Star Wars News Net The Weird Case of The Visual Effects Award at This Year’s Oscars. As we already know, the brilliant movie Ex Machina won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects at the 88th Academy Awards in direct competition with Mad Max: Fury Road and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I ... Read More

Making Star Wars “Force Cult” Episode 51 Please go vote for us at Starwarspodcastawards.com–there are many categories that go up day to day. Please go check them out and VOTE! Rebelution – “Shroud of Darkness” Reel Talk – The Force Awakens Blu-ray, digital release, and bonus features Episode VIII leaked photos and info Black Market – What’s in stores The unintentional ... Read More

Making Star Wars A tiny glimpse inside the on-set security for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story A Chinese Language blog, tech.sina.com.cn, has provided an insider perspective on Disney security.  Its source, an actor, regularly visited the Pinewood set in London for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. After discussing a lot of routine security ... Read More

Star Wars News Net UPDATE! Daisy Ridley Meets the Press at the Oscar Wilde Awards Daisy Ridley has been in the news again recently as she made an appearance at the US-Ireland Alliance Oscar Wilde Awards. The press were eager to get to talk to the actress now that she has gone ... Read More

Making Star Wars Star Wars: Episode VIII Dubrovnik street set windows are looking really complete now That street in Dubrovnik is looking pretty rad now. Our buds Rik and Frano took and passed these pics our way: The work is really well done and nails the Star Wars aesthetic. Thanks Rik and Frano! more info...

Star Wars News Net SWNN Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Rey’s Story Author Elizabeth Schaefer offers a unique perspective on The Force Awakens, telling the film’s story through the eyes of everyone’s favorite scavenger and would-be-Jedi, as she takes young readers on a journey with Rey through the events of ... Read More

Star Wars News Net Original R2-D2 Builder Tony Dyson Dies Tony Dyson, the man who was responsible for building R2-D2, was found dead in his home at the age of 62. Dyson, who was living on the Maltese island of Gozo was found by authorities in his home. It is presumed he ... Read More

Making Star Wars Rogue One: A Star Wars Story brief description of new droid, shareholders saw footage, and package description I really want to get a more solid description out for the new robot Alan Tudyk will be playing but here are the details we’ve heard for now: He’s a light-colored battle droid-type ... Read More

Star Wars News Net SWNN Review: Marvel’s Darth Vader #17 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Salvador Larroca Cover Artist: Kaare Andrews   • Would you follow Darth Vader into war? • Better that than to be against him. • A lesson the Ore Barons are about to learn…   Spoilers follow     ... Read More