Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Five Years Later
Rogue One was released on this day five years ago and was a huge success. How this film made it through the toxic storm of Star Wars fandom and came out on the other end with a series.
Category: Films
Why the Return of Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Characters Is Inevitable
There is a very simple answer.
Star Wars: More War, Less Fantasy
Watching Dune (2021), I couldn’t help but wonder: shouldn’t a franchise centered around wars have more representation of the consequences?
Latine Representation in Star Wars
Most franchises are failing at Latine representation in Hollywood. Lucasfilm, take note.
Why Star Wars is Always Looking Back Even When It’s Moving Forward
How far back can a long time ago stretch? Exclusive for FanFare on Medium.
Five Star Wars Side Characters that Popped in Pop Culture
I’ve joined a Baaaad Batch of Pop Culture Writers over on Medium.
Why Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters is a Big Deal
The comic crossover event could hint at the future of upcoming Disney+ series and Lucasfilm creatives.
The Power of Publishing: How Star Wars Thrived in the 90s
How publishing and the Expanded Universe in the 90s kept Star Wars alive and helped it become the most successful Space Opera franchise of all time.
Star Wars Canon Tropes: What Can Stay and What Can Go?
Which Star Wars tropes get you excited and which tropes cause your eyes to roll?
More to Explore: Shmi Skywalker Lars
As Star Wars gets ready to move away from the Skywalker Saga (at least from the films), there is one Skywalker that has not quite gotten her moment. Should Lucasfilm change that?
The Five Most Valuable Stormtroopers in Canon
Let’s take a look at the top five MVPs of Stormtroopers in canon based on face time, iconography, and just pure joy.
How General Hux’s Turn in the Sequel Trilogy Could Have Been Better
Another character in the Sequel trilogy that the creators just didn’t know what to do with and got an underwhelming ending after showing some promise. Let’s imagine a better conclusion for Armitage Hux.
Captain Phasma and False Promises
When additional canon provides the context to one of the main antagonists, one has to ask: What was the point?
Star Wars Failure to Launch in China and Looking Ahead
Can Disney and LucasFilm turn this ship around and get the Chinese audiences into the galaxy far far away? Of course they can. But they will need to build brand loyalty from the ground up.
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