Star Wars

This week, we’re looking at Savage Opress on our Star Wars Character Spotlight, our second-favorite Zabrak darksider. Voiced by the legendary Clancy Brown, Savage Opress existed entirely in The Clone Wars animated series, a Force-sensitive Zabrak who allied himself with various dark side users throughout the war. Savage was plucked from obscurity and used as a pawn by the larger dark side players to achieve their own ends, eventually finding kinship in his fellow Zabrak Darth Maul.  Dathomir  Savage was the leader of his clan of Nightbrothers on Dathomir, living in subservience to the Nightsister witches. When Asajj Ventress announced that she would host a competition for a Nightbrother to prove his worth as her mate and servant, Savage competed against his brothers for what he thought ...

We’re 10 days away from the latest LEGO Star Wars series Rebuild the Galaxy, and Lucasfilm have released a 90-second clip of new footage from the opening episodes.  In the clip, our hero Sig has teamed up with Yesi Scala and “Jedi Bob”, a character voiced by Bobby Moynihan whose inclusion will delight early LEGO Star Wars fans. For those not familiar with Jedi Bob, this is a reference to an early LEGO set from back in 2008; a gunship that came with an unnamed hooded Jedi with the yellow skin that was standard on old LEGO minifigures. In lieu of an official name, fans started calling him “Jedi Bob” and here we are. It’s a cool touch that will bring a smile to the faces of any Star Wars fans who recognize it. It’s a shame it’s probably a little too late to get him added as a playable char...

Earlier this week, Deadline revealed that The Acolyte, Leslye Headland’s mystery thriller set in the waning days of the High Republic, would not be getting a second season. The news has sparked strong reactions across the fandom, and now some of the show’s stars are speaking out with their own thoughts on the news. Actor Lee Jung-jae, who captivated audiences as Jedi Master Sol, reacted to the news, speaking to Entertainment Weekly (EW). He did not expect to return for season 2 as his character is, you know… dead, but he was still looking forward to where Headland would take the story next and getting to enjoy the experience as a viewer. He said: I really loved Leslye’s writing. I thought that she was a great writer and director who was very talented in the storytelling, as well as crea...

Ben Burtt, well-known Star Wars Sound Designer who created such iconic sounds as R2-D2’s beeping communication and Darth Vader’s breathing, is being honored by the Locarno Film Festival at its 2024 edition with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, a prize dedicated to creatives whose work has extended the horizons of cinema. The Hollywood Reporter journalist, Scott Roxborough recently sat down with Burtt for a sweeping interview cataloguing many of the highlights of Burtt’s illustrious career.  Ben Burtt with C-3PO and Mark Hamill at the 1978 Academy Awards Burtt doesn’t shy away from providing behind-the-scenes detail on how many of the familiar sounds of Star Wars came to be. Asked about the original concept for sound design on A New Hope, Burtt said: “Well, at the time, most science fiction ...

Happy Sunday, and welcome to a new edition of “This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away“. August is already here, which means that we are now four months away from Skeleton Crew coming out. (Can I just say how nice it is, after two years of using a low-quality version of the photo above, to finally have it in HD?) Today, we’ll be discussing the new release date announcement, along with some recent, and honestly offputting quotes from former Lando showrunner Justin Simien. Plus, some predictions for what to expect from Star Wars coming out of D23 next week. On our YouTube side, Jay, Tyler, and Luke discussed some of the recent Star Wars news headlines, and culminated the latest episode of SWNN Live! with a fun chat about elements of Star Wars Legends carrying over to the current canon, and w...