
In an interview with Charlie Rose last weekend, George Lucas used the word “breakup” to describe how he felt about being left out of the process in creating the latest installment of the Star Wars franchise, “The Force Awakens,” and likened Disney’s acquisition of the brand to “white slavers” taking his children.
by Daniel Nussbaum1 Jan 2016, 12:11 PM PST0

Construction is set to begin next month on the new galaxy-sized Star Wars expansion at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim.
by Daniel Nussbaum27 Dec 2015, 2:27 PM PST0

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has reached $1 billion at the box office, reaching the milestone with record-setting hyper speed.
by Breitbart News27 Dec 2015, 9:02 AM PST0

With the massive success of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” released in theaters the week before Christmas, a New Jersey megachurch is using the buzz surrounding the film to celebrate the birth of Christ.
by Kipp Jones24 Dec 2015, 12:27 PM PST0

“Star Wars” star Mark Hamill ditched a promotional appearance for “The Force Awakens” this week in order to visit sick children at a London hospital.
by Daniel Nussbaum24 Dec 2015, 10:20 AM PST0

Not every reviewer walked away feeling impressed with J.J. Abrams’ first Star Wars film. The reviewer for the Vatican’s daily newspaper felt the villains in George Lucas’ earlier films were better.
by Kipp Jones21 Dec 2015, 10:07 PM PST0

Kotaku, everyone’s favourite social justice-oriented video games blog, is upset about spoilers. The outlet, part of the Gawker network, recently tweeted a angry, righteous condemnation of Star Wars spoilers from their official Facebook page. The post was signed “Stephen,”
by Allum Bokhari20 Dec 2015, 1:40 PM PST0

Studio estimates on Sunday say “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” brought in a galactic $238 million over the weekend, making it the biggest North American debut of all time.
by Breitbart News20 Dec 2015, 10:41 AM PST0

A crowd of moviegoers was nearly sent into a full on revolt Thursday at a Los Angeles theater, after a projector broke down during a late-night screening of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and then skipped ahead to a later spot in the film.
by Kipp Jones19 Dec 2015, 2:15 PM PST0

“Star Wars” fans flooded cinemas around the world Thursday for the first showings of the breathlessly anticipated seventh installment of the space saga, and they floated out on nostalgia and positive reviews.
by Breitbart News17 Dec 2015, 10:53 PM PST0

Disney has done an amazing job keeping the plot under wraps. This review will honor that. The strokes will be broad. Biases upfront. I am no “Star Wars” fanboy. The original trilogy is terrific, at least until the Ewoks show
by John Nolte17 Dec 2015, 9:07 PM PST0

Movie theaters across the country are bracing for large holiday crowds this weekend by adding additional security measures — including armed guards and metal detection checks — as “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” rolls out on more than 4,000 screens nationwide amidst lingering fears of terror attacks.
by Daniel Nussbaum17 Dec 2015, 6:37 PM PST0

In the spirit of Harry Potter bookstore trolls and generally irritating people the world over, lots of folks are scrambling to post spoilers for the newest episode of the epic Star Wars saga. Fortunately, there’s help to be found in avoiding them.
by Nate Church17 Dec 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

A Facebook group of hardcore “Star Wars” fans has threatened to unleash a “spoiler jihad” campaign against Disney by ruining the plot of the new “Force Awakens” film if their demands are not met.
by Daniel Nussbaum16 Dec 2015, 3:57 PM PST0

Fans descending on Hollywood Boulevard for the Monday night premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will be subjected to a barrage of beefed-up security measures as local authorities prepare for what could be the largest movie premiere of all time.
by Daniel Nussbaum14 Dec 2015, 3:37 PM PST0

On Sunday’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” on MSNBC, host Melissa Harris-Perry and a panel discussed race and gender in the “Star Wars” movies in light of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” premiering this week. Harris-Perry ranted regarding “totally black guy” “Star Wars”
by Trent Baker13 Dec 2015, 9:21 PM PST0

A Chinese promotional poster for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is raising eyebrows among fans on social media, who are criticizing Disney for downplaying the role of a major black character.
by Kipp Jones7 Dec 2015, 6:34 PM PST0

John Boyega, who is a rebellious Stormtrooper named Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, answered questions about his sex life, or lack there of, and the controversy surrounding his casting in the new blockbuster film.
by Jerome Hudson6 Dec 2015, 9:30 PM PST0

Princess Leia Organa herself, Carrie Fisher–who reprises her iconic Star Wars role in this month’s The Force Awakens–mocks a UK theater chain’s ban of a Bible-themed ad before showings of the new film.
by Breitbart News1 Dec 2015, 12:52 PM PST0

National Review writer Katherine Timpf claims that she is receiving death threats for telling a joke at the expense of Star Wars fans during a Fox News segment last month.
by Kipp Jones25 Nov 2015, 10:37 AM PST0

Daniel Fleetwood, the terminally ill “Star Wars” super-fan who was treated to an advanced screening of “The Force Awakens” a week ago, has died of cancer.
by Kelli Serio10 Nov 2015, 12:20 PM PST0

Disney dropped the international trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” on Friday, featuring lots of new footage.
by Daniel Nussbaum6 Nov 2015, 3:04 PM PST0

Disney granted terminally-ill “Star Wars” fan Daniel Fleetwood, 32, of Houston, Texas, his dying wish to see the new film “The Force Awakens” in an early screening.
by Kelli Serio6 Nov 2015, 9:15 AM PST0

Disney is reportedly doing away with all the Star Wars merchandise featuring Princess Leia in her metal “slave bikini” costume.
by Kelli Serio4 Nov 2015, 9:22 AM PST0

Star Wars fans are accusing retail giant Target of sexism this week, after a T-shirt being sold in the chain’s stores featured and image that was altered to replace Princess Leia with Luke Skywalker.
by Kipp Jones21 Oct 2015, 10:50 AM PST0