is evoking the pinnacle ofStar Warsstorytelling when describing Rian Johnsons script forEpisode VIII. He wrote it, too, and Rians writing is so clear. I learned a lot of things about my character through his writing … [the script is] great. Credit: Lucasfilm Its similar to howThe Empire Strikes Backhas a different tone. For that people always go, Oooh, its dark, but I dont know that it necessarily is....

Pick upEntertainment Weeklys collectors edition ofThe Ultimate Guide to Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyon newsstands now. Why are they making anotherStar Warsprequel? is not a question anyone seems to be asking aboutRogue One. Credit: Lucasfilm Disney has strenuously avoided the p-word in all official statements. But make no mistake.Rogue Oneis a prequel. It takes place right before one of the most successful movies ever made. The film is an origin storythe firstRoguetale, before Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles flew together under that designation....

Now, Ridley herself is weighing in. The Mary Sue thing in itself is sexist because its the name of a woman, Ridley said. Everyone was saying that Luke had the exact same [capabilities]. Credit: David James/2015 Lucasfilm LTD. I think Rey is incredible vulnerable, and nothing shes doing is for the greater good. Shes just doing what she thinks is the right thing. And she doesnt want to do some of it, but she feels compelled to do it....

Even some members of hisStar Warsfamily joined in on the fun. This part rests on very capable shoulders, Lord tweeted on Friday. Im insecure that my cape pun wasnt clear enough. Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images And Im equally insecure that Im exposing my really lame cape pun. Interacting with reporters on social media, he then joked about the Han Solo film channelingMagic Mike XXL. I really want to see that version, Lord wrote....

Donald Glover is going to a galaxy far, far away. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The LEGO Movie) are set as directors on the project. Also, wed like to publicly apologize to Donald for ruining Comic-Con for him forever. Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection; Michael Tran/FilmMagic The character shared a somewhat contentious history with Han, and was the prior owner of the Millennium Falcon. That same month,Glover told TIMEhe was aware of the rumors but wouldnt confirm or deny any involvement....

Earlier this month, the rebels ofRogue Onecame under fire from a different kind of dark force. I have no reaction to [this] story at all, Iger continued. Frankly, this is a film that the world should enjoy. Credit: Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm It is not a film that is, in any way, a political film. There are no political statements in it, at all. (Weitz has since deleted the tweet.) Since then, Twitter users have falsely claimed thatRogue Oneunderwent rewrites and reshoots to add in anti-Trump messaging....

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. At long last, the next chapter in the Star Wars saga films has a title. What was once Episode VIII is now The Last Jedi. Lucasfilm The next chapter in theStar Warssaga films has an ominous new title. What was onceEpisode VIIIis nowThe Last Jedi. The title was announced Monday without any further explanation from Lucasfilm. Lucasfilm The new title also answers one question while raising others: Just who isThe Last Jedi?...

Weve just gotten a Tarkin tease. There is no doubt. The question now is: how? Everett Collection He was played in that movie by Wayne Pygram, in make-up designed to recreate Cushings razor-cheekboned appearance. In the animatedRebelsandThe Clone Warsshows, the character was voiced by Stephen Stanton. This time, rumors have circulated that Cushing himself would be recreated digitally for a brief appearance inRogue One. Everett Collection Michael Douglas was made miraculously younger in MarvelsAnt-Man, as was Robert Downey Jr....

Ian Kenny is heading from the streets of Dublin to the seedier corners of a galaxy far, far away. The Irish actor, known for playing a schoolyard bully inSing Street, has joined the cast of Lucasfilms untitled movie about a young Han Solo, EW has confirmed. Details about Kennys role have yet to emerge, but heboards an ensembleled by Alden Ehrenreich (Hail Caesar,Rules Dont Apply) as the roguish space smuggler originated by Harrison Ford in 1977sStar Wars....