Friday, February 21

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Review: ‘Ahsoka’ #8 Is a Decent Adaption of Season Finale Let Down by Inconsistent Artwork
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Review: ‘Ahsoka’ #8 Is a Decent Adaption of Season Finale Let Down by Inconsistent Artwork

The eighth and final issue of the Ahsoka comic adaption covers the entirety of the season’s final episode, as you’d expect. The issue is a very competent retelling of “The Jedi, The Witch and The Warlord”‘s story, and there’s not really much more to say about it on that front. As ever, the comic doesn’t offer any extra insight into the events of the episode and there’s no extra content, which is usually the case with these adaptions.  Rodney Barnes (W) • GEORGES JEANTY (A) • Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA If you somehow missed the Disney Plus series and are reading the story for the first time, then all the story beats are well laid out and easy to follow. There are times when certain dramatic beats are lost — the moment that Morgan is given the Blade of Talzin gets glossed over and Sabine’s b...
Jude Law Reveals Jod Na Nawood Had Never Used a Lightsaber Before Events of ‘Skeleton Crew’
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Jude Law Reveals Jod Na Nawood Had Never Used a Lightsaber Before Events of ‘Skeleton Crew’

Jude Law made a surprise appearance at MegaCon 2025 for the event’s Skeleton Crew panel. While in attendance, he revealed not only that Jod Na Nawood had never used a lightsaber before the events of the show, but that he also decided not to practice fighting with a lightsaber before filming. Via Screen Rant, Jude revealed that he and the showrunners Jon Watts and Christopher Ford “kinda liked the idea that he had zero lightsaber experience”. Screen Rant points out that the actor has experience wielding swords from past projects, but for Skeleton Crew he essentially did no prep whatsoever when it came to handling a lightsaber. That approach paid off, as Jod often did look a bit awkward when wielding a lightsaber. His decision was likely helped by the fact that Jod never actually uses the...
Kathleen Kennedy Will Be Honored at the US-Ireland Alliance’s Oscar Wilde Awards
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Kathleen Kennedy Will Be Honored at the US-Ireland Alliance’s Oscar Wilde Awards

Lucasfilm President, Kathleen Kennedy, will be honored at the Oscar Wilde Awards this year along with her husband Frank Marshall, both of whom have long and illustrious careers as film producers. The ceremony will take place February 27 at the historic Ebell Theater in Los Angeles. Actors, John C. Reilly and Éanna Hardwicke will also be honored at this year’s ceremony.   Kathleen Kennedy, JJ Abrams, and George Lucas This is the 19th annual Oscar Wilde Awards, founded and hosted by the US-Ireland Alliance, which aims to foster relations between the U.S. and Ireland in the arts, as well as education, politics, and business fields. You may be thinking–Is Kathleen Kennedy Irish? She sure isn’t! While the Oscar Wilde Awards focus primarily on Irish accomplishments and talent both in Ireland ...
Ryan Gosling in Talks to Star in Shawn Levy’s ‘Star Wars’ Film
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Ryan Gosling in Talks to Star in Shawn Levy’s ‘Star Wars’ Film

Shawn Levy’s Star Wars movie could be about to get some serious star power, with Ryan Gosling reportedly in talks to star in the film. Cameras could roll as soon as this fall. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gosling’s interest in doing a Star Wars movie has pushed the project to the front of the director’s schedule. The negotiations started late in the game and are supposedly the reason why Levy is now prioritizing Star Wars over another project in development, a boyband movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman for Paramount. Ryan Gosling’s interest in doing a Star Wars movie must not only have excited Shawn Levy, to the point that he is benching a reunion with his Deadpool & Wolverine stars — but also Lucasfilm. Not only would this jump ahead of schedule to become Levy’s ...
Iden Versio – ‘Star Wars’ Character Spotlight
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Iden Versio – ‘Star Wars’ Character Spotlight

This week’s Star Wars Character Spotlight shines on Iden Versio, an Imperial special forces commando who commanded Inferno Squad during the reign of the Empire, before eventually defecting to the New Republic. Performed by actress Janina Gavankar, Versio was created especially for the 2017 video game Battlefront II’s story campaign, though she has appeared in other mediums since then.  Serving the Empire  Iden Versio was a firm believer in the Empire, as the daughter of ISB Admiral Garrick Versio and an Imperial propaganda designer. She was raised on the planet Vardos and trained to become a soldier for the Empire. Versio ascended the ranks quickly and ended up serving on the Death Star, which meant she was present on the battle station throughout the events of Rogue One and A New Hope....